Your Name and Title: Maureen Lamb, Latin Teacher
School or Organization Name: Westminster School
Co-Presenter Name(s): NA
Area of the World from Which You Will Present: Simsbury, CT, USA
Language in Which You Will Present: English
Target Audience(s): Teacher of the Latin Language
Short Session Description (one line): In this session, we will review technology tools for creating an interactive environment in the Latin classroom.
Full Session Description (as long as you would like):
Our students are becoming ever more adept with using technology, and, as teachers, we can find ways to use technology in our classes in way that engages students and promotes effective learning. While technology is not a substitute for good teaching, teachers can use technology to enhance our teaching and differentiate our instruction. However, although many teachers want to use technology, they often do not know how these technology tools apply to the Latin classroom.
In this presentation, I will demonstrate how to use several free or inexpensive online technology tools by giving specific examples each tool’s utility in teaching a Latin Literature course. This presentation would be most relevant to Latin teachers who teach Latin passages in more advanced Latin courses, but some of the tools would also be useful for Latin teachers of beginner levels Latin.
Some of the free, online tools that we will explore include Google documents, Google Forms, Google Hangout, dictionaries, blogs, scansion review videos, screencasts, commentaries, online texts, grammar reviews, vocabulary tools, and general review tools. We will focus on how to use each type of online tool in the context of the Latin literature classroom and discuss how to structure the course using these tools. For example, we will go over how a tool might be useful as a homework assignment, review for a quiz, and/or as a formative assessment. Attendees will come away with specific examples of how to use technology tools to teach Latin Literature. The presentation will be available online both during and after the presentation.
Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session: www.tinyurl.com/latintech
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