İSTEK SCHOOLS ELT

Great Conference at İstek!International İstek Schools ELT Conference
ELT in a Globalized World: Exploring New Opportunities and Meeting the Challenges of Today.

I had a very fulfilling weekend listening and learning about the increasingly complex and rapidly changing world of technology using Web. 2.0 Tools. From blogs, wiki, podcasts, vodcasts, social bookmarking, twitter, MSN, Skype to glogster …these are just some of the examples that were used throughout the workshops. The workshops I attended (special thanks to Nicky Hockly, Shelly Sanchez Terrell and Derya Erice) looked at specific examples of teaching using Web 2.0 ICT in new and interesting ways in and out of the classroom. I explored the various possibilities of using social media networks, such as Twitter and Ninga and realized the importance of building a Personal Learning Network. My eyes have opened to a virtual world full of experts and educators just a Tweet away. This weekend’s keyword for me is COLLABORATING!