Use of ICT in English Teaching
Use of ICT
in English Language Teaching Sushil Upreti
ELT Workshop for Sec. & Higher Sec. Levels – April 5, 2014
Use of ICT in English Teaching
ELT Workshop for Sec. & Higher Sec. Levels – April 5, 2014
Use of ICT in English Teaching
What is ICT? ICT is short for Information and Communication Technology and refers to a range of electronic tools for storing, displaying, and exchanging information and for communicating. More than Computers!!! It is crucial to understand that ICT refers to much more than simply computers and the Internet. ICT includes devices, services, and technologies such as: Radio, Television, Videos, DVDs, Telephone, Satellite System, Video Conferencing, Email etc.
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Questions???
• Access? • Use? – Do you use ICT tools in teaching/learning process? • Opinions? – What is your opinion towards – Do you have access to ICT tools at your school?
integrating ICT in education?
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“ Why use technology in education?”
Student motivation
“If students aren't having fun, they won't
be motivated”
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In our practices … Blended learning!!!
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Online Exam
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Paper Based Exam
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Start with a project “subtitle”
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Where to look • www.eleaston.com – excellent index of websites dealing with ELT • Google – try searching for “ELT lesson plans” or “ELT activities” • Websites of publishers of your coursebooks
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ELT Workshop for Sec. & Higher Sec. Levels – April 5, 2014
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onestopenglish www.onestopenglish.com • Website by Macmillan • Wide range of lesson plans, activities, support mechanisms & forums • A lot of free material
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ELT Workshop for Sec. & Higher Sec. Levels – April 5, 2014
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Oxford Teachers’ Club http://www.oup.com/elt/teachersclub •Website by Oxford University Press •Good range of “activities, ideas and information” •Largely materials that supplement coursebooks, but can be used on their own
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ELT Workshop for Sec. & Higher Sec. Levels – April 5, 2014
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Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org/elt/resources •Good range of worksheets, infoquests, articles, podcasts, wordlists and activities •Largely materials that supplement coursebooks, but can be used on their own •New website specifically for professional English: www.cambridge.org/elt/pro
ELT Workshop for Sec. & Higher Sec. Levels – April 5, 2014
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ELT Workshop for Sec. & Higher Sec. Levels – April 5, 2014
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BBC Learning English
• For learners: www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish • For teachers: www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/teachingenglish • Lesson plans, quizzes, peer-to-peer discussions • The Flatmates soap-opera. Audio files, text, worksheets for use in class
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ELT Workshop for Sec. & Higher Sec. Levels – April 5, 2014
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… and more! • British Council teaching English: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk Methodology articles, lesson plans, activities, discussions • Dave & Jane Willis: www.willis-elt.co.uk Lesson plans based on task-based approach • www.quia.com – Platform for teachers to make own activities & exercises. Hundreds of activities already there to choose from ELT Workshop for Sec. & Higher Sec. Levels – April 5, 2014
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IT and English activities exploring and ideas • • • • •
Composing texts Presenting texts Reading texts Transforming texts Exploring texts
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Composing texts • Brainstorming initial ideas for a poem on a word processor, planning and drafting • Creating a collaborative story, e.g. one pair of pupils writes the first paragragh of the story, the next pair add the dialogue, etc. • Creating a story skeleton which pupils use to develop their own narrative • Using a multimedia authoring program to make an information text • Communicating with other using e-mail, e.g. to produce a collaborative text ELT Workshop for Sec. & Higher Sec. Levels – April 5, 2014
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Presenting texts • Creating posters, advertising good reads to be found in the library, for example • Producing a double-page spread for a television listing magazine for a children book which is to be serialized • Producing books for young readers. • Using spreadsheets or databases to present information on resource findings • Producing a multimedia presentation which includes digitized images, such as a guide to the local area for visitors ELT Workshop for Sec. & Higher Sec. Levels – April 5, 2014
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Reading texts • Reading three words in a text file to change the story emphasis, for example, turning a happy ending into a sad one • Designing three versions of an advertisement: one pure text, one text and image, and one text, image and sound. Evaluating the differences. • Deconstructing a multimedia text to explore how the parts make a whole and contribute to meaning. • Reconstructing a text from which key elements have been deleted. ELT Workshop for Sec. & Higher Sec. Levels – April 5, 2014
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Transforming texts • Turning a file of description prose into a haiku • Changing a narrative into a drama script • Selecting all the factual elements from a text file of fiction and turning them into a piece of journalism • Using the thesaurus to change adjective from positive to negative • Reworking texts about holiday resorts for different audiences ELT Workshop for Sec. & Higher Sec. Levels – April 5, 2014
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Exploring texts • Exploring and evaluating different versions of the same ways story published on the day • Searching three CD-ROM encyclopedias for a famous person’s biography. What are the differences? • Searching the Internet or CD-ROM for information to support a particular point for view on a topic such as animal rights, and word processing a report on the findings. • Producing a questionnaire about teenage health, graphing results and publishing them on the Internet, inviting other schools to comment • Searching a newspaper CD-ROM for background information prior to the study for a literary text ELT Workshop for Sec. & Higher Sec. Levels – April 5, 2014
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Examples of IT in English • • • • • •
Poetry Researching a topic Language study Narrative Literature Media
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Poetry • Edited a text file of a ballad which was in the incorrect order and used the cut and paste facilities to represent it • Edited a text file of the Writer of This Poem is (McGough), delete the similes and inserted their own to describe themselves. • Edited a text file of a poem with its line endings elided, discussed, where line endings would be appropriate and presented the text in the best shape for its meaning • Reworked a text file of descriptive prose as a haiku • Used a desktop publishing package to present a poem in a variety ways
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Researching a topic
• Searched CD-ROM to discover biographical information about famous Victorians, checked the information for inconsistencies and reworked the files to produce a class book about them • Used a word processor to write the diary of an explore and changed the font to script • Collected information and put it into a prepared database about housing and health hazards in Victorian times; they then searched the database and used the information obtained to word process letter to a newspaper about their findings • Used a text file of a moral tale published for Victorian children and redrafted it to make it relevant to today • Searched CD-ROMs for information about inventions to create a wall display ELT Workshop for Sec. & Higher Sec. Levels – April 5, 2014
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Language Study • Created a database of slang words used by themselves and adults and organized the data into fields which included word, definition, place, age of person using it, place of birth and place of residence • Searched a slang database to discover whether there were any differences between the slang words used by children and adults • Used the information from the database in a word processor to create a dictionary of slang ELT Workshop for Sec. & Higher Sec. Levels – April 5, 2014
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Narrative • Designed a database which identified characteristics of plot and charactersation in fairy tales • Interrogated the database to discover the formula to write a fairy story • Designed and created a book jacket for their tale including publicity blurb, author details and illustration • Communciated by e-mail with pupils in other countries to exchange versions of traditional tales • Redrafted a text file of a traditional tale into a different genre, e.g. horror, sci-fi, romance ELT Workshop for Sec. & Higher Sec. Levels – April 5, 2014
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Literature • Designed and created invitation to a party • Word processed letter that Romeo and Juliet might have changed • Created front-page news story covering the death of Tybalt • Searched a text-only CD-ROM for imagery sunning through the play • Used a cut and paste facility on a word processor to match questions with the speaker ELT Workshop for Sec. & Higher Sec. Levels – April 5, 2014
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Media • Loaded a text file of holiday resort information and reworked it to make it appeal to different audiences • Studied leaflets from campaigning organizations and produced their own • Created posters advertising forthcoming school events • Searched for and found schools’ homepage on the Internet and designed their own ELT Workshop for Sec. & Higher Sec. Levels – April 5, 2014
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Digital Storytelling • Digital storytelling refers to a short form of digital media production that allows everyday people to share aspects of their life story. - wikipedia
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Some of the pluses of digital storytelling in education : •
It develops creativity and critical thinking.
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Students who are shy or afraid to talk in class get a chance to speak out their minds.
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It empowers students voice to deliver rich, deep message that is capable of conveying a powerful message.
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It helps students explore the meaning of their own experience, give value to it, and communicate that experience with others.
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It promotes the notions of life long learning and independent learning. ELT Workshop for Sec. & Higher Sec. Levels – April 5, 2014
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Some of the pluses of digital storytelling in education : -•
It develops students communicative skills.
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It is a reflective process that helps students reflect upon their learning and find deep connections with the subject matter of a course or with an out-of-class experience.
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It fosters students sense of individuality.
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It also gives students an opportunity to experiment with selfrepresentation and establish their identity.
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Students creating digital stories develop proficiency with multimedia applications.
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Digital Storytelling tools • ZimmerTwins It is all about creative storytelling. ZimmerTwins is a web2.0 tool that allows students to give vent to their imaginative powers and exercise their storytelling skills from early stages to advances ones. ELT Workshop for Sec. & Higher Sec. Levels – April 5, 2014
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Digital Storytelling tools • Story Bird This is an awesome website that allows students and teachers to create short art inspired stories to read, share or print out.
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Digital Storytelling tools http://www.piclits.com/
• 5- PicLits This is another awesome website where students can choose a picture and start drawing or writing a text on it to create a story.
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Digital Storytelling tools http://generator.acmi.net.au/storyboar d • Generator This is a creative studio space where students explore the moving image and create their own digital stories to share with others.
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Digital Storytelling tools http://www.capzles.com/ • Capzles This is where you and your students can create rich multimedia stories with videos, photos, music, blogs and documents. It is really awesome. ELT Workshop for Sec. & Higher Sec. Levels – April 5, 2014
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Digital Storytelling tools http://www.slidestory.com/ • Slidestory This is a free digital story telling tool that students can use to combine sharing pictures and narration to create awesome presentations and stories to share with others. ELT Workshop for Sec. & Higher Sec. Levels – April 5, 2014
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Digital Storytelling tools http://domo.goanimate.com/studio • Domo Animate This is one of the best tools online for digital story telling. It allows students to create animated stories and provides them with a wide variety of background and characters to use. ELT Workshop for Sec. & Higher Sec. Levels – April 5, 2014
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Digital Storytelling tools http://www.artisancam.org.uk/
• Picture Book Maker
As its name suggests, this tools lets you create your very own children's book using a set of beautiful templates and pages.
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Tools to develop creative writing for your students
http://www.thestorystarter.com/
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Tools to develop creative writing for your students
http://www.creativityportal.com/prompts/imagination.prompt.html
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Tools to develop creative writing for your students
http://writingfix.com/
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Other Tools for your students
- Photo Story - Audio Book - E-Book ELT Workshop for Sec. & Higher Sec. Levels – April 5, 2014
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Online Courses for ESL Teachers • coursera.org
(https://www.coursera.org/course/shaping1landscape)
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Online Courses for ESL Teachers Open Yale Course
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www.kreativnepa.com
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www.e-pustakalaya.org
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Microsoft in Education http://www.microsoft.com/education/ww/partnersin-learning/Pages/Teachers.aspx
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Livestream • http://dgit.in/1msttOwL
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Other useful tools • • • • • • • • • • • •
Evernote Flipboard Onedrive Googledrive Freemind Freemake Video Downloader Audacity Sketchup Dropbox Zero Dollar Movies (http://dgit.in/ttwtzdm) Online OCR (http://dgit.in/ttwtprvn) Print What You Like (http://dgit.in/ttwtpwyl) ELT Workshop for Sec. & Higher Sec. Levels – April 5, 2014
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www.globalgateway.org
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ELT Workshop for Sec. & Higher Sec. Levels – April 5, 2014
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Learn more about ICT in Education – Websites • • • • • • • • • •
www.infodev.org – World Bank infoDev www.worldbank.org/educaiton/ict - World Bank www.adb.org/educaiton - Asian Development Bank www.gesci.org – Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative www.becta.org.uk – British Education Communications and Technology Agency (BECTA) english.keris.or.kr/es_main/index.jsp – Korea Education and Research Information Service (KERIS) www.itu.int – International Telecommunication Union www.apdip.net – UNDP’s Aisa-Pacific Development Information Programme www.ICTinEDtoolkit.org – ICT in Education Toolkit for Policymakers, Planners and Practitioners www.webquest.org – Web Quest
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“We do not think anymore of the spectacle of printing every time we read a book, the phenomenon of TV every time we watch a movie, or the miracle of the telephone every time we make a call. The ultimate success of ICTs for learning will be attained when we stop marveling about the ICTs and apply our minds and emotions to the wonders of learning.”
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Questionnaire
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upretisushil@hotmail.com 977-9851037892
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