instructional technology Isabel Sanchez

Based in the reading "  How To Use Technology To Provide Feedback" The article talk about a good way to give feedback to the students using the technology, the author of the article mention that this way is really helpful and effective because using the computer and video camara oy can record yourself at the time that you are checking a students homework and show to the students the mistakes and the students can observe their mistakes at the same time that you are giving the feedback, also teacher can provide screen captures.  Another important advantage that this tool offer is that with the help of the technology and the internet, teacher can make a video explaining an important topic or something interesting that will help students in their learning process and share in youtube, there many people will watch the video and people for other countries will can see it too, moreover, this tool help teachers online, as i mention before by the internet teacher will provide f...

Base on the reading  "10 Benefits of Getting Students to Participate in Classroom Discussions" & Increase Student Interaction with "Think­Pair­Shares" and "Circle Chats" According to the article, there are ten important benefits of  getting students to participate in classroom discussion, also, Participation is one of those workhorse instructional strategies—easy to use, straightforward, expected, and often quite successful at accomplishing a number of learning goals. The ten benefits are:  Participation adds interest.  Participation engages student.  Participation provides the teacher feedback.  Participation provides the students feedback.  Participation can be used to promote preparation.  Participation can be used to control what’s happening in class.  Participation can be used to balance who’s contributing in class and how much.  Participation encourages dialogue among and between students.  Participation can...

Based in the article " Maximizing the Benefits of  Project Work in Foreign Language Classrooms"   and " Seven Essentials for Project-Based Learning".  According to the article the Project Based Learning (BPL) is an instructional approach built upon learning activities and real tasks that have brought challenges for students to solve. These activities generally reflect the types of learning and work people do in the everyday world outside the classroom. Those activities are generally done by a  groups of students working in a common goal. The project based learning   teaches students not just content, but also important skills in ways students have to be able to function like adults in our society. These skills include communication and presentation skills, organization and time management skills, research and inquiry skills, self assessment and reflection skills, group participation and leadership skills, and critical thinking.  Furth...

Based in the articles:  Online English-English Learner Dictionaries Boost Word Learning and Using Technology to  Assist in Vocabulary Acquisition and Reading Comprehension. The use of dictionries online is a good and helpful tool for learners and teachers, bceause in this way students can learn new words and know the meaning of those words, also with the help of the internet students can acquire a new vocabulary in reading activities that can develop on the internet, it is important to mention that vocabulary plays an important role in the acquisition of a second language, and not only the acquisition of vocabulary, but also the use of this new vocabulary. As I mentioned before, reading activities are the best way in which students can acquire a new vocabulary, in this part it is important to use dictionaries because it has an important role because with the help of a dictionary student can find the meaning of a word. For those reason teachers are working with the...