Teaching-English-with-Technology

Dear All-- I'd like you to get acquainted with the presentation 60 ideas in more than 60 seconds, which contains a collection of different suggestions about different ways of using the technology in the classroom http://www.slideshare.net/andyrobo/71-ict-ideas-in-education-presentation Here is what you should work on during this week (March 22-30) 1. Get acquainted with the presentation the link to which you can see above. 2. Choose  3  tools or ideas you are not familiar with/haven't used yourself from those discussed in the presentation (e.g., "Making the News", "Use GIS in the Classroom", "Create a Virtual  Field trip "). 3. Study the  Lesson 1A: Reading  from the textbook  Spotlight Year 8   (I've uploaded it on my drive). Here's the link to the textbook: https://bit.ly/2JbojIn .   You should study this lesson  and suggest how you can use the tools (ideas) from the presentation to give your students ...

Dear All, today you'll have a chance to choose, share and discuss your Top-5 list of favourite music clips. In your post, write the names of the songs you chose and the reasons you like them and why they are significqnt to you. Add links to the songs on your playlist. It should contain 5 items (or more, up to 8 if you wish). In your post explain why these songs are your favourite. Listen to the selection of clips your peers have made and share a short post in the blog in which you share your impressions about your peers' selection. Now, from my experience in working with Russian students I know that they are reluctant to make any negative comments about what their peers have shared with each other. I think it's necessary to take it into accoumt when planning your activities for your classes. One thing to consider is that according to N. Hoskly , there is a tendency to becoming more text-oriented among the learners, so it's advisable to use a broader range of m...

Dear All, Hope you had a nice  8th of March  celebration and are ready to get back to studying.  Today I'd like you to wear two hats and first be students in the ESL classroom discussing your attitudes to texting. https://eslbrains.com/txtng-is-killing-language-jk/ Next, we are going to discuss it from the point of view of teaching it and consider the following questions: To complete the activities of this lesson follow the link below: 0. Do you think the topic and content of the lesson will be interesting for your students? 1. What are the lesson's goals and objectives? 2. How are they achieved? 3. Characterise the activities of this lesson from the point of view of a) how engaging they are b) what the students will learn as the result of completing the activities of this lesson? c) what problems (if any) do you think the students can encounter during the lesson? d) how are you going to deal with these difficulties? e) are you going t...