“ “Creative adaptation” is also a crucial aspect of teaching.The
ability to mediate policy through a clear understanding of
learning is what often sets good teachers apart form those
others who consistently resist or passively adopt new
initiatives.”
Debbie Myhill, University of Exeter, Jan 2008
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Blogs and Podcasts
Free your mind and your class will follow
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WA(n)LT
• what are blogs and podcasts
• not how to blog and how to podcast
• reasons to use blogs and make podcasts
• some resources available to help you blog
and podcast
• some examples
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WI(n)LF
• your curiosity to be piqued
• go away and look into some of the ideas
• try...and possibly fail
• thinking that blogs and podcasts are some
kind of panacea
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“The new KS3 Curriculum is an invitation to
be bold”
Kathy Wicksteed, Language World 2008
“If you are not prepared to be wrong you will never
produce anything original.”
Sir Ken Robinson
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Blogs
Literacy outcomes for Scottish A Curriculum
for Excellence:
Definition of “texts”
novels, short stories, plays, poems, reference texts,
the spoken word, charts, maps, graphs and
timetables, advertisements, promotional leaflets,
comics, newspapers and magazines, CVs, letters
and email , films, games and TV programmes,
labels, signs and posters, recipes, manuals and
instructions, reports and reviews,text messages ,
blogs andsocial networking sites , web sites,
catalogues and directories
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Audience
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Purpose
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Motivation
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Communication
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Reflection
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Safe
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Literacy
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Share
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Collaborate
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Resource
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Tool (for reflection)
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Formative Assessment
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Blogging Platforms
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internet audio broadcast
personal audio
PODCAST video
player
download digital recording
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podcast
iPod broadcast
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“Why (Worry)?” - Rebecca (Becky/Bex)
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Target Language
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Access for all
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Engage
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21st Century
Communication
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Creativity
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Four Skills
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Ownership
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Authentic Audience
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Higher Level Thinking
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Cooperative Work
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21st Century
Communication
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Breakdown Classroom
Walls
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Formative Assessment
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A Curriculum for
Excellence
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KS3 National Curriculum
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Successful learners
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Confident Individuals
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Responsible Citizens
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Effective Contributors
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Audio Creation
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Audacity
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Mixcraft
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Utterli
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gcast / gabcast
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podomatic
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voicethread
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voki
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Read The Words
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Listen and Write
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“Luminous Idea” - Tiago Daniel
Ideas
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Vocabulary Guide
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Verb Drill
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Pronunciation Practice
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Grammar Explanations
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Songs / Poems
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Exam Practice
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Guided Tour
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Radio Show
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Conversations with FLA
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“Creativity is as important in education as
literacy, and we should treat it with the same
status.”
- Sir Ken Robinson -
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and listen to me again via a slidecast visit:
http://thegordonschools.typepad.co.uk/asu
This presentation (including audio and video recordings but excluding
photographs) has been produced under Creative Commons License:
attribution-non-commercial 2.5 UK: Scotland
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Photo Credits
All photos found on Flickr with a Creative Commons Licence
❖Audience - “Human Texture 2” - by Iguana Jo
❖Purpose - “Moleskine” - by Biché©
❖Motivation - “Company Vision” - by mondopiccolo
❖Communication - “Day 3” - by viernullvier
❖Reflection - “Melancholyʼs Warm Embrace” - by Andrew
Mason
❖Literacy - “Infant Literacy” - by Pig Sty Avenue
❖Safe - “HHM Safe Co.” - by sigma.
❖Share - “Sharing Secrets” - by Kevin Steele
❖Collaborate - “STOP Collaborate and Listen” - by matt.ohara
❖Resource - “Ride to the Windmills” - by Harshad Sharma
❖Tool - “Screwdriver” - by baboon™
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❖Why? - “Why (Worry)?” - Rebecca (Becky/Bex)
❖Communicate - “Communicate” - ob1left
❖Target Language - “Passing Target” - pbo31
❖Access for All “Wheelchair Access Nightlife” - hfabulous
❖Engaged - “So Engaged” - Timoni
❖21st Century Communication - “Naranbat & Nomingoo” - DickStock
❖Creativity - “16/04/2007: Is Education Crippling Creativity?” - Djenan
❖Four Skills - “Listen to ME!” - Orange Beard
❖Ownership - “Mine” - Jim Frazier
❖Audience - “Human Texture 2” - Iguana Jo
❖Higher Level Thinking - “Thinking” - johnathan.gill
❖Cooperative Work - “Collaboration” - yuan2003
❖ Breakdown the Classroom Walls - “Classroom” - Inx
❖Formative Assessment - “Formative Assessment through Blogging” - edublogger
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❖A Curriculum for Excellence - “Curriculum for Excellence” - Scran
❖Successful Learners - “Your Success, Our Committment” - Pierofix
❖Confident Individuals - “Cocky or Confident” - PhotoFusion
❖Responsible Citizens - “Responsibility” - Nosha
❖Effective Contributors - “Effective Contributors” - edublogger
❖Tick Button” - Webdesign-guru.co.uk
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❖Audio Creation - “Tractor DJ setup” - by sonicwalker
❖Ideas - “Luminous Ideas” - by Tiago Daniel
❖Vocabulary Guides - “Playing Cards for learning German Vocabulary” - by Kaleissin
❖Verb Drills - “Verbs” - by Worldmegan
❖Pronunciation Practice - “Pronunciation Guide” - by super-structure
❖Grammar Explanations“Bad Grammar = No Girlfriend” - by Gez D
❖Songs / Poems - “Song Sparrow” - by Doug Greenberg
❖Exam Practice - “Day 23 - Exam Hall” - by Jackhynes
❖Guided Tour - “Tour Guide” - by tavallai
❖Radio Shows - “ipod radio” - by fatcontroller
❖Conversations with FLA - “conversations_silhouettes_id228513_size450 - by b_d_solis
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