This document summarizes a 6-week online course on enhancing English language lessons using Web 2.0 tools. The course explored tools like blogs, Voicethread, Slideshare and more. Participants gave feedback on the tools and shared lesson plans integrating the tools. The final week had participants reflect on their learning and consider joining related online communities of practice.

1. Electronic Village Online CALL Interest Section of TESOL Jan 12 - Feb 22 Enhancing Lessons the Web 2.0 Way

2. Enhancing Lessons the Web 2.0 Way Rita Zeinstejer Rosario, Argentina

3. The Enhancing Lessons Team Robert Squires Rita Zeinstejer Nina Liakos Analia Dobboletta Mary Di Monaco Alicia Zuliani Maru Del Campo

4. goals explore the use of freely available interactive web tools integrate them into our lessons

5. objectives assess the applicability of certain tools to a variety of teaching and learning contexts create instructional items using: Blogger, Voicethread, Chinswing, Slideshare, Bubbleshare, Devolver, etc. present lesson plans with clearly defined learning outcomes using these tools continue to explore and learn.

6. Week 1: Building a Community Week 2: Blogs: Home Base for Web 2.0 Lessons Week 3: Integrating Online Speaking and Listening Week 4: Planning to Share Slides Week 5: Branching Out: A Selection of Tools Week 6: Ending and Beginning

7. channels for communication asyncronous Yahoo Groups blogging: learning about each other's teaching context : Blogger Netvibes : everything in one place: blogs Wiki Tapped In: discussions synchronous Tapped In : helpdesk support Skype, YM Elluminate

8. Week 1: Building a Community the wiki Yahoo! Group ( Tutorial ) Enhancing Lessons blog Readings: Lesson Planning Overview , Web 2.0 and Language Learning and Lesson Planning Continuum ' Netiquette ‘ Elluminate and Tapped In Google Account

9. Week 2: Blogs: Home Base for Web 2.0 Lessons readings: 'What to Consider When Writing a Lesson Plan' and '10 Steps to Developing a Quality Lesson Plan' : discussion lesson planning: view sample, develop one, post it to individual blogs Blogger set up a blog

10. participants feedback: quotes using web tools: highly motivating and fun for students and teachers lowers affective barriers, encourages introverted students technology should be at the service of learning > planning should be essential need to guide students to set achievable goals

11. Week 3: Integrating Online Speaking and Listening short weekly reading ' Digital Literacy: Backward Design Process ' in the YG Voicethread and Chinswing * tutorials * applicability * lesson plans

12. Voicethread focus: on a central image around which students post responses http://voicethread.com/#u23087.b278258.i1528274 Chinswing, now Voxopop focus: on "sound" of the message rather than on image. good for discussions, storytelling

13. Voicethread and Chinswing: comments enjoying a class per se: enough justification for using a tool? tools add some fun and flavour to our classes by providing a different, more meaningful inspiration/motivation to "speak“ have stds participate in authentic threads exposure to different accents. audience, necessary? > depends on learning objectives

14. StudyStack : digital flashcards ( participant driven investigation) versatile multi-dimensional set of activities students can tailor to suit their needs teachers can develop specific content students can build their own stacks users can track their progress example for prepositions in/ at/on http://www.studystack.com/menu-69798

15. Week 4: Planning to Share Slides Slideshare tutorial Bubbleshare tutorial Animoto * tutorials * sample lessons * slide sharing presentations * embedding videos * lesson plans

16. Slideshare ideal for sharing info includes audio & video useful for: professional presentations uploading them to blogs help stds create their own my presentation http://www.slideshare.net/RitaZ/the-web-20-honing-social-skills-presentation Bubbleshare ideal for sharing photos quick & easy to use useful for: different kinds of lang work showcasing stds work Julia’s http://langteachandlearn.blogspot.com/ Animoto http://ritamz.ning.com/video/1985596:Video:752

17. Week 5: Branching Out: A Selection of Tools Dvolver tutorial Zimmer Twins , MakeBeliefsComix , Photo Story , Bubblr, DigitalFilms View relevant tutorials * rationale for selection: post * develop lesson plan * post it to blog

18. MakeBeliefsComix Leigh Thelmadatter, Mexico. http://metamexico.ning.com/profiles/blogs/revenge-of-the-20th-century Julia Paramonov, University of Akron, USA “ comic strips can help students understand cultural differences.” http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M-COCJrV7U8/SZTymPBS5tI/AAAAAAAAACA/G_QYYO2nfvI/s1600-h/polite.gif

19. DVOLVER Anisoara, from Romania http:// englishthroughadvertising.blogspot.com / ZIMMER TWINS Vicky, from Argentina http://www.zimmertwins.ca/node/401843

20. Week 6: Ending and Beginning Provide evidence of web 2.0 lesson planning know-how Reflection on session Consider joining the Webheads in Action or Learning with Computers Yahoo! Groups Consider volunteering to investigate a new web tool as part of the ongoing Enhancing Lessons community of practice.

21. After-thoughts and Reflections: what may be improved? pace and rhythm communication between mods live sessions topics: *sharing preparations/ ideas *involving participants *guest speakers

22. join us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/enhancinglessons/ Rita Zeinstejer EFL Lab & Multimedia Director, ARCI, Rosario, Argentina Oral Examiner, University of Cambridge, London, England CALL SIG Coordinator & Consultant [email_address] www.zeinstejer.com