DIGITAL TOOLS TO
ENGAGE WEB 2.0 TEENS
REGIONAL WORKSHOP IN FOREIGN
LANGUAGES
ABEL GALVEZ BENITO
TOLEDO APRIL 2014
OXFORD
UNIVERSITY PRESS
DIGITAL TOOLS TO ENGAGE
WEB 2.0 TEENS
DIGITAL TOOLS TO ENGAGE
WEB 2.0 TEENS
• WELCOME
• TEENS AND ICT
• ENGAGING WEB 2.0
TOOLS
o TEXTS AND VIDEOS
o GRAMMAR
o SKILLS
o CINEMA & SONGS
• TIME FOR QUESTIONS
• GRANDPA’S IPAD
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZcIa_lGC
Zg
• A MAGAZINE IS AN
IPAD THAT
DOESN’T WORK
• http://www.youtube.c
om/watch?v=aXV-
yaFmQNk
http://visual.ly/raising-digital-generation
http://visual.ly/raising-digital-generation
http://elearninginfographics.com/t
ag/education-technology-
infographic/
• “My challenge to teachers is to create
assignments, projects and techniques to
capture your students' attention.
• Projects should be technology-rich,
highly engaging, and fun learning
experiences that reflect real-world skills.”
Engaging Students on Their Own Terms
http://thejournal.com/articles/2012/01/20/omg-engaging-
students-on-their-own-terms.aspx
By Anthony A. Luscre
ABEL’S ENGLISH PAGE
FOR STUDENTS FOR TEACHERS
http://abelsenglishpage.blogspot.com.es
/
FINDING AUTHENTIC TEXTS
• WWW.FACTMONSTER.COM
SIMPLE ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA
http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
AUTHENTIC MAGAZINES
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
http://www.timeforkids.com
/
http://visual.ly/
CREATE CLOZE TESTS
http://l.georges.online.fr/tools/cloze.html
GRAMMAR HANDOUTS
• www.slideshare.com • www.scribd.com
VOCABULARY PRACTICE
http://quizlet.com/
VOCABULARY PRACTICE
http://www.voki.com/
ORAL SKILLS: FOTOBABBLE
http://www.fotobabble.com/
ORAL SKILLS: SOUNDCLOUD
•WWW.SOUNDCLOUD.COM
http://woices.com/walk/4171
WRITING SKILLS
• STORIES FROM
PICTURES
• Who lived here?
• What happened?
• Do you think the
place is haunted?
• Write your own
story...
WRITING SKILLS
• FORUMS
• http://abelsenglish
page.blogspot.com
.es/2008/11/about
-boy-forum-
characters.html
http://laurabayod.edu.glogs
ter.com/ROSA-PARKS-130
IMAGES
AUDIO AND VIDEO
TEXTS
LINKS
LISTENING SKILLS
•www.elllo.org
EXPLOITING SONGS
http://lyricstraining.com/
http://youtu.be/ot6v2S9CIds
EXPLOITING SONGS
EXPLOITING FILMS
• www.CINEMAPERAESTUDIANTS.CAT
Cinema per a
estudiants
A collections of
interactive
activities in
English and
French
Connecting with your students’
world is a key factor to engage
them today.
Spice up your English class by
introducing web 2.0 activities.
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

DIGITAL TOOLS TO ENGAGE WEB 2.0 TEENS