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Integrating technology into the classroom is fine. The main issue is that it's not actually integrated. "We've bought some iPads" is often the extent of the thought that's gone into it from the schools. It also depends what you mean by technology. A cassette deck is technology. A book it technology if you really want to drill down into it. An important aspect is learner training, which is why it's always handy to find out what technology your students already know how to use. I had my students make a poster on Canva, because they already knew how to use it. If they hadn't, I would have never spent the time to teach them. Plenty of courses have made use of social media that students are already on, because it removes the need for training. But it can be tricky, because it's hard to find something that everyone is genuinely on, and then it's tricky to require people to sign up for some third party app. It's also worth mentioning that using technology in a foreign language is an important skill in itself. Researching stuff online, writing emails, using messaging apps, etc are all things that students will have to be able to do, and it's a bit weird to ask students to hand write an email if you can do it with technology, because the way you write on a computer is different to the way you write on paper. For a start, you make different mistakes. You also plan differently because it's easier to edit on a computer. Having said all that, I definitely agree with you on time. It can be such a time sink, not just for the students, but for the teacher planning. Have you seen how long it takes to set up a Kahoot quiz for a 5-10 minute activity? Our school are currently having the bright idea of introducing online discussion boards onto their LMS. But of course we can't allow the students to post just anything for child protection reasons, so their posts would need to be approved by a moderator first. And guess who they wanted to do that? That's right, the teachers. So how is that going to work in terms of our admin time? "Oh, we haven't figured that out yet." Having said all that, any new and relatively complex activity can be a pain to set up the first time you do it. Ones involving technology are no different. And equally, there are plenty of apps out there that are so intuitive that they require no training.

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Generally I tend to agree, it's good to use classroom time for human interaction, and keep things simple. That said some tech can be v useful. For instance for a writing task, getting students to write into a Google doc using smartphones, each student or pair on a different page. They can edit easily and then scroll to look at and review other students' work. Also you can display it on the board and comment altogether.

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I think learning numbers is not a bad idea. When going shopping, or asking for quantities, your hotel room number, they are useful. Nursery rhymes , ok, they are a no no. Thankyou and please and definitely ones to know right from the start.

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Thank you for the tips. But this context, in my experience, would likely complicate the concepts of conditionals 1 and 2. I guess a better context would be two people who are talking about what they'd do if they became the president. You can have one famous politician like Trump saying what "he will do if he becomes president" and a regular Joey. The regular Joey says, "What he would do if he became the president."

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You make such great points here! What are potential/new students afraid of the most? That we will be impatient, or downright mean, when they make mistakes. But when we make students feel like mistakes are not only fine, but a welcome part of the process, they bloom! The moment they dare to try, they begin to progress. It's beautiful to watch.

I of course learn from it - and jot down the things I failed and solutions. As a make up - I usually assign self study materials to students

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Excellent. I should read the paper but probably won't get around to it. Thanks for the summary. I'm no fan of grammar but it is in all of my coursebooks. It absolutely doesn't work! I'm much more a fan of students communicating effectively with a few correctable mistakes. Thanks for sharing.

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Hi Jo, what about if you’re not so fast at typing ? I’m a little older ! Would this be a barrier necessarily? Thank you 🙏

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Great idea. Thanks for sharing it, Jo. Been a big fan of your videos since my CELTA 8 years ago. I recommend your channel whenever the opportunity arises.

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I really enjoy your vlogs. Thank you. My thoughts on this grammar..... For conveying the concepts of these grammatical structures, I think I'd want to make a more distinct scenario for the first conditional because the 1000 tickets vs 1 ticket is too subjective in yerms of actual probability. Many students will just view the 1000-ticket buyer as foolish, not as being a wise investor who is ensuring a more probable win. I'd keep the lotto context though for the 2nd conditional. Many students will feel that both scenarios that you used are improbable. And actually, I think fluent speakers of English could, quite rightly, use second conditional for both types of lotto players, without being wrong, if they viewed lotto wins to be a highly improbable event, even with 1000 tickets. For the first conditional, I would choose a scenario that will almost certainly happen, and is only dependent on something much more objective as the condition that would or wouldn't change the plan e.g. a tentative plan with a friend that is weather dependent, but will certainly go ahead if the rain isn't torrential. The condition of 'torrential rain' is much less subjective. (If we go to the fairground this weekend, I'll offer to drive there.) It's not a fixed plan yet, but it has a high certainty that it will happen (we've penciled it into our diaries), conditional on there not being rain that is torrential. You wouldn't need to deal with so much subjectivity then about the likelihood of winning the lotto, with 1 ticket or 1000. Winning can still be perceived as improbable in both situations, even if odds are increased slightly. Hogher objectivity used in the context for the first conditional scenario might make it a more reliable way to convey grammatical concept. I can see beginning teachers coming unstuck if only using lotto for both. It's almost like using 'When I win the lotto, I'll.... ' . Too much certainty laid on an improbable scenario. Better to speak hypothetically with the 2nd conditional. Others may disagree, but I hope my comments might still help beginning teachers to consider obstacles to conveying concept if students are thinking from a different perspective.

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Gorgeous pottery! Great lesson as usual! Humility and empathy are things I gain when learning new things. Thank you for all your videos Jo.

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really needed to hear this less is more , part, thank you!

I have a question please, I don't write a lot in daily life, would that be a big deal while writing my assignments?

Great video! Thank you, Jo!