EDEN 427 Technology Use for Material Development in TEFL

  Socrative is an assessment tool through which the teachers assign quizzes and exit tickets to students routinely and assess and give feedback instantly. It can be accessed through web browsers and does not need any apps or programs to be downloaded. There are different assessment choices such as traditional quizzes, space race (students compete with each other by answering the questions) and exit tickets. There are also ''quick questions'' that are done during the lesson. So instead of teacher orally asking a question, there will be some pre-prepared questions on the program and students can answer them on Socrative. This garanties that every student tries get to answer, which is not really possible in classes, normally; however, it can be disruptive. Teachers can actively track students' movements: which student is doing what at that time. I would assign brief exit tickets for every lesson that the students have with me and they would need to be done on the same

        ELSA serves as a one-on-one AI-powered English language trainer! The developers of this program are able to understand the importance of correct pronunciation. They have designed a system for you to speak English in short, entertaining dialogues.      ELSA will give you phrases and ask you to record yourself speaking into the app. Following that, it will provide immediate feedback in an effort to correct any minor pronunciation problems. If you want to perfect those tricky sounds, we suggest using this software, which was designed by experts in speech and communication. For more at:  Link

  Global Nomads Group is a website/app that offers online interactive courses as well as online discussion classes. Their discussion classes have many different topics; such as art, global hunger, human rights and so on. They have online courses, youth internship, and youth community programs. It was tarted by collage students to connect students worldwide and share ideas. The programs are suitable for 13-19 ages. The contents of the classes are designed in Content Creation Lab and are age appropriate.     "Youth learners can read real, impactful stories from other youth course participants around the world, share their own, and participate in moderated live conversations." -Global Nomads Group Their classes are suitable for everyone in the age range who are home-schooled, who want to improve themselves individually, and such. Participants listen to others stories, and tell their own in virtual classrooms.                        Link to the website: Global Nomads Group