E-creation tools and self-made computer-based resources

2. Main Purpose of
creating e-tools
E tools provide possibilities for students to become
creative with language and publish their thoughts
and ideas in a variety of ways as well as their publish
their own products.
Students construct activities that maximize
opportunities to interact with others in English.

3. Presentation software
Presentation software like PowerPoint can
be used to create interactive educational
games such as Jeopardy and Who Wants
to be a Millionaire and other quizzing
games.

5. Guy Fawkes Day
vocabulary presentation

6. Exercise Creating Tools
This is software that creates different exercises that
can be used as assessment tools.
It can also be used to have students create
exercises for each other.
Examples
www.quia.comuia.com
ƒhttp://hotpot.uvic.ca
ƒwww.downloadjunction.com/product/software/681
4/index.html

7. Movie Maker
Movie Maker is a software that allows you
to create and edit videos. This program is
manufactured by Microsoft Windows.
Movie Maker creates its own distinct video
file while you are editing, so that if you
want, you can create several different
movies using the same footage.

9. Podcasting
This is an IT tool that enables the
distribution of audio files over a
syndicated feed that can be
replayed on media players or
computers. These audio files can
be accessed via websites or
other locations online. Podcasts
are shared to provide content
information to the public.

10. Here are some links where one
can easily create podcasts
ƒ. www.mypodcast.com/
ƒ. www.gcast.com
ƒ. www.clickcaster.com/
ƒ. http://podomatic.com/
ƒ. www.learninginhand.com/podcasting/create.html
ƒ. www.podbean.com/

11. The following are examples of podcasts created by and for
ELLs:
ƒ. www.manythings.org/e/podcasts.html
ƒ. www.stenhouse.com/html/news_17.htm
ƒ. http://learntech.ties.k12.mn.us/Podcasting.html
ƒ. www.podcastsinenglish.com/pages/level1.shtml
ƒ. http://a4esl.org/podcasts/
ƒ. www.englishfeed.com

12. Hot potatoes Software
The Hot Potatoes suite includes six
applications, enabling you to create
interactive multiple-choice, short-answer,
jumbled-sentence, crossword,
matching/ordering and gap-fill exercises for
the World Wide Web.

13. Other quizzes and exercises
These websites have examples of multilevel quizzes and interactive activities that
are appropriate for English language learners.
www.a4esl.org/ Here is a collection of quizzes for English learners. It includes
grammar, vocabulary, and crosswords at different levels of difficulty.
ƒ. www.english.abcingles.net This site offers tests at different levels. It includes
reading comprehension tests.
ƒ. www.eslcafe.com Dave Spirling’s ESL café offers a variety of activities for
language
learners.
ƒ. www.eslactivities.com Here you can find a variety of classroom activities and
games for individual use by ELLs.
ƒ. www.teflgames.com This site provides interactive games and quizzes for

14. ƒwww.cityu.edu.hk/elc/iowa/quiz/ ƒ
www.triv.net/
ƒ
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/gramm
ar/quiz_list.htm
ƒwww.englishlearner.com/tests/test.html

15. Recording and Editing Sound:
Audacity is an open source program that
enables a user to record voice or music so
one can add it to an online project,
website, webquest, podcast, blog, etc.

16. How to Use E-creation Tools in
the Classroom
Teachers interested in
using technology as a
means of promoting
English language
learning through project-
based learning or within
a differentiated
classroom have a wide
variety of technological
tools at their disposal to
choose from.

17. the specific role of the teacher is planning
and organizing the integration of subject-
specific content material; teachers decide
which technology is best suited to
accomplish the pedagogical objectives of
an activity.

18. What is the Role of English?
• Project creation in ELL
• Instruction and modeling
• Students edit and revise their
work
• revise, and edit their
language in whatever
projects
• Development of individual
language skills through the use
of technology and social
interaction.
• individual ELLs will depend on
the teachers’ evaluation of
the language needs of their
students

21. .

22. I used to bite my song and hold my breath
Scared to rock the house and make a
mess
So I sat quietly, agree gently
I guess that I forgot I had a voice
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I fell for anything
You helped me down, but I got up (HEY!)
Already brushing off the coast
You hear my noice, you hear that sound
Like thunder gonna shake the grass
You held me down, but I got up (HEY!)
Get ready 'cause I've had too much
I see it all, I see it now
[Chorus:]
I got the eye of the tiger, a lighter, dancing
through the night
'Cause I am a champion and you're gonna
hear me for
Louder, louder than a lion
'Cause I am a champion and you're gonna
hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You're gonna hear me roar
Now I'm floating like a butterfly
Stinging like a bee I earned my stripes
I went from zero, to my own hero
You held me down, but I got up (HEY!)
Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, you hear that sound
Like thunder gonna shake the ground
You held me down, but I got up (HEY!)
Get ready 'cause I've had enough
I see it all, I see it now
[Chorus:]
Roar Katie Perry

23. Roar Katie Perry
I used to bite my tongue and hold my
breath
Scared to rock the boat and make a mess
So I sat quietly, agree politely
I guess that I forgot I had a choice
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything
You held me down, but I got up (HEY!)
Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, you hear that sound
Like thunder gonna shake the ground
You held me down, but I got up (HEY!)
Get ready 'cause I've had enough
I see it all, I see it now
[Chorus:]
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing
through the fire
'Cause I am a champion and you're gonna
hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
'Cause I am a champion and you're gonna
hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You're gonna hear me roar
Now I'm floating like a butterfly
Stinging like a bee I earned my stripes
I went from zero, to my own hero
You held me down, but I got up (HEY!)
Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, you hear that sound
Like thunder gonna shake the ground
You held me down, but I got up (HEY!)
Get ready 'cause I've had enough
I see it all, I see it now
[Chorus:]

24. Conclusion
E-tools provide teachers a wide variety of
resources to promote students
participation, comprehension and self
learning.
In the end no matter how good teachers
are using technology,what really counts is
how teachers can motivate and interest
students in communicating and creating
their own products as and evidence of
achievement using the target language.

25. Thank You!
Yussef Barrientos
José Carlos Cifuentes