The document discusses using blogging to enhance English language teaching. It recommends creating a class blog using Blogger, a free blogging platform available through Gmail accounts. The blog can be used to organize and share resources like texts, videos, grammar handouts, vocabulary exercises, listening activities, and writing prompts. Links and instructions are provided for several websites and tools to find authentic materials and design activities for a class blog. Teachers are encouraged to set up their own blog, add 3 sample entries with different activity types, and share it with the author for feedback.

2. BLOG AROUND
THE CLOCK
APRIL 2014
ABEL GALVEZ BENITO
OXFORD
UNIVERSITY PRESS

3. BLOG AROUND THE CLOCK

4. BLOG AROUND THE CLOCK
• WELCOME
• WHY BLOGGING?
• TOOLS TO FEED
YOUR BLOG
oTEXTS AND VIDEOS
oGRAMMAR
oSKILLS
oCINEMA & SONGS
• HANDS ON
PRACTICE

5. BLOGGER
•A BLOG TO INCLUDE AND ORGANIZE
RESOURCES FOR YOUR ENGLISH
CLASS
•FREE TOOL WITH GMAIL ACCOUNT
•VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
•CREATE, PUBLISH, SHARE,
COMMENT: THE PRINCIPLES OF WEB
2.0

6. BLOGGER: share and embed

7. ABEL’S ENGLISH PAGE
http://abelsenglishpage.blogspot.
com.es/

8. ABEL’S TEACHER TRAINING PAGE
http://abelsteachertrainingpage
.blogspot.com.es/

9. FINDING AUTHENTIC TEXTS
• WWW.FACTMONSTER.COM

10. SIMPLE ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA
http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

11. AUTHENTIC MAGAZINES
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
http://www.timeforkids.com
/

12. CREATE CLOZE TESTS
http://l.georges.online.fr/tools/cloze.html

13. Grammar handouts
• www.slideshare.com • www.scribd.com

14. Vocabulary practice
http://quizlet.com/

15. Vocabulary practice
http://www.voki.com/

16. ORAL SKILLS: FOTOBABBLE
http://www.fotobabble.com/

17. ORAL SKILLS: SOUNDCLOUD
•WWW.SOUNDCLOUD.COM

18. WRITING SKILLS
• STORIES FROM
PICTURES
• Who lived here?
• What happened?
• Do you think the
place is haunted?
• Write your own
story...

19. WRITING SKILLS
• FORUMS
• http://abelsenglish
page.blogspot.com
.es/2008/11/about
-boy-forum-
characters.html

20. LISTENING SKILLS
•www.elllo.org

21. EXPLOITING SONGS
http://lyricstraining.com/
http://youtu.be/ot6v2S9CIds

22. EXPLOITING SONGS

23. EXPLOITING FILMS
• www.CINEMAPERAESTUDIANTS.CAT
Cinema per a
estudiants
A collections of
interactive
activities in
English and
French

24. HANDS ON PRACTICE
•SELECT YOUR LEVEL
•CREATE A BLOG
•WRITE 3 ENTRIES WITH 3
DIFFERENT ACTIVITY TYPES
•Share your blog with me at
abelgalvez@gmail.com

25. Spice up your English class by
introducing web 2.0 activities.
A blog is an excellent tool to
keep them organized.

26. DON’T FORGET TO WRITE
abelgalvez@gmail.com
TWITTER: @abelgalvezelt
FACEBOOK: ABEL GALVEZ ELT
HTTP://WWW.ABELSENGLISHPAGE.BLOGSPOT.COM
http://www.abelsteachertrainingpage.blogspot.com.es