TEACHERS AND STUDENTS HAVE MANY TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO ICT.
At first, language lab, CDs,videos,recording tools helped, split projetors were used.
The computer and the use of some sofware applications such as Word and Power-Point made the elaboration of teaching materials and exercisis a easier.
Techonology is an essential tool for student and teachers feedback and assessment.
In conclusion the main advantage in Englih classroom in relation ICT have much to offer both teacher and students,and these are interactivity,audio-visual effect,cross-curriculum tool.collaborative task. lifelong learning, creativity and innovation, asistance to student in monitoring their own learning.
This year I work with children from 6 to 12 years old. I gave several courses to learn to use the digital blackboard, but this was very basic. However I have studied more about this in a computers books that I bought in Valencia two weeks ago. Now , Iam changing their students english books for digital students English books, because this will be the feature.
Also, my pupils are very happy with the new technologies inside the classroom.We made speaking, listening, writing and reading. In the next feature we ( students third cycle and I) will have a webquest for third primary cycle about english culture.
THIS IS REALLY FANTASTIC!!!!!!
This is my photography when I am teaching in my digital classroom.
A real example can be that the students can continue practicing the English language in theirs homes. The students can study for example English vocabulary with interactive game.
Another real example can be with Audio-visual effect makes the learning process a bit eaier and enjoyable. The younger students get more information through images and sounds. The students can do an exercise about English number anf they can repeat them as many times as they wish.
Also, we can use the Cross-curriculum, if we work in a bilingual Spanish system, the children learn English and another subjects in English.
Webquest is one of the best examples of collaborative tasks, teacher and students, by using Internet .We can make a webquest about a topic, with different phases like introduction, process, assessment,etc. We can make a webquest about nature or animals and the students will be a farmer: they will have an investigation in relation to how to make cheese or yogurts.
This is a tutorial video about webquest.
On the other way, we can guide our students in their learning though ICT. We could teach them how to use a specific device and/or tool.
Nowadays, we live in the digital era and it is very interesting knowing how new technologies can help us. In the past, it was unthinkable to communicate with someone on the other side of the word in a few seconds, but now it is possible. It is obvious that Internet has changed our life. We can buy different things though the net or we can have unlimited information about any subject or topic.
It is necessary thinking about the importance of ICT at the school. Most of the primary English classes count with some computers and printers, and we can also find digital blackboard at school.
But all of these tools are useless if the teachers don't know how to use them on a didactic way. That is why the first step should be training the teacher about new technologies and their uses and possibilities.
We have to use new technologies in English classroom depending on our students age. If they are in the first primary cycle, teacher can use the computer as a resource for developing their intelligence, knowledge and creativity.
ICT motivate the children because they use images and sounds. There are lots of activities that we can practice with the pupils like writing the name and change its colors, listening to tales, watching videos about any topic or making puzzles using the appropiate educational software.
We can do lots of interesting activities with the children who are in second or third primary cycle. There are lots of resources on the net that we can show to our students at school; they afther can them at their home.They also can use new technologies on their free time on a leisure way.
To sum up, new technologies occupy an important place in our society. Teacher and students should use them as a tool and resource for the educational process because they offer us lots of interesting and didactic possibilities.
