Урок "Bring Your Own Technology Schools"

                                                   BYOT Schools

Мета:

• активізувати лексичний матеріал з теми “School”

• розвивати навички читання з метою загального розуміння тексту

• удосконалювати вміння і навички усного мовлення.

• розвивати мовну здогадку та мовленнєву реакцію, навички критичного мислення та увагу 

• розвивати навички самостійної роботи з матеріалом та роботи в парах   

• виховувати в учнів вміння творчо та логічно мислити

• підтримувати інтерес до вивчення англійської мови

                                                              Хід уроку

І.   Підготовка до сприйняття іншомовного мовлення

1. Привітання. Повідомлення теми й мети уроку.

Т: Good morning, dear pupils! The topic of our today’s lesson is “BYOT Schools”. We’re going to find out what kind of schools BYOT Schools are. Is it good to study in such schools? 

2. Уведення в іншомовну атмосферу.

Т: What is an Internet forum? What is the discussion subject? Who is participating?

II. Основна частина уроку

1. Reading (Understanding an article about school life and technology)

                             BRING YOUR OWN TECHNOLOGY (BYOT) TO SCHOOL

  The idea is simple. In some schools students take their personal smartphone, laptop or tablet to school and use it in class. But is it a good idea? What’s your opinion?

     Mia Jones, student

   In some schools they have a BYOT system, but not in mine. In my best friend’s school, students take their smartphones to use in class. But then they send texts, play games, watch videos or take photos. That’s OK at home, but not at school.

   Angela Hughes, parent

   I’ve got two daughters. At my daughters’ school, they have a BYOT system. But the children aren’t happy. Now there’s a big difference between students in class. Some students have got brilliant new laptops or tablets. Some have got old ones. And for some students it’s not easy to buy a computer. I don’t think it’s fair.

   Brad Simmons, teacher

 New technology is expensive for schools. but my students all have smartphones at home. Now I bring mine to class and they bring theirs. It’s very useful in many different school subjects. A smartphone has a calculator for Maths, a dictionary for English or German, maps for geography, videos for history and science… 

2. Work with a partner. Have you got a phone and a tablet or laptop? Do you take any of them to school with you? Why? Why not?

3. Read the text and answer the questions.

  1. What is “BYOT”?

  2. Who thinks “BYOT to school” is good?

    a  Mia Jones   Yes/No       b  Brad Simmons   Yes/No       c  Angela Hughes     Yes/No      

The key: 1. Bring your technology to school               2. a  No     b Yes    c No

4.  Are the statements True (T) or False (F)?

1. It’s necessary for Mia to take her phone to class.                                                         T/F

2. In Mia’s opinion, students learn a lot with phones in class.                                         T/F

3. In Brad’s opinion, it’s difficult for schools to buy laptops and tablets.                        T/F

4. In Brad’s opinion, smartphones are only useful for science.                                        T/F

5. In Angela’s daughters’ school, the BYOT system is not popular with the students.    T/F

6. In Angela’s daughters’ classes, the students have all got similar technology.              T/F

The key:   1 F   2 F    3 T   4 F   5 T    6 F

5. Critical thinking. Think! Then compare ideas with your class.

    (Individually, students note the situations when it is important to have a mobile phone or smartphone and when it is important to switch it off and give reasons. Ask students to compare their ideas with the rest of the class.)

- When is it important to have a mobile phone or a smartphone?

- When is it important to switch it off?

The key:    In my opinion, a mobile is very useful when you need to have access to the Internet, for example to find important information or an address if you are lost or you don’t have the GPS tracking system. It’s also useful to be able to make calls in emergencies or access important phone numbers.

                 I think a good time to turn a mobile off is when you are doing something in class and you need to pay attention to the teacher, or when you are at the cinema and you shouldn’t disturb people.

6.  What do the underlined words in the text mean? Try to guess it.

The key:  send texts: send short written messages by mobile phone

                fair: treating all people equally

                expensive: costing a lot of money

7. Speaking What about you?

When do you use a mobile phone or a smartphone? Why?

When do you use a tablet and /or laptop? Why?

III. ЗАКЛЮЧНА ЧАСТИНА УРОКУ

1. Підведення підсумків уроку.

T. What have we done  in our lesson? Start with your ideas like this:

Ps. In our lesson we have (use the objectives)

• we have talked about...
• we have read about ...
•   and finally we have made ...

T. Did you like our lesson? Have you learnt anything new or inte­resting at this lesson? What did you like most of all? What didn’t you like?

Have you done well? Have you been successful? Can you give marks to yourselves and to each other?

2. Домашнє завдання.

Prepare a talk “The pros and cons of studying at BYOT Schools. Be ready to discuss it with your classmates in class. 

3. Закінчення уроку.

T: Thank you very much for the lesson.