Blogs and Podcasts: ICT in your Pocket

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Young people’s familiarity with ICT offers a great opportunity to language teachers. It seems to us that a determined commitment to use this world, which is so familiar to young people, is a key to increasing the engagement of young people of all ages with languages. New technologies can facilitate real contacts with schools and young people in other countries. They can also provide stimulus for creative and interactive work. (Lord Dearing - Languages Review March 2007) Technology - So what … ?

+ = = + Blogs and Podcasts = Using technology to enhance learning outcomes across all four language skills

Komment aise kon aprand a ékrir? "You can learn how to conjugate the verb "to like" every week for several years. However, it is only in a written context that the use of the words make proper sense. It is the same thing with vocabulary, spelling or even grammar. In order to develop the art of writing, you need ... to write. Our blog project encourages pupils to write and to read to help them to write better." Roberto Gauvin – Le projet des Cybercarnets du Centre d'apprentissage Haut-Madawaska 2005 - present

Blogging

Promotes creativity and global citizenship

Familiar technology for pupils who use Bebo/MySpace

Helps subject to be more relevant

Simple to use – one click publishing

Writing for a purpose (real audience) increases standards at all levels

Allows for peer assessment through comments in a safe environment

Video Tutorials Blogger - http:// movies.atomiclearning.com/uk/blogging / WordPress - http:// www.swict.com/wordpresscourse.asp Edublogs - http:// www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey =5dd536c185e19a804a73 Typepad – Coming soon on SSAT site Blogger Typepad WordPress Edublogs Blogging Platforms

How to set up a blog

Purpose Audience Content Before you start …

Blog rules I will only use my first name I will never give out my email address I will never give out my home address I will never give out my telephone number I will respect others I will not use rude or threatening words I will not use text talk or chat language I will not copy other people’s work I will be responsible for everything I write I will check my spelling before posting

Two Stars and a Wish Purpose, audience and content one-click publishing Real communication Assessment for learning Secure environment Promote global citizenship Pupil voice Celebrate your pupils’ work Feedback Comments

Integrating ICT into the MFL classroom

Photos Search engine Local weather Local time Video player Audio player Bookmarks Survey Sitemeter Cluster Map Calendar Widgets

Sitemeter

Mobile blogging = Moblogging 2, 200 hits in one weekend!

Podcasting with Audacity

Suitable for all levels (stretches high ability)

Promotes creativity using podsafe music and sound

Real audience

Encourages pupils to listen actively to their own and others’ work

Increases the frequency, length and quality of spoken work

Scripting also helps writing techniques

ASSIGNMENT: Podcast BT education script record edit

Podsafe music

Flashkit loops

iBeat

Opuzz

stock20

Magnatune (see tutorial )

Incompetech

Soundsnap

Dogmazic

PodSafe Audio

Jamendo

Partners in Rhyme

Splice

Podsafe music network

ccMixter

Freesound project

Podsafe Music Resources

TES article September 2007 by Helen Ward describes how a group of 159 pupils aged between six and thirteen were able to accelerate their reading age 'four times as quickly' as their peers over a period of ten weeks by listening back to recordings of themselves saying words they found difficult to remember. Based on research carried out by Dr Flora Macleod, Dr Philip Macmillan and Professor Brahm Norwich from Exeter University in the study Listening to myself: improving oracy and literacy among children who fall behind Headphones help pupils improve their reading

Le podcast de 8VM et 8JH

Le podcast de 7JD

Nine Acres Primary Podcasting Day

Nodehill French Grammar Podcasts on iTunes

Upload mp3 files to Podomatic

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Subscribe in iTunes

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MFL Podcasts for GCSE / A’level revision practice whenever and wherever your students want to learn

Stantonbury Campus

St John Fisher

Parkstone Grammar School

Wheatley Park School

Notre Dame Catholic College

Heathfield College

Oldbury College of Sport

Bristnall Hall Technology College

Southend High School for Girls

Northgate High School

Edgehill College

Elliott School

Shireland CLC

Record Skype conversations with Pretty May

Nodehill Bloggers on Radio 5 Live

Making recordings - mp3, sound editing, podcasting and all that Jazz! We are podcasters! We have published to the internet. We’ve gone hi-tec. We feel cool, hip and happening! Try it if you haven’t already. It’s easy – honest!

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The Isle of Wight Conference 2008 25 th -26 th October Plug on IOW radio “ a win-win situation”

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