Acronyms
Directions: Find words or phrases standing for the following acronyms with short descriptions.
1. IT = Information technology (IT) is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informationcommunicationstechnology
2. ICT = Information and communications technology(ICT) is now also used to refer to the merging (convergence) of audio-visual and telephone networks with computer networks through a single cabling or link system.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology
3. CAI = computer-assisted instruction (CAI) is a program of the Promise Foundation, a US non-profit organization that works with the children of migrant families in both rural and urban China.
http://www.cai-china.org/site/
4. CALL = Computer-assisted language learning (CALL) is succinctly defined in a seminal work by Levy (1997: p. 1) as "the search for and study of applications of the computer in language teaching and learning".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-assisted_language_learning
5. WBI = The Web-based instruction is the process of interface between the current technologies and theinstructional design process to increase the efficiency of learning and overcome problems associated withotherwise having to give instruction at specific time and place.
http://www.rd.ru.ac.th/journal/
6. CMC = Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) is the process by which people create, exchange, and perceive information using networked telecommunications systems (or non-networked computers) that facilitate encoding, transmitting, and decoding messages.
http://www.december.com/john/study/cmc/what.html
7. CBI = Computer-based learning in education refers to using computers as a central part of the educational experience. Teachers use educational websites and software to enhance daily classroom curriculum.
http://www.ehow.com/facts_6081722_computer_based-instruction-education_.html
8. TELL = Technology-Enhanced Language-Learning (TELL) in an increasingly globalised world. It is not a technical paper in thesense that it will deal with methodological or software issues. http://www.stc.arts.chula.ac.th/ITUA/Papers_for_ITUA_Proceedings
9. MUD = A MUD (originally Multi-User Dungeon, with later variants Multi-User Dimension and Multi-User Domain) is a multiplayer real-time virtual world, with the term usually referring to text-based instances of these.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MUD
10. MOO = MOO (MUD Object Oriented) un sofisticato programma informatico che permette a più utenti di collegarsi da remoto, normalmente via Internet, ad un ambiente condiviso che contiene stanze ed oggetti, all'interno di esso è quindi possibile interagire, sia con l'ambiente che con gli altri utenti, in tempo reale.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOO
An article telling why do we have to use blog in ELT with reference.
So, why should you blog with your students? There are many reasons why you may choose to use weblogs with students. One of the best reasons is to provide a real audience for student writing. Usually, the teacher is the only person who reads student writing, and the focus of this reading is usually on form, not content. With weblogs, students can find themselves writing for a real audience that, apart from the teacher, may include their peers, students from other classes, or even other countries, their parents, and potentially anyone with access to the Internet.
Here are some other reasons for using blogs:
The value of using learner journals has been well documented. Usually they are private channels between teacher and student. Using a blog as a learner journal can increase the audience.
The Internet has a bewildering array of resources that are potentially useful for your students. The problem is finding and directing your learners to them. For this reason, you can use your tutor blog as a portal for your learners.
Why blog?
So, why should you blog with your students? There are many reasons why you may choose to use weblogs with students. One of the best reasons is to provide a real audience for student writing. Usually, the teacher is the only person who reads student writing, and the focus of this reading is usually on form, not content. With weblogs, students can find themselves writing for a real audience that, apart from the teacher, may include their peers, students from other classes, or even other countries, their parents, and potentially anyone with access to the Internet.
Here are some other reasons for using blogs:
· To provide extra reading practice for students.
This reading can be produced by the teacher, other students in the same class, or, in the case of comments posted to a blog, by people from all over the world.
This reading can be produced by the teacher, other students in the same class, or, in the case of comments posted to a blog, by people from all over the world.
· As online student learner journals that can be read by their peers.
The value of using learner journals has been well documented. Usually they are private channels between teacher and student. Using a blog as a learner journal can increase the audience.
· To guide students to online resources appropriate for their level.
The Internet has a bewildering array of resources that are potentially useful for your students. The problem is finding and directing your learners to them. For this reason, you can use your tutor blog as a portal for your learners.
· To increase the sense of community in a class.
A class blog can help foster a feeling of community between the members of a class, especially if learners are sharing information about themselves and their interests, and are responding to what other students are writing.
A class blog can help foster a feeling of community between the members of a class, especially if learners are sharing information about themselves and their interests, and are responding to what other students are writing.
· To encourage shy students to participate.
There is evidence to suggest that students who are quiet in class can find their voice when given the opportunity to express themselves in a blog.
· To stimulate out-of-class discussion.
A blog can be an ideal space for pre-class or post-class discussion. And what students write about in the blog can also be used to promote discussion in class.
A blog can be an ideal space for pre-class or post-class discussion. And what students write about in the blog can also be used to promote discussion in class.
· To encourage a process-writing approach.
Because students are writing for publication, they are usually more concerned about getting things right, and usually understand the value of rewriting more than if the only audience for their written work is the teacher.
Because students are writing for publication, they are usually more concerned about getting things right, and usually understand the value of rewriting more than if the only audience for their written work is the teacher.
· As an online portfolio of student written work.There is much to be gained from students keeping a portfolio of their work. One example is the ease at which learners can return to previous written work and evaluate the progress they have made during a course.
· To help build a closer relationship between students in large classes.
Sometimes students in large classes can spend all year studying with the same people without getting to know them well. A blog is another tool that can help bring students together.
Sometimes students in large classes can spend all year studying with the same people without getting to know them well. A blog is another tool that can help bring students together.
Learning reflection on lessons
1.List computer you have used in your study. What are the the used for?
For me, the lists of computer technology that I used in my study are:
> All of microsoft office programs used to do my assignment.
> Websites and internet used to search about information for my assignment.
> E-learning from the internet to learn a lot.
> E-book used to learn and read many articles.
2. List your favorite website. How often do you use them? What can you learn fro those website?
These are the lists my favorite websites for me :
> http://www.youtube.com to learn English from many videos such as songs, communication and movies
> http//www.facebook.com to share my opinion to other peaple and have to conversation with foreigners
> http://www.hotmail.com/ to send information to other people
3. what computer technology will you use in your classroom? Why?
> blogger to share information, opinion and learn from other peaple
> videos to learn and they are tools to teach the innovative and effective
Then I learned new abbreviations such as:
ESOL= English for Speakers of Other Language
TESOL= Teaching Engllish to Speakers of Other Language
TESOL= English Language Learner
PDF= Portable Document Format
In addition, I have to learned about multimedia technology in English teaching from articles for examples:
Innovative educational technology in the global classroom
This article written by deksoon Kim that he tells us about teachnogy in the ESL classroom. The armples of technogy multimedia programs or application that he recommend his article are:
· Blogging
· Podcasting
· Greating a Wiki
· Online Discussion
“On the Problems and Strategies of Multimedia Tenology in English Teaching”
It is written by Jun Su that she tell us about ploblems in using teachnology and how to solve them in the ESL classroom. For examples…..
The Beauty of Courseware Is not the Sole Pursuit
The Computer Screen can’t Substitute the Blackboard
PowerPoint can not Take the Place of student’s Thinking and Practies Traditional Teaching instruments and Devices not be Overlooked
Multimedia Technology should not be Overused
And the last one is………
“Thinking on the Application of Mutimedia into College Teaching”
It tells us about usefulness and harmless of things using technology in ESL
Classroom. How to use it corecly appropriately to objective of the course… teachers should concern on thish thig!!
After that I learn or about of computer programs that can help in EFL Classroom and they are……..
Mindjet Mind Manager Pro7
Greating Blog in www.Blogger.com
Adove Captivate4 Program
