teaching languages with technology
The outbreak of coronavirus, resulting in temporary closures of many educational institutions, has forced teachers to rely entirely on distance learning or so called “remote learning” whose roots go back to as early as 1728 when “Caleb Phillips” advertised private correspondence courses in short hand in the Boston Gazette (1). With Read More …
With schools and other educational institutions facing closures and more and more students self-isolating, flipping your classroom and blending your students’ learning experience seems the new normal in which the technology yet again has come to the rescue. While some of us will boldly embrace the new reality, those more Read More …
Do your students copy chunks of text from the internet claiming they didn’t know that they “cannot back up (their) viewpoint on the topic by reffering to different resources” or that they thought “copying for students is normal” (these are genuine responses from students informed that I will not be Read More …
Bringing visuals to your classroom is always fun. It engages students and promotes collaboration. Together with my students I decided that the product of a series of lessons on digital citizenship will be a visual poster, leaflet, or a flyer. Although there is a number of very good tools, we Read More …
Internet is a fantastic place. If used sensibly. Being part of the digital world is perfectly natural for a generation of digital natives. But, while y enjoying the benefits of technology in education, remember that your students’ e-safety is paramount. Staying safe online is a skill for life. Below, a Read More …
Digital Citizenship in plain English: norms, rules and regulations applied when using technology appropriately and in a responsible way. See other definitions: “Digital citizenship is about confident and positive engagement with digital technologies. (….)” “(…) the quality of a response to membership in a digital community (….)” ” (…) Digital citizenship empowers people to Read More …
TTS (text-to-speech) tools have proven beneficial not only for learners with diverse needs for support including dyslexia, visual, hearing or speech impairments, selective mutism or pronunciation difficulties. TTS tools also support learners wanting to improve their literacy skills engaging their auditory intelligence or those who describe themselves as auditory learners. Read More …