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This year’s IATFEL goes big in Belfast for its return to a face-to-face event
This year’ s IA TFEL goes big in Belfast etur n to a face-to-face event

Come with educationalist Pete Sharma to take a sneak peek at some of the edtech exhibitors who will be showing their wares

analysis tools. One typical case study describes
how GEL converted a classroom-based school
to an online school using this content.
Its IELTS preparation course is a fascinating
combination of teacher and technology.
An ‘Ask your teacher’ messaging service
is available to candidates and feedback on
writing, reading and listening is provided by AI
(artificial intelligence).
Macmillan
Navio is a digital platform that accompanies
Macmillan Education’s English language
courses for young learners. The content is
designed to engage students through fun,
Black Cat game-based language activities that are meant
This publisher offers a wide range of digital to feel like play rather than work. There’s also
titles for their eReader app, both original lots of teacher support to help them use the
stories and adapted classics. Students can software to best effect in the classroom.
listen to the story being read aloud and
follow as the spoken words are highlighted
on screen, which can certainly benefit their
learning. A new platform now allows teachers
to incorporate these graded readers into their
teaching by creating a virtual classroom, which Eli Publishing
is an exciting development. With ELiDigiBook, texts are accompanied by
videos, images, audio materials and exercises. National Geographic Learning
Of real interest is the feature which allows National Geographic uses MyELT to house
teachers to enrich and personalise the book activities for independent online practice.
with their own material. The course content It includes a grade book for tracking student
is available on any device and can even be progress. Teachers can create assignments
used offline. and message learners. The use of speech
ELiVirtualClassroom is another educational recognition in the pronunciation exercises is
environment where you can share material worth investigation.
and assign activities to the whole class, while Classroom Presentation Tools include the
ELi Test Room provides interactive tests. Visit student’s book, video, audio and an answer
the website to try out ‘It’s your turn’, an online key. They can be used in any classroom
card game which allows students to memorise environment to present new language and
basic words. create opportunities for practice through
typical interactive activities.
Delta Publishing
Delta has released the Delta Augmented app This article can only provide a mere taste
which allows you to scan and play all media of what’s on show. The sheer variety of the
data directly from a textbook. If you hold conference exhibitors is impressive. When it
your smartphone or tablet over a page, the comes to educational solutions, clearly there is
app automatically detects the stored audio file no one size fits all, making consultancy work
or videos and plays them directly. Users can essential. The over-arching trend towards
bookmark frequently visited content. remote delivery makes digital more important
than ever. Enjoy the exhibition – whether your
visit is in person or online.

Pete Sharma is a teacher
and teacher trainer with
Hamilton House a background in business
I love this publisher’s interactive talking pen. English teaching. Every
This works in conjunction with their Pre-
Primary and Primary courses, connecting via summer he loves going back
to work as a pre-sessional
GEL (Guided e-learning) Bluetooth to a pupil’s tablet or mobile phone. lecturer in English for
GEL offers customisable mobile-friendly Users simply tap the pen on any page in the
platforms for English language learning that book, listen to stories and songs, and repeat. Academic Purposes (EAP) at Warwick
combines digital ELT content with data A fun way to practise English. University, UK.
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