EDER 669.73 L06 Language Teaching and Technology
"Four Legged Friends" Rationale
What: Pets
Why: Passion
How: Digital storytelling
Goal: Encourage autonomous learning
While I was brainstorming ideas for how I could integrate technology into my classroom, I decided to choose a topic that I'm both passionate about and feel personally invested in. I have a four legged friend, Max, he's my pet, my loyal companion, loving friend, and my furry child. Max helped open my eyes to the joy a pet can bring to your life and made me a true advocate for animal rights.
I was so excited to have found a topic I could bring to my classroom. The PDF below explains how I connect theory from relevant literature sources to practice in my teaching context.
Why: Passion
How: Digital storytelling
Goal: Encourage autonomous learning
While I was brainstorming ideas for how I could integrate technology into my classroom, I decided to choose a topic that I'm both passionate about and feel personally invested in. I have a four legged friend, Max, he's my pet, my loyal companion, loving friend, and my furry child. Max helped open my eyes to the joy a pet can bring to your life and made me a true advocate for animal rights.
I was so excited to have found a topic I could bring to my classroom. The PDF below explains how I connect theory from relevant literature sources to practice in my teaching context.
Defined as “a series of electronically based platforms and tools” (Blake, 2013, p. 15),
technology takes the form of videos, blogs, Wikipedia, podcasts, and so on. The “Four Legged Friends” unit combines storytelling, one of the oldest forms of teaching, with audio, video, social media, and language learning websites. The main goals of this learning unit are to (a) provide students with access to authentic target language (L2) input; (b) incorporate technology to increase motivation and class participation, (c) assist students to become autonomous learners; and (d) raise awareness about the role pets play in our lives.
technology takes the form of videos, blogs, Wikipedia, podcasts, and so on. The “Four Legged Friends” unit combines storytelling, one of the oldest forms of teaching, with audio, video, social media, and language learning websites. The main goals of this learning unit are to (a) provide students with access to authentic target language (L2) input; (b) incorporate technology to increase motivation and class participation, (c) assist students to become autonomous learners; and (d) raise awareness about the role pets play in our lives.
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TIFF & SIMON THE CAT Video Link: https://spark.adobe.com/video/cduYJJjWLpOfy
LANCE & MAX THE DOG Video Link: https://youtu.be/yCkC7dGRpLw
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