IATEFL BIRMIGHAM 2016 REFLECTING ONLINE

DAY 1-  13th   April

I am a virtual learner and I could follow some sessions of the fabulous " Birmingham Online  IATEFL 2016" only late this week.
But I wanted to see what was going on as " English language teaching " is undergoing great changes and our way of working
is still relying on the teachers' efforts and the use of new technologies.
On the first day I chose to check  " SHAKESPEARE  LIVES" which is an international event that is followed by tutors, educators and also students.

British Council Signature Event - Shakespeare lives: love, hate, death and desire in English language classrooms -
 See more at: https://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/session/british-council-signature-event-shakespeare-lives-love-hate-death-and-desire-english#sthash.M2gXlENF.dpuf


This year marks an important anniversary for everybody who loves  Shakespeare:




Enhancing speaking and writing outcomes using Google Apps -
Speaker : John Dale
This is a  session every teacher should watch: thanks to  Google apps we can work online and share materials.
The presenter made a practical presentation where he shared some ideas and interesting points about the use of technology in education and in ELT.

Some tools which can help us work in class or while working online:

http://talkandcomment.com/      An interesting app for giving  audio feedback:you just need to have  chrome installed.

An extension splitting the window in two parts ( Tab scissors)

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tab-scissors/cdochbecpfdpjobpgnacnbepkgcfhoek

An extension which glues Windows together:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tab-glue/mfedioikeigljhjfpghdejnogniddhna

Padlet

This tool can be used to create an audio bank of listening  comprehensions .


https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RNY3tDZTjOmNMCJfyVeNZ6OKnGQPQwMrQV4mFHPwQpY/edit?usp=sharing





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Link to the presentation about  CPD and quality in ELT
https://docs.google.com/viewerng/viewer?url=https://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/Addressing_quality_assurance_and_professional_development_for_online_teachers-Kirsteen_Donaghy.pptx