E-learning in the language classroom Martin Sankofi und Petra Szucsich

Program Overview Video activity: The machine is us/ing us Web 2.0 tools and classroom use Discussion, resources and outlook 06/02/09 DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich

Overview

Video activity: The machine is us/ing us

Web 2.0 tools and classroom use

Discussion, resources and outlook

Objectives To show you how to use e-learning in the language classroom To provide you with some useful sites and tools to work with To inspire you to use computers in the classroom To reduce anxiety when working with computers 06/02/09 DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich

To show you how to use e-learning in the language classroom

To provide you with some useful sites and tools to work with

To inspire you to use computers in the classroom

To reduce anxiety when working with computers

The machine is us/ing us Video activity: Watch the video and write down the names of the services which are shown. Way-back machine – finding old web pages RSS reader – aggregating information Blogs/blogger Google Youtube - video Flickr – photo sharing Delicious - bookmarks online 06/02/09 DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich

Video activity: Watch the video and write down the names of the services which are shown.

Way-back machine – finding old web pages

RSS reader – aggregating information

Blogs/blogger

Google

Youtube - video

Flickr – photo sharing

Delicious - bookmarks online

Creating polls and surveys Tools www.polldaddy.com Center for history and new media 06/02/09 DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich

Tools

www.polldaddy.com

Center for history and new media

Creating a poll 06/02/09 DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich

Creating polls and surveys Classroom use Create a survey about students’ interest at the beginning of the school year. Create a poll if you want to decide which book to read, film to watch, etc. in the upcoming semester. Students create surveys themselves and encourage other classes to fill them in. 06/02/09 DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich

Classroom use

Create a survey about students’ interest at the beginning of the school year.

Create a poll if you want to decide which book to read, film to watch, etc. in the upcoming semester.

Students create surveys themselves and encourage other classes to fill them in.

Survey overview 06/02/09 DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich

Survey results 06/02/09 DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich

Whiteboarding and mindmapping Tools Skrbl www.skrbl.com Mindomo http://www.mindomo.com/ Classroom use Collaborative brainstorming Taking notes Vocabulary: Word fields Introducing/ending a topic 06/02/09 DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich

Tools

Skrbl www.skrbl.com

Mindomo http://www.mindomo.com/

Classroom use

Collaborative brainstorming

Taking notes

Vocabulary: Word fields

Introducing/ending a topic

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Mindmap created with Mindomo DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich 06/02/09

Blogging What is a blog? Tools Blogger + Wordpress Examples Minna‘s Baby blog Language trip blog Teacher blogs BBC Have your say 06/02/09 DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich

What is a blog?

Tools

Blogger + Wordpress

Examples

Minna‘s Baby blog

Language trip blog

Teacher blogs

BBC Have your say

Blogging Suggestions for other uses? 06/02/09 DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich

Suggestions for other uses?

Blogging 06/02/09 DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich

Blogging 06/02/09 DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich

BBC Have your say 06/02/09 DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich

Flickr Photos 06/02/09 DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich

Flickr photos What is flickr? Classroom use Illustration: posters, covers, worksheets Writing prompts: Photo story Teach Copyright: enables teachers to help students understand and apply the concept of intellectual property rights 06/02/09 DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich

What is flickr?

Classroom use

Illustration: posters, covers, worksheets

Writing prompts: Photo story

Teach Copyright: enables teachers to help students understand and apply the concept of intellectual property rights

Creative commons search 06/02/09 DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich

Vokis Teacher Blog : Participate Contribute Learn Voices of the world project Voki in a wiki or blog Classroom use Commenting function 06/02/09 DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich

Teacher Blog : Participate Contribute Learn

Voices of the world project

Voki in a wiki or blog

Classroom use

Commenting function

Rubistar 06/02/09 DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich

Rubistar 06/02/09 DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich

Suggestions for classroom projects Recording radioplays with sounds and audacity and publish the results on podhost Wiki project: topic specific research project Moodle: setting up a virtual classroom Recording a podcast for the school web page Writing activities with wikis and blogs (field trip, travel guide…) Web 2.0 in the language classroom 06/02/09 DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich

Recording radioplays with sounds and audacity and publish the results on podhost

Wiki project: topic specific research project

Moodle: setting up a virtual classroom

Recording a podcast for the school web page

Writing activities with wikis and blogs (field trip, travel guide…)

Web 2.0 in the language classroom

How to learn more? Workshops (podcasting, moodle, wikis, blogging) Student projects Online training: e-LISA Academy Literature Online resources + documentation available on http://martin.sankofi.com 06/02/09 DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich

Workshops (podcasting, moodle, wikis, blogging)

Student projects

Online training: e-LISA Academy

Literature

Online resources + documentation available on http://martin.sankofi.com

Recap 06/02/09 DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich

Moodle What is moodle? Example: course available for guests without key: Open English 06/02/09 DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich

What is moodle?

Example: course available for guests without key: Open English

Moodle A virtual classroom with integrated communication systems Manage content: upload files (documents, audio and movies…) and arrange and display them. Create electronic tests and assignments Display podcasts and news with “remote RSS” to differentiate learning according to levels Integrated chat ,Wiki and blog functions 06/02/09 DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich

A virtual classroom with integrated communication systems

Manage content: upload files (documents, audio and movies…) and arrange and display them.

Create electronic tests and assignments

Display podcasts and news with “remote RSS” to differentiate learning according to levels

Integrated chat ,Wiki and blog functions

Audio and video Podcasting Youtube Radio plays 06/02/09 DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich

Podcasting

Youtube

Radio plays

Podcasting What is podcasting? Listening to podcasts Directories Web pages for „goodies“ Producing podcasts Recording a poem, newsletter, lesson… Audacity Publish on podhost or with loudblog 06/02/09 DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich

What is podcasting?

Listening to podcasts

Directories

Web pages for „goodies“

Producing podcasts

Recording a poem, newsletter, lesson…

Audacity

Publish on podhost or with loudblog

Finding podcasts Podcasting directories Englishcaster Podcasts for schools Charles Kelly's feed Itunes „ ESL places“ Randalls ESL Lab 06/02/09 DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich

Podcasting directories

Englishcaster

Podcasts for schools

Charles Kelly's feed

Itunes

„ ESL places“ Randalls ESL Lab

Radio plays Sounds and noises for stories available on hoerspielbox.de Creating new stories or using fairy tales Recording sound with audacity Publish stories on a podcasting service like http://www.podhost.de/ 06/02/09 DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich

Sounds and noises for stories available on hoerspielbox.de

Creating new stories or using fairy tales

Recording sound with audacity

Publish stories on a podcasting service like http://www.podhost.de/

Youtube At the movies Students browse The New York Times movies podcast. In groups of two or three they choose a film and watch the trailer. When finished, they report about the film and give a recommendation, why the other students shoud/should not go and see the film. 06/02/09 DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich

At the movies

Students browse The New York Times movies podcast. In groups of two or three they choose a film and watch the trailer. When finished, they report about the film and give a recommendation, why the other students shoud/should not go and see the film.