The Web 2.0 Honing Social Skills Final

The Web 2.0 Honing Social Skills Rita Zeinstejer CALL Consultant [email_address] Paula Ledesma CALL Consultant [email_address]

Tools
texted speech
audio and video conversation tools
Online Learning Environments
class discussion facilitators
presentation tools
pronunciation work
social tools
teacher role

texted speech: text based speaking practice
asynchronous :
email writing
blogs
microblogs: Twitter
podcasting
wikis
discussion forums
movie makers / comic stripmakers
synchronous:
(with live audience )
Chat (many versions)
Messenger: YM, MSN, Skype (+video)
MOOS (Tapped In)
Second Life

a blog
or
a wiki??

both allow uploading of files and photos by different users
Blogs
structured
highly personal
focus: process
administered by one individual
editable by creator
chronologically organized
Wikis
flexible
intensively collaborative
focus: content
open to anybody
editable by anyone
organized in innumerable ways

classblog
Sharing Learning at Ning http://ritamz.ning.com/
Opened: March 2008
CAE students: 18
Age: 17-20
Number of members today: 93

objectives
familiarize learners with technology
allow them to practise English in authentic, meaningful situations
contact English speaking people from other countries
raise awareness of the importance of going global
help students hone the four skills
expand learners' cultural understanding and horizons

main aim
successful communication
most important feature:
tagging

blog
Classblog: http://ritamz.ning.com/
Included:
Project work
Discussion forums
Links for extra practice
Tools and apps
Individual blogs

microblogging
Twitter
http://twitter.com/home
Searching for Twitterers…?
http://search.twitter.com/

wiki
http://caeb2008.pbworks.com/
collaborative project work
links
photos
maps
audio files

Your Students’ Creations

http://www.glogster.com/

Sample Glogster embeded in a Wiki

http://suziq56.glogster.com/glog-340-655

http://goanimate.com/

http://sketchcast.com/

http://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/education/san-jose-episcopal-day-school-s-journey-to-egypt-324511

http://www.slide.com/

http://www.slide.com/r/FTKYpBRO6z9GJShj58fAAyzMWtp4uFWA?view=original

discussion forums
Learning Times : http://learningtimes.net/
English Club : http://www.englishclub.com/
Dave’s EFL Café : http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.php?t=63056
Onestopenglish : http://www.onestopenglish.com/

Movie makers
Windows Movie Maker
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx
ZimmerTwins
http://www.zimmertwins.com/
DigitalFilms
http://www.digitalfilms.com/
JumpCut
http://www.jumpcut.com/

synchronous tools
Chat (many versions)
Messenger : YM, MSN, Skype (+video)
MOOS (Tapped In)
Second Life

MOOs
Multi-User Object Oriented Systems
socially oriented
text-based virtual realities
allow for safe environments
connect classes everywhere
a new way of allowing stds to write

Second Life
a 3D virtual world
vast digital continent teemimg with people, entertainment, opportunities
everything: resident created
making movies, acting, making transactions, investing money, having fun, opening offices and business
build your dream park, island, yacht, palace

audio and video conversation tools: with partner at a distance
synchronous : Skype, Messenger, ooVoo
asynchronous : video recording: Skype
YouTube : to store video clips

finding class partners
http://www.epals.com/
http://www.epalscorp.com
http://www.iecc.org/

online learning environments: OLE’s
Elluminate
Alado
WIZIQ

class discussion facilitators interaction at computer
Simulations:
• SimCity - city creation simulation game http://simcity.ea.com/about/simcity4/overview.php
Where in the World….?: capture Carmen interacting with people! http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/13/Where+in+the+World+is+Carmen+Sandiego.html
Quandary : an application for creating Web-based Action Mazes http://www.halfbakedsoftware.com/quandary.php

presentation tools: for f2f audience
OpenOffice
MS PPT (templates)

pronunciation work
http://esl.about.com/library/lessons/blstress_extension.htm
http://readthewords.com/
Text To Speech Technology : generates a clear sounding audio file from almost any written material

Social Tools
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/
Delicious http://delicious.com/
Flickr http://www.flickr.com/

Teacher role
selecting the tool
guiding use: language, purposes, skills
integrating into lessons

thank you!!!
Rita Zeinstejer
[email_address]
Paula Ledesma
[email_address]

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