E-COMMUNICATION TOOLS LANGUAGE TEACHERS CAN USE
Here are 10 resources that provides language teachers a view on how to use communication tools in an English language classroom.
6 Online Collaboration Tools and Strategies For Boosting Learning
Learning is no longer limited to classrooms. The advent of new technological tools has made it possible for distantly located students to collaborate with their instructors and peers for learning new skills and acquiring enhanced knowledge.
10 Online Tools to Master Language Teaching
You can’t have fun teaching online without getting your hands dirty!!
As an online teacher, a great part of my work involves utilizing the best educational tools for my content creation, content delivery, or to encourage active learning with students. I will describe them based on the needs of online teachers and/or classroom teachers who wish to integrate what they do with online technologies.
Use of E-Learning Tools in Teaching English
We are living in a world where technology is omnipresent. Due to the ubiquitous presence of technology the pedagogy of teaching methodology has also undergone a sea-change. The phrase “e-Learning” or “Technology in Education” has become the buzz word in every educational environment. Infusing technology into education is really important as it caters the needs of the contemporary learners.
The 32 Most Innovative Online Educational Tools to Use in 2015
Want to be a better student? There are literally thousands of apps for that. Not to mention a wide array of other online learning tools.
They’re not all changing education — but a few innovative ones are. Among the wide-ranging apps, sites, learning management systems, flashcard creators, and content archives, there are a few dozen that promise to make an impact on how students learn this year.
Tech Tools for Teachers, By Teachers: Bridging Teachers and Students
It is easy to characterize the incorporation of 21st century literacy skills and technology into the classroom as a clash between the old and new. It could be likened to the clash in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter where Professor Umbridge, the High Inquisitor, is appointed to critique and question Dumbledore's unconventional teachers and their teaching methods. A more constructive approach, however, is to acknowledge the value of both old and new ways used together in order to meet students where they are, helping to bring them forward in the technologies they are already using.
Online Tools for Language Teaching
There are a large number of online tools that can be used for second/foreign language learning and teaching (Chapelle & Jamieson, 2008; Garrett, 2009; Godwin-Jones, 2009, 2010; Levy, 2009; Meskill & Anthony, 2010; Warschauer, 2010). The increasing awareness of the tools generates a need for computer-assisted language learning (CALL) researchers and practitioners to develop and implement CALL widely by exploring, selecting, using and evaluating the tools in a variety of contexts.
Foreign Language Learning using E-Communication Technologies
in the Educational Sector
E-communication places new demands on language, leading to interesting variations in written language use. E-mail, chats, online discussions and SMS messages use a language marked by traits of both informal speech and formal writing, a host of text-based icons and acronyms for handling social interaction and modifications in spelling norms.
Facebook in Foreign Language Teaching – A Tool to Improve Communication Competences
Facebook is a social media web application used by millions everyday. Students use it comfortably and frequently, as a means of genuine communication, mainly for keeping in touch with friends. Actually, we, as young adults, use Facebook as well, some of us extensively, as we acknowledge its excellent role in conveying verbal written messages and visuals. If Facebook is so good in promoting daily communication it should be also profitable in the school environment.
Teachnology
"Mankind is still the most extraordinary computer of all" (John F. Kennedy) On my previous blog entries, I have mentioned about different Web 2.0 tools that can enhance our teaching and engage our students into their own learning process. These tools can bring creativity into our teaching.
ICT In English Language Teaching and Learning
Now, ICT (Information and Communication Technology) has been used in almost all fields of life, including in education. In education, computer technology has become so essential that the government put ICT as one of the curriculum in Indonesia’s education. The utilization of ICT in education has recently started to appeal the potential and significant progress in language learning.