The technology I liked the most.

I chose Smartboard ,because is an interactive whiteboard that allows you project your presentation, and write over the projection . Also you can draw over the surface the same way as on a sheet of paper, and that is pretty cool. Of course,  at the beginning it was not an easy approach but then when I decided to use the device and the magic occurred, I know that sounds cliché, but at least for me it was a friendly tool that no required special expertise ,if you want to work on it , I mean that you do not have to be a hacker if you want to use it.

On the other hand ,Smart Boards help students with special needs, for example one benefit of the Smartboard for children with disabilities is the capability of making the keyboard larger on the touch-screen. This makes it easier for students to see and manage independently their thoughts and ideas ; and  inside the classroom would help a lot, because it is supposed that the classes have to be inclusive and interactive,  but with all the students.

No matter the way that you will use this electronic device,  is useful and the students feel confident interacting with it.

P.D: I know the cartoon it is not related with my topic, but the green thing looks great!

Judith Solis.

The technology I liked the most!!

Kindle!

I think that the main aspect I really liked about Kindles is the fact that it is not affected by the "planned obsolescence".
The idea of having a virtual library everywhere you go is certainly amazing despites the fact that, perhaps, you can carry the same content in a laptop.
The Electronic Ink (E-Ink) is a perfect tool for those who enjoy reading; you don't get tired of reading and as you don't force your eyes it is easy to follow a text.
Kindle App is also a choice but it will depend on the device you have (because of the display resolution)
I have seen this App in some phones and it does not really work.

Anyway, I would buy one of those.

The technology I liked the most.

All the technologies we worked with during this terms can be used in our work as teachers.  Now we are able to apply different technological devices in order to make our classes more interactive. I must say that the one that I liked the most was the use of the interactive whiteboard (smartboard). 

I think this whiteboard has all the elements that a teacher needs for giving a lesson. I use it myself for my workshop at the American Corner with adults and all the activities that I have made have been successful.  

At the end I think that the selection of one of these devices depends on the objective or the skills to be developed during a lesson. 

The technology I liked the most.

I really liked to work with the iPad and Kindle. 

In one hand, I've always enjoyed to use the iPad, I found it very attractive and it has multiple apps that are very useful to us as students and future teachers. It is good to know that it even has more uses that the ones that I already knew.

On the other hand, I enjoy to read everytime that I can, so I've always find the Kindle very attractive, yet, I don't know if I would use it in the classroom because the idea of reading something in some other way that it is not the book itself makes me uncomfortable. I'd love it to personal use though!

My favorite device

I must say that the use of smart and promethean boards are my favorite tools. We can use them especially to create a more realistic imput and environment. For every content it brings you the possibility of showing a familiar picture or video and connecting the student's knowledge to a new one instantly, besides practising in the same page. There is a continuos usage of visual resources,there are different patterns and activities already made, this simplifies the teacher's job.

Another device that caught my attention was the kindle. It has benefits when students need to read a book, they don't have to hurt their eyes and the size of the words is big so they are not measuring the total number of pages they have to read. Then, if they are able to take the kindle and practise at home they would be doing personal work and practising with the pronunciation that this device has got.

The technology that I liked the most

Along this term we could learn how to use different technological devices, such as computers with new programs (like quiz creator), IPad, Smart Board, Promethean, kindles and Apple TV, and I must say that the one that I liked the most was the use of both interactive whiteboards: Promethean and Smart.

Despite the fact that the two of them have numerous similarities and differences, I think their objective is the same, which is to make the classes funnier, more interactive, appealing and interesting for the students. Once you know how to work with them, you lose the fear and realize that these tools are there to help you and your students in the learning process, so if you have the possibility to have them inside a school, you should take advantage from that. Furthermore, they allow you to work with different types of software or programs that will make your class unforgettable.  I’m quite sure that if in the future I create a quiz with Quiz Creator, or I show even a simple presentation with pictures, I will use the available interactive whiteboard for the students to get closer to what technology in the classroom is.

The technology that I liked the most

Well after thinking a lot about the technologies that we have seen during this course I definitely pick the smartboard it is very useful for all ages but specially for kids and teenagers and is this point that I like the most because is really hard for me to teach them in a proper context without using visual support, but the smartboard solve this in a 50% the other part is upon me and my material designed for them also I find that is relative easy to use this tool, but we need to have a backup plan for any unforeseen consecuences, definitely I will include this in my classes using all the tools possible especially the flash content and games to introduce topics or reinforce them with my own material.

Jonathan Acevedo  

Task 1

Dealing with technology is not always easy, and adding to this that we may use technology to teach something makes this a harder task for teachers.
 Having the opportunity to not only see a samrtboard, tablet, ipad, but work with them in a deeper way provides us the tools we need to develop new ways and strategies for our job as future English teachers. I am aware of the importance of technology and that's why I truly believe this course is a great chance for us in many levels. The most important part of technology is to lose the fear of using it and take the initiative in order to make a difference and create funnier and more didactic lessons for our students.  The only thing I have to say is I don't like to depend on a computer, radio, Tv  or any technological device to make a class, so I think that as long as you have a balance and always a "plan b" you will be save.