8. Balderdash 1) Create a series of cards with a very high level word PLUS its definition 2) 1 player has that card 3) All players are told the word and have to create a definition 4) Definitions are read out by person who’s turn it is (including the correct one) 5) Players guess the accurate definition
9. Thinking Skills Where is it? What can you see? Who is there? Where are they going? What are they doing? Why?
22. Edmodo ‘A private social platform for teachers and students to share ideas, files, events and assignments’ www.edmodo.com
23. Edmodo Teachers are able to set up classes and groups (for which Edmodo generates a unique alpha-numerical code) set and collect assignments, send alerts, link to online resources, attach documents and embed audio visual material. When students log on to Edmodo for the first time, they are prompted to enter the unique code generated for their class and thus both teacher and student accounts become linked and they can begin communication privately and safely. JoséPicardo, www.boxoftricks.net
28. Writing subtitles Write subtitles, either for something they’ve watched or over a muted clip- then compare, contrast, evaluate Can be done as homework from a video on blog / wiki
29. continue the article / story Forces pupils to think through the appropriate register - creativity - need to fully understand the text in order to continue it Equally, what is the backstory to any incident?
38. Podcasts as listening materials... Coffee Break Spanish -excellent topic explanations 2) Notes In Spain - come with supporting materials - based around topics affecting life in Spain podcasts Podcasting
39. Podcasts as listening materials... 3) Elliot school podcasts - KS5 topics, with exercises podcasts Podcasting
40. Podcasts as listening materials... 4) iTunes as a podcast search engine podcasts Podcasting
42. create a display Encouraging creativity - emphasis still on end output but without the intensity - increases cultural materials for other pupils
43. interviews in pairs / groups Can be done as serious or comic Interview... - an expert on climate change - a historian - an immigrant Even get in touch with international bodies to see if you can organise an online interview for real!
45. Skype / Pamela Potential speaking homework + practises key skill - can be put onto blog / wiki http://joedale.typepad.com/integrating_ict_into_the_/2010/02/recording-skype-and-editing-in-audacity.html
46. Songs Fantastic to break down for grammar points or to analyse cultural aspects Spanish: Manu Chao, Clandestino (immigration, great video) Bebe, Malo(domestic violence) Alex Ubago, La Quinta Estación, La Oreja de Van Gogh
47. Running dictation Rules: only Target Language allowed 1 player to write, 1 player to run good to encourage communication of simple ideas, such as positions + to practise complex ideas focus on accuracy so ideal for key structures e.g. subjunctives fun + motivational deliberate misspellings to focus on a specific point?
48. create grammar exercises for year 11 Forces pupils to think through structures - creating a piece for a genuine purpose - could be accompanied by an explanatory podcast guide
51. Free, constant CPD www.joedale.typepad.com www.boxoftricks.net www.rachelhawkes.typepad.com www.mfljones.wordpress.com www.isabellejones.blogspot.com - become part of a global Personal Learning Network
52. For more info… www.chrisfuller.typepad.com (where this presentation will be available to download) Mrfulleredgehill@yahoo.co.uk @chrisfullerisms
Editor's Notes
Suggestion: what key verbs / nouns can you find as well
Where is it? What can you see? Who is there? Where are they going? What are they doing? Why?