Synchronous Tools
     Synchronous tools enable real-time communication and collaboration in a "same time-different place" mode. These tools allow people to connect at a single point in time, at the same time. Synchronous tools possess the advantage of being able to engage people instantly and at the same point in time. The primary drawback of synchronous tools is that, by definition, they require same-time participation -different time zones and conflicting schedules can create communication challenges. In addition, they tend to be costly and may require significant bandwidth to be efficient.

Asynchronous Tools

    Asynchronous tools are useful for sustaining dialogue and collaboration over a period of time and providing people with resources and information that are instantly accessible, day or night. Asynchronous tools possess the advantage of being able to involve people from multiple time zones. In addition, asynchronous tools are helpful in capturing the history of the interactions of a group, allowing for collective knowledge to be more easily shared and distributed. The primary drawback of asynchronous technologies is that they require some discipline to use when used for ongoing communities of practice (e.g., people typically must take the initiative to "login" to participate) and they may feel "impersonal" to those who prefer higher-touch synchronous technologies.

http://wind.caspercollege.edu/~springer/handbook/10AsynchronousTools.htm

 

Innovative Educational Technology In The Global Classroom.

             From this article, Globalization and innovation are the important of Education-ESOL teachers, TESOL teacher. It's a part of development educational practice. This article said that "When creating a technology-integrated assignment,teachers should consider what they want student to learn from it in terms of both the technology and academic content." It means teachers should create and cultivate student's learning in a language classroom in order to make them interesting in some lessons. Teachers need to know how to use instructional technology to teach students who represent generations to come.

     How to integrate culture in the context of globalization and provide ESOL teachers with various innovative learning modes?

                1.  Integrating Instructional Technology into An assignment

                2. The ELL Case study (ELL = English Language Learning)

                3. Blogging

                4. Pod casting

                5. Creating a wiki

                6. Online discussion

                7. Implications

 Tips for Integrating Technology in the Classroom.

     1. Take risks with new technology.

     2.  Be familiar with the technology before introducing it to others.

     3. Make sure that instructional technologies carefully fit with course objective   and outcomes, and that the procedures for implementation are clear

     4. Build a positive learning community.

     5. Research and use various tutorials and helpful Web sites

Thinking on the Application of Multimedia into College English teaching.

                The four main that the new generation should learn how to know, learn how to do, learn how to leave together, learn how to be. The teaching target of college English is to cultivate the student’s comprehensive capabilities to use English, especially  the listening comprehension and oral expression ability.

         1.  The Current Status of the Multimedia Teaching Method in  College English teaching

                We can cultivate the students’s English abilities, which are the final teaching aim  and developing  the student’s English intercommunitive ability.

         2.  Relationship between the Qualities of the College English Teachings and Multimedia Teaching

                 The teacher should make innovation on the College English Test and be more active  in  the teaching and carry out effective quality education.

          3.  Misunderstandings and Disadvantages of Multimedia teaching  in College English Teaching

             - Teachers neglecting the essentials

             - Teachers over use multimedia and neglecting its auxiliary teaching function

             - Some teachers being impercipient to multimedia method.

         4. Some suggestions on  Multimedia Teaching in College English Teaching

             -  Teacher should change  their ideas of using multimedia teaching that the determinant  of  teaching optimization doesn’t   rely on using whichever  media but the education concept.

              - We should devote major efforts to developing multimedia teaching mode based on network  circumstance. the students’ interest of self –study English will be strengthened, their ability of speaking and listening to English will be also heightened.

         5.  Conclusion

            The using of multimedia in nowadays, multimedia is a part of thing to developing the teaching in the college classroom. We should support and apply multimedia teaching method into both teachers and learners.