This document discusses classroom activities that can be done using technology. It lists the equipment needed such as a computer, internet connection, microphone, and webcam. It then describes several types of speaking activities that can be done, such as describing pictures, exam preparation, and character point of view. It also lists and provides links to several free online and mobile tools that can be used for these activities, such as Voki for speaking avatars, Fotobabble and ChatterPix for talking pictures, and Adobe Spark Video and MailVu for creating videos. Examples of tasks that can be done with these tools include telling stories, creating how-to videos, and conducting interviews. The document concludes with contact details for the author.

1. primary
Vicky SaumeJuly 15th, 2016
classroom
activities

2. What is a
set of
useful
tasks?
What can
technology
allow you
to do?

3. 3
What do you
need?A PC or laptop
An Internet
connection
A headset
with a
microphone
A web cam
A webcam
A mobile
device

4. Doing speaking
tasks
Personalisation tasks
Character point of view
Exam preparation speaking tasks
• Describing pictures
• Finding differences

5. Voki
Web based
Free
http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=11813098&height=400&width=300

6. Chatter Pix
IOS
Free

7. Web based/IOS
Free
Fotobabble
http://www.fotobabble.com/m
/aGJ2d3cybnQ0OFU9

8. http://www.fotobabble.com/
m/M2liVXI3Ti9xSTg9

9. Telling
stories
Based on coursebook images
Based on other images
Based on photographs taken by
the students
Based on other prompts

10. Adobe Spark Video
IOS
Free

11. Adobe Voice
IOS
Free

16. Creating
videos
How to videos
Tours/ 1
st
person videos
Interviews

17. Web based/
IOS/Android
Free
MailVu

18. Mobile camera

19. What is a
set of
useful
tasks?
What can
technology
allow you
to do?

20. Digitalising paper materials
Creating videos
Recording learners’ audio
Working with images
Working with words

21. All coursebook images taken from Kid’s Box (2nd edition)
References
Tools Platform Cost Description
Adobe Spark
Video
IOS free Combining pictures and voice
recording
Com Phone Story
Maker
Android free Combining pictures and voice
recording
Chatter Pix IOS free Talking pictures
Fotobabble Web based/IOS free Talking pictures
Mailvu Web based/
IOS/Android
free on mobile
$2.50 on PC
Video emails
Shadow Puppet IOS free Combining pictures and voice
recording
Tellagami IOS/Android free Speaking avatars
Vocaroo Web based free Very simple audio recording,
no registration required
Voki Web based/Flash free Speaking avatars
Wordle Web based free Word clouds
Wordsalad IOS/Android Free (with
watermark)
Word clouds

22. My contact details
E-mail:
saumell.vicky@gmail.com
Twitter: @vickysaumell
Websites:
http://vickysaumell.com/
http://educationaltechnologyinelt.blogspot.com