Web 2.0 Technologies as an Addition to Language Classes
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| Web 2.0 Technologies |
I must confess that thinking of Web 2.0 technologies used in
education does not particularly thrill me; in fact, it actually fires my alarms
that shout “Here we go again with the so-called society of knowledge that dares
to think new technologies can replace professors”.
Realization
However, I had to give them
a chance and dig a little deeper to see what these tools entail.
I was rather surprised to see that many of the listed tools
sounded familiar, and a good amount of them I had previously used both for
personal and academic purposes. Some tools allow teachers to work with comic
strips, or to present vocabulary in a fun layout, or even to inspire students
to write and interact with one another using the foreign language through the
web 2.0 tool. In that sense, those tools prove to be successful as an addition
to the learning process, but never will they be able to replace a committed
teacher whose preparation has taken years.
As an example of a successful example of using these tools, I want to share a presentation found in Slide Share, designed by Aimee L. Maron.
