WAYS OF IMPLEMENTING GOOGLE JAMBOARD IN PRE-SERVICE PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER TRAINING TO USING MODERN TECHNOLOGIES OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES TEACHING

Abstract

The article dwells on the main ways of implementing the open resource Google Jamboard into the system of future primary school teacher training on the example of the course “Modern Technologies of Foreign Language Teaching in Primary School”. The research is grounded in the theory of TPACK (technological pedagogical knowledge), R. Gagne theory of pedagogical design and the functional features of the Jamboard, which determine the ways of its application at each stage of the lesson. The main research methods are literature analysis and description of the empirical experience of using the service and surveying. An analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of working with a shared board is carried out. The following advantages of using the service are identified: the possibility of creative work with the frame, changing its background, using the task as a background for the frame, didactic potential for adapting any tasks to using the service, synchronization and availability of use on a mobile device, and cyber security. Among the disadvantages is a limited number of frames to create. The didactic potential of the service was identified and examples of interactive activities for the stages of gaining students' attention (KWL; sorting), informing learners of the objectives (setting lesson goals and formative assessment), stimulating recall of prerequisite knowledge (individual work with the frame; ordering objects), providing learner’s guidance (brainstorming; development of a game design project), eliciting the performance, providing feedback (Critical Friends Feedback Protocol) and assessment of student results to form and improve the professional competencies of future teachers. The suggested examples of individual, paired and group tasks aim at students studying the peculiarities of working with the Jamboard. The survey results show that students are inclined to using this service in their work with young learners. Further research can focus on the ways to develop the creative potential of future teachers using Google Jamboard.