The portability and power of Apple’s iPad make it an excellent tool for teachers. This presentation will cover the use of an iPad in the language classroom for student assessment and course management. The discussion is based on one teacher’s use of an iPad as a portable device in a university English conversation course. The teacher uses the iPad in many ways, ranging from professional development to student assessment and presentation of course content. The use of the iPad as an assessment device allows the teacher to input student data and grades while students are on task and the teacher monitors classroom activities. The portable nature of the iPad allows the teacher to input data while walking amongst the students, and also allows for its use as a reference tool in one-to-one discussions with students. The iPad is also used in conjunction with both projectors and overhead document cameras for presenting slides, websites, and notes to the class. The discussion will include information about setting up your iPad for use in the classroom, applications used in the process, and lessons learned.
This presentation will discuss a six-year international blogging project, centering on interaction between Japanese language learners in the USA and English language learners in Japan. Students on both ends compose blog content in their target language, while commenting on the content of their international peers using their native language.
Attendees will take away an understanding of the pedagogical purpose and goals of the project, as well as a framework for setting up similar programs.
第98回全国図書館大会島根大会 (98th Annual National Library Conference), 島根県民会館くにびきメッセ
In 2012 the Media Center at the University of Shimane purchased 40 iPads to introduce tablets to both classrooms and the newly established Learning Commons area of the Media Center. This presentation discussed important aspects of the iPad program in the Media Center, including resource management, classroom usage, feedback and future plans.
Co-presented with Craig Manning (The University of Shimane), Don Hinkelman (Sapporo Gakuin University), & Tom Goetz (Hokusei Gakuen University)
This presentation is for teachers and publishers. Explore how Moodle can enhance your students´ educational experiences by shifting the in-class focus towards fluency and out-of-class activities to learning, practice, and accuracy. Discuss how schools can work with publishers to reproduce materials online legally. Finally, join the community of Moodle users to share course contents, reduce your workload, and improve educational outcomes in your classroom!
Have you ever had to cancel or reschedule class due to a conference or personal travel plans? This pres- entation will outline how to take advantage of scheduling conflicts to activate or rekindle your students’ motivation in a unique and enjoyable way. During this presentation, you will learn to crowd-source travel plans as a language learning activity. You will see the results of a teacher’s one-day tour of Paris after a TESOL France conference, planned by language-learning students. You will also receive tips on how to easily create video travelogues to share in class using an iPhone.
The presenters will discuss practical ways that iPads, Apple TV, and pocket WiFi connections can be implemented in the classroom. This forum will be useful for teachers at jr/sr high school and university levels. (Continued)
Have you ever had to cancel or reschedule class due to a conference or personal travel plans? This presentation will outline how to take advantage of scheduling conflicts to activate or rekindle your students’ motivation in a unique and enjoyable way. During this presentation, you will learn to crowd-source travel plans as a language learning activity. You will see the results of a one-day tour of Paris, planned by language-learning students. You will also receive tips on how to easily create video travelogues to share in class using an iPhone.
This presentation will discuss an iPad solution to a video processing problem. Whereas as in years past video processing time was measured in days, or weeks, putting iPads in student hands reduced that to less than an hour. Students captured, processed, and uploaded videos to Moodle on their own. Come listen and find out how.
