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Windows on the world: The role of new technologies in teaching and learning English

Alan PulvernessNorwich Institute for Language EducationI read it in the papers, so it must be trueI saw it on the Internet, so it must be trueTechnology will not replace teachers

but teachers who understand technology will replace those who do not.Ray CliffordFrom digital immigrant to digital netizenDevicesOnline toolsFinding resourcesCreating contentCommunicating

DevicesComputer labsInteractive whiteboardsNetbooks SmartphonesTabletsE-readersiPodsGames consoles

Online toolsPuzzles & gamesTest & quizzesMultimedia posters (Glogster)Word montages (Wordle)Presentation toolsText-to-speech apps

Glogs by teachers from Madridhttp://crisgema.edu.glogster.com/glog1/

http://soniaspain.edu.glogster.com/edit/british-people-as-foreign-language-learners/

Finding resourcesPhoto-sharing (Flickr)Video-sharing (YouTube)PodcastsReference resources(dictionaries, thesauruses, encyclopaedias, concordancers, corpus samples)Authentic textsOnline sources of authentic materialsOnline learningOnline professional development

Creating content

BlogsWikisContent management systems /virtual learning environments (Blackboard, moodle)

CommunicatingEmailSMS / Instant messagingVOIP communication (Skype)Online surveys (Survey Monkey)Content & discussionOnline journalsOnline portfolios (Cambridge ESOL teacher portfolio)Social networking (Facebook)Virtual worlds (Second Life)

Questions for discussionWhat are the advantages of ICT in language learning and teaching?

What are the possible pitfalls awaiting the unwary?

How can we (learners and teachers) protect / prepare ourselves to get the best out of ICT?

Benefits Encouraging critical thinking Interaction in speech and writing Cross-cultural awareness Collaboration Exploring identities Creativity

Pitfalls Technology for its own sake Style over substance Unreliable narrators! The distractions of surfing Risk of teacher-fronted instruction Research vs. plagiarism

Protect and survive! Is your technology really necessary? Choose the right tools Develop digital (re)search skills Be suspicious of information Triangulate your sources Join / Establish virtual communities Share your discoveriesWhat does ICT meanfor learners?

greater autonomywealth of information: content & languagepotential for interactivity: local to globallearning resourcesdemocratising the classroom

for teachers?

not just another tool, but a whole toolboxteaching resourcesbringing the world inmulti-dimensionalitymotivational assetWhat does ICT meanfor learners and teachers?

Make the technology serve teaching / learning

Take opportunities to develop digital literacy

Be circumspect about the quality of information