Effectively Using Technology in the Digital Language Lab ~~ TFLA Fall 2011 Houston

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Effectively Using Technology in the Digital Language lab

Work in groups

Subtopic

Each groups can be assigned different tasks to complete

students can be placed homogeneously or heterogeneously

students can produce a written piece or recording together

Instructional strategies

Can apply AP strategies; adapted to all levels

Differentiated Instruction is a reality

Provide instant feedback to students--the feedback can be written or voiced.

The teacher can monitor each student’s progress in real time

Open digital multi-media files/lessons Audio, Video, Text, HTML, Still Image

Students can record their voice and compare their voice recording with the original audio or video source material.opic

Students’ screens can also be shared--pictionary, collaborative writing

The teacher’s screen can be shared with any student station individually, by group or the entire class--model teacher or student work/task to others

There is full intercom functionality between each student and the teacher--provide instant feedback

Allows the teacher to download digital audio or video files to the student stations. Students can use those files for writing, creating audio recordings.

Individual work

Allow for individualized attention

A student can do make up work

A student can refine skills- such as practicing tongue twisters, repeating vocabulary

A student can take a quiz or test

A student can produce an individual recording or document

A student can be placed separately from the group

work in pairs

questions recorded by teacher or other source so students can answer and produce recording

students can record a simulated conversation at any level ability

students can play "pictionary" thru the whiteboard capability

students can produce a written piece together

students can peer edit a document; one or two documents

students can create an audio recording

students can collaborate thru text chat

classroom management

prevent/control inappropriate behavior or cheating

Turn students’ microphones on or off

Prevent students from changing filestopic

View students’ progress/file position

Collect student recordings and documents

Close files/lessonsbtopic

Disable students’ desktop and taskbar

Lock students’ keyboard and mouse

Copy a file to the student’s “desktop”btopic

Control students’ Internet experience

Provides Control of Student’s Activities

The teacher can monitor each student’s progress in real timebtopic

Control the student recorders to keep students on task.