6 Benefits of BYOD In the classroom A few years ago, I decided to incorporate mobile devices into my lesson plans. While the content still remains the focus of my teaching, I think technology can enhance learning at every point in a lesson. As an early BYOD ("Bring Your Own Device") adopter in my school, I have seen increased learning outcomes and test scores, not to mention that my students are now more engaged in learning activities. The current generation of students has grown up with technology and want to use it in every aspect of their daily lives — including school. They have an expectation that the same technology they use at home will be available at school too. Thanks to the mass consumerization of technology, students are now some of the most enthusiastic and savvy users of state-of-the-art mobile computing devices. They keep their beloved mobile devices on them at all times, and are not just using them to communicate with friends or download music. Student participation increases. Get 2 Free eBooks
BLOGGISH | Learning English by blogging Digital Storytelling: an Efficient and Engaging Learning Activity As an ESP teacher in a technical school for the last seven years, I have often used digital storytelling as a learning activity. Allowing students to create their own digital stories has proven to be a highly effective means of ensuring that students remember what they learn. Digital storytelling empowers students to be confident communicators and creators of media as they gain essential 21st-century literacy skills and reach deeper understanding in all areas of the curriculum. This technique is a combination of the old storytelling tradition and new technology. A digital story is essentially any combination of a spoken narrative and a number of visuals, perhaps with a soundtrack - along with new technologies to edit and share the story. Although the concept of digital storytelling is closely linked to the use of new technology, we shouldn't forget that it is always the story and not the technology that teachers should focus on. 8 Digital Storytelling Benefits For Students
Blog de Cristina | A NEW LANGUAGE MEANS ANOTHER VISION OF LIFE How I have implemented the Flipped Mastery Model, by Tiziana Saponaro As an early adopter of the Flipped Classroom model, I realized there was a next step in this methodology evolution. I created multimedia, interactive modules for each learning objective, posted them on my website and assigned them as homework.This freed up precious classtime to work directly with students on projects or other engaging learning activities. As Bergmann and Sams said "Technology has freed up the teachers to individualize the learning for each student". (Bergmann, Sams 2012). Now I want to make the best use of my face-to-face class time and I'm ready to venture further, by adopting the Flipped Mastery Model. In this article I'm going to discuss the following topics: - What is mastery learning and what is the Flipped Mastery Model - Why I decided to implement a Flipped Mastery Model - How I'm implementing the Flipped Mastery Model What is Mastery Learning? The basic idea of mastery learning is for students to learn a series of objectives at their own pace.
TEACHING WITH iPAD IN A FLIPPED CLASSROOM La mia flipped classroom scarica la versione PDF del lavoro Insegno inglese nel triennio di in un Istituto Tecnico Industriale, nella sezione di informatica. Tre anni fa ho creato un sito web/repository con le mie lezioni flipped. Si tratta di un ambiente virtuale per l’apprendimento della lingua inglese, dove pubblico i materiali didattici sostitutivi del libro di testo e i contenuti proposti durante le mie lezioni come: video lectures e tutorials che introducono e spiegano gli argomenti trattati,minilessons, articoli di argomento tecnologico, seguiti da attività di comprensione del testo,discussion topics, per la conversazione in lingua inglese,mind maps, per ripassare gli argomenti studiati,quizzes con correzione immediata, per monitorare l’apprendimento e l’autovalutazione,collaborative activities, finalizzate alla realizzazione di progetti multimediali da presentare alla classe in lingua inglese,un e-portfolio, per condividere i progetti realizzati. Figura 1 – Sito/repository (saponar.blogspot.com). 1. 2.
The machine goes on Advantages of multimedia in the curriculum I have elected to incorporate multimedia into the curriculum by using which is tailored on my students needs. The primary benefits of this methodology are to: - Develop a community of learners through online activities, like videolessons and interactive tests and quizzes ( - Provide authentic assignments, like reading a CNN article on "virtual reality", followed by a video and a discussion in class - Enhance accessibility, ie. absent students can keep up to date on what we have done in class - Help students document and present their learning through authentic assessments Using multimedia has proved to have many advantages: - Multimedia in class boosts motivation and self esteem. - Students enjoy the instant feedback of multimedia and the relevance to their everyday lives - Using multimedia gives students active, participatory roles in the classroom. - Multimedia encourages students to collaborate, hence develop teamwork and learning skills from their peers 1. 2.
Anna Laghigna's Learning Diary Teaching English as a foreign language, I have used technology so far especially to improve speaking skills (pronunciation, fluency and oracy) through Digital Storytelling, Flipped Classroom or Webquests. Unfortunately, I have not been able to carry out any PBL in full so far, firstly because we have little technology at school; secondly because there are few teachers in my school who would be willing to consider a multidisciplinary approach; thirdly, because you will need a lot of permissions in Italian schools to do so, including the approval by your principal. So, let's hope for the future. If the main objectives of our learning stories should focus on the creation rather than the mere consumption of knowledge, the range of possible activities is huge: from videos, storyboards, comic strips, animations to presentations, e-books, timelines, infographics, blogs, wikis, etc. For example, they created imaginary interviews with their favourite celebrities. Was it realistic?
Conference: Giornata Europea delle Lingue In Veneto da alcuni anni questo appuntamento è promosso dall’ufficio scolastico regionale con la celebrazione della GIORNATA EUROPEA delle LINGUE a Verona, collegata ad un concorso finanziato da una banca locale e dalle associazioni datoriali come riconoscimento della rilevanza della scuola quale luogo privilegiato di apprendimento di più lingue nei percorsi di formazione. La “festa” si svolgerà mercoledì 16 ottobre presso L’Educandato “agli Angeli”, via Cesare Battisti, 8, Verona. L'evento vede come protagonisti, accanto agli ospiti “istituzionali”, gli studenti dai 4 ai 18 anni, che hanno partecipato alla seconda edizione del concorso “Europei e... non per un solo giorno” che quest'anno aveva come tema " Diventiamo tutti giornalisti per il Corriere dell'Europa (www.istruzioneveneto.it ). Il segnale è forte: comunicare in più lingue apre a diverse strade e facilita occupabilità come pure accrescimento di competenze. Uno spazio è riservato ad alcuni studenti dell'Itis "G.
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