RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE ICT TEACHER
ICT is a means to an end , not an end in itself
Other basic competences must not be neglected
Good practice must be encouraged
There is no room for improvisation: Planning is the key
There is always previous investigation involved, which makes way for posterior reflection (think before you click)
There must be an economic commitment from the school managers
Collaboration between teachers, managers and families is the key to optimal ICT
Spell checkers,
word processors
Vocabulary building programmes like Scrabble, MagneticPoetry etc .
Blogs and wikis
Text processing
micro-blogging, Twitter, Edmodo, Facebook
Instant messaging sites
Digital libraries
Online chats
Smartphones and tablets Web 4.0
e-book
TEACHER TASKS :Administrative documents, programing and assesssment documents, data bases and blogs , wikis etc
ICT TOOLS FOR TEACHERS
ICT in administration and professional development
Selection of ICT according to goals
Reading Comprehension,writing and oral skills
Educational values ,online support and attention
Learning by simulation
Educational online communities,videoconferences, online communication tools
TEACHER TASKS: Databases,audiovisual editing,picture reading, online mass media, search engines,chats and forums
TEACHER TASKS: Interdisciplinary management of language skills and ICT with support tools for diversity according to the socio-educational context.
TEACHER TASKS :Identify resources,create a resource bank,develop learning strategies based on competences and developed with ICT.
SPECIFIC LANGUAGE LEARNING ACTIVITIES FOR THE ICT STUDENT
Reading
Writing
LISTENING
Podcasts
Streaming
Youtube
Audio editors e.g.Atube -catcher
Speaking
Audio recording(CoolEdit, Audacity, Nero wave etc
Voice snthesizing programmes like Loquendo or Vozme
GRAMMAR
WORK CENTRED ON CONNECTIVISM
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VIRTUAL LEARNING FOR TEACHERS IS BASED ON
ATTITUDE;TRAINING AND RESEARCH
ICT FOR RESEARCH AND TRAINING
RESPECT FOR LEGAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS (CREATIVE COMMONS)
ICT Teaching Roles
Planning and teaching Web 2.0 and 3.0
Evaluation and assessment of learning process and the teaching process
Tutoring and orientation (Blended Learning)
Giving example and being a trustee for intellectual, emotional,pyschomotor activity and moral development and wellbeing
Providing feedback on the learning process Coordinating, teaching and guiding
Assessing the learning process from an administrative angle
Carrying out experimental research for the continuous improvement of the learning experience
THROUGH
ICT RESOURCES
Virtual tutor
Online blogs to promote interaction and collaboration
International exchanges
Inclusion of vulnerable members of society through social networks
Organization of educational activities online
Customized websites and email communication
Virtual portfolio
Subscription to useful websites
Technological platforms e.g.Moodles
Online teacher training
VLEs
PLEs
Reflexive transmission of academic knowledge
Methodological change where the teacher needs to contextualize in the production of content for the real more open and plural world
To break free from the dictatorships of the editorials.
To diagnose ,investigate and assess
To create achievable goals
To guide and be clear about instructions
To provide models and procedures for work and good practice
To create opportunities for interraction
To e nsure constant monitoring on the ICT activities or projects
where ICT resources can be used interactivly, conversationally and collaboratively
and the www can be exploited for acquisition and transmission of knowledge
UNESCO STIPULATES
SCHOOL,ICT AND LANGUAGE TEACHING
GO HAND IN HAND