Lesson 1

Why Technology in Education?

Let's start by watching these videos and thinking over their messages



Is it really important to use technology in education? Why? 

Will it really help my students learn more and better if I use different ICT (Information and Communication Technology) resources or tools? In what ways?

Am I ready to use technology in the classroom? Do I really know how to do it?

Place your mouse over the video and without clicking, you will be able to see the CC option for you to listen to the video and read the subtitles at the same time.

Do we really need technology to transform education? Reflect upon this. 

GET DOWN TO WORK

If you are planning to use a tech tool in your lesson then you should be aware of the fact that first, you should plan your lesson and then look for the right resource to use according to what you have already planned.  It's not the other way round: choosing the ICT tool and then planning your lesson around the that tool. 

When planning to include tech tools in your lessons, we suggest following the TPACK model: a good teaching requires an understanding of how technology relates to the pedagogy and content.

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If you want to know more about this model, visit their site TPACK.ORG

READING

We usually talk about teaching language taking into account four skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. They are often divided into two types. Receptive skills, reading and listening, are the skills where meaning is taken from the discourse. Productive skills, writing and speaking, are the skills where students actually produce language.

Here you will learn how to use some tools to help you improve this skill in a different and entertaining way.

Foxit Reader is a multilingual  PDF tool that can create, view, edit, digitally sign, and print PDF files. On the PDF document you can highlight ideas, add notes, typewrite, underline, etc., everything you are used to doing on the usual paper sheet. 

To download this software onto your computer, please click here.

To download the Manual, please click here.

Watch this tutorial to learn some basics. 

Place your mouse over the video and without clicking, you will be able to see the CC option for you to listen to the video and read the subtitles at the same time.

Glogster is a cloud-based (SaaS) platform for presentation and interactive learning. It allows users to mix all kinds of media on a virtual canvas to create multimedia posters, and access a library of engaging educational content created by students and educators worldwide. Glogster encourages interactive, collaborative education and digital literacy.

To download the Manual, please click here (Spanish version)
To download the Manual, please click here (English version). 

Watch this tutorial


Place your mouse over the video and without clicking, you will be able to see the CC option for you to listen to the video and read the subtitles at the same time.

TASKS

The purpose of the different tasks is to read about the TPACK model, do some research on the topic and then summarise all the information read and found to create a poster that clearly shows your understanding of the topic.

1. Download Foxit Reader onto your computer.
2. Download the Foxit Reader Manual and Read only chapter 5. Also, watch the tutorial.
3. Download this PDF document about the TPACK model. Click HERE
4. Open the TPACK document with Foxit Reader and use the text tools to underline or hightlight main and secondary ideas, to typewrite your own ideas, to add notes, images, etc. (at least 3 functions). Remember to save the document with your changes with a new name.
5. Send the new document with your notes to veronica73.arg@gmail.com
6. Download the Glogster Manual and watch the tutorial.
7. Create your own poster about the TPACK model using all the tools available : text, pictures, audio, and video. You can use the material shared here or search for others available on the net. (Please, contact me in case you have problems with the registration)
8. Send the link of the poster to veronica73.arg@gmail.com

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