IMPLEMENTING TECHNOLOGY INTO OUR

ENGLISH CLASSESfnnT

nicatesol conferences Friday december 10th 2010

Presenter: Miss Carmen Maria Barbosa

Uam University

INTRODUCTION

English teachers face a new challenge in this

new generation where technology plays an

important role in our students lives.

The use of technology is essential!!!

Language Teaching must require to integrate

the recent technologies in modern English

Language Teaching ( ELT ) classes

IMPORTANT FACTS TO CONDISER

Technology, specially computer technology is

MORE PERSUASIVE than even before. As such, it

has dramatically change the face of education in the

21st Century and will continue to do so.

Teachers can use the Internet as a tool for their

own development as a resource for classroom

teaching.

Integration of language skills in a HOLISTIC WAY!!

OBSTACLES TO FACE

Computer and technology are still a source of

FEARS and INSECURITY for many teachers

everywhere in the world, despite the latest advances

applicable to language teaching such as specialized

websites, blogs, wikies, language teaching,

methodology journals……

Many teachers still miss the APPROPIATE

INTEREST, STRONG WILL…….to learn and a

challenging attitude towards teaching with

computers.

WEB LINKS

Nowadays there are so many links that can be used

as reinforcement for class:

These are some that can be used for grammar:

For example –ed Endings:

http://www.englishclub.com/es/-quizzes/matching-qui

zzes.htm

Prepositions: http:

www.english-4u.de/prepoftimeex3.htm

USEFUL LINKS TO CHECK OUT!!

Click on the word:

http: //www.englishclub.com/es/-quizzes/matching-

quizzes.htm

Hang Man:

http://www.worldofenglish.com/exe.php?Vocabulary/H

angman/vegetables.hmn

Drag-Syntax:

http://www.englishclub.com/esl_quizzes/jumbled-quizz

es.htm

Students motivation for

learning the language.

You grow as a professional

and you find your own

classes more dynamic!!!.

You not longer have a

teachers’ center class.

HOW TO MOTIVATE TEACHERS?

http://www.worldofengl

ish.com/exe.php?Idiom

s/proverbs.fly

http:www.worldofengli

sh.com/exe.php?

Constructs/

Conditionals/

conditionals_1.tra

WEB LINKS

Shootdown: Multiple Choice

CREATION OF YOUR BLOG

You can create your own blog and use it with your students as

part of class assignment.

How do you create your blog?

First of you create your account in gmail.com

You go to www.gmail.com and you first create your new account.

Then you can have your blog and use it to communicate with

your students

You can check my blog at http: carmenbarbosatwin.blogspot.com

SLIDE SHARE

Slide share is another website where you can publish your

own Power Point Presentations.

It’s an international site where you can have

communication with your peers, colleagues and students.

Can be used to assign also presentations to your students

or ask them to task assignment to have a project or further

activity in your English class.

Link: www.slideshare.com

FACEBOOK

You can create your own Facebook account and use

it with your students to publish not only pictures but

also presentations.

You can use the social web to have a discussion

about certain topic, debates, round tables…..on line

How to create a Facebook Account?

www.facebook.com

CONCLUSIONS

There is so much to learn as Educators this shouldn’t be

a threat but rather a challenge in our professional career.

At first we can be afraid to change…..but once we take a

step forward we will realize any time spent to improve our

teaching is worth taking!

You have the capacity anything you wish with practice

and dedication

Technology must be a tool …..rather than an obstacle

Technology can change totally our teaching

methodology…..and therefore we must

“Embrace change…….because

things are changing fast”

TELL ME AND I FORGET….

TEACH ME AND I REMEMBER….

INVOLVE ME AND I LEARN.

( BENJAMIN FRANKLIN )

BEST WISHES

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR COMING!!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2011!!!!

MS CARMEN MARIA BARBOSA

EMAIL: carmenbarbosatwin@gmail.com

barbosatwin@hotmail.com