In this section, you will find a number of articles, which have been written to help you develop your skills and knowledge as a teacher in the professional practice 'Integrating ICT'. From primary-aged students to adult learners of English, the articles you will find here are practical, insightful and full of ideas to support your teaching and planning for all kinds of classrooms.

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Using Social Media in the Classroom - resources article

Using Social Media in the Classroom

I’m a big fan of social media. Facebook, Twitter, blogging platforms and other ‘web 2.0’ sites offer users the ability to publish their thoughts and exchange ideas with a global audience.

Audio exchange project - speaking article

Audio exchange project

I was teaching a monolingual group of 12 teenagers (15-17) at upper-intermediate level who were following a course book. The students were motivated but they needed a 'real' communication task, the opportunity to communicate with students who didn't speak Russian or Ukrainian. I decided to record them and send the tape to students in a non-Russian speaking country. 

Podcasting for ELT

What are podcasts, why might your students benefit from listening to them, and how might you go about using and producing them?

Video exchange project - speaking article

Video exchange project

This article examines how a video exchange project can stimulate motivation and interest by providing such a context.

Teaching online - methodology article

Teaching online

When, in a speech in Cape Town in 1966, Robert F Kennedy invented the 'ancient Chinese curse', "May he live in interesting times" he might well have been talking about education at the beginning of the 21st century; for while the ubiquity of Internet access has indeed made our times interesting, it has also cursed educators into poorly defined online roles.

Blogging for ELT

This article takes a look at blogging, which is becoming increasingly popular as a language learning tool.

Webquests - resources article

Webquests

As more students gain access to the Internet, there is growing pressure on teachers to help their students use this valuable resource as an effective study tool.

Video and young learners 2

This second article concentrates on classroom activities. The way the video is used and the materials prepared for use with the video will depend on the role the video is to take. 

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