The basics of needs assessment

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Teaching with Technology
Joe McVeigh Tamara Álvarez Carlos Gonzalez Jorge
Comte Miriam Salazar
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• This slide deck accompanies a talk given by Joe
  McVeigh at the Universidad Andres Bello in
  Santiago, Chile on May 27, 2009 and again in Vina
  del Mar, Chile on May 28, 2009.
• The presentation is structured with introductory
  remarks and other comments by Joe, interspersed
  with UNAB teachers describing their own
  experiences with technology.
• The focus of the talk is the use of technology in
  the teaching of English as a second language.

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Heres the title of the talk in Spanish
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Here is Joe during the talk
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• Much of the presentation is highly visual in
  nature, so take a look at the pictures and
  imagine how they relate to language teaching and
  technology.
• Almost all the photos came from flickr and are
  used with a Creative Commons License. Photo
  credits are at the end of the presentation.
  Thanks everyone!

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• First came a story about some mice who were being
  attacked by a cat. The mother mouse barked like a
  dog scaring the cat away. She then explained to
  her children the importance of learning a second
  language.

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• Then came a discussion of how books have
  traditionally been the primary means of learning
  and teaching but how some people now are
  suggesting that books may be passé and that the
  future is in technology.

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• Technology has been around in many forms for a
  long time as can be seen in these photos.
  Imagine how innovative tape recorders and
  typewriters must once have appeared to the first
  users.

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Session overview

• Introduction
• Presentations by the guest speaker
• Presentations by colleagues from UNAB
• Questions

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PowerPoint slides available

• www.joemcveigh.org

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to get your feet wet
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Questions

• What are some advantages of using technology in
  language teaching?
• What are some drawbacks of using technology?
• What keeps you from using technology more in your
  teaching?

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maze
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• Technology will not replace teachers, but
  teachers who understand technology will replace
  those who do not.
• Ray Clifford

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• Use technology in the service of pedagogy, not
  vice-versa.
• Siskin Reynolds

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• Use technology that is appropriate for the
  teaching situation.

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Teaching aids

• Blackboard
• Whiteboard
• Photographs
• Felt board
• Movable words
• Games

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Electric but without computers

• Tape recorders
• Video players (cassette and DVD)
• Slide projectors
• Overhead projectors
• Movies
• Radio
• Television

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Computer-aided

• Language labs
• Software
• Electronic whiteboards
• Websites
• Blogs
• Content management systems (Blackboard, Moodle,
  Segue)

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Computer-aided

• email
• VOIP telephone and video (Skype)
• Simulations (Second Life)
• Online distance education
• Online surveys (Survey Monkey)
• Online journals
• Social networking sites
• Blogs

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Computer-aided

• Photo-sharing web sites (Flickr)
• Video-sharing web sites (Youtube)
• Online crossword puzzle makers
• Online word montages (Wordle)
• Podcasts
• Online professional development
• Online sources of authentic materials

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Using Technology in the Lab

• English Phonetics
• Tamara Álvarez

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Heres a photo of Tamara giving her part of the
talk
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Using technology in the phonetics lab

• Main applications in the phonetics lab
• - Class
• - Assessment
• Competencies involved
• - Student
• - Teacher
• Issues

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Class
- Audio (amongst other texts) - Overview of
major mistakes - Activities
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Overview
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Class

• Songs

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Class
Tongue Twisters
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Sample tongue-twisters

• Theyre thirsty every Thursday
• Six thick thistle sticks (twice)
• Elizabeths birthday is on the third Thursday of
  this month.
• Thousand of thinkers were thinking how did the
  other three thieves go through

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Practicing tongue twisters
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Class
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Assessment

• Recordings
• Feedback

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Competencies involved

• Student
• Teacher

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Issues

• Know how (recording timing)
• Functioning computers
• Headphones
• Lab management system

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German Coast Guard example

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vrD4roXEY8hk

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References

• Source of computer geek cartoon
• http//rlv.zcache.com/funny_computer_geek_cartoon_
  sticker-p217005805728649639qjcl_400.jpg
• Source of computer cat cartoon
• http//www.snapshots.net/cartoons/00736-funny-cart
  oons-computer-cat.gif
• Screenshot of Cambridge English online course
• http//www.ihes.com/bcn/tt/eltblog/blog/uploaded_i
  mages/phonetics-707401.gif

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• Thank you

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CMS (Course Management System)

• Blackboard
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vg5HM0IjmIAA
• Moodle
• Segue (Middlebury College)
• http//www.joemcveigh.org/
• Click on Joes Intro to TESOL Course

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Internet sources of authentic materials

• Newspapers
• New York Times
• USA Today
• Radio
• National Public Radio
• BBC
• Song Lyrics
• Film Scripts
• Drews Script-o-rama
• http//www.script-o-rama.com/

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Internet sources of film scripts

• Drews Script-o-rama
• Film Scripts
• Film Transcripts
• TV Scripts

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Samples of recently available filmscripts

• The Curious Case Of Benjamin ButtonThe Dark
  KnightGran TorinoMilkRachel Getting
  MarriedThe ReaderSlumdog MillionaireTwilightWa
  ll-E

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Electronic whiteboards

• Thermal electronic whiteboards
• print in black and white onto thermal paper.
  Unlike the color electronic whiteboards these
  thermal boards come standard with a built in
  printer. These copyboards (print boards) are more
  convenient but lack the attention of color.

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Electronic whiteboards

• Color electronic whiteboards
• also known as copyboards and printboards, allow
  you to write, save, and print in color.

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Electronic whiteboards

• Interactive whiteboards
• have a dry-erase whiteboard writing surface which
  can capture writing electronically and which can
  be used with software programs. If you want to
  use the interactive function where you can
  display items from your computer, you must also
  have a digital projector connected to your
  computer.

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Electronic whiteboards

• Portable electronic whiteboards
• systems integrate into any white board or writing
  surface to give you many of the same features as
  interactive whiteboards. Mimio interactive
  whiteboards can turn your dry erase board into a
  copyboard / printboard.

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A demonstration of the Mimio portable electronic
whiteboard

• Carlos Gonzalez
• Jorge Comte

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Heres a photo of Jorge and Carlos giving their
part of the talk
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• They didnt use any PowerPoint slides, but they
  were very good, and quite amusing, too.

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Technology Competencies

• What should a teacher know in order to be a
  competent user of technology?
• TESOL Technology Standards
• Checklists
• What should a student be able to do?

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Heres an example of how you can use
with a Creative Commons License to get great
images to create a short culture lesson. This
one is about Vermont, where Joe lives. Youll see
beautiful landscapes, leaves, people hiking, and
the process of making maple syrup.
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Where are the students with technology?
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Student-created websites

• www.joemcveigh.org
• Click on Middlebury Slang Project

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A Blogging Experience

• Miriam Salazar Véjar
• May, 2009

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What?

• A Blog
• a free Internet resource
• an online personal diary
• a new means of communication
• a new type of (online) community

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Why?

• Explore other ICTs tools
• Image, text and audio (multimodality)
• Do a curricular crossover
• Foster
• Autonomy
• Group work
• Critical thinking
• ICT skills
• Leave room for students creativity
• Motivate students

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How?

• Provide guidelines
• Learning objective(s) tasks
• Grading Rubric (if)
• Dos Donts
• Follow up system
• Feedback

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• Examples

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Critical thinking
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Writing practice
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Collaboration
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Crossover
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Communication
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Technology
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Creativity
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Identity
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Some useful links

• http//highnoonmovie.wordpress.com
• www.blogger.com
• www.wordpress.com
• http//universityofblogs.com/
• http//www.angelamaiers.com/
• http//www.freetech4teachers.com/
• http//jeffreyhill.typepad.com/english/

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• Thank you!

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Podcasts

• English as a Second Language Podcast
• http//www.eslpod.com
• Lucy Tse Jeff McQuillan

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Online professional development

• TESOL Resource Center (must be a member of TESOL)
  www.tesol.org
• IATEFL (free, but must register)
• http//iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2009/
• ESL Advantage (Heinle Cengage) (costs 65 per
  course)
• http//elt.heinle.com/namerica/en_us/eltadvantage/
  

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Other interesting things to do online

• Crossword puzzle creator
• http//www.crosswordpuzzlegames.com/create.html
  
• Vocabulary analyzer
• http//ec.hku.hk/vocabulary/profile.htm
• Wordle
• http//www.wordle.net/

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Problems with Technology

• An early example of problems with technology the
  Medieval Helpdesk
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vpQHX-SjgQvQ

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Gracias
Download the PowerPoint slides with the web site
addresses at www.joemcveigh.org/resources
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Photo Credits

• All photos from flickr used under a Creative
  Commons Attribution license
• 1959 tape recorder lesson Paul Downey
• Metodologias poster Joe McVeigh
• Joe during talk UNAB photographer
• Mice painting AB Images 2009
• Cat Bogdan Suditu
• Mice Michelle Deakin
• Stack of books austinevan
• Library shelves singsing sky
• Amazed child with book Pierre Vignau

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Photo credits

• All photos from flickr used under a Creative
  Commons Attribution license
• Print is Dead Amazon.com
• BW woman writing foundphotoslj
• Hands on keyboard Hakan Dahlstrom
• Stack of papers lotyloty
• Rabbit reading email Toms Baugis
• 1959 tape recorder lesson Paul Downey
• How to get the most out of your tape recorder
  Evan P. Cordes
• Remington typewriter Rochelle Hartman
• to get your feet wet Dan Foy

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Photo credits

• All photos from flickr used under a Creative
  Commons Attribution license
• Hand-drawn question mark Ethan Lofton
• Woman with hand out Sara Petegna
• Who moved my cheese? Amazon.com
• Maze shadowgate
• Computer language lab Tom in NYC
• Tamara talking Andrea Casals
• Electronic whiteboard photos officetronics.com
• Jorge and Carlos talking Andrea Casals
• Stowe Vermont church Patrick Breen

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Photo credits

• All photos from flickr used under a Creative
  Commons Attribution license
• Dirt road dvs
• Lake with fall leaves Joe McVeigh
• Hiking in the woods Broken Images
• Hiking on top of mountain dvs
• Pitcher of syrup with pancakes adactio
• Red maple leaf 802
• Buckets on trees jsorbieus
• Tap with bucket close-up ButterflySha
• Man emptying sap Reed Uhlman

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Photo credits

• All photos from flickr used under a Creative
  Commons Attribution license
• Syrup on display Jim Milles
• Pouring syrup on pancakes Jennifer
  jspatchwork
• Cow appreciation day Caitlin Regan
• Punk girl reading txd
• Facebook screenshot jurvetson
• American currency borman818
• Camel train in desert bachmont
• People on stepping stones Paul Stevenson
• Older computer borman818

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Photo credits

• All photos from flickr used under a Creative
  Commons Attribution license
• Kids holding ears WoodleyWonderworks
• Miriams students blogs Miriam Salazar
• Curious woman Dan Foy
• Hot stove burner Matthew Rogers
• Gears Ralphbijkers
• Convertible Marya emdot
• Dinosaur classroom worldislandinfo.com
• Laser-eyed cat flikr
• Puzzle Antoanetta

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Photo credits

• All photos from flickr used under a Creative
  Commons Attribution license
• Chilis Nicolas Longchamp
• Hand-drawn question mark Ethan Lofton
• Flower and sky Joanne Quirante-Escober