The
objective of this blog is learning English through the use of
technology and for this reason is necessary to know something about
technology.
In
this case, this new blog entryis
a video that shows several ways to learn new vocabulary, which is
related with technology. By this way, we can have the opportunity to
improve in English language and in electronicdevices
through technology. You can find other videos or tutorials depend on
your preferences. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PL_-z497Q-o
Actually, there is a tendency to think that it is very hard and
difficult to learn English but exist a variety of strategies for
using technology to improve the language ability and content
knowledge of English learners, a fast-growing student population with
diverse needs.
Internet gives the oportunity to conect people in the world and
for this reason born the aplication called Voki, an avatar that
allows students to hear words they've typed repeated back to them
slowly, as well as to record audio of themselves. English learners
can design their own avatar characters that resemble individual
students and use them for dialogues and practice lessons. The program
also offers 160 lesson plans at varying levels of difficulty.
Other resourcs, which kennedy and Soifer examined was HELP Math.
This method is good for students because they improuve their
abilities in other subjects, in this case, Maths, while they are use
interactive audio, visual, and text options.
All the information about this report about Voki and his
consequences is included in this page:
We recomend you some resources divided by levels you can
use learning the English language:
For children:
Lil' Fingers Storybooks
Enjoy toddler storybooks, play original educational games, and
print printable coloring pages at Lil' Fingers Storybooks online.
Original stories are fun.
This resource is designed to learn our first words in English. It
includes the basic vocabulary related to school, the body, clothes,
the house, family, toys, food, transport, pets, wild and farm
animals. Oral exercises.
Abcteach English Free Printables,
Interactives, Custom Documents, Clip Art
A quality educational site offering 5000+ FREE printable theme
units, word puzzles, writing forms, book report forms,math, ideas,
lessons and much more. Great for new teachers, student teachers ,
homeschooling and teachers who like creative ways to teach. Join the
popular membership section!! http://www.abcteach.com/
Website: Magic keys
In this website we find free tales with illustrations and audio
included, designed to foster children's imagination as well as their
comprehension and vocabulary skills.
In this website there are more than 100 sets of free flashcards to
print (PDF and PPT versions). Topics include: Adjectives, Animals,
Body Parts, Buildings, Chores, Classroom, Clothing, Countries, Daily
Routines, Days, Family, Fantasy, Festivities, Feelings, Food, Health,
Hobbies, House, Months, Music instruments, Nationalities, Nature,
Numbers, Passive Verbs, Phrasal Verbs, Places, Playground, Plural
Nouns, Prepositions of place and movement, Pronouns object and
possessive pronouns, Question Words, Road signs, School Subjects,
Science, Senses, Shapes and Colors, Sports, Super Powers, Tools,
Transportation, Verbs, Weather. http://www.mes-english.com/flashcards.php
All this resources and more, you can find it in the
following link:
Other resources learning english are pages like
www.inglesdivino.com
, where there are a lot of songs with their letter and many
different singers. Its a funny way of learning English with all the
family.
You can find in this website different levels from the easiest to the
most difficult depending on the singer and the song. One example of
the difficult level is the song of Jason Mraz – I´m yours.
http://www.inglesdivino.com/?l=240 With the help of youtube you can find all your favourite singers and an interactive way to learn english with their songs.
The use of technology for learning english can be different between students. Nowadays, technology is present in our dialy life and for this reason, children know use pc, tablets, tv, mobile phones, and another devices. Thanks to technology, the countriesare connectedaround the world. On the other hand, with the development of English around the world, English is used as a second language in the most countries and for some people the first language. Nowadays, it is a neccessity to learn English because it is the most important language in the world and it is essencial to communicate us with people from around the world. The importanceof learning Englishneedsto technologyfor better learningthroughseveral resourcesandmethods that existthanks to the evolutionof technology. Methods have changed and children are preparated for use of pcs, tablets, phones, etc. http://www.colorincolorado.org/educators/technology/ In our society, people can´t live without techonology, for example, in language teaching and learning we have a lot to choose from the world of technology. Radio,TV, CD Rom, Computers, C.A.L.L., the Internet, Electronic Dictionary, Email, Blogs and Audio Cassettes, Power Point, Videos, DVD’s or VCD’s. The last two decades have witnessed a revolution due to onset of technology. This evolution has changed in the way to explore the new teaching model. As a result technology plays a very important role in English teaching. Using multimedia to create a context to teach English has its unique advantages. http://www.ipedr.com/vol33/030-ICLMC2012-L10042.pdf
