Electronic Village Online CALL Interest Section of TESOL Jan 12 - Feb 22 Enhancing Lessons the Web 2.0 Way

Electronic Village Online CALL Interest Section of TESOL

Jan 12 - Feb 22

Enhancing Lessons the Web 2.0 Way Rita Zeinstejer Rosario, Argentina

Enhancing

Lessons

the Web 2.0 Way

Rita Zeinstejer

Rosario, Argentina

The Enhancing Lessons Team Robert Squires Rita Zeinstejer Nina Liakos Analia Dobboletta Mary Di Monaco Alicia Zuliani Maru Del Campo

The Enhancing Lessons Team

Robert Squires

Rita Zeinstejer

Nina Liakos

Analia Dobboletta

Mary Di Monaco

Alicia Zuliani

Maru Del Campo

goals explore the use of freely available interactive web tools integrate them into our lessons

explore the use of freely available interactive web tools

integrate them into our lessons

objectives assess the applicability of certain tools to a variety of teaching and learning contexts create instructional items using: Blogger, Voicethread, Chinswing, Slideshare, Bubbleshare, Devolver, etc. present lesson plans with clearly defined learning outcomes using these tools continue to explore and learn.

assess the applicability of certain tools to a variety of teaching and learning contexts

create instructional items using: Blogger, Voicethread, Chinswing, Slideshare, Bubbleshare, Devolver, etc.

present lesson plans with clearly defined learning outcomes using these tools

continue to explore and learn.

Week 1: Building a Community Week 2: Blogs: Home Base for Web 2.0 Lessons Week 3: Integrating Online Speaking and Listening Week 4: Planning to Share Slides Week 5: Branching Out: A Selection of Tools Week 6: Ending and Beginning

Week 1: Building a Community Week 2: Blogs: Home Base for Web 2.0 Lessons Week 3: Integrating Online Speaking and Listening Week 4: Planning to Share Slides Week 5: Branching Out: A Selection of Tools Week 6: Ending and Beginning

channels for communication asyncronous Yahoo Groups blogging: learning about each other's teaching context : Blogger Netvibes : everything in one place: blogs Wiki Tapped In: discussions synchronous Tapped In : helpdesk support Skype, YM Elluminate

asyncronous

Yahoo Groups

blogging: learning about each other's teaching context : Blogger

Netvibes : everything in one place: blogs

Wiki

Tapped In: discussions

synchronous

Tapped In : helpdesk support

Skype, YM

Elluminate

Week 1: Building a Community the wiki Yahoo! Group ( Tutorial ) Enhancing Lessons blog Readings: Lesson Planning Overview , Web 2.0 and Language Learning and Lesson Planning Continuum ' Netiquette ‘ Elluminate and Tapped In Google Account

the wiki

Yahoo! Group ( Tutorial )

Enhancing Lessons blog

Readings: Lesson Planning Overview , Web 2.0 and Language Learning and Lesson Planning Continuum

' Netiquette ‘

Elluminate and Tapped In

Google Account

Week 2: Blogs: Home Base for Web 2.0 Lessons readings: 'What to Consider When Writing a Lesson Plan' and '10 Steps to Developing a Quality Lesson Plan' : discussion lesson planning: view sample, develop one, post it to individual blogs Blogger set up a blog

readings: 'What to Consider When Writing a Lesson Plan' and '10 Steps to Developing a Quality Lesson Plan' : discussion

lesson planning: view sample, develop one, post it to individual blogs

Blogger set up a blog

participants feedback: quotes using web tools: highly motivating and fun for students and teachers lowers affective barriers, encourages introverted students technology should be at the service of learning > planning should be essential need to guide students to set achievable goals

using web tools: highly motivating and fun for students and teachers

lowers affective barriers, encourages introverted students

technology should be at the service of learning > planning should be essential

need to guide students to set achievable goals

Week 3: Integrating Online Speaking and Listening short weekly reading ' Digital Literacy: Backward Design Process ' in the YG Voicethread and Chinswing * tutorials * applicability * lesson plans

short weekly reading ' Digital Literacy: Backward Design Process ' in the YG

Voicethread and Chinswing

* tutorials

* applicability

* lesson plans

Voicethread focus: on a central image around which students post responses http://voicethread.com/#u23087.b278258.i1528274 Chinswing, now Voxopop focus: on "sound" of the message rather than on image. good for discussions, storytelling

Voicethread

focus: on a central image around which students post responses

http://voicethread.com/#u23087.b278258.i1528274

Chinswing, now Voxopop

focus: on "sound" of the message rather than on image.

good for discussions, storytelling

Voicethread and Chinswing: comments enjoying a class per se: enough justification for using a tool? tools add some fun and flavour to our classes by providing a different, more meaningful inspiration/motivation to "speak“ have stds participate in authentic threads exposure to different accents. audience, necessary? > depends on learning objectives

enjoying a class per se: enough justification for using a tool?

tools add some fun and flavour to our classes by providing a different, more meaningful inspiration/motivation to "speak“

have stds participate in authentic threads

exposure to different accents.

audience, necessary? > depends on learning objectives

StudyStack : digital flashcards ( participant driven investigation) versatile multi-dimensional set of activities students can tailor to suit their needs teachers can develop specific content students can build their own stacks users can track their progress example for prepositions in/ at/on http://www.studystack.com/menu-69798

versatile multi-dimensional set of activities students can tailor to suit their needs

teachers can develop specific content

students can build their own stacks

users can track their progress

example for prepositions in/ at/on

http://www.studystack.com/menu-69798

Week 4: Planning to Share Slides Slideshare tutorial Bubbleshare tutorial Animoto * tutorials * sample lessons * slide sharing presentations * embedding videos * lesson plans

Slideshare tutorial

Bubbleshare tutorial

Animoto

* tutorials

* sample lessons

* slide sharing presentations

* embedding videos

* lesson plans

Slideshare ideal for sharing info includes audio & video useful for: professional presentations uploading them to blogs help stds create their own my presentation http://www.slideshare.net/RitaZ/the-web-20-honing-social-skills-presentation Bubbleshare ideal for sharing photos quick & easy to use useful for: different kinds of lang work showcasing stds work Julia’s http://langteachandlearn.blogspot.com/ Animoto http://ritamz.ning.com/video/1985596:Video:752

Slideshare

ideal for sharing info

includes audio & video

useful for:

professional presentations

uploading them to blogs

help stds create their own

my presentation

http://www.slideshare.net/RitaZ/the-web-20-honing-social-skills-presentation

Bubbleshare

ideal for sharing photos

quick & easy to use

useful for:

different kinds of lang work

showcasing stds work

Julia’s

http://langteachandlearn.blogspot.com/

Animoto

http://ritamz.ning.com/video/1985596:Video:752

Week 5: Branching Out: A Selection of Tools Dvolver tutorial Zimmer Twins , MakeBeliefsComix , Photo Story , Bubblr, DigitalFilms View relevant tutorials * rationale for selection: post * develop lesson plan * post it to blog

Dvolver tutorial

Zimmer Twins , MakeBeliefsComix , Photo Story , Bubblr, DigitalFilms

View relevant tutorials

* rationale for selection: post

* develop lesson plan

* post it to blog

MakeBeliefsComix Leigh Thelmadatter, Mexico. http://metamexico.ning.com/profiles/blogs/revenge-of-the-20th-century Julia Paramonov, University of Akron, USA “ comic strips can help students understand cultural differences.” http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M-COCJrV7U8/SZTymPBS5tI/AAAAAAAAACA/G_QYYO2nfvI/s1600-h/polite.gif

Leigh Thelmadatter, Mexico. http://metamexico.ning.com/profiles/blogs/revenge-of-the-20th-century

Julia Paramonov, University of Akron, USA “ comic strips can help students understand cultural differences.” http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M-COCJrV7U8/SZTymPBS5tI/AAAAAAAAACA/G_QYYO2nfvI/s1600-h/polite.gif

DVOLVER Anisoara, from Romania http:// englishthroughadvertising.blogspot.com / ZIMMER TWINS Vicky, from Argentina http://www.zimmertwins.ca/node/401843

DVOLVER

Anisoara, from Romania

http:// englishthroughadvertising.blogspot.com /

ZIMMER TWINS

Vicky, from Argentina

http://www.zimmertwins.ca/node/401843

Week 6: Ending and Beginning Provide evidence of web 2.0 lesson planning know-how Reflection on session Consider joining the Webheads in Action or Learning with Computers Yahoo! Groups Consider volunteering to investigate a new web tool as part of the ongoing Enhancing Lessons community of practice.

Provide evidence of web 2.0 lesson planning know-how

Reflection on session

Consider joining the Webheads in Action or Learning with Computers Yahoo! Groups

Consider volunteering to investigate a new web tool as part of the ongoing Enhancing Lessons community of practice.

After-thoughts and Reflections: what may be improved? pace and rhythm communication between mods live sessions topics: *sharing preparations/ ideas *involving participants *guest speakers

pace and rhythm

communication between mods

live sessions topics:

*sharing preparations/ ideas

*involving participants

*guest speakers

join us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/enhancinglessons/ Rita Zeinstejer EFL Lab & Multimedia Director, ARCI, Rosario, Argentina Oral Examiner, University of Cambridge, London, England CALL SIG Coordinator & Consultant [email_address] www.zeinstejer.com

Rita Zeinstejer

EFL Lab & Multimedia Director, ARCI, Rosario, Argentina

Oral Examiner, University of Cambridge, London, England

CALL SIG Coordinator & Consultant

[email_address]

www.zeinstejer.com