Digiteachers - EFL teachers using ICT in the classroom

Luis Sepúlveda

less682000@yahoo.com

Graduated from Universidad del Bio-Bio in 1993. He took a course on educational web pages and ever since then he has been using technology and discovering new tools to foster language learning. He has presented in previous TESOL conferences and has delivered workshops for local networks of teachers.

Attention: Attendees received a CD on Mr. Sepulveda's Workshop. He recommends you open the index.html file first to better explore the CD contents.

Presentation Abstract

Every school has a computer lab and many schools are starting to use the interactive whiteboard. An increasing number of teachers has started to incorporate technology in the English classroom, either in the lab, or in the classroom using an interactive whiteboard or a multimedia projector. The Internet is the place where they often find what they need. But what happens when those activities do not meet their students’ need? One possible answer: authoring tools. In this workshop teachers will learn about some easy-to-use tools that will allow them to customize activities for their students.

Target audience: teachers working in the primary and secondary levels. Basic computing skills are a must.

Objective: Attendees will be able to generate Flash-based learning tools that can be used to incorporate technology into the English classroom.

Procedure: After a short introduction, we will examine the programs, highlighting the advantages of each program and possible uses in teaching-learning situations. Then we will demonstrate how to generate the quizzes and games. After that, teachers will have the chance to work on their own workstations, creating their own games and quizzes using free programs. Finally, attendees will show their activities to others and some of those activities will be shown to the whole audience as a closing activity. A university student might be my helper in order to provide assistance to teachers who may need it.

Digiteachers - EFL teachers using ICT in the classroom

Files to download:

CROSSWORD

FLING_THE_TEACHER

HALF_A_MIN

MATCH_UP_QUIZ

MULTIPLE_CHOICE

SPELLMASTER

Author's suggested link: http://www.freewebs.com/teacherluis/tesol2008.htm