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Nik PeacheyHead of Learning - EnglishUp

Author | Trainer | Blogger• Digital video - A manual for language teachers:

http://peacheypublications.com/books/digital-video-a-manual-for-language-teachers

• 10 Lessons in digital literacy: https://payhip.com/b/oxeb

• Web 2.0 Tools for teachers: https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/web-2-0-tools-for-teachers-11168048

• Creativity in the English language classroom: http://peacheypublications.com/free-stuff/creativity-elt-classroom


L E A R N I N G I N S T I T U T I O N S I N A D I G I T A L A G E

T H E F U T U R E O F T H I N K I N G

• Over the past two decades, the way we learn has changed dramatically.

• We have new sources of information and new ways to exchange and to interact with information.

• Schools and the way we teach have remained largely the same for years, even centuries.

• The Future of Thinking - Learning Institutions in a Digital Age by Cathy N. Davidson and David Theo Goldber With Zoë Marie Jones The MIT Press


T H E N E W B L E N D E D L E A R N I N G

The 20th Cclassroom

The classroom

The 21st CclassroomOutside class


H O W D O W E D E A L W I T H T H E N E W B L E N D A N D T H E N E W C H A L L E N G E S I T B R I N G S ?


D E A L I N G W I T H D I S T R A C T I O N ?

• Ban devices

• Turn off the device

• Turn off the screen

• Turn over


H O W D O W E E N G A G E S T U D E N T S T H R O U G H T H E I R D E V I C E S ?

• Help students control their devices

• Connect the classroom

• Enable collaboration

• Make materials digital

• Make students more autonomous and digitally literate

• Change the teacher student relationship


L E T ’ S S T A R T


C R E A T I N G A B A C K C H A N N E LC O N N E C T I N G T H E C L A S S

http://todaysmeet.com


B E N E F I T S O F A B A C K C H A N N E L

• Enables student participation

• Sharing of links to digital materials

• Reinforces task setting

• Enables student sharing and collaboration

• Develops written communication skills

Read more: http://nikpeachey.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/managing-digital-classroom-using.html


C O L L A B O R A T I V E B R A I N S T O R M I N GC L A S S R O O M T O O L S

https://answergarden.ch


B E N E F I T S O F B R A I N S T O R M I N G W O R D S

• Involves all students

• Pushes the responsibility onto the students

• Engages them through the digital medium

• Provides a useful record to review



https://answergarden.ch



http://www.tricider.com/


B E N E F I T S O F S H A R I N G I D E A S T H R O U G H T R I C I D E R

• Exploring the pros and cons of ideas

• Evaluating ideas

• Digging a bit deeper

• Preparing students for debates or discursive essays

• Teach students how to crowd source knowledge

Read more: http://nikpeachey.blogspot.com/2011/06/crowdsourcing-knowledge-with-students.html


L E T ’ S M A K E W R I T I N G C O L L A B O R A T I V E


W R I T I N G C O L L A B O R A T I V E L Y

http://primarypad.com/

D E V E L O P I N G W R I T I N G S K I L L S


B E N E F I T S O F W R I T I N G C O L L A B O R A T I V E L Y

• Enables peer editing

• Supports process writing

• Helps you witness your students’ thought and interaction processes

• Helps students to share ideas and learn from each other

• Digital collaboration is a valuable digital skill


D I G I T A L R E A D I N G C O M P R E H E N S I O N

M U L T I - T A S K C O M P R E H E N S I O N

http://padlet.com


B E N E F I T S O F D I G I T A L R E A D I N G

• Develops digital literacies

• Enables the use of authentic web based content

• Increases engagement

• Develops ability to synergise information from multiple sources


C R E A T I N G Q R C O D E Shttp://www.the-qrcode-generator.com/


H O W D O Q R C O D E S W O R K ?

• Create a digital document

• Put it online

• Create a QR code using the link

• Print the code or put it on a presentation for students to scan


2 0 I D E A S F O R E X P L O I T I N G Q R C O D E S I N Y O U R S C H O O L

http://tinyurl.com/onq47pt


A R T I C L E S A N D R E S E A R C H

K E E P I N G U P T O D A T E

http://www.scoop.it/t/learning-technology


M O R E T O O L SK E E P I N G U P T O D A T E

http://www.scoop.it/t/tools-for-learners


T H A N K Y O U F O R L I S T E N I N G


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