http://digitech.edublogs.org Another excellent Edublogs.org weblog Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:27:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In his article “Video Production in the Foreign Language Classroom: Some Practical Ideas”, Sebastian Brooke discusses the idea of enhancing the language students’ learning experiences and taking learning outside the classroom through the use of video technology. It’s great because it gives the students a unique opportunity of simulating real ... http://digitech.edublogs.org/2008/11/06/video-production-in-the-foreign-language-classrom/ These podcasts made by Italian language students are just an example of how podcasting can be a fun and an innovative way of presenting information researched by the language students. The two podcasts that I looked at, North Italian Plain and South Italian migration, are specifically related to Italian, but ... http://digitech.edublogs.org/2008/11/06/podcasting-in-a-language-classroom/ Watching this TeacherTube video made me think of different aspects of language that can be explored through technology and the answer is all!!!!!Students have access to all sorts of resources on the net that in traditional classroom would be impossible to obtain. Through the net they can research different aspects ... http://digitech.edublogs.org/2008/11/06/technology-in-a-language-classroom/ I agree with the positives of blogging as shown in the video “Why Let Our Students Blog?” There are so many reasons why we should use blogging in our classroom such as  Ø  Communication with a worldwide audience Ø  Excitement of creating new and original pieces of work Ø  Collaboration, discussion and feedback ... http://digitech.edublogs.org/2008/10/13/why-let-our-students-blog/ I agree with Naomi’s comment in regards to the use of online journals in teaching and learning. It is definitely a positive change to the traditional approach to teaching. I think that besides having the opportunity to present their work to their peers and get a feedback, the main part ... http://digitech.edublogs.org/2008/10/13/my-reaction-to-naomis-blog/ I have just finished reading “Is It OK To Be A Technologically Illiterate Teacher?” and I 100% support the proposed ‘standards” for teachers mentioned. Even though I am not that advanced when it comes to computers, I do believe that there is no excuse in saying that someone is computer ... http://digitech.edublogs.org/2008/10/13/is-it-ok-to-be-a-technologically-illiterate-teacher/ I found the research study done on learning a foreign language through multimedia software very interesting. The study examined the experiences of two young children when learning Modern Standard Chinese in an unstructured home environment. The Language Market multimedia was used as a fun and interactive way of language acquisition ... http://digitech.edublogs.org/2008/10/13/embracing-technology/ I read Masako’s posting about the use of games as a teaching and learning tool. I agree with the point raised that teachers can’t rely simply on games just to make lessons more interesting. However, I think that there are some interactive websites that can be successfully used in language ... http://digitech.edublogs.org/2008/10/13/my-reaction-to-masako/ Article “Cyber Nightmare” explores the dark side of widely used technology, more specifically the extent and the impact of cyber bullying in schools.  It is shocking to find that up to a third of school students may be victims of this new trend, starting from an unkind text message, to ... http://digitech.edublogs.org/2008/10/13/cyber-nightmare/ I agree with Athina’s comment regarding the use of mobile phones as an assignment tool as suggested in “Pay Attention” video.  The points she made need to be taken into consideration when using any type of technology in a classroom. The reason for this is that besides computers, which are ... http://digitech.edublogs.org/2008/10/13/my-reaction-to-athinas-blog/