Inclusion of ICT in your language class: beliefs and policies by ClaudiaA https://padlet.com/clar1966/atjb2u7oeffd Let´s share the new ideas we get from the Module resources with our colleagues. Keep those ideas regarding beliefs and policies about ICT in Education, which could be transferred to ELT en-us 2016-08-31 19:58:23 UTC 2018-01-23 14:38:32 UTC hello@padlet.com Learning in different ways While watching a video"Technology Integrated Across All Subjects Engages High School Students", I thought how different students are learning nowadays if compared with the way I learned in the past. Why not to give learners an opportunity to become better learners? clar1966 https://padlet.com/clar1966/atjb2u7oeffd/wish/120950686

]]> 2016-08-31 20:06:12 UTC https://padlet.com/clar1966/atjb2u7oeffd/wish/120950686 ICTs serve to empower students to construct their own knowledge. Being tecchnology-wise gives students opportunities to be competent around the world. Should we incorporate technology in our EFL classrooms? Give a look at the following video: alamies https://padlet.com/clar1966/atjb2u7oeffd/wish/121995738 2016-09-07 03:29:03 UTC https://padlet.com/clar1966/atjb2u7oeffd/wish/121995738 Policies nilsacari https://padlet.com/clar1966/atjb2u7oeffd/wish/122935129 According to the National Plan, its main objective is to get Colombian people use ICTs efficiently in order to inform and communicate. The action plan has eight axes: community, regulatory framework, research, development and innovation, government on line, education, health, justice and enterprise competitiveness. And the plan will be monitored through specific and global indicators. In this way, teachers can establish short term goals to include ICTs little by little with specific learning purposes.]]> 2016-09-10 21:47:26 UTC https://padlet.com/clar1966/atjb2u7oeffd/wish/122935129 I think it is important to highlight the importance of technology in the classroom nowadays. It is evident that most of our students, no matter if they are from public or private schools, are digital natives. Therefore, they ask the teacher to be updated with the use of different resources and tools available even if they do not know them. The challenge is to provide students with more appealing activities and material in order to keep them focused on our subject (English, maths, etc). In other words, we must make our subjects more engaging or "hard fun" (Toy, education consultant). leolopez85 https://padlet.com/clar1966/atjb2u7oeffd/wish/123656534 Finally, I think the Colombian government is making important progress in the inclusion of ICT in the educational field as it has fostered different initiatives such as Programa Nacional de Nuevas Tecnologías and PNTIC 2008-2019.]]> 2016-09-14 03:28:22 UTC https://padlet.com/clar1966/atjb2u7oeffd/wish/123656534