Incorporating Technology seamlessly

into the daily teaching practice

Dimitris Primalis

Athens, 18th June 2015

Pedagogy

Learning aims

Technology

Overview

• What’s new?• How do I design my lessons?• How do I select apps and web2.0 tools?• From theory to practice…• Tips and hints

CLOUDY???SCI-FI???

A walking dictionary or a facilitator?

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REACHING KNOWLEDGE

Learner

Books

Teacher Learner

Books

E-resources

Community of experts

Teacher

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IT’S RAINING… APPS & WEB 2.0 TOOLS

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Finally found a great new app that will make my

lesson super!!!

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HOW CAN I INTEGRATE TECHNOLOGY?

• Foot soldier Alexander the Great

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WHAT DO I NEED?

Tools

Methodology

Activities

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TAKE IT STEP BY STEP

Aims

Techniques

Part of the

lesson

Tool

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TAKE IT STEP BY STEP

Aims Techniques

Part of the

lessonTool

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NEW SKILLS AND COMPETENCES ???

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OTHER CRITERIA???

3 tools

• Puppet pals• Linoit.com• Sway

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Storm in … my room???!!!

Ooops!!! We thought we thaw a puthycat!!!

What are they doing there?

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Dear Blog

I’m utterly shocked!!! Still fuming with anger

My master has always been strict with me and since I was a kitten, I was never allowed to climb on the furniture or the TV set. I was always sent on the balcony whenever I wanted to go to the loo and I was constantly told off if I scratched the carpet or hi-fi stereo with my paws. And I swear I did my very best to follow the rules.

But yesterday, my master opened the cage door and the two budgies came out, flying all over the living room. They scratched the furniture, flew on the TV set and the CD player. As if this was not enough, there were droppings all over the carpet and picture frames while the master’s newspaper was chewed to pieces by their beaks.

If I had done that, my master would have kicked me out. Instead of doing the same with the two birds, he burst into laughter and started taking photos.

I feel like eating them tonight!!! What should I do? I wish somebody could tell me what to do….

Best

Desperate pussycat

Idea adapted from Advanced Communication Games by Jill Hadfield - NELSON

Tips and Hints

• Don’t inundate students with tools and apps

• Don’t hesitate to ask help from your students

• Don’t be afraid to admit that you don’t know sth technical

• Don’t panic if technology doesn’t work

• Use only 2-3 a year if you work with younger students

• Give learners time to explore the potential of the apps and tools

• Appoint teacher assistants (a different one every day)

• Have a plan B ready – just in case ;)

At the end of the day what counts is

NOT how many apps you have used in class but

how many learning goals have been achieved

THANK YOU!!!!

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