ESOL blogging & podcasting Reading & Writing Listening & Speaking T E A C H E R S T U D E N T S

Why Blogging & Podcasting? natural progression from computer lessons (Word, WordArt, search the net) enables students to use their English in an authentic context Enables students to communicate with the online community in English. to assist students with continuous independent learning outside the classroom.

natural progression from computer lessons (Word, WordArt, search the net)

enables students to use their English in an authentic context

Enables students to communicate with the online community in English.

to assist students with continuous independent learning outside the classroom.

Class blog content Course related Units of Competency: Read and respond to simple/routine English texts; Use English to write simple/routine texts. Draft edit & publish; Develop literacy using technology; Operate in a diverse study environment Topics: chosen by students in needs analysis sessions Report Writing: Reports: Information Texts Postcard writing: Writing postcards Topics elicited from needs analysis: car Read simple English texts: Walk Run Swim , WRS worksheet , Obesity & Skin Cancer Something around us Health Expo : students create Surveys, quiz, article for St Ass newsletter Harmony Day Facilitate communication with other bloggers P2p X EFL/ESL X (Dekita) Oz quiz created by the students for a Portuguese P.S. class Comments from teachers around the world, like Teresa D’Almeida from Portugal Competitions, quizzes, games Webquest What country is this?

Course related

Units of Competency: Read and respond to simple/routine English texts; Use English to write simple/routine texts. Draft edit & publish; Develop literacy using technology; Operate in a diverse study environment

Topics: chosen by students in needs analysis sessions

Report Writing: Reports: Information Texts

Postcard writing: Writing postcards Topics elicited from needs analysis: car

Read simple English texts: Walk Run Swim , WRS worksheet , Obesity & Skin Cancer

Something around us

Health Expo : students create Surveys, quiz, article for St Ass newsletter

Harmony Day

Facilitate communication with other bloggers

P2p X EFL/ESL X (Dekita)

Oz quiz created by the students for a Portuguese P.S. class

Comments from teachers around the world, like Teresa D’Almeida from Portugal

Competitions, quizzes, games

Webquest

What country is this?

Student Blogs Content Teacher Directed posts Related to Units of Competency as before Report Writing: Aborigines Postcard writing: Jie’s Giving your opinion: forum (next slide) or response to podcasts ( Helen’s response to Emile’s podcast) Respond to readings set up in class blog or handed out in class ( Twins ) Cultural differences (operate in a diverse study environment) Something around us: Harmony Day Health Expo Surveys,e.g. Alternative Medicine & Alternative Medicine Results Sculptures by the Sea & How to get to Bondi Beach Personal posts: Voicethread slideshows, like Winnie’s visit to the zoo Personal texts, Sharon Personal digital stories or podcasts, Robert Communicating with others Comments in classmates’ blogs Global contacts comments from and for ESL teachers and students from Australia and all over the world Project exchanges: Kogarah & Liverpool wiki with Ana Koorey’s class (beginning stages) Participating in forum: classroom forum, forum shared with another St George Class, forum shared with Liverpool TAFE class

Teacher Directed posts

Related to Units of Competency as before

Report Writing: Aborigines

Postcard writing: Jie’s

Giving your opinion: forum (next slide) or response to podcasts ( Helen’s response to Emile’s podcast)

Respond to readings set up in class blog or handed out in class ( Twins )

Cultural differences (operate in a diverse study environment)

Something around us:

Harmony Day

Health Expo Surveys,e.g. Alternative Medicine & Alternative Medicine Results

Sculptures by the Sea & How to get to Bondi Beach

Personal posts:

Voicethread slideshows, like Winnie’s visit to the zoo

Personal texts, Sharon

Personal digital stories or podcasts, Robert

Communicating with others Comments in classmates’ blogs

Global contacts comments from and for ESL teachers and students from Australia and all over the world

Project exchanges: Kogarah & Liverpool wiki with Ana Koorey’s class (beginning stages)

Participating in forum: classroom forum, forum shared with another St George Class, forum shared with Liverpool TAFE class

Class Podcast Content Related to TAFE/ course syllabus Units of Competency : Listen and respond to simple/routine English texts Develop literacy using technology Operate in a diverse study environment Teachers: Orientation to TAFE: Patricia , Jennifer Teachers’ personal stories: Liz in Afghanistan , Emile around the world , Andrew: Nut & Nun OutsideTAFE Sydney People Carole: Constant Movement Nikki: Creativity

Related to TAFE/ course syllabus

Units of Competency :

Listen and respond to simple/routine English texts

Develop literacy using technology

Operate in a diverse study environment

Teachers:

Orientation to TAFE: Patricia , Jennifer

Teachers’ personal stories: Liz in Afghanistan , Emile around the world , Andrew: Nut & Nun

OutsideTAFE

Sydney People

Carole: Constant Movement

Nikki: Creativity

Student Podcasts Units of Competency: Use English to participate in simple/routine spoken texts Develop literacy using technology Operate in a diverse study environment Something around us: Health Expo: Interviews with health providers and Student Association staff Steve Irving’s death Robert’s Interview with Djimi (digital story) Connecting with others: Questions and answers for High School Portuguese students: Hideki’s Hello from Down Under Oz Quiz created for New Zealand ESOL students Radio programs: Anna: Movies Sharon: Dreams Harjit : Cultural Differences Marcela: Love and Marriage

Units of Competency:

Use English to participate in simple/routine spoken texts

Develop literacy using technology

Operate in a diverse study environment

Something around us:

Health Expo: Interviews with health providers and Student Association staff

Steve Irving’s death

Robert’s Interview with Djimi (digital story)

Connecting with others:

Questions and answers for High School Portuguese students: Hideki’s

Hello from Down Under

Oz Quiz created for New Zealand ESOL students

Radio programs:

Anna: Movies

Sharon: Dreams

Harjit : Cultural Differences

Marcela: Love and Marriage

Assessment & Evaluation Assessment: Individual events (e.g. writing a report; giving opinion in writing or speaking) are assessed following normal class assessment tools: cover sheet class marking grid student assessment task feedback to reflect on their performance Blog rubric to assess progress in a more holistic way (e-portfolio) Evaluation: student feedback forms Student feedback on blogs (comments) & emails Student feedback on their assessment Colleagues feedback (also ongoing team work)

Assessment:

Individual events (e.g. writing a report; giving opinion in writing or speaking) are assessed following normal class assessment tools:

cover sheet

class marking grid

student assessment task

feedback to reflect on their performance

Blog rubric to assess progress in a more holistic way (e-portfolio)

Evaluation:

student feedback forms

Student feedback on blogs (comments) & emails

Student feedback on their assessment

Colleagues feedback (also ongoing team work)

Results Extend students learning: English and computer skills Extend teacher’s learning Shift of roles: teacher becomes more of a collaborator, facilitator and mentor Students become mentors Students create own content & learning Extend context of learning Facilitate contact and dialogue with others

Extend students learning: English and computer skills

Extend teacher’s learning

Shift of roles: teacher becomes more of a collaborator, facilitator and mentor

Students become mentors

Students create own content & learning

Extend context of learning

Facilitate contact and dialogue with others

What would you recommend? Elicit content from students as much as you can Relate content to curriculum, classroom activities & local events Explicitly address OH&S, copyright and privacy issues Get signed permission from students to use their photos Be creative Be flexible Be patient Be explicit & clear Be ready to learn from the process and the students Join networks like Webheads and Edna groups

Elicit content from students as much as you can

Relate content to curriculum, classroom activities & local events

Explicitly address OH&S, copyright and privacy issues

Get signed permission from students to use their photos

Be creative

Be flexible

Be patient

Be explicit & clear

Be ready to learn from the process and the students

Join networks like Webheads and Edna groups

Tools used Check this post from my blog: Making this blog Blogger Word processor Paint or Adobe Podomatic Audacity Ourmedia and SpinXpress Wikis (pbwiki, wikispaces) Time4English Quicktopic CaptureCAM-PRO Mpe3 player Photos: digital camera,flickr, picasa Slides (with voice recording facilities): Bubbleshare, Frappr Voicethread Digital strories: Movie maker Photostory3 Photobucket

Blogger

Word processor

Paint or Adobe

Podomatic

Audacity

Ourmedia and SpinXpress

Wikis (pbwiki, wikispaces)

Time4English

Quicktopic

CaptureCAM-PRO

Mpe3 player

Photos: digital camera,flickr, picasa

Slides (with voice recording facilities):

Bubbleshare, Frappr

Voicethread

Digital strories:

Movie maker

Photostory3

Photobucket