Effective use of Digital Resources in the Languages classroom
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Westone Services develops effective digital curriculum resources for K-12 and VET learners in various formats. These resources aim to engage learners, particularly digital natives, through real-life texts and scaffolding tasks that enhance language skills. The document emphasizes the importance of independent learning and offers guidance on utilizing technology in educational settings.
Effective use of Digital Resources in the Languages classroom
- 1. Effe c tive dig ital re s o urc e s Laura Lo c ho re WestOne Services
- 2. WestOne Services Develop curriculum resources for: • K-12 • VET • Careers in CD-ROM, print and DVD formats
- 3. Italian 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B
- 4. Indonesian 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B 2A
- 5. W are effective digital resources? hat Effective digital resources engage learners and help them learn. engagement (Mark Prensky, 2001) learning
- 6. Audience: Gen Y What I want, when I w it, w ant here I w it ant Digital natives (not digital im igrants) m Discovery learners Netw orkers M ulti- m edia/tasking/m odal (viewers) Challenge and purpose
- 7. Language learners Language learners especially like Real life texts w scaffolded tasks ith Real life purpose and motivation Life skill Language issue Language skill/strategy Howto m ake a W do I say? hat Intercultural phone call / W do I not say? hat understanding conduct W do I do if I don’ hat t Phrases to know m yself in a understand? Repair strategies job interview Background speaker too Reassurance fast
- 8. WestOne resources Interactions w im ediate feedback ith m Support for independent learning via focus on language learning strategies Gram ar 1a m Text alternatives and printable sections
- 9. Howto use Rem ber w your learners are em ho M it up! ix –Lim ited individual com puter time –Group w ork, class discussions –Data projector / interactive w hiteboard / printouts W a LM (eg Janison, M ith S oodle, WebCT).
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- 14. Order queries claire.dawson@det.wa.edu.au Laura.lochore@det.wa.edu.au Laura.lochore@gmail.com http://delicious.com/lauralochore Twitter: bulolol