The 21st Century Classroom and EFL

How can it work?

Ann Shlapobersky

not to give you Internet sites, Internet sites and more Internet sitesquick fixes to technology for your classroom use

to give you time to think aboutwhat is your purpose of using technology in the classroomhow effective technology is in language learning

The purpose of this talk is

The Digital Age

What does it mean to you as a teacher? your students as pupils? your school as a learning environment? your community?

“…most of the technologies second language educators believe to have the potential to significantly improve second language learning were not invented for this purpose”

“In other words, educators must work out how this technology can be used to help enhance second language learning.”

Zhao, Y (2005) Technology and Second Language Learning: Promises and Problems

◦English as a foreign language

◦Technology

◦21st century learning skills

We have to decide:What are we teaching?

TPACK

Koehler, M. Mishra, P. (2009) What is Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge CITE

Subject of text or unit

Vocabulary learned and to be taught

Grammar learned and to be taught

What could they possibly need that I didn’t teach them?

What technology do I want to use to teach?

What technology do I want my students to use to learn?

What technology to I want my students to use to demonstrate what they’ve learned?

Overall educational purposes, values and aims

Understanding how students construct knowledge and acquire skills

Knowledge of teaching techniques and methods

Strategies for evaluating

Am I trying to:

Teach

Practice

Enrich

Which technology do I choose and why?

When I choose to use the computer…

The SkillsWhen I plan an ICT task….

A. VocabularyB. Reading comprehensionC. GrammarD. Speaking E. Listening F. Writing G. HOTSH. 21st century technology skills

a) A and Bb) A, B and Cc) C, F and Gd) D, G and He) Another combination

Specify____f) All of the above

Unit 2 – Our WorldAnimalsEndangered Species - Task

Unit 1- Panorama: LondonWeather Report - Task

Unit 3 - Way to Go: To The RescueIn Case of a Disaster - Webquest (modified)

Unit 4 - New Mosaic: ExplorersWe Didn’t Start The Fire By Billy Joel – Treasure Hunt

ICT - Activities

To find the weather for a city around the world, go to Weather Underground. Type the name of your city in the text box. Click on Search. 

Fill in the missing information. ◦ Name of country: ________________________ ◦ Name of city: ________________________ ◦ Today is: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday ◦ Today's date is: ________________________ ◦ What is the temperature? F __________ C ___________ ◦ F is for Fahrenheit, C is for Celsius

Do we use F or C in our weather report ______________ ◦ What is the wind speed? ________________________ ◦ What is the wind direction? ________________________  ◦ The picture for today's weather shows: __________________

What is the forecast for the next three days in your city?

Presentation: Present your weather report.

Weather Report

Part 1: Put a check () next to the names of endangered animals you see in the video. Polar Bear ____ Brown Bear ____

Koala ____ Gazelle ____

Tasmanian Devil ____ Grizzly Bear ____

Red Fox ____ Humming Bird ____

African elephant ____ Killer Whale ____

Cockatoo ____ African lion ____

Bison ____ Cheetah ____

Rattle Snake ____ Black Panther ____

Yak ____ Jaguar ____

Brown Pelican ____ Arabian horse ____

List at least 3 more animals listed in the song.

Endangered Animals (Our World: page 96)

Part Two – You are going to learn about two of the animals your saw in the video. ◦ In pairs, choose at least two animals from the song.

Go to the Internet sites KidsPlanet or World Wildlife.

◦ Where do your animals live: North America, South American, Europe or Africa?

◦ Click on the name of your animal and answer the following questions. Where does the animal live? Does it live in any other area of the world? If yes, where? What does it eat? How many of these animals are in the world? How long are the females pregnant (gestation period) How many babies does this animal have in each litter? Why do you think the animal is endangered? Add one more interesting fact.

Presentation - Do the following: Prepare a presentation about one of the animals you learned about. Your presentation should include answers to the questions above

In Case of a Disaster If there is a fire, flood or earthquake and any other disaster you must learn to be prepared. What can you do?

Your home

Your family

Your pets and/or animals

Prepare a website, brochure or presentation

Way to Go: Unit 3

If there is a fire, flood or earthquake and any other disaster, your pet or farm animals will need your help.

Choose a pet or farm animal. What are the daily needs of your pet or farm animal?

Choose one of these sites and make a plan in case there is a disaster. ◦ Make a Disaster Plan for Pets

Ready.gov: Brochure (pdf)◦ Caring for Animals

Prepare a list of steps you’ll need to help your pet or farm animal in case of a disaster. Make sure the list is in the order of what you need to do.

Pets and Disasters

Part 1: Put a check () next to the names of events, people or entertainment (movies, songs) you hear in the song. H Bomb ____ Mickey Mantle ____

World War II ____ Sputnik ____

The Catcher in the Rye

____ Prince Charles ____

Liberace ____ Ben Hur ____

Nasser ____ Space Monkey ____

Rock Around the Clock

____ Gemini II ____

Jail House Rock ____ Castro ____

Bardot ____ U2 ____

Khrushchev ____ Sinatra ____

Trouble in the Suez ____ Psycho ____

List at least 3 more people or events mentioned in the song.

We Didn’t Start the Fire – Billy Joel

Part 2: Use an encyclopedia or the Internet. (suggested site - We Didn’t Start the Fire)

Write the date that the events, people or entertainment were mentioned from the list above.

Part 3: Choose one event, person or piece of entertainment listed above. _____________________________ Go to the Internet: List at least 3 other events that happened in the world

or your country in that same year.

Presentation Do one of the following: Prepare a timeline of events that happened in that year. Do you believe

that any of these events had an influence on any other event in that year? Explain your answer.

Do you think this event, person or piece of entertainment had an important influence on history at that time or after that? Explain your answer.

M. Warshauer (2006) Going one-to-one. Educational Leadership March, T. (2011) What’s needed to that all students can success in the Digital

Era?, New Era Ed Overview Zhao, Y (2005) Technology and Second Language Learning: Promises and

Problems Koehler, M. Mishra, P. (2009) What is Technological pedagogical Content

Knowledge, CITE Virtual Pedagogies for Contemporary Teaching: ideaslab.edu.au Harris, J.,  Mishra, P. & Koehler, M. J. (2009). Teachers’ Technological

Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Learning Activity Types: Curriculum-based Technology Integration Reframed .Journal of Research on Technology in Education .

Nielsen, N. Finally! Research-based proof that students use cell phones for LEARNING http://www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&entryid=5450

Facebook Group: EFL Digital Pedagogy in Israel

Bibliography

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