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What is a wiki?

A wiki is a website on which the pages can be edited by the users as well as the creator of the website. The users can
change the content by adding or removing information, or editing the existing content.

Benefits and goals

One of the most powerful benefits of using wikis in language learning is as a collaborative tool. Potentially, everyone in a
group could work at changing and editing a document and work towards a final version of a particular text. A wiki could
allow your class to share notes. It could be a place where learners communicate with each other outside lessons. The
premise here is that the students can learn from each other, and learn through their interactions with other group
members.

How is a wiki different from a blog?

A blog is essentially an online journal or diary, usually written by one person, which is added to regularly. Most blogs
allow visitors to add comments, which are then visible to the blog owner and also to subsequent visitors who can in turn
comment further. A wiki, on the other hand, is like a public website, or public webpage, started by one person, but
which subsequent visitors can add to, delete or change as they wish. Instead of being a static website like a blog, a wiki is
more dynamic, and can have multiple authors. A wiki is like having a publicity accessible word processing document
available online, which anyone can edit. Essentially, a wiki is not linear, like a blog. A blog consists of a number of
postings published on one page and in reverse chronological order with the most recent posting at the top. A wiki has a
non-linear structure and pages may link back and forwards to other pages.

To my mind, a wiki is better for teaching purposes than blogs since its main page is linked to other pages where students
can go if they would like to do so at any time and its postings are not published in reverse chronological order. Wikis are
good options for teachers because students can be active participants by adding, editing or changing information, but in
blogs students can only add comments.

Gavin Dudeney and Nickly Hockley (2007), Blogs, wikis and podcasts (Chapter 7), How to teach with technology, Pearson
Education Limited.

Pete Sharma and Barney Barrett (2007), Creating and using your own resources (Chapter 9), Blended learning,
Macmillan Publishers Limited.

WEB 2.0 TOOLS INCLUDED.

1) PHOTOPEACH

2) DVOLVER

3) WITTY COMICS

4) XTRANORMAL

Mariana Claure. ICT in ELT 2012 Page 1


PHOTOPEACH ACTIVITY

Create your own Photopeach video!

Age Level: 7th graders.

Grammar focus: Simple Past

Communicative goal: Write a biographical text.

1. Choose a famous person or group of people in order to write a biographical text.You can choose a band, the
most famous singer or actor/actress of all time, etc.
2. Once you have chosen your famous person or band, open a word document so that you can start writing the
short biographical piece of information. Make sure that there are no grammatical or spelling mistakes. Save the
ready-made biography in your computer and select at least 25 photos of the band/singer/actor/actress by
typing the name in a google image search.
3. Send the biographical text to your teacher for corrections.
4. As soon as your teacher has sent you the feedback of what you did, go to PHOTOPEACH and start doing a video
with the corrected version of your writing.
5. Send your teacher the link to the finished video and if everything is OK, she will upload you work to your school
webpage.

TO BEGIN YOUR VIDEO, CLICK ON HERE.

TO SEE A TUTORIAL ON HOW TO USE PHOTOPEACH, CLICK ON HERE.

PHOTOPEACH TUTORIAL

What is Photopeach?

Photopeach is a slideshow creator. You can create your own video by uploading photos and music. You can also type
what you want to describe in each slide.

How to use Photopeach…

Before using the tool

Choose a famous person in order to make a short biography. You can choose a band, the most famous
singer/ban/actor/actress of all time, etc. Once you have chosen your famous person or band, open a word document so
that you can start writing the short biographical piece of information. Make sure that there are no grammatical or
spelling mistakes. Save the finished version of the biography in your computer and select at least 25 photos of the
band/singer/actor by typing the name in a google image search. Once you have done all this, follow the following steps.



Step 0

Access to this link by clicking on it. PHOTOPEACH

As soon as you get to the web page, click on “Sign up for free.” You will have to complete the following: (see the
screenshot to check if you are doing it well)

Step 1

Upload all the photos you have chosen. Drag and drop the photos to change the play order.



Step 2

Write the title of the video and choose the background sound you would like to hear. If you don’t like the provided
music click on “Search Youtube” and type the name of the song to be heard. Select the video music you feel is
appropriate for your video. Choose the speed of the video.



Step 3

Copy and paste the biographical piece of information in the“Description” box. Press "enter" to separate the sentences
you would like to insert in each slide. Once you have done all the steps click on “finish” and you will see your own
creation.

My creation: The "Queen" of the musicians around the world on PhotoPeach

TO SEE THE VIDEO WITH BACKGROUND MUSIC CLICK HERE

TO GO BACK TO THE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS, CLICK HERE

DVOLVER ACTIVITY

Create your own movie!

Age level: 7th graders.

Grammar Focus: Present Perfect.

Communicative Goal: Dialogue in the Present Perfect Tense.

1. Before starting, go to DVOLVER and have a look at it. Pre-choose the characters, settings and scenes you would
like to have for your movie.
2. Open a word document and start writing a short dialogue for each scene depending on which characters,
settings and what wheather or background you have chosen. The dialogue should be about a journey you are
planning to go on with questions such as "Have you ever been to Mexico?" and suggestions such as "What about
going to...?" Send it to your teacher, who should be online so that you can receive your finished version as soon
as possible. Remember to use the Present Perfect Tense as much as you can.
3. Once you have received your corrections, start creating your own movie.
4. When you finish, send the link to your movie to your teacher so that she can see the final product of your work.
5. If your teacher feels that it is ready to be uploaded to the website of your school, she will do it and in a matter of
seconds and you will get your mark by e-mail.

TO START CREATING YOUR MOVIE, CLICK HERE.

TO SEE A TUTORIAL, CLICK HERE.

DVOLVER TUTORIAL

What is Dvolver?

Dvolver is a movie maker. You can choose at least two characters and the setting. To create your own movie, you only
have to type the dialogue that you feel is appropriate for it. It’s totally free and there is no need to create an account to
start using it! It is an appealing tool for children, teenagers and adults. Hope you enjoy it!

How to use Dvolver…



Before using the tool.

Go to DVOLVER in order to pre-choose the setting, the characters and how many scenes you are going to need. Then,
write a dialogue using the Present Perfect in a word document, make sure there are no mistakes and send it to your
teacher. Once you have received your corrections, start using the tool.

Step 1

Go back to DVOLVER and select a background and a sky.

Step 2

Select a plot



Step 3

Select the characters.

Step 4

Type the revised dialogue in the characters’ lines.



Step 5

Select the background music taking into account the setting and the climax of your movie or scene.

Step 6

Add a new scene or finish the movie! 

Step 7



Type the title of your movie and your name in " Movie Title" and in "Director's Name". Congrats! You have just finished!
Now see what you have done!

MY CREATION

TO GO TO DEVOLVER, CLICK HERE.

TO GO BACK TO THE DVOLVER ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS, CLICK HERE.

TO HAVE A LOOK AT MY OWN CREATION, CLICK HERE.



WITTY COMICS ACTIVITY

Create your own comic strip!

Age level: 7th graders.


Communicative goal: Asking questions in the Present Perfect.

1. Choose a partner in your class to start doing the activity in pairs.
2. Click on the following hyperlinked words WITTY COMICS
3. Create an account to use the tool.
4. Write a dialogue between two people about a possible holiday journey you and your friend would like to go on.
Remember to write them in the Present Perfect. Take into account the following question to write your
dialogue: "Have you ever gone/been to (Brazil)?"
5. Once you have finished with it, send the comic strip to your teacher so that she can correct it. If there are some
mistakes, your teacher will ask you to correct them. If everything is right, your teacher will send you an e-mail
with your mark.
6. After all the previous steps done, your teacher will upload your Witty Comics' Links to the webpage or blog of
your school and you will have to print your comic to make an interactive panel of the Ss' work. This panel will be
shown in the projects' display of 7th form.

TO START USING THE TOOL, CLICK HERE.

TO HAVE A LOOK AT A TUTORIAL, CLICK HERE.

WITTY COMICS TUTORIAL

What is Witty Comics?

Witty Comics is a comic strip creator where you can select two characters talking to each other. You may choose the
place you feel is appropriate for the short comic you would like to develop and write the characters’ lines in the thought,
shout, whisper or normal bubbles.

How to use Witty Comics?


Create an account by clicking on “Witty Comics Account”, check your e-mail's inbox and have a look at the password and
user name the Witty website have sent you. Go back to the Witty Webpage and log in with the password and user name
provided.



Step 1


Once you are a member of the Witty Comics website, select the characters and the scene of the first scene.

Step 2

Type the narration in the rectangle below the picture of the first scene.



Step 3

Then, select one of the bubbles at the bottom of the comic and type what you want the first person to say, whisper,
shout or think of.



Step 4

Do the same like in step 3 but in the bubble of the second character.

Step 5

Follow the previous steps to finish the next two pictures or scenes.

Step 6

Remember to send the link to your teacher and if everything is correct, you will be allowed to print the comic strip for
the projects’ display the English department is organizing.

Have a look at my comic strip!



TO SEE A SAMPLE OF A COMIC STRIP, CLICK HERE.

TO GO BACK TO THE WITTY COMICS ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS, CLICK HERE.



XTRANORMAL ACTIVITY

Create your own Xtranormal movie!

Age Level: 7th graders.


Communicative Goal: Telling sb that sth dangerous has happened to you.

1. Think of a superhero and a normal person who has just been robbed of her/his belongings.
2. Open a word document and write a dialogue between the superhero and the normal person about the stealing.
Use the present perfect as much as you can.
3. Check that there is no grammar or spelling mistake.
4. Send it to your teacher
5. Once you have the corrected version of your dialogue, go to the website XTRANORMAL and sign up.
6. As soon as you're a member of the webpage, click on SUPERZEROS and start creating your movie with the
corrected version of the dialogue you wrote.
7. Now you are ready to send the link to your movie and your teacher will upload it to the school webpage so that
every student or member of your family can see it.

TO START MAKING YOUR OWN XTRANORMAL MOVIE, CLICK HERE.

TO SEE THE SAMPLE ON THE WEBSTITE, CLICK HERE.

TO SEE A TUTORIAL, CLICK HERE.

XTRANORMAL TUTORIAL

What is Xtranormal?

Xtranormal is a 3D animated movie maker. It turns your dialogue into movie. It’s that simple. You only need to choose a
setting and the actors you would like to have as main characters in it. Finally, you should type the words and that’s all!
Your movie is ready!

How to use Xtranormal…


Write a dialogue between a superhero and a normal person about the stealing of that person’s belonging. Use the
present perfect as much as you can. Send it to your teacher and once you have the corrected version of your dialogue
start making your own 3D movie.

Step 0



Go to the Xtranormal website and click on SIGN UP. Then, click on a BASIC FREE to create a free account and become a
member of this website. And complete the form with your personal information.



Step 1

Click on CREATE and start creating your own xtranormal movie.

Step 2

Click on the Superzeros movie and choose the option that says “2 actors”.



Step 3

Select a setting.

Step 4

Click on ACTORS and choose the voice of the first actor.



Step 5

Click on ACTOR 2 and select the second actor and a different voice. To listen to the actors’ voices, click on the number of
the actor and then click on “SAMPLE.”

Step 6

Go to SOUNDS and select the background sound you would like to hear. And a background music if you would like to do
so.



Step 7

Then, go to STORY and type the corrected dialogue in the speakers’ boxes. If you would like to add a movement, click on
MOTIONS and drag and drop to select a movement. If you would like to add a face expression, do the same.

Step 8

To add a text box, click on the X and click on the first option.



Step 9

Once you have finished with the dialogue, go to PREVIEW and have a look at what you have done before publishing it.

Step 10

After watching the “preview” version of your movie, click on PUBLISH and write a short description of your movie so that
it can be published.



HAVE A LOOK AT MY OWN SAMPLE: Superwoman In Action 1

TO GO BACK TO THE XTRANORMAL ACTIVITY, CLICK HERE.

TO START MAKING YOUR OWN MOVIE, CLICK HERE.

TO SEE THE SAMPLE ON THE WEBPAGE, CLICK HERE.


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