E-learning in the language classroom
Martin Sankofi und Petra Szucsich
Program
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Overview Video activity: The machine is us/ing us Web 2.0 tools and classroom use Discussion, resources and outlook
Objectives
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To show you how to use e-learning in the language classroom
To provide you with some useful sites and tools to work with
To inspire you to use computers in the classroom
To reduce anxiety when working with computers
The machine is us/ing us
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Video activity: Watch the video and write down the names of the services which are shown.
Way-back machine – finding old web pagesRSS reader – aggregating informationBlogs/blogger Google Youtube - videoFlickr – photo sharingDelicious - bookmarks online
Creating polls and surveys
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Tools www.polldaddy.com Center for history an
d new media
Creating a poll
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Creating polls and surveys
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Classroom use Create a survey about students’
interest at the beginning of the school year.
Create a poll if you want to decide which book to read, film to watch, etc. in the upcoming semester.
Students create surveys themselves and encourage other classes to fill them in.
Survey overview
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Survey results
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Whiteboarding and mindmapping
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ToolsSkrbl www.skrbl.comMindomo http://www.mindomo.com/Classroom use Collaborative brainstorming Taking notes Vocabulary: Word fields Introducing/ending a topic
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Mindmap created with Mindomo
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Blogging
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What is a blog? Tools Blogger + Wordpress Examples
Minna‘s Baby blog Language trip blog Teacher blogs BBC Have your say
Blogging
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Suggestions for other uses?
Blogging
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Blogging
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BBC Have your say
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Flickr Photos
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Flickr photos
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What is flickr?Classroom use
Illustration: posters, covers, worksheets Writing prompts: Photo story Teach Copyright: enables teachers to help
students understand and apply the concept of intellectual property rights
Creative commons search
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Vokis
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Teacher Blog: Participate Contribute Learn
Voices of the world project
Voki in a wiki or blog Classroom use Commenting
function
Rubistar
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Rubistar
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Suggestions for classroom projects
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Recording radioplays with sounds and audacity and publish the results on podhost
Wiki project: topic specific research project Moodle: setting up a virtual classroom Recording a podcast for the school web page Writing activities with wikis and blogs (field
trip, travel guide…) Web 2.0 in the language classroom
How to learn more?
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Workshops (podcasting, moodle, wikis, blogging)
Student projects Online training: e-LISA Academy Literature Online resources + documentation available
on http://martin.sankofi.com
Recap
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Moodle
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What is moodle? Example: course available for guests without
key: Open English
Moodle
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A virtual classroom with integrated communication systems
Manage content: upload files (documents, audio and movies…) and arrange and display them.
Create electronic tests and assignments Display podcasts and news with “remote
RSS” to differentiate learning according to levels
Integrated chat ,Wiki and blog functions
Audio and video
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Podcasting Youtube Radio plays
Podcasting
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What is podcasting? Listening to podcasts
Directories Web pages for
„goodies“ Producing podcasts
Recording a poem, newsletter, lesson…
Audacity Publish on podhost or
with loudblog
Finding podcasts
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Podcasting directories Englishcaster Podcasts for schools Charles Kelly's feed Itunes
„ESL places“ Randalls ESL Lab
Radio plays
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Sounds and noises for stories available on hoerspielbox.de
Creating new stories or using fairy tales Recording sound with audacity Publish stories on a podcasting service like
http://www.podhost.de/
Youtube
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At the movies Students browse The
New York Times movies podcast. In groups of two or three they choose a film and watch the trailer. When finished, they report about the film and give a recommendation, why the other students shoud/should not go and see the film.