Sunday, September 7, 2008

TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM

Homework

1. What role do you think technology does take/can take in learning?

  • Both teacher that were asked to answer this question agree with the fact that technology is a great tool to improve English teaching-learning.


2. What role should the learner take in the classroom?

  • One of them says that the learner should be the center of the process.


3. What role should the teacher take in the classroom?

  • He/she should be the agent of his/her own learning.Teachers should give support to learners. They have to work only as helpers of the students in the learning process.

  • The teacher´s role is active and teacher should think very well about what is the best technology to teach and choose the best one for every different moment of English learning. Teacher´s performance is always important and his/her role is relevant, because he/she should pick up the correct and effective technology according to the different skill that students need. Not forget technology is a way to teach, it is not the unique technique, and teachers must use it, without losing his/her active role, experience and wisdom.


4. What does good teaching look like?

  • In her opinion, teaching has to do with the learner's attitude. The learner should be the agent of his/her own learning. Teachers should be a guide in the process.