First of all Julie looked at the typical 21st Century Learner, students are not as verbal as they used to be because they are always on technology, we as teachers need to tap in to this technology for teaching them.
She then asked the participants which apps they use with their students. Some answers were given like movenote, evernote, phonetic alphabet app and quizlet, Socrative and IELTS apps.
She showed us some feedback from students that had been introduced to apps and the general response was very positive. Students can actually start writing up notes on the way home so as not to waste time on their journey and also make the notes while their memory is fresher.
The first app she talked about was evernote, which is a note taking and organising app. This is very important for students generally (as well as other people!) It can be used on a variety of devices so it is very portable.
Then she talked about IELTS skills app.
This is a good app because it has some really useful tasks and she really likes the disappearing text exercise because it speeds up reading skills which is important in the exam room. There is a free and paid version!
Julie then quickly looked at the Socratic app which is used for quizzes before going on to the AWL app, academicflipword. This was actually created by Julie for her students, and uses lists 1 & 2. It seems very simple to use for students and one of the most useful sections is the 'add word' section where students can create their own cards so they create their own personal dictionary. She is now working on a new app called 'Academic Buzzwords' which uses lists 3 & 4. This is a more gamified app as it is more attractive to students.
After this we went on to 'Periscope', which is an app in which you can see the progress that is being made on a project live. You can log in from any location and record a video too. Next was 'infohub' where students can find a lot of information in one app.
Her last tip was to try a couple of apps ourselves and see if we like them before we try them on our students. Nellie pointed out that most publishers have apps so it is worth looking at their sites.
Her ninth tip was to find out from students what they use.
The final tip was to get mobile, use the mobile devices in different ways to assist learnings.
Although this was titled apps in the EAP classroom, I certainly did find some useful apps here for my students, especially the IELTS app. Thank you Julie.
PS In her list of resources she gave us a pdf from the British Council here is the real link mobile-pedagogy-english-language-teaching-guide-teachers
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