Class Management and Technology Flow in the Language Lab
Class Management and Technology Flow in the Language Lab
presented by Patricia Early
Multimedia language and computer labs offer countless opportunities to incorporate video, audio, or interactive web activities into instruction, but class management in the lab poses unique challenges. Learn how to use the powerful tools available within digital labs to keep students’ attention focused on the learning tasks. This session explores planning the multimedia class, transitioning from one activity to another in the digital environment, and sample lab activities to keep your class engaged and on-task.
International Association for Language Learning Technology : IALLT.org
It is always not as effortless and seamless to change activities when technology is involved.
Class Management:
- Lesson Management (Planning)
- Student Management while they are in the lab (Monitoring)
- Technology Management (Flow)
Lesson Planning:
- Pedagogical Foundations
- Activities
Student Monotoring:
- Sharing Information
- Shaping Behavior
Technology Flow
- Moving between different technologies
- matching the “tech to the teach”
Sanako System. Program for sending audio, grouping.
Planning a lesson:
- what do we hope to accomplish in the language lab that is more effective there rather than in the classroom
- What technology resources will you need?
- How will students “receive” the media/tasks?
- How do you want your students to interact with the technology? You? Each other?
- How your results delivered?
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