Technology in the Classroom

By Irene LiEDFL 624

Professor ： Sean McKay

WK4Content: Pinyin (7 initials), Classroom

Expressions, “Introduction”, Culture Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)

Date: 03/04/2010Classroom: OfficeStudent: a middle age lady

Lesson introductionChinese language lesson description: An introduction to modern spoken and

written Mandarin Chinese. Beginners’ speaking, listening

comprehension and basic principles in grammar along with simple exercises in compositions and reading which include cultural material.

Students will write very simple Chinese characters.

ClassroomA classroom is a room in which teaching or

learning activities can take place. Classrooms are found in educational institutions of all kinds, including public and private schools, corporations, and religious and humanitarian organizations. The classroom attempts to provide a safe space where learning can take place uninterrupted by other distractions.

Resource from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classroom

Equipment in the classroomMost classrooms have a large writing surface where

the instructor or students can share notes with other members of the class. Traditionally, this was in the form of a blackboard but these are becoming less common in well-equipped schools, and are replaced by flipcharts, whiteboards and interactive whiteboards. Many classrooms also have TVs, maps, charts, books, monographs and LCD projectors for presenting information and images from a computer.

Resource from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classroom

My studentMiddle ageDoctorial level educationLearned French beforeHave been in China for several timesKnow a few simple wordsHave never learned Chinese systematically

CharacteristicsHas a strong motivation of learning Chinese

languageSelf-learning capacity is relatively strong

However

The faculty of memory is not good as young people

Not as fast as the young to accept new things

Technologies usedPower point show: Used throughout the

whole class, along with pictures, Chart and Pinyin cards.

Video: short video about Chinese Spring Festival

Key board play

Power point show

Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuSy87Jo8s8&feature=related

Key board play http://www.instantspeakchinese.com/pinyin/pinyinInitials.cfm

The reasons for choiceIncrease student’s understanding.Virtual SoundsIncrease student’s interestingCulturalSelf-learning

QuestionsCan I choose a variety of technologies for my

lesson plan? If not, can I use blog as my choice of

technology? In that case, pictures, charts, video and sounds can be integrated into one blog.

Can I directly download and use resources from internet, for example, video from youtube.com