Blogging Podcasting Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) I will be talking about… www.chrisfuller.typepad.com

What is missing from Modern Languages? Motivation Real purpose for learning Extending learning beyond the classroom walls

What is missing from Modern Languages?

Motivation

Real purpose for learning

Extending learning beyond the classroom walls

“ If school is to be a truly rewarding experience for today’s students, it must be relevant to them.” Connected magazine, Learning and teaching Scotland

Objectives To look at reasons for using a blog To analyse ways to use a blog To examine ways to make speaking more effective and less scary through podcasting To reflect on the use of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) to provide a context for learning

Objectives

To look at reasons for using a blog

To analyse ways to use a blog

To examine ways to make speaking more effective and less scary through podcasting

To reflect on the use of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) to provide a context for learning

Blogging

What is a blog?!?!?! Blog= web log Traditionally used as an online diary A typical blog combines a variety of media forms Key element is huge increase in interactivity- INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY. Blogging

Blog= web log

Traditionally used as an online diary

A typical blog combines a variety of media forms

Key element is huge increase in interactivity- INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY.

Blogging Motivation at the moment, who can see the work? work no longer confined to an exercise book

Motivation

at the moment, who can see the work?

work no longer confined to an exercise book

The last 100 visitors to the Spanish blog as of 26 th April, 2008 www.edgehillcollege.typepad.com Blogging

International dimension for languages?! - Also ideal for projects e.g. eTwinning / Comenius / www.edgehilleuro08.typepad.com Blogging

Assessment for Learning - Comment function allows peer assessment using “Two Stars and a Wish” = 2 positive elements + 1 element to work at next time Enhancement of self-evaluation skills Blogging

Assessment for Learning

- Comment function allows peer assessment using “Two Stars and a Wish”

= 2 positive elements

+ 1 element to work at next time

Enhancement of self-evaluation skills

So, why use a blog? motivation purpose for learning / work Assessment for Learning /self-evaluation access to resources, inc. podcasts / videos increased international dimension safe learning environment - nothing can go online without approval of teacher Blogging

So, why use a blog?

motivation

purpose for learning / work

Assessment for Learning /self-evaluation

access to resources, inc. podcasts / videos

increased international dimension

safe learning environment

- nothing can go online without approval of teacher

Blogging

Podcasting

What is a podcast? - effectively an audio file which is then put onto the Internet speaking the pupils’ language whilst teaching them ours Podcasting

What is a podcast?

- effectively an audio file which is then put onto the Internet

speaking the pupils’ language whilst teaching them ours

Why use podcasts? extending learning beyond the classroom walls grammar series role-play raps Podcasting

Why use podcasts?

extending learning beyond the classroom walls

grammar series

role-play raps

Why use podcasts? making speaking exercises usable long-term taking the fear out of speaking Podcasting

Why use podcasts?

making speaking exercises usable long-term

taking the fear out of speaking

Voicethread.com Podcasting Further fun tools

Voicethread.com

Voki.com Podcasting Further fun tools -Allows pupils to “build”a character Highly motivational

Voki.com

-Allows pupils to “build”a character

Highly motivational

Why use podcasts? Pupils learn more by explaining than by listening to explanations editing using Audacity great repetition useful skills for digital world Podcasting

Why use podcasts?

Pupils learn more by explaining than by listening to explanations

editing using Audacity

great repetition

useful skills for digital world

Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)

Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) How have I used CLIL? Year 8 have loosely shadowed the Geography SoW European countries What is the EU and its role?

How have I used CLIL?

Year 8 have loosely shadowed the Geography SoW

European countries

What is the EU and its role?

Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) How have I used CLIL? Year 8 have loosely shadowed the Geography SoW South America + cardinal points

How have I used CLIL?

Year 8 have loosely shadowed the Geography SoW

South America + cardinal points

Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) How have I used CLIL? Year 8 have loosely shadowed the Geography SoW Flags of Spanish speaking nations (colour revision / cultural awareness)

How have I used CLIL?

Year 8 have loosely shadowed the Geography SoW

Flags of Spanish speaking nations

(colour revision / cultural awareness)

Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) How have I used CLIL? Year 8 have loosely shadowed the Geography SoW Populations of Hispanic nations (larger numbers / cultural awareness)

How have I used CLIL?

Year 8 have loosely shadowed the Geography SoW

Populations of Hispanic nations

(larger numbers /

cultural awareness)

Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) How have I used CLIL? Year 8 have loosely shadowed the Geography SoW climate (revision of weather / seasons)

How have I used CLIL?

Year 8 have loosely shadowed the Geography SoW

climate (revision of weather / seasons)

Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) How have I used CLIL? Year 8 have loosely shadowed the Geography SoW moving on to international development and tourism links in with GCSE topics + a developing link with a school in Chile

How have I used CLIL?

Year 8 have loosely shadowed the Geography SoW

moving on to international development and tourism

links in with GCSE topics

+ a developing link with a school in Chile

Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) Benefits of CLIL providing a genuine context for learning where does their learning fit into the real world?

Benefits of CLIL

providing a genuine context for learning

where does their learning fit into the real world?

Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) Benefits of CLIL enhances learning for both your department and the department you work with furthers cultural understanding developing thinking skills AND linguistic communication skills

Benefits of CLIL

enhances learning for both your department and the department you work with

furthers cultural understanding

developing thinking skills

AND linguistic communication skills

… there is no road: we make the road by walking Antonio Machado

Blogging Podcasting Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) www.chrisfuller.typepad.com