At the beginning of the course, while evaluating my knowledge in teaching through New Technologies and looking through ISTE standards I only imagined what they could be. By the end of the course, I know what each of those standards implies.
The most important takeaways from this course for me are the sophisticated implication of new technologies in teaching English. Having no teaching experience at all by now, but after finishing the New Technologies course as part of my MA TEFL, I will use podcasts to enhance learners listening and speaking skills, shared docs to develop collaborative writing depending on the age of the learners. Shared docs can be a very helpful tool for the teacher to assign collaborative writing, but the learners must be computer literate and 13 or even 15+. Another engaging and motivational tool can be digital storytelling. It can be used to bring fun to the learning process and it can be used to enhance speaking skills. Depending on the age of the learners the teacher videotapes the learners while they speak and then creates a video; or if the learners are digital literate and 15+ they create videos by using different software.
To make the learning process fun and engaging cell phone apps can be of much use for young learners aged 7-10 years old: grammar, vocabulary practices can be done self-paced by the learner. This can be an alternative to homework assignments.
Thanks to New Technology course I will manage to help my future students become empowered learners, digital citizens, knowledge constructors, innovative designers, creative communicators and global collaborators.
