Internet Website for
Learning English
ICT Group C
Meeting-2
The growth of the WWW
 1991 -“World Wide Web -
Tim Berners-Lee and
CERN
Introduction of HTML
code/language
Web 1.0
Web 2.0
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Picture1. Evolution man to computer
Web 1.0
 first state of WWW
basic HTML only for publishing
read only content
web master responsible for updating website content
doesn’t support mass publishing
contact information: Web 1.0 – emails, fax, phone
numbers, address
includes websites from 1994-2004
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Web 2.0
 creativity, communication and networking
among the internet users
 read/write networking platform
 social web (social network, blogs, wikis,podcast, forums ,
RSS feed)
 open to anyone
 free
 easy to use
 Mobile access
 High quality camera and video
 High speed communication
 Global Internet access
 includes websites from 2006-now
Source: http://blogswikisandmore.pbworks.com
A brief history of social media
Source: http://matetrack.webs.com/SOCIAL/SOCIAL.html
How do students learn
nowadays?
• They google everything they want to know about.
• They watch videos and tutorials to learn how to do
things.
• They use social network sites to interact, share
information and ask for help.
• They prefer to learn by doing, experimenting, creating.
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topnews.in
Source: Ana Maria Menezes, Developing the 4 Skills with Webtools
http://lifefeast.blogspot.com/2011/06/new-e-book-developing-4-skills-with.html
Old vs New Learners
OLD LEARNERS NEW LEARNERS
- Text based
- Competitive
- Task oriented
- Private
-- Tecno-phobic
- Sequential
- Formal
- Passive
- Visual
- Collaborative
- Goal-oriented
- Social
- Tech-savy
- Multi-taskers
- Personal
- Hands on
Source: http://www.slideshare.net/kiranb/elearning-21st-century-perspectives-on-teaching-learning-and-technology
What is the role of a teacher?
 rethink the way we prepare our lessons
Give students more opportunity to analyze, discuss,
collaborate and create new content based on the
knowledge they have learned about
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How can webtools help us and our students internalize
language more meaningfully?
Source: Ana Maria Menezes, Developing the 4 Skills with Webtools
http://lifefeast.blogspot.com/2011/06/new-e-book-developing-4-skills-with.html
10+ web tools and sites to use
in an English Classroom
VOCABULARY/ IMAGE TOOL CREATORS
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Wordle
Tagxedo
Image chef
Vocabgrabber
Wordsmyth
Oxford Cloze Maker
GAME TOOL CREATOR
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Discovery Puzzle Maker
Classtools
PHOTO SHAPES &
 Picnik –photo shape online
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VOICE TOOLS – SPEAKING/LISTENING
Voki
Voxopop
ESL videos
VOIP TOOLS –SPEAKING/COMMUNICATION
Skype, Yahoo Messenger
ONLINE STICKY NOTES
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Linoit
Wallwisher
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GRAMMAR/SPEAKING
Movie Segments to Assess Grammar
skills
Debate and Discussion blog
Word
le
 turn words into “word clouds”
font, colours, layout
print or save to gallery (embbed into page or share URL)
no registration
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http://www.wordle.net/
Ideas for Wordle...
 motivation
brainstorming
writing (Sts write their own sentences, tales...)
revision
literature (guess the novel, fairytale...) or use key words to
describe the character
pre-reading, post-reading exercise...
introduce new vocabulary (personality adjectives...)
create a classroom poster (classroom managment, norms...)
irregular verbs
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ImageChef
Categories : animation, signs, music,banners, licence plates,
sports...
http://www.imagechef.com/
Ideas with ImageChef
-motivation, grammar skills, brainstorming...
Free Discovery Puzzlemaker
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/free-puzzlemaker/
-print easily
-copy-paste into Word
-not saved once created
Movie Segments to Assess Grammar Goals
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movie segments
lesson plans
printable worksheets with answer key for each activity
tips to develop your own grammar activities with the DVDs you have at home.
Activities for beginners, basic learners, intermediate, advanced
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http://moviesegmentstoassessgrammargoals.blogspot.com/
Debate and Discussion
Lessons
 Creative lessons for discussion, debate and argument
Speaking activity – intermediate/upperintermediate/advanced
Youtube videos – discussed on
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Topics:
- Crime
Drinking
ebooks
Education
Facebook
Games
TV
Travellers.....
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http://debatediscussion.blogspot.com/
ESL videos
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find quizzes for all levels – Skills: listening comprehension, writing, reading
can create a quiz (register)
popular videos (Youtube, under Creative Commons)
teacher can have account for students
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http://www.eslvideo.com/
Voki
www.voki.com/
Create a voki
Speaking activity, feedback, pronunciation evaluation
Oxford Cloze
Maker
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Oxford Teacher’s club – register
New English File →Cloze Maker→all levels
choose unit from the book or copy and paste your own text
Choose type of cloze
Print or copy-paste and save to Word
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http://elt.oup.com/teachers/englishfile/
Lino
it
 a board with sticky notes + add videos + photos
exam practice
homework – giving tasks
brainstorming – before a certain project
B-day celebrations cards
debate
feedback
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Literature – Reading/Speaking activities
 choose a book, short story, any text for whole class to read
create board for that reading
Ss have to write favorite quotes, passages,ask questions about the new vocabulary they’ve
learned
Each type of post can be different color
Ss have to replay questions and posts
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Ideas credit to Cecilia Lemos and Arjana Blažić
cecilialcoelho.wordpress.com/
http://twitterovadruzina.wordpress.com/2011/03/16/lino-it/
http://en.linoit.com/
Skype – online
communication tool
 have interviews with students and teachers worldwide
i.e. http://englishlearning-marijanasblog.blogspot.com/2011_06_01_archive.html
 http://education.skype.com/
Useful Websites – teacher
resources
 (http://mojamatura.net/)
http://www.onestopenglish.com/
http://busyteacher.org/
http://writefix.com
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/ (British Council.uk)
Language skill practice -
websites
 Exams (PET, FCE, CAE, CPE...), interactive listening lessons, reading
exercises, teacher resources/ materials, games, quizzes, IELTS writing
makeovers, downloadable activities....)
Free English Lessons http://www.esolcourses.com/
English Club http://www.englishclub.com/
Exam English http://www.examenglish.com/index.html
Englisch Hilfen http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/
Using English http://www.usingenglish.com/
FCE practice http://etornauta.wordpress.com/about/
English Speaker http://www.englishspeaker.com/index.html
A Teacher’s Odyssey http://www.teachersodyssey.blogspot.com/
A Journey in TEFL http://evasimkesyan.edublogs.org/
A Clil to Climb http://acliltoclimb.blogspot.com/
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Survey on teacher resources
Conclusi
on
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Teachers use students books + online materials
Online materials and tools = CREATIVITY
 Teachers =lifelong learners /facilitator
 Students = digital learners / digital natives
 Show students other uses of Internet not just game playing, downloading and
social networking
Social networks(Facebook, Edmodo, Twitter) can be used in education as well

What can we try to do?
Tell me and I forget.
Teach me and I remember.
Involve me and I learn.”
(Benjamin Frankiln)
Small
steps
Thank you for your
patience!

ICT PPT MEETING-2.pptx

  • 1.
    Internet Website for LearningEnglish ICT Group C Meeting-2
  • 2.
    The growth ofthe WWW  1991 -“World Wide Web - Tim Berners-Lee and CERN Introduction of HTML code/language Web 1.0 Web 2.0    Picture1. Evolution man to computer
  • 3.
    Web 1.0  firststate of WWW basic HTML only for publishing read only content web master responsible for updating website content doesn’t support mass publishing contact information: Web 1.0 – emails, fax, phone numbers, address includes websites from 1994-2004      
  • 4.
    Web 2.0  creativity,communication and networking among the internet users  read/write networking platform  social web (social network, blogs, wikis,podcast, forums , RSS feed)  open to anyone  free  easy to use  Mobile access  High quality camera and video  High speed communication  Global Internet access  includes websites from 2006-now
  • 5.
  • 6.
    A brief historyof social media Source: http://matetrack.webs.com/SOCIAL/SOCIAL.html
  • 7.
    How do studentslearn nowadays? • They google everything they want to know about. • They watch videos and tutorials to learn how to do things. • They use social network sites to interact, share information and ask for help. • They prefer to learn by doing, experimenting, creating.     topnews.in Source: Ana Maria Menezes, Developing the 4 Skills with Webtools http://lifefeast.blogspot.com/2011/06/new-e-book-developing-4-skills-with.html
  • 8.
    Old vs NewLearners OLD LEARNERS NEW LEARNERS - Text based - Competitive - Task oriented - Private -- Tecno-phobic - Sequential - Formal - Passive - Visual - Collaborative - Goal-oriented - Social - Tech-savy - Multi-taskers - Personal - Hands on Source: http://www.slideshare.net/kiranb/elearning-21st-century-perspectives-on-teaching-learning-and-technology
  • 9.
    What is therole of a teacher?  rethink the way we prepare our lessons Give students more opportunity to analyze, discuss, collaborate and create new content based on the knowledge they have learned about  How can webtools help us and our students internalize language more meaningfully? Source: Ana Maria Menezes, Developing the 4 Skills with Webtools http://lifefeast.blogspot.com/2011/06/new-e-book-developing-4-skills-with.html
  • 10.
    10+ web toolsand sites to use in an English Classroom VOCABULARY/ IMAGE TOOL CREATORS       Wordle Tagxedo Image chef Vocabgrabber Wordsmyth Oxford Cloze Maker GAME TOOL CREATOR   Discovery Puzzle Maker Classtools PHOTO SHAPES &  Picnik –photo shape online     VOICE TOOLS – SPEAKING/LISTENING Voki Voxopop ESL videos VOIP TOOLS –SPEAKING/COMMUNICATION Skype, Yahoo Messenger ONLINE STICKY NOTES   Linoit Wallwisher   GRAMMAR/SPEAKING Movie Segments to Assess Grammar skills Debate and Discussion blog
  • 11.
    Word le  turn wordsinto “word clouds” font, colours, layout print or save to gallery (embbed into page or share URL) no registration    http://www.wordle.net/
  • 13.
    Ideas for Wordle... motivation brainstorming writing (Sts write their own sentences, tales...) revision literature (guess the novel, fairytale...) or use key words to describe the character pre-reading, post-reading exercise... introduce new vocabulary (personality adjectives...) create a classroom poster (classroom managment, norms...) irregular verbs       
  • 14.
    ImageChef Categories : animation,signs, music,banners, licence plates, sports... http://www.imagechef.com/
  • 15.
    Ideas with ImageChef -motivation,grammar skills, brainstorming...
  • 16.
  • 17.
    -print easily -copy-paste intoWord -not saved once created
  • 18.
    Movie Segments toAssess Grammar Goals   movie segments lesson plans printable worksheets with answer key for each activity tips to develop your own grammar activities with the DVDs you have at home. Activities for beginners, basic learners, intermediate, advanced    http://moviesegmentstoassessgrammargoals.blogspot.com/
  • 20.
    Debate and Discussion Lessons Creative lessons for discussion, debate and argument Speaking activity – intermediate/upperintermediate/advanced Youtube videos – discussed on   Topics: - Crime Drinking ebooks Education Facebook Games TV Travellers..... - - - - - - - http://debatediscussion.blogspot.com/
  • 21.
    ESL videos   find quizzesfor all levels – Skills: listening comprehension, writing, reading can create a quiz (register) popular videos (Youtube, under Creative Commons) teacher can have account for students   http://www.eslvideo.com/
  • 22.
  • 23.
    Create a voki Speakingactivity, feedback, pronunciation evaluation
  • 24.
    Oxford Cloze Maker   Oxford Teacher’sclub – register New English File →Cloze Maker→all levels choose unit from the book or copy and paste your own text Choose type of cloze Print or copy-paste and save to Word    http://elt.oup.com/teachers/englishfile/
  • 25.
    Lino it  a boardwith sticky notes + add videos + photos exam practice homework – giving tasks brainstorming – before a certain project B-day celebrations cards debate feedback       Literature – Reading/Speaking activities  choose a book, short story, any text for whole class to read create board for that reading Ss have to write favorite quotes, passages,ask questions about the new vocabulary they’ve learned Each type of post can be different color Ss have to replay questions and posts     Ideas credit to Cecilia Lemos and Arjana Blažić cecilialcoelho.wordpress.com/ http://twitterovadruzina.wordpress.com/2011/03/16/lino-it/ http://en.linoit.com/
  • 27.
    Skype – online communicationtool  have interviews with students and teachers worldwide i.e. http://englishlearning-marijanasblog.blogspot.com/2011_06_01_archive.html  http://education.skype.com/
  • 28.
    Useful Websites –teacher resources  (http://mojamatura.net/) http://www.onestopenglish.com/ http://busyteacher.org/ http://writefix.com http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/ (British Council.uk)
  • 30.
    Language skill practice- websites  Exams (PET, FCE, CAE, CPE...), interactive listening lessons, reading exercises, teacher resources/ materials, games, quizzes, IELTS writing makeovers, downloadable activities....) Free English Lessons http://www.esolcourses.com/ English Club http://www.englishclub.com/ Exam English http://www.examenglish.com/index.html Englisch Hilfen http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/ Using English http://www.usingenglish.com/ FCE practice http://etornauta.wordpress.com/about/ English Speaker http://www.englishspeaker.com/index.html A Teacher’s Odyssey http://www.teachersodyssey.blogspot.com/ A Journey in TEFL http://evasimkesyan.edublogs.org/ A Clil to Climb http://acliltoclimb.blogspot.com/          
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    Conclusi on   Teachers use studentsbooks + online materials Online materials and tools = CREATIVITY  Teachers =lifelong learners /facilitator  Students = digital learners / digital natives  Show students other uses of Internet not just game playing, downloading and social networking Social networks(Facebook, Edmodo, Twitter) can be used in education as well 
  • 39.
    What can wetry to do? Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” (Benjamin Frankiln)
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  • 41.
    Thank you foryour patience!