Digital Literacy. Who me?

Rae Roberts

Senior English Language Fellow

and

Victor Hugo Rojas B.

Associate Professor of Didactics of TEFL at UNE and UNMSM

Lima, Peru

evaluating applying

analyzing creating

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• What words come to your mind when you hear the term

Digital literacy?

Type them in your chat box

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What is a digital native?

What is a digital immigrant?

Are you a digital native or

a digital immigrant?

Which one describes most of your students?

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Video Listening Task:

What is one word that comes to mind while you watch this video?

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Are YOU a 21st Century Teacher?

A Vision of 21st Century Teachers

Link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4g5M06YyVw

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Video Listening Task:

What is a word that came to mind while you watched this video?

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• What basic item does a classroom need to inspire learners?

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Basic equipment

• An inspired teacher

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Don't have equipment?

• Don’t have a projector• Don’t have speakers• Don’t have internet• Have a computer lab, but can’t use it

for English• Have computers, but can’t use them

for my class.

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• Keep asking the administration.

• Keep showing the administration what inspired learners can do.

• Continue your own professional development to become a digitally literate teacher.

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Professional Development

• Blogs• Wikis

Facebook• How many of you do NOT have a

facebook page?

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Some of the tools

• A wiki allows multiple people to work on the same document/webpage.

• A blog is an online journal that allows the owner to post entries and others to make comments on the blog. 

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Audience poll

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Digital SurveysSurveymonkey.com

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RELO Andes Regional TESOLS

• Bolivian English Teachers’ Association (B.E.T.A.)• Columbia Association of Teachers of English

– http://www.asocopi.org

• Federación Nacional de Profesores de Inglés y Escuelas Politécnicas del Ecuador

• http://fenapiupe2012.blogspot.com/• Peru TESOL

– http://www.perutesol.org

• VenTESOL– http://ventesol.ning.com

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http://www.tesol.org/about-tesol/membership

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All of the Relo Andes Region:Also Ecuador and Venezuela

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http://www.tesol.org/connect/interest-sections

Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)Video & Digital Media.

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http://shapingenglish.ning.com/

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http://nikpeachey.blogspot.com

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https://www.diigo.com/user/relofay

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https://www.diigo.com

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http://peruvianteachers.wikispaces.com

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Collaborative writing

Easy WIKI to create and use

PB works

http://pbworks.com/using-pbworks-individual-classrooms

Click on “Basic Edition”

PB works manual

http://usermanual.pbworks.com/w/page/11632089/Home

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http://peruvianenglishteachersnet.ning.com/

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http://digitalstorytelling1.blogspot.com

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Blogger.com

Easy blog to create and use

Blogger.com click on “watch tutorial”

Youtube has numerous “how to” videos:• Blogger Tutorial - How to Start Blogging

with Blogger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryb4VPSmKuo

By Chris Abraham

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http://tinyurl.com/6segcwz

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https://education.skype.com/

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What a digitally literate teacher can bring

Extend learning time

Independent learning

All students’ strengths activated

Nurture creativity and curiosity

Increase opportunities

Field trips

Guest Speakers

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Internet access

If you have internet access somewhere.• Ways to practice speaking, listening, writing, reading• Songs• Lyrics• Videos• Student independent learning sites• Platforms for students to publish their work• Ways to create and express• Ways to gain confidence and knowledge• Way to get answers to questions• Engagement

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Digital Literacy

• Questions to ask yourself”• Am I a digitally literate learner?

• How can I use my digital literacy to help my students learn in different ways?

• Together, we can.

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Thanks for attending

Rae Roberts

Senior English Language Fellow

Roberts_rae@yahoo.com

Victor Hugo ROJAS B.

Associate Professor of Didactics of TEFL at UNE and UNMSM Lima,Peru

victorhugor@yahoo.com

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References

• Digital Literacies by Gavin Dudeney and Mark Pegrum