News about research data from the iTILT project (http://itilt.eu). Website going live soon - over 250 examples of language classroom interaction with the IWB.
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Use of technology in the language classroom
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What Teachers Need to Know about The New Google Play for Education http://t.co/2dOzaiXkqB via @medkh9 #googleplay #edtech #learning (What Teachers Need to Know about The New Google Play for Education ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning Via Evelyn Izquierdo Delete the scoop?
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A few of my faculty members have been asking about ways they can use Twitter in the classroom recently. As I helped them integrate Twitter into their own classrooms, I started developing a running ... Via Ana Cristina Pratas Delete the scoop?
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From vibrant communities on social media to inventive lessons using video conferencing, Joe Dale explores how languages teachers have embraced technology in the classroom Delete the scoop?
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This article addresses criteria for choosing commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) games and their implementation in the classroom and other L2 learning environments. The proposal and discussion of a set of such criteria, which include the categories of motivation and flow, clearly defined and spaced goals, game skills and game mechanics, content, story and narrative, multimodality, agency, course integration and scaffolding, and financial, technical, and administrative considerations are the focus of this article. This discussion is followed by the analyses of three examples of COTS games (Buzz, Heavy Rain, and SingStar) which may be suitable in a L2 learning context. Delete the scoop?
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E-readers and tablets are becoming more popular as such technologies improve, but research suggests that reading on paper still boasts unique advantages Via Nik Peachey 
Carolyn D Cowen's curator insight,
May 15, 12:15 PM
Facinating! The comments on this piece also are interesting. 
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May 16, 8:53 AM
I have been using text to speech almost exclusively for reading articles on the web, newspapers, and courese reading for a course in Leadership I am taking at Case Western Reserve University. I love the e-readers ( Read and Write Gold; Kindle, and Audio books) because I can jack up the speed and read with my ears as fast as non dyslexics who are fluent readers read with their eyes. We need to understand the 'cost' of eye reading to dyslexic students even when they "graduate" from OG or Wilson: the burden of phonological processing is too high in terms of fatigue. If we don't make the technology more available and acceptable in schools we will deny intelligent students with print challenges the opportunity to study in college, graduate or professional schools. I still read paper books. Right now I am reading A light in August by Faulkner. It is on my night stand and it is a wonderful if slow experience for me. For some, print will never 'fall away' and allow for effortless decoding and pholonological recoding.--Lou
Excerpt: "Understanding how reading on paper is different from reading on screens requires some explanation of how the brain interprets written language. We often think of reading as a cerebral activity concerned with the abstract—with thoughts and ideas, tone and themes, metaphors and motifs. As far as our brains are concerned, however, text is a tangible part of the physical world we inhabit. In fact, the brain essentially regards letters as physical objects because it does not really have another way of understanding them. As Wolf explains in her book Proust and the Squid, we are not born with brain circuits dedicated to reading. After all, we did not invent writing until relatively recently in our evolutionary history, around the fourth millennium B.C. So the human brain improvises a brand-new circuit for reading by weaving together various regions of neural tissue devoted to other abilities, such as spoken language, motor coordination and vision..." Delete the scoop?
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(2013). Wikis as discussion forums: exploring students’ contribution and their attention to form. Computer Assisted Language Learning. ???aop.label???. doi: 10.1080/09588221.2013.770036 Delete the scoop?
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David Bennett's curator insight,
February 10, 10:36 AM
I can see this being used for more than just invitations - for anything ongoing as well. 
e_learnglobal's comment,
February 14, 8:35 PM
So I created one for the elearning showcase in Wellington on the 21st February. It was pretty easy and look forward to sharing on twitter and taking and sharing photos during the event. Only draw back is the Americanisation of the date. I like the fact I can have all of my events on the app and can share via social media during them. It's a great tool and really easy to use. Here's the one for the elearning showcase http://my.yapp.us/J9Y49R.
Blake Turnbull's curator insight,
May 15, 11:21 PM
Very interesting! Could be even more interesting is used as a class project (project-based learning?). Delete the scoop?
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There's a new MOOC on the block and it's getting ready to help you learn Spanish and perhaps another language in the future. Delete the scoop?
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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: 8 Useful Apps for Working on Video Projects on iPa... http://t.co/ej1z9I9HrI #vídeo #technology #mlearning Via Evelyn Izquierdo Delete the scoop?
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As teachers, when we assign a research project, we often focus on the end product: the research essay, presentation, etc. However, students (especially young students) do not automatically know how to conduct meaningful research. Our modern students are used to Googling answers. They have grown accustomed to information being readily available. However, as academics, we know that research isn’t a fast process. It’s slow and deliberate. As a teacher, I need to intentionally slow my students down during this exercise. I do this by breaking down a larger project into more manageable chunks and focusing on the process. Via Nik Peachey 
Nik Peachey's curator insight,
May 19, 6:11 AM
Some good suggestions here, but I still feel it desn't quite go far enough. I think we also need assignments that require and inspire personal reflection and a degree more critical thinking. Delete the scoop?
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Improve your English skills. Sign up for free and start reading news articles at your proficiency level! Via Nik Peachey 
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This is a great reading site for all levels. Delete the scoop?
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Los hangouts, videoconferencias que podemos realizar desde Google Plus, capaz de integrarse con Youtube y que ofrece, entre otras muchas cosas, la Via Paz Gonzalo, Dr. Doris Molero Delete the scoop?
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Mobile access to an easy, fast, one-stop-shop for free teaching resources including e-books, audiobooks, quizzes, and games Delete the scoop?
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This paper has two key objectives. Firstly, it seeks to record the technologies in current use by learners of a range of languages at an Australian university in 2011. Delete the scoop?
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VerbBusters is a straight-forward iPad app for learning and practicing recognizing English irregular verbs. VerbBusters supports learners whose native languages are French, Spanish, German, Portuge... Delete the scoop?
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Wikitude is the award winning augmented reality app that allows you to see more. Explore what's around you, find new and interesting places, and more! Via Nik Peachey
Nik Peachey's curator insight,
May 14, 5:50 AM
This is a really great example of augmented reality which connects Wikipedia to your local environment. Great for doing research projects into the things that surround you. Just open up the app and point it in any direction. 
Tracey Healey's comment,
May 16, 5:37 AM
Really useful and I am moving to a new area soon so will come in very handy. Thanks
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We all know that the demographics of America's public school population are shifting.
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May 13, 5:16 PM
After having been looking at digital literacy skills in class this week, i found this to be an interesting aritcle which looks as four 17- to 20-year-old students from Mexico and the way in which he develop their literacy skills through such tools as Facebook, work, and entertainment. However, the research suggests that these developments do not cross over into school life, and so the article also looks at both the classroom implications, as well as the broader implications too. Delete the scoop?
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A recent ELT Chat on using corpora suggested that what might be helpful for teachers coming to online corpora (such as COCA- the Corpus of Contemporary American English) for the first time would be... Delete the scoop?
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