SPEAKING NEW TECHNOLOGICAL TRENDS IN TEACHING AND STUDYING 4 IELTS 1. 2. 3. 4. Look at the pictures and try to understand what they are about. Then, practise with a partner discussing these questions. What are the advantages of both teaching approaches? What the disadvantages? What are the different roles of teacher and students in a flipped classroom? Do you think ICTs are a fundamental support in any of these approaches, and why? Digital literacy Teachers-family interaction Benefits of the flipped classroom Virtual connection Podcasts, videos, chats ACTIVITIES Promotion of autonomy Interested audience 5 PET Work in pairs and describe the photo on the right. It refers to the BYOD practice, that is Bringing Your Own Device, to school to work on and with. Finally, discuss on the pros and cons of this practice. 6 PET In pairs, discuss what technological device you would choose if your school followed a BYOD program. Express your opinions using the phraseology below. I don t think could be very useful because Personally, I think / I m absolutely sure that I would use The advantages of using are , but there are also disadvantages, like I believe that / You can t deny that / I d rather Do you agree? / What about you? / What s your opinion? Finally, considering our points of view, the best choice would be THE BIRTH AND ROLE OF COMPUTERS Module 1 53