Greetings!
For those of you who do now know me: my name is Dani
Matern. I am an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher Fitchburg, Massachusetts. I have originally created
this group as a forum for information that I will share based on the
class that I am taking with the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)--once the class is over I hope to continue this blog as I learn more about my trade.
In this class we have received some great information about technology
that can serve us in the classroom for teaching, planning purposes, and
collaboration with other teachers. I know that many of you teach in a
small school, but that does not mean that it is easy to get together to
plan across domains or collaborate in your teaching. Perhaps that is
not something that you have considered in the past. As educators we know
that our students need to make connections in their learning, they way
that they need to make connections in their lives. Some of this
technology can help both us and them work toward the goals of a higher
education.
Please respond with your thoughts
on any post, questions about the post, or how you could apply the
information to your practice. You may decide that the information does
not suite your students needs or your needs as a teacher. If that is the
case, please share that information. Any and all information is
welcome.
Thank you so much for participating! Here is your first post on technology:
Through
CAL I learned about an interactive video conferencing website that
allows multiple users to not only chat face to face on the internet, but
view presentations, view webinars, and share documents. I have
discovered that this can be used when planning with colleagues from the
comfort of my home and in my most comfortable clothes! This web
conferencing also allows those on vacation, sick leave, or maternity
leave the option of participating in important meetings that they might
have otherwise missed. In addition, it can be used by students for
collaboration on group projects, whether that be from the comfort of
their own home, or collaborating in separate classrooms.
Please check it out at the link below and share your thoughts in the thread!
https://zoom.us/
