Context:
At
 present
 we
 have
 7
 
ebooks
 available
 in
 the
 Digital
 
Classroom
s
 Series
.
 Digital
 Tools
 for
 Teacher
s
 –
 Trainer
s
’
 Edition
 –
 In
 this
 book
 the
 first
 four
 
chapter
s
 are
 
provided
 as
 
a
 guide
 for
 
teachers
 who
 want
 to
 use
 the
 book
 for
 teacher
 training
 and
 development
.
 20
 Tech
 E
nhanced
 Activities
 for
 the
 Language
 
Classroom
 –
 This
 ebook
 was
 
designed
 to
 be
 the
 first
 in
 
a
 series
 of
 
collections
 of
 the
 simple
 activities
 and
 ideas
 I
 have
 used
 over
 many
 years
 
when
 deliver
ing
 
teaching
 and
 teacher
 training
 
sessions
 that
 in
corporate
 the
 use
 of
 digital
 
technologies
.
 Digital
 Tools
 for
 Teacher
s
 –
 This
 book
 has
 been
 
written
 and
 
designed
 primari
ly
 with
 English
 language
 
teachers
 in
 mind
 though
 the
 majorit
y
 of
 the
 resources
 and
 tools
 contain
ed
 in
 the
 book
 will
 have
 much
 wider
 use
 than
 just
 language
 
teaching
.
 Think
ing
 
Critical
ly
 through
 Digital
 Media
 –
 In
 
a
 world
 
where
 
a
nyone
 with
 an
 internet
 connection
 can
 access
,
 create
 and
 share
 information
,
 
opinions
 and
 beli
efs
,
 it
 has
 
become
 
increas
ingly
 important
 that
 students
 are
 not
 only
 
able
 to
 assess
 the
 
credibil
ity
 of
 
sources
 but
 also
 to
 look
 more
 de
eply
 at
 the
 under
lying
 motivation
s
,
 beli
efs
 and
 bias
 of
 the
 
creator
.
 Explo
iting
 Info
graphics
 –
 This
 ebook
 was
 
designed
 with
 English
 language
 
teachers
 in
 mind
 but
 should
 have
 some
 value
 for
 any
 teacher
 who
 is
 interest
ed
 in
 
developing
 
their
 students
’
 digital
 
literac
y
 and
 
critical
 
thinking
 skills
.
 
igita
l
 Video
 is
 
a
 400
 page
 award
 
winning
 multimedia
 manual
 for
 language
 
teachers
 to
 help
 them
 build
 activities
,
 
courses
 and
 engag
ing
 materials
 for
 
their
 students
.
 From
 exploit
ing
 mobile
 apps
 on
 hand
held
 devices
 to
 building
 video
 into
 blend
ed
 and
 task
 
based
 learning
,
 Digital
 Video
 
covers
 it
 all
.
 10
 
Lesson
s
 in
 Digital
 Litera
cy
 –
 This
 
e
-
book
let
 
contains
 
a
 collection
 of
 ten
 
lesson
 plans
 to
 help
 you
 develop
 students
’
 digital
 
literac
ies
 and
 
critical
 
thinking
 skills
.
 
Based
 around
 authentic
 info
graphics
 the
 
lesson
s
 start
 by
 
using
 discussion
 to
 help
 students
 access
 what
 the
y
 
already
 know
 about
 the
 
topics
 and
 then
 move
 on
 to
 comprehen
sion
 and
 
a
 range
 of
 tasks
 that
 help
 students
 to
 explore
 the
 valid
ity
 and
 authentic
ity
 of
 the
 information
 the
y
 find
.
 
They
 finish
 with
 
structured
 research
 and
 presentation
 tasks
 that
 
encourage
 students
 to
 work
 collaborat
ively
 and
 share
 what
 the
y
 have
 learn
ed
.
Input:
 In
 
elementary
 
classroom
s
,
 
teachers
 have
 
become
 fond
 of
 
using
 reading
 and
 math
 apps
 on
 the
 iPad
.
 My
 role
,
 
among
 others
 is
 to
 
ensure
 technology
 products
 help
 students
 and
 
teachers
 achieve
 the
 learning
 standards
 set
 by
 our
 state
 (
at
 the
 
least
)
 and
 to
 understand
 how
,
 if
 at
 all
,
 
teachers
 can
 provide
 
evidence
 of
 improve
d
 learning
 
when
 technology
 is
 used
.
 The
 two
 
topics
 of
 online
 and
 in
 class
 
courses
 may
 seem
 un
related
,
 
however
,
 
when
 
a
 teacher
 
uses
 technology
 to
 present
,
 re
-
teach
,
 or
 extend
 
a
 student
’
s
 
understanding
,
 she
 has
,
 in
 
essence
 
created
 
a
 blend
ed
 learning
 environment
 –
 
which
 is
 exact
ly
 what
 the
 Google
 Tools
 Workshop
 is
.
 In
 both
 
cases
,
 an
 in
structor
 
uses
 devices
 and
 digital
 materials
 to
 
establish
 or
 rein
force
 
a
 new
 skill
 or
 knowledge
.
 It
’
s
 important
 to
 occasion
ally
 talk
 about
 
evidence
 that
 support
s
 the
 school
’
s
 
continued
 investment
 in
 
these
 and
 other
 technology
 resources
.
 I
 have
 been
 frustra
ted
 by
 this
 issues
 for
 years
.
 It
 
really
 is
n
’
t
 
enough
 to
 provide
 access
 to
 information
 by
 hand
ing
 
a
 child
 (
or
 
a
 teacher
 for
 that
 matter
)
 
a
 tool
 and
 
telling
 him
 or
 her
 to
 play
 with
 it
.
 At
 best
,
 
teachers
 are
 v
etting
 the
 apps
 and
 sta
ging
 
their
 use
 to
 coincide
 with
 students
’
 development
.
 Bloom
s
 Digital
 
taxonomy
 is
 
useful
 in
 that
 way
,
 as
 are
 many
 visual
 
aids
 for
 
teachers
 as
 
handy
 
references
.
 At
 wors
t
 the
 technology
 is
 
a
 
reward
 for
 
a
 good
 day
,
 or
 an
 alternative
 
when
 all
 else
 has
 
failed
 to
 help
 
a
 student
 learn
.
 So
 how
 do
 we
 start
 this
 conversation
?
 Teacher
s
 still
 
lack
 
basic
 computer
 skills
.
 
Based
 on
 
expectation
s
 from
 over
 ten
 years
 ago
,
 it
’
s
 safe
 to
 say
 many
 
teachers
 are
 
behind
 the
 times
 in
 
their
 technology
 knowledge
.
 
These
 
teachers
 are
 
resistant
 to
 learning
 
anything
 new
,
 
while
 others
 know
 all
 about
 the
 devices
 and
 
carry
 
false
 
confidence
 about
 the
 
academic
 value
 the
 devices
 bring
 to
 learning
.
 The
 conversation
 begin
s
 
when
 
teachers
 connect
 the
 purpose
 of
 
using
 technology
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