Technology in teaching.

Technology

Today we need technology that is more intelligent, more connected, and more sustainable than ever before—technology that can truly transform what is possible in homes, businesses, and cities across the globe.

That means blurring the lines between the physical and the virtual, bringing raw computing power to every aspect of our lives, and putting comprehensive solutions and services first. All while finding ways to increase sustainability in our production.

Educational Technology Definition:

 It is a means of teaching that attracts all the senses of the learner comfortably and attractively. They are advanced teaching aids that contribute to a great extent in facilitating the process of learning inside the classrooms. It presents the lesson through hearing, motion and visual means.

Educational technology is the use of both physical hardware and educational theoretic. It encompasses several domains including learning theory, computer-based training, online learning, and where mobile technologies are used, m-learning.

 Accordingly, there are several discrete aspects to describing the intellectual and technical development of educational technology:

1-Educational technology as the theory and practice of educational approaches to learning.

2-Educational technology as technical tools and media that assist in the communication of knowledge, and its development and exchange.

3-Educational technology for learning management system (LMS),

such as tools for student and curriculum management, and education management information systems (EMIS).

4-Educational technology itself as an educational subject; such courses may be called "Computer Studies" or "Information and communication tech

Authentic inclusion and accessibility strategies have the power to change the

lives of students. From assistive technology and digital inclusion to

representation and diversity in the classroom and curriculum

Technological teaching resources:

1-Twitter.       2-Facebook.        3-YouTube.             4-Blogs.

5-Nings.        6-WhatsApp?      7-SoundHound.       8-Skype.

9-Viber.        10-Image             11-Imo.                    12-Messenger

13-Teachingchannel.org          14-rewordify.com     15-phraseum.com

16-PowerPoint                         17-Online images    18-Voanews.com

19-Bbclearningenglish.com     20-Breakingnewsenglish.com

21-Merriam-webster.com         22-Oxforddictionaries.com

23-Eslgamesplus.com             24-Eslgamesworld.com 25-Quizlet.com

26-Kahoot.com                        27-Lextutor.ca    28-Vocabulary Profiler

29-English Profile                    30-Vocabulary.com

31-Gamestolearnenglish.com          

32-Lexipedia.com

33-Kids.national-geographic.com

34-Freerice.com

35-Wordle.net 

36-Duolingo

 37-Learning Chocolate

Using Educational Technology

     in the English  

 Language Classroom

Traditional teaching aids

The machine shows and presents the lesson smartly through:

1-TV.                                2-Radio.                       3-Data show.

4-Computer ( Word, Excel, PowerPoint and data-base computer

programs.)                       5-Internet.          6-The overhead projector.

7-The virtual teaching.    8-The virtual teacher.9- Electronic Chatting.

10-E- mailing.                11-Electronic Messages.12-Online learning.

13-Online Distance learning.14- Cassette set.15- Digital cameras.

16- CDs.           17- Video tapes.18- Electronic dictionaries and maps.

19-Smart blackboard.  20- Satellite education channels programs.

21- Lap-top.           22- Classmate laptop.       23-Electronic full screen.

24- The iPad technology. 25-Interactive blackboard 26-Flash memory

27-Online Dictionaries.   28-Blogs                              29-Wikis

30-Classroom network    31-Mobile phones.     32-Education Forums

33-The tablet computer.   34-Puppets.               35-The Robots.

35-Toys.                           36-Robotic education.  37-Coding.

38-Data logging.             39-Digital systems. 40-Magnetic whiteboards

and letters.     41-Listening posts.    42-Chemistry, physics and biology

Technology Resources  online:

1-Google docs. to do:

1- Research paper.

2- Collaborative reading,

3- Online student collaboration.

4- Planning and assessment.

5- Visual communication.

6- Writing.

Click here to see Google Docs  

2-Wordpress to do :

1-Writing.

2- Blogging.

3- Blog posts.

4-Webcomposing.

I conduct students counseling, progress reports and surveys. I find

Google forms to be my optimum tool for gathering information from the

 students regarding my staff's performance, the student's satisfaction

with the courses, material, language center and even customer

service.

3-Google forms to do:

Google Form users can now:

1-Do planning and assessment through surveys

 and quizzes

2-View responses as they are submitted

3-Insert videos and images into survey questions

4-Create multiple choice grids that prevent

respondents from selecting the same column twice

5-Publish Forms with pre-filled responses

6-Insert useful add-ons.

7. Creating assessments for students

9. Building easy-to-use rubrics that can be shared

with students

Click here to see Google forms.

4-Logomaker to do :

Visual communication. You can communicate with

the technology resource through using your eyes to

see and respond.

Click here to see a logomaker         

5-Internet readings to do   :

Authenticity.

New forms of literacy and reading approaches are

emerging as a result of the Internet's increasing

dominance as a major source of information. To

foreign language learners, the Internet is a tool

through which they can access authentic target

language content. 

Anything can be used as authentic material but for

developing reading one of the most useful.

resources is the Internet, with large amounts of

varied material being easily accessible.

Click here to see internet readings

6-Kahoot

Kahoot is a free student-response tool for

administering quizzes, facilitating discussions, or

collecting survey data. It is a game-based classroom

response system played by the whole class in real

time. Questions are projected on a shared screen,

while an unlimited number of players answer the

questions with their smartphone, tablet or computer;

creating a social, fun and game-like environment.

Kahoot allows for the design of multiple-choice

quizzes as well as polls and surveys that populate

 on-the-spot data; the quiz questions and polls

stimulate quick instructional decisions as well as

whole-class discussion..

Click here to go to Kahoot    

7-The Web Resources:

A web resource is anything that can be obtained

 from the World  Wide Web.  Some examples are

web-pages, e-mail information from databases, and

web-services  Web resources have changed since

the internet was first created.

 The early concept was of static (non moving) files

or documents. The meaning of the term now has a

wider use to include nearly everything that can be

obtained via the Internet. Uniform resource locators

or URLs, are used to identify a resource on the web.          

Click here to know about Web Resources.

8-Voice of America Learning English:

Learn American English with English language

lessons from Voice of America. VOA Learning

English helps you learn English with vocabulary,

listening and comprehension lessons through daily

news and interactive English learning activities.

Click here to see VOA, learning English.

9-Grammarly:

Your writing, at its best. Grammarly makes sure everything you type is clear, effective, and mistake-free.  Grammarly's free online grammar checker finds and instantly corrects grammar, spelling, and other writing errors in your text.

  With our free desktop app, you can drag and drop documents on the Grammarly icon to instantly improve your writing.  Grammarly adapts to your needs and writing style, giving you the confidence of mistake-free communication every time you write.

Click here to see Grammarly

10-TED Talks

TED is, to put it simply, amazing. They’re known for

sharing short, brilliant journeys full of insights from thousands

 of  great people around the world.

Click here to see TED Talks

11-YouGlish:

Use YouTube to improve your English pronunciation. With more than 30 M tracks, YouGlish gives you fast, unbiased answers about how English is spoken by real people and in context.

Click here to see YouGlish

12-Corpus of Contemporary American

 English:

The Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA) is the largest freely-available corpus of English, and the only Large and balanced corpus of American English.

COCA is probably the corpus of English, and it is related to many other corpora of English that we have created, which offer unparalleled insight into variation in English.

The corpus contains more than 560 million words of text (20 million words each year 1990-2017) and it is equally divided among spoken, fiction, popular magazines, newspapers, and academic texts.

Click here to see corpus of contemporary American English 

13-Edmodo:

   Edmodo is an easy way to get your students connected so they can safely collaborate, get and stay organized, and access assignments, grades, and school messages.  Edmodo is dedicated to connecting all learners with the people and resources they need to reach their full potentia.

 Edmodo is an educational technology company offering a communication, collaboration, and coaching platform to K-12 schools and teachers. The Edmodo network enables teachers to share content, distribute quizzes, assignments, and manage communication with students, colleagues, and parents.

 Click here to go to Emodo  

14-Socrative:

Socrative is your classroom app for fun, effective classroom engagement. No matter where or how you teach, Socrative allows you to instantly connect with students as learning happens.

 Quickly assess students with prepared activities or on-the-fly questions to get immediate insight into student understanding.

 Socrative empowers you to engage and assess your students as learning happens. Through the use of real-time questioning, result aggregation, and visualization, you have instant insight into levels of understanding so you can use class time to better collaborate and grow as a community of learners.

Click here to go to Socratine.    

15- LessonCast:

LessonCast is a website where experienced teachers submit—via PowerPoint, document, pictures, or web cam—a "lesson idea or management strategy in 2 minutes 30 seconds or less." Each submission is reviewed and vetted by other accomplished teachers, and then shared online.

 New teachers, or those just looking for new ideas, can then search for the perfect idea for their classroom. Note: This site is still growing, so there are a few holes.

16-Glogster EDU:

Create Glogs: "interactive visual platform in which users create a poster or web page containing multimedia elements including: text, audio, video, images, graphics, drawings, and data." Students can use these Glogs for book reports, digital posters, homework, etc.;

You can use Glogs for lesson preparation, presentations, distance teaching, and more. Note: This website is still in Beta (testing stage).

17-SchoolTube:

You've heard of YouTube and TeacherTube, now check out

SchoolTube, endorsed by leading education associations. It's a safe, moderated environment where students can post self-produced videos for classroom use: from the educational (a civics presentation or algebra class) and practical (morning announcements) to the fun (last night's girls' soccer game).

Although you might not find video content that will help you teach (because it is all very specific to classes and schools), this is a great tool for giving your students a safe platform to share their creations. 

18-Storybird:

They are "short, art-inspired stories you make to share, read, and print." Using the images provided by artists and illustrators, students can write and design their own online books working alone or collaboratively with classmates—or they can spend time enjoying the published "library" of Storybirds. The Teacher functionality allows you to create a private group, manage students' assignments, and grade work

19-Free Rice 2.0:

Though you may remember the original incarnation of Free Rice—with its addicting vocabulary game that donates rice via the World Food Program for every right answer—version 2.0 features 15 different topics for testing, including multiplication tables, Spanish language learning, and flags of the world.

 Registration is optional, but necessary if you want to keep track of scores. Keep in mind this site is for all ages, so there will be plenty of ads.

20-Flashcard Machine:

Teachers and students alike can create on-screen flash cards to test vocabulary, math equations, foreign languages, and more. Test your students' knowledge in class, or encourage them to use the flashcards for homework. There are scores of flashcards in their database that are ready-to-use, but beware of user-generated content. There is an app available for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.

21-Bitstrips for Schools:

Design your own cartoon characters, write dialogue, and create online comic strips to teach students any number of subjects and topics. There are plenty of activities already on Bitstrips for schools to get you and your students started.

22-Kidblog:

Interested in starting classroom blogs to improve student writing skills

 but not sure how to keep your class in a safe environment? Kidblog is a simple blogging platform with advanced privacy features appropriate for elementary and middle school students; teachers have administrative control over what gets published—and what doesn't.

23-DK Instant Expert:

Check out Teacher Vision's DK Instant Expert , our teaching guides for the interactive whiteboard. Read the DK reference books entirely online, then share what you've learned with your students using motivational mini-lessons featuring colorful PowerPoint slideshows and extension activities that engage students' creativity.    

24-TED-ED:  

TED-Ed’s commitment to creating lessons worth sharing is an extension of TED’s mission of spreading great ideas. This application belongs to YOU-TUBE.  It is used to teach listening and speaking skills in English language.  It creates real communication in pairs and groups. It helps to correct pronunciation, accent, intonation and stress and it helps to create accuracy and fuenmcy in speaking skill.   

25-Videonot es to do :

 Scaffolding and provide feedback.

Videonot es is a tool that allows you to take synchronized notes while watching a video. It is a web-based tool that works well for multiple video sites, such as YouTube, Vimeo, Khan Academy, edX, Udacity, and Coursera. VideoNot.es is synchronized with Google Drive, which means all notes are automatically saved as Google Docs in your Drive.

 Since the notes are saved in Google Drive, users need a Google account to use VideoNot.es. Students can use this tool to record their thoughts and ideas about a particular video to share with their peers and teachers. Teacher can use VideoNot.es as an summative or formative assessment tool to review students thoughts about specific content.

Electronic teaching and learning programs:

( Word program, Excel program, Power-point program, Access program, MS picture management program, Movie-maker program, Free-mind program, Lingoes program, Celestia program, Yanka program, Anki program, Jing program, Hot potatoes program, MS Mathematics program, the Sage program, Chemistry crocodile program, Physics Crocodile program and a lot of other electronic programs.  Electronic teaching enables the teacher to do an electronic lesson plan and give an electronic lesson presentation.)