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Alan Pulverness Norwich Institute for Language Education

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I read it in the papers, so it must be true

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I saw it on the Internet, so it must be true

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Technology will not replace teachers but teachers who understand technology will replace those who do not. Ray Clifford

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Devices Online tools Finding resources Creating content Communicating

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Computer labs Interactive whiteboards Netbooks Smartphones Tablets E-readers iPods Games consoles

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Puzzles & games Test & quizzes Multimedia posters (Glogster) Word montages (Wordle) Presentation tools Text-to-speech apps

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http://crisgema.edu.glogster.com/glog1/ http://crisgema.edu.glogster.com/glog1/ http://soniaspain.edu.glogster.com/edit/britis h-people-as-foreign-language-learners/ http://soniaspain.edu.glogster.com/edit/britis h-people-as-foreign-language-learners/

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Photo-sharing (Flickr) Video-sharing (YouTube) Podcasts Reference resources (dictionaries, thesauruses, encyclopaedias, concordancers, corpus samples) Authentic texts Online sources of authentic materials Online learning Online professional development

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Blogs Wikis Content management systems / virtual learning environments (Blackboard, moodle)

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Email SMS / Instant messaging VOIP communication (Skype) Online surveys (Survey Monkey) Content & discussion Online journals Online portfolios (Cambridge ESOL teacher portfolio) Social networking (Facebook) Virtual worlds (Second Life)

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What are the advantages of ICT in language learning and teaching? What are the possible pitfalls awaiting the unwary? How can we (learners and teachers) protect / prepare ourselves to get the best out of ICT?

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Encouraging critical thinking Interaction in speech and writing Cross-cultural awareness Collaboration Exploring identities Creativity

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Technology for its own sake Style over substance Unreliable narrators! The distractions of surfing Risk of teacher-fronted instruction Research vs. plagiarism

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Is your technology really necessary? Choose the right tools Develop digital (re)search skills Be suspicious of information Triangulate your sources Join / Establish virtual communities Share your discoveries

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for learners? greater autonomy wealth of information: content & language potential for interactivity: local to global learning resources democratising the classroom for teachers? not just another tool, but a whole toolbox teaching resources bringing the world in multi-dimensionality motivational asset

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for learners and teachers? Make the technology serve teaching / learning Take opportunities to develop digital literacy Be circumspect about the quality of information