EXTRA Q 1 : Would you like to show actual data?
carla paloma Sun 16 Jun 2013 7:24AMPublicSeen by 5drop some actual facts → google scholar articles → some ESL learning case studies → actual data //// JUST MENTION THE ABSTRACTS //
“tools that serve as a tutor”, “tools that assist students in engaging in the learning activity”.
“The various technologies were found to provide equal or greater benefit than traditional means for aiding struggling and at-risk readers with reading comprehension.” Technology features investigated by the studies reviewed include various types of multi-featured electronic texts, computerized supplemental reading programs, a handheld text reader, virtual manipulatives, and using computers to create responses to reading printed texts. “ Integration of Technology Into the Classroom: Effects on reading comprehension
Susan C. Stearns, Southern Illinois University Carbondale (2012)
http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1314&context=gs_rparticle for technology http://www.edutopia.org/technology-integration-introduction
SKYPE use evidence http://www.world-educationcenter.org/index.php/wjet/article/viewArticle/4-1-2
Other materials Use of technology for: university entrance interviews (oral practice), speech contest preparation.
Web-based technologies: http://www.memrise.com/ and http://www.englishlab.net/
do you want to mention/drop some facts?
proposal by carla paloma Closed Tue 18 Jun 2013 10:00PM
this would be brieft as to emphasize the importance of tech in the classroom. The main goal is to show some evidence that technology can help students that learn in different ways from the conventional manner. As well as demonstrating the positive effect that technology has on the following factors:
retrieving information into long term memory (no shallow learning).
diminishing affective filters such as social anxiety when making mistakes or trying to communicate.
managing limited attention spans depending on the age and developmental cognitive stage of the students
Results
| Results | Option | Votes | % of votes cast | % of eligible voters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agree | 2 | 100 | 50 | | |
| Abstain | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Disagree | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Block | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Undecided | 2 | 50 |
2 of 4 votes cast (50% participation)
carla paloma 
Sun 16 Jun 2013 7:36AM
if you guys can find extra readings that would be awesome. I agree w R, we can just mention it as a final remark
carla paloma Sun 16 Jun 2013 7:35AM
cool Robbie, make sure you vote love so we can visualize how this proposal evolves. As I mentioned before you can use abstain as to indicate that there is need for change/updating.
Robbie Blackburn ·Sun 16 Jun 2013 7:33AM
Sounds good. I especially like the linked study's breakdown of technologies into "tools that serve as a tutor", "tools that assist students in engaging in the learning activity".
We don't have to spend a lot of time on it, but i think it'd be great to talk about it during the introduction.