The 21 st Century Classroom and EFL How

The 21 st Century Classroom and EFL How can it work? Ann Shlapobersky

The purpose of this talk is not to give you Internet sites, Internet sites and more Internet sites quick fixes to technology for your classroom use to give you time to think about what is your purpose of using technology in the classroom how effective technology is in language learning

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

We have to decide: What are we teaching? ◦ English as a foreign language ◦ Technology ◦ 21 st century learning skills

4 What technology do I want to use to teach? 4 What technology do I want my students to use to learn? 4 What technology to I want my students to use to demonstrate what they’ve learned? TPACK 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? 4 Overall educational purposes, values and aims 4 Understanding how students construct knowledge and acquire skills 4 Knowledge of teaching techniques and methods 4 Strategies for evaluating Koehler, M. Mishra, P. (2009) What is Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge CITE

When I choose to use the computer… Am I trying to: Teach Practice Enrich Which technology do I choose and why?

The Skills When I plan an ICT task…. A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. Vocabulary Reading comprehension Grammar Speaking Listening Writing HOTS 21 st century technology skills a) b) c) d) e) A and B A, B and C C, F and G D, G and H Another combination Specify____ f) All of the above

ICT - Activities Unit 2 – Our World Animals Endangered Species - Task Unit 1 - Panorama: London Weather Report - Task Unit 3 - Way to Go: To The Rescue In Case of a Disaster - Webquest (modified) Unit 4 - New Mosaic: Explorers We Didn’t Start The Fire By Billy Joel – Treasure Hunt

Weather Report 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.

Endangered Animals (Our World: page 96) 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.

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 Kids. Planet 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

Way to Go: Unit 3 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

Pets and Disasters 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.

We Didn’t Start the Fire – Billy Joel 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 Liberace ____ Prince Charles ____ Ben Hur ____ Nasser ____ Space Monkey ____ Rock Around the Clock Jail House Rock ____ Gemini II ____ Castro ____ Bardot ____ U 2 ____ Khrushchev ____ Sinatra ____ Trouble in the Suez ____ Psycho ____ List at least 3 more people or events mentioned in the song.

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.

Bibliography 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

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