Tech Tools for Teachers
The Tech Tools series is designed to give you a whole host of new ideas and suggestions for using technology in the classroom. Whether you’re tech-savvy or a technophobe, using new technologies while teaching can sometimes seem intimidating and demanding. Nik’s help and advice will get you started in no time.
Inside Tech Tools for Teachers
Introduction to Tech Tools
Tech experts Nik Peachey and Tom Walton present an invaluable series on using technology in the classroom. If you’re already tech-savvy, this series will give you a whole host of new ideas and suggestions; if you’re not yet comfortable with using new technology in your teaching, Nik and Tom’s help and advice will get you started in no time.
Adapting a Coursebook
Author: Nik Peachey Type: Article, General lesson plan
Nik Peachey looks at adapting a coursebook and explores how we can meet the increasing digital literacy needs of our students.
Blogging
Author: Nik Peachey Type: Article, General lesson plan
Nik Peachey looks at blogging and explores how we can use it as a tool to support language learning both inside and outside the classroom.
Video-sharing
Author: Nik Peachey Type: Article, General lesson plan
Nik Peachey explores video-sharing and how we can use it to motivate language learning. Nik provides a comprehensive overview article on the use of video-sharing, including a list of tools to create activities around videos, such as ESLvideo, a downloadable lesson plan, a video screencast tutorial and a printable how-to guide.
Social-bookmarking
Author: Nik Peachey Type: Article, General lesson plan
Nik Peachey explores social bookmarking and how we can use it to save bookmarks online to access them from any computer. Nik provides a comprehensive overview article on the use of social bookmarking, including a list of tools to collate web pages like scrible and Delicious, a downloadable lesson plan, a video screencast tutorial and a printable how-to guide.
Social Questionnaires
Author: Nik Peachey Type: Article, General lesson plan
Nik Peachey explores social questionnaires and how we can use them to create motivating classroom and homework tasks.
Digital Images
Author: Nik Peachey Type: Article, General lesson plan
Nik Peachey explores the world of digital images and how they can bring life into the classroom and be used to create motivating language-learning activities. Nik provides a comprehensive overview article on the use of digital images, including a list of tools for exploiting digital images like Flickr and Bookr, a downloadable lesson plan, a video screencast tutorial and a printable how-to guide.
Video Communication
Author: Nik Peachey Type: Article, General lesson plan
Nik Peachey explores video communication and how it can bring the world into your classroom and give your students the chance to really communicate in English. Nik provides a comprehensive overview article on video communication, including a list of video conferencing tools like videomail.io and Skype, a downloadable lesson plan, and a printable how-to guide.
Word Clouds
Author: Nik Peachey Type: Article, General lesson plan
In the third instalment of his series, Nik Peachey looks at word clouds and how they can be used to help students develop their vocabulary, understanding of syntax and reading and speaking skills. Nik provides a comprehensive overview article on word clouds, a downloadable lesson plan, a video screencast tutorial and a printable how-to guide.
Digital Narrative
Author: Nik Peachey Type: Article, General lesson plan
In the second instalment of his series, Nik Peachey looks at digital narrative and how it can be used to help students develop their communication skills both inside and outside the classroom. Nik provides a comprehensive overview article on digital narrative, a downloadable lesson plan and a printable how-to guide.
Podcasting
Author: Nik Peachey Type: Article, General lesson plan
In the first instalment of his brand-new series, Nik Peachey looks at podcasting and how it can be used to help students develop their listening and speaking skills both inside and outside the classroom. Nik provides a comprehensive overview article on podcasting and a downloadable lesson plan.
Managing class interaction in online learning
Author: Dan Humm Soriano Type: Article
By using a variety of interaction patterns, online learning can become much more dynamic. This article lists the advantages and tips of a key part of online learning: breakout rooms.
