Leo’s teaching confessions

     This semester is almost over and most students are studying for the finals. During the last ten lessons the learners applied digital technologies, such as voice recording, PowerPoint Presentations (PPP), making videos and Edmodo (Virtual Learning Environment), in order to promote learning responsibility and independence. Additionally these activities were planned to encourage students to speak, to listen to themselves, to experiment, and to ask questions. a profile in Edmodo        Some research has shown that social software tools can be effectively integrated into both face-to-face and online environments (McLoughlin, C and Lee, M. 2008). By implementing a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) the students received a collection of integrated devices which helped them enhance their oral skills and provided a system to deliver information, access to resources, track students’ performance, and assess.      As a matter of fact Edmodo is considered to be a wonderful and

In my previous post I talked about PowerPoint Presentations that students are implementing inside their oral English classes. However, students also implement Audio Voice Recording. Most students are already familiar with audio recording in some form: voice messaging, playing online in Virtual Worlds and even Now recording apps make it easier than ever to use audio recording as a classroom tool (King, M. 2016). Besides, hearing one’s own voice on audiotape can be an eye-opening experience. Having the opportunity to record can be a powerful method for promoting independent judgement and goal setting, along the ownership of the learning process (Hudson, R. 2005). In my introductory class, students experimented with an IPA website in order to be able to read pronunciation. By doing so, pupils were encouraged to study more efficiently by promoting the use of digital technologies and carrying out more dynamics activities implementing Audio Voice Recording (AVR) and an IPA