1. ChinHuei Yeh
葉金惠
chyeh33@gmail.com

2. What We will Talk about Today
Technology and Chinese Language Teachers
 Why use technology in teaching Chinese?
 How technology are used?
 In the past
 Present day and moving forward
 Technologies for 21st Century Chinese Teachers
 Reflection
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3. Our Goals Today
 Understand how involving today’s
technologies in teaching can help both you
and your student
 Add more tools in your toolbox
 Sharpen your skills
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4. Why use Technology in Teaching Chinese
 Enhance Teaching/Learning Experience
 Deliver teacher’s message to student more
effectively
 Get student’s response back to teacher faster
and more efficiently
 Technology can help in
 Listening , Speaking, Reading, and even
Writing Chinese
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5. Technology for Language Learning -- in the Past
 Tape recorder and
microphone for listening and
recording conversation
 TV and VCR for cultural
content
 Considered high-tech at the
time
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6. Technology for Language Learning -- Today
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7. Technology for Language Learning -- Today
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8. In a 21st Century Chinese Class
With proper tools, a teacher can:
 Motivating students
 Engaging students
 Getting better learning results
 Helping students become life-long
learners
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9. What Tools Are Inside Your Tools Box?
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10. Some of My Tools are…
 Blog/ Wikispaces/ GoogleSite
 Google (including Search Engine, Doc, Picasa,
Calendar etc.)
 Social bookmarking (Diigo, Delicious)
 Social networking (Facebook, Twitter, Plurk, G+)
 Story-telling (Windows Movie maker, Photo
story 3)
 Interactive games( Study Stacks, Quizlet etc.)
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11. Blog as a Teaching platform
 Teaching Records for Teacher
 Classroom Extension
 Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing
 Communication between students and
teacher
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12. Example: Blog for Beginner
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13. Example: Blog for More Advanced Students
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14. Wikispaces
 Curriculum & Homework
 Classroom Extension
 Students Collaboration
 Students Portfolios
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15. Example: Wikispaces – StarTalk 2011
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16. Example: Wikispaces – Heritage School
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17. Differences Between Blog and WikiSpace
Blogs Wikispaces
 Easy to use  Easy to use
 Free  Free
 Arranged by posting time  Arranged by topics
 Classroom extension  Classroom extension
 Teacher edits, student leave  Both S and T can edit
comment, cannot edit
 Students Learning Portfolio
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18. Tools for Listening and Speaking
Audacity
Audio Drop Box
Blabberize
Go Animate
Lingt language Lab
Vocaroo
Voice Thread
XtraNormal
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19. How to use these tools?
 Teacher record (review materials)
 Students record (homework)
 Easy embedded in websites
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20. Vocaroo
 Free service
 Easy to record audio
 Share with friend by email
 Easy to embed the
recording in blogs and
websites
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21. My Brain Shark
 Easy to use
 Free
 Listening materials
tailored for your
students
 Easily embedded at
blogs and wikispaces
http://my.brainshark.com/transportation-sign-a-799673690
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22. Movie Maker/ Photo Story 3
 For both Teacher and Students
 Story-telling
 Presentational mode of communication
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23. Movie Maker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upjCdX_a_sA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piwHx9hWjqs
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24. Animoto
 http://animoto.com/play/Ki702e90FUyGFywn2LeTNA
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25. Voice Thread
 Group conversation
 Can upload many forms of media
 Comment with Webcam, microphone,
telephone or type
 Able to Draw when you’re talking
 Collaboration between students
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26. Voice Thread
 http://voicethread.com/?#u440847.b1443686.i7624392
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27. Go Animate made by teacher
https://sites.google.com/site/ocac99/home/lesson2/video
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28. Go Animate made by students
http://tinyurl.com/6jw7xon
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29. Toondoo
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30. Quizlet
 Flash cards with audio
 Games for learning/review
 Students collaboration
 Embedding in websites
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31. Google Docs
Word doc
PPT
Form
Drawing
Tables
Collection
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32. Google Docs
 On-line quiz
 Easy to use
 Embedded the quizzes on blog/ website
 Email the quizzes to others
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33. Google Docs – Quiz
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34. Google Docs – Quiz
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35. MDBG.net
 On line dictionary
 PinYin Typing
 Stroke Orders
 Mobile Version
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36. Final goal for Chinese teacher
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37. Just a bit of Advise…
 Try one at a time
 Collaborating with colleagues
 Always have a back-up plan
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38. Reflection
 Which tool would you like to implement
into your teaching? Why?
 How are you going to use these tools in
your teaching?
 Does you have support from school?
 Do you know where to look for support
outside you school?
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