This document discusses using blogs and wikis in English language teaching. It begins by explaining the differences between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0, and defines blogs and wikis. Examples of blog and wiki platforms are provided. The document then gives tips for creating blog and wiki content, such as keeping posts concise and adding links and multimedia. Various options for content that can be added, such as images, audio, video and student creations, are described along with relevant websites.

1. Blogs and Wikis
Applied
to ELT
By PAULA LEDESMA

2. Agenda
 Difference betweenWeb 1.0 and Web 2.0
 Blogs vs Wikis
 Basic Content
 General Tips
 Your Students’ Creations

3. World Wide Web
WEB 1.0
Reading
Companies’ Websites
Hypertext
Advertising
Text
Professional
Information
WEB 2.0
Writing
Broadcasting
Podcasting
Communities
Peer-to-peer
Amateur
Opinion

4. Broadcasting
Blogs
Web 2.0
Social Networking
Slide shows
Podcasting
Wikis
Online classrooms

5. Blogs = weB LOG
A Web page that serves as a publicly accessible
personal journal for an individual. Typically
updated daily. http://www.webopedia.com/
http://www.blogger.com/

6. http://www.blog.com/ http://www.livejournal.com/
http://www.opendiary.com / http://wordpress.com

7. http://edublogs.org/

10. http://www.explorando-web20.blogspot.com/

11. Wiki
A Collaborative Web site that comprises the
collective work of many authors. A wiki allows
anyone to edit, delete or modify content that has
been placed on the Web site.
http://www.webopedia.com/

12. http://www.wetpaint.com/ http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki
http://www.wikidot.com/

13. http://www.wikispaces.com/
http://pbwiki.com/

15. http://learn-with-internet.wikispaces.com/

16. Some Useful Tips :
A short post is easy to remember
Keep a simple format
Make posts easy to scan for main points
Support your post with links
Edit your post

17. WHAT CAN YOU
ADD TO YOUR
BLOG or WIKI
and HOW ?

18. HOW ?
Upload from PC
Add a link
http://teach-with-internet.wikispaces.com/
Add “Embed” code

19. “Embed” code
 <object width="425" height="344"><param
name="movie"
value="http://www.youtube.com/v/s_CGjtnfxB4&
hl=en&fs=1"></param><param
name="allowFullScreen"
value="true"></param><param
name="allowscriptaccess"
value="always"></param><embed
src="http://www.youtube.com/v/s_CGjtnfxB4&hl=
en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"
width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

20. Just copy and paste the “Embed” code in the spaces provided

22. IMAGES

23. Your Own Photos

25. http://www.flickr.com/

26. http://images.google.com.ar/images

27. http://www.dreamstime.com/

28. Audio
Material

29. http://librivox.org/ AUDIO BOOKS

32. http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/readfile?fk_files=781704&pageno=6

33. http://www.storybee.org/4through9/4through9.html

34. http://www.songsforteaching.com/

35. PODCASTING

36. PODCAST
An audio broadcast that has been
converted to an MP3 file or other
audio file format for playback in a
digital music player or computer.
http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia

37. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

40. VIDEOS
and
SLIDE SHOWS

41. http://www.youtube.com/

42. http://www.teachertube.com/

43. http://www.teachers.tv/

44. http://www.flixya.com/ http://www.dailymotion.com/
http://video.google
.es/
http://video.yahoo.com/

45. http://www.eslvideo.com/

46. Your
Students’
Creations

47. http://www.glogster.com/

48. Sample Glogster embeded in a Wiki

49. http://suziq56.glogster.com/glog-340-655

50. http://goanimate.com/

51. http://voicethread.com

53. http://www.voki.com/

56. http://sketchcast.com/

57. http://animoto.com/

59. http://www.screentoaster.com/

60. http://earth.google.com/

62. http://www.go2web20.net/

63. http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/a/acaemics_gifts.asp

64. THANK YOU!!!
paulaledesma@hotmail.com