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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
OnLine …
some for your ESL/EFL Classese-tools
to get you started…
Sotiropoulou Elen (Med)
ESL/EFL Teacher
Athens, Greece
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No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form – except for teaching purposes in
Greek State Schools with prior acknowledgement of the author/authors.
Απαγορεύεται η αναδημοσίευση και γενικά η αναπαραγωγή του παρόντος έργου με οποιονδήποτε
τρόπο – εκτός από τη χρήση του για εκπαιδευτικούς λόγους στα Ελληνικά Δημόσια Σχολεία μετά
από προηγούμενη αναφορά στον συγγραφέα ή τους συγγραφείς.
Sotiropoulou Elen, EFL/ESL Teacher
17th
Lyceum of Athens, Greece.
2013
Acknowledgements
I wish to thank:
- Dr Fotini-Vassiliki Kuloheri for her kind encouragement,
thorough and supportive comments and eager contribution to
the review of this work.
- Dr Thalia Chadzigiannoglou, our EFL School Advisor in A’
Athens School District who was so kind to trust me with this
project. She has been a milestone in my teaching career with
the professional development opportunities she has been
offering that have opened new horizons through the
implementation of technology and EQ in our lesson planning.
Dedicated to my Maria for her love and patience
and all my students who love learning combining creativity and
technology.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ONLINE
Contents Page
1. Introduction………………………………………………………………………… 5
2. Suggestions for Professional Development
through the web ……………………………………………….……………. 6
3. Getting started with the digital world…………………………… 8
4. Online e-tools and sources as resources… 9
i. Browsers……………………………………………………………………………… 9
ii. Websites……………………………………………………………………………. 10
- Social media
- Interactive websites………………………………………………… 11
iii. Training Courses on web 2.0 tools and teaching………… 12
1. In-service………………………………………………………………… 12
2. On-line……………………………………………………………………… 13
- EU……………………………………………………………………………… 13
- Organisations, educational services…………………… 13
- Uni courses on-line………………………………………………… 14
- Professional Development theories…………………… 16
- Tools
- Readings
- Time Management
- Virtual Classrooms……..………………………………………… 17
- PLN Groups……………………………………………………………… 17
- Webinars………………………………………………………………… 18
iv. Web 2.0 tools …………………………………………………………………… 19
a. Platforms for teaching / learning……………………… 20
- Blogs………………… 20
- Wikispaces........ 21
- Edmodo……………. 21
- Sites……………….. 22
- Facebook……………….. 22
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- Virtual platforms…. 23
b. Dictionaries………………………..…………………………………… 23
c. Development of the four communicative skills… 23
c1. Speaking ………… 23
c2. Writing ………… 24
c3. Reading ………… 25
c4.Listening ………… 25
For Images…………… 26
v. Internet safety…………………………………………………… 26
vi. Plagiarism……………………………………………………………… 27
For happier teachers and happier students
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1.Introduction
Learning e-volution…! Will you be part of it?
The aim of this booklet compilation is to offer ESL teachers some insight
into a variety of available online resources they can visit for input. We are
lucky to have an endless ‘library’ of data that can offer the information we
occasionally look for in order to enhance our personal development as
teachers at any time we feel like it! So easy, so fast, so effective. However
we might feel overwhelmed by the countless sites out there…therefore, an
effort is made here to present a limited number that have been tried out and
work miracles for us.
It is all a matter of perspective and need one has at the time of interaction
with the resource. The way the new input will be used to promote our
understanding of an issue or to enhance our teaching is directly proportional
to the personality and needs of each teacher at a specific moment and
therefore the learning outcome may generate innumerable representations
and applications. Our utmost concern remains to improve our students’
engagement and performance in a pleasant learning environment for all
parties involved; an environment close or even within the reality of our
students, which today is the web as well. Many teachers have already given
into this new digital world and the vast options it offers for communication,
learning, teaching, doing business, conducting research etc. Why not use it to
both enjoy teaching and excel professionally?!
Through your active online involvement you will definitely gain insight into the
learning habits of modern students, better restructure your lesson planning
to engage and advance students and integrate social media and other e-
learning tools in your teaching.
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It is advisable to visit the links below for hands-on experience in order to
explore and exploit the options offered. Some links may provide you with info
or ideas to incorporate in your teaching (e.g. develop activities for one or
more of the 4 learning skills) that will benefit your students, while others
might enhance your understanding of issues or lead to further research and
promote new learning experiences and even create opportunities for live
interaction or cooperation with other participants in activities globally!
Through your network ‘journey’, media literacy skills will gradually advance
and you will become a confidently expert net-surfer who will be able to
integrate digital tools in your teaching practice and your personal lifestyle as
well…
The following are just a stepping stone to the broad galaxy of learning
opportunities on the web!
2. Suggestions for Professional Development through
the web
Just a few years ago, teachers seeking ideas and resources for professional
development had to resort to related publications (books, journals, articles
etc.), or In Service sessions, Conferences, Seminars, Teacher Trainers or
older experienced colleagues! Most of these required payment and were
limited. Nowadays, however, teachers interested in upgrading their
pedagogical approaches to teaching and wishing to implement innovative
methodologies in their class to motivate and promote their students’ learning,
thanks to the internet, can do so easily. Access is unrestricted and free
while resources are innumerable on a variety of sites. All that teachers need
is time, access to internet and an inner drive to advance in their profession.
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Professional development is – and should be - an ongoing process that keeps
us up to date with all possible advancements in our area of expertise, which
give us incentives and ideas in order to become more effective in our
profession and benefit both our students and ourselves.
Ideas on what professional development entails and its significance can be
found in many sites,
e.g. http://www.edutopia.org/teacher-development-introduction
The way we learn, combined with the support of technology, is well depicted
in the following chart:
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3. Getting started with the digital world.
It is pretty easy to start. Make sure you login or to put it simply, you are in
the internet. Then select, install and visit a browser like Google, Yahoo or
others and type the key words for your search in the blank box where the
cursor appears. Hundreds of options will appear with resources you need, to
look through and choose from what you feel better meets your requirements
on each occasion.
An easy way to learn how to do almost anything is to watch a relevant video
tutorial on You Tube. In case you wonder what You Tube or Google are and
how they can be used, then you need to visit some sites that will help you get
started with the basics:
e.g.
o http://www.learnthenet.com/how-to/get-started/
- http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/internet101/u/inetbasics.htm
- http://www.wikihow.com/Effectively-Use-Internet-Time
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4. On line e-tools and sources as resources.
i. Browsers
ii. Websites
iii. Training courses on web 2.0 tools and more
iv. Web 2.0 tools
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
i. Browsers
A browser allows you to type the title or key words of what you are looking
for and acts as a search engine, finding and showing lists of possible
references you might consider relevant to your search and wish to visit and
explore. Simply look through the lists and click on what you like. You may
always go back to your list and check out more references.
o Google
o Bing
o Yahoo
o For more on browsers have a look at :
http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/search-engines
http://www.searchenginecolossus.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Search
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ii. Websites
A website is a collection of web pages on a relevant theme, which is run by
a web domain. One could characterise a website like a large encyclopaedia of
endless pages on any possible topic, all open and available to be explored.
o Google
o Yahoo
o Facebook
o You Tube
o Wikipedia
o Amazon.com
o Ebay
o msn
o twitter
o wordpress.com
o Linkedin
Some more ideas on websites available can be found at:
http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/most-popular-websites
http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/social-bookmarking-websites
http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/social-networking-websites
http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/blogs
http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/ebusiness-websites
http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/design-websites
http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/personal-finance-websites
http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/news-websites
http://englishstudydirect.com/OSAC/medianews.htm
http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/media-websites
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Social Media
Social Media are websites that offer tools for communication, sharing
and organising events.
There also are Social Media Organisers/Collections/Presentations -
personal library (articles, photos, videos you like while surfing the net and
can share with others who visit your site).
o Facebook
o Google+
o LinkedIn
o Blog
o Twitter
o Foursquare
o Eventbrite .….and more
o E.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media
The following are some such organising and presentation
interactive websites
o Pinterest.com
o Scoop.it
o You Tube
o Instagram
o Flipboard
o Slideshare.net
o stumbleupon.com
o pearltrees.com
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iii. Training courses on web 2.0 tools and teaching
Currently, in Greece, an introduction to e-tools and their use is offered
by the Ministry of Education, as in many other countries. However it is
aimed at people who apply for a course and are lucky enough to be
selected to join. People who complete the course are offered a
certificate. If one cannot join in but wishes to learn about e-tools, it is
possible through workshops organised by our District School Advisor or
various free courses and tutorials on the internet.
In our modern world of technology our teaching is closely intertwined
with the use of web 2.0 tools we need to become familiar with so as to be
able to communicate and cooperate with colleagues as well as our digitally
literate students!
1. In service training – Seminars – Workshops – Conferences
o http://www.etpe.eu/new/
o http://www.etpe.gr/new/index.php
o http://cosy.ds.unipi.gr/alt_book/PTTs/ppt2-learningTheories.ppt
o http://moodle-at.cti.gr/
o http://cosy.ds.unipi.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=catego
ry&layout=blog&id=5&Itemid=27
o http://cosy.ds.unipi.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article
&id=16&Itemid=23
o http://www.ask4research.info/etpe2013/node/1#“P2”
o http://www.mainstreamandspecialeducation.com/p/sites.html
o http://oro.open.ac.uk/23400/1/
o Epipedo b - Training provided by the Greek Ministry of Education
http://b-epipedo2.cti.gr/el-GR/
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o Seminars, Workshops, Webinars by our English Language School
Advisor in our District, A’ Athens, Dr. Chadzigiannoglou Thalia,
which can be explored at the site she has developed for this
reason, i.e. http://eltaa.wikispaces.com/Conferences,
2. Online training by various providers :
o European Union – Council of Europe
Eun.org
etwinning.net
http://sigs.ed20work.eu/home
o Organisations, Educational services
Europa.eu/teachers-corner
Kpg.gr
Britishcouncil.com
Hau.gr
Uoa.gr
Ekpa.gr
Iky.gr
http://www.iky.gr/europaika-programmata/comenius-sxoliki-ekpaideysi
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/seminars,
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/training-courses/mini-courses-
teacher-associations
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/top-stories
http://teachers.theguardian.com/resources.aspx
http://www.americantesol.com/
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/292127?present=true
http://www.4teachers.org/profd/lep.shtml
http://digitalis.nwp.org/
http://inservice.ascd.org/
http://connectededucators.org/
http://clubefl.gr/
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www.wiziq.com/course/20705-teaching-with-moodle
http://community.eflclassroom.com/group/teachertrainers
www.edudemic.com/guides/the-teachers-guide-to-pinterest/
http://www.englishclub.com/learning-english-video/index.htm
http://www.in2english.com.cn/media_file/flashs/1859/index.swf
http://teachers.schooloftefl.com/page/teacher-training-presentations
http://www.onestopenglish.com/clil/secondary/english-across-the-
curriculum/
http://alison.com/subjects/6/Personal-Development-Soft-Skills
http://www.scoop.it/t/teaching-english-as-a-foreign-or-second-
language
http://busyteacher.org
teachers.schooloftefl.com
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2012/06/03/the-best-places-for-
esleflell-teachers-to-get-online-professional-development/
http://www.schoolessons.gr/eisagoge/seminaria-ekpaideutikon.html
o University Courses Online
Each course includes readings, live online workshops, and forum
discussions to provide a unique learning experience.
Through http://einztein.com/ one can trace university courses available
online globally. You can also see:
UNIS free on line learning (Interactive), e.g.:
www.coursera.org
www.edx.org
www.open2study.com
https://iversity.org
Athabasca University : Canada's Leader in Online & Distance Education
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UNIS free on line learning (Pre-recorded), e.g.:
http://www.youtube.com/user/YaleCourses (can watch, listen to, read
transcript, create vocab. gap filling activities)
http://humanexperience.stanford.edu/artofliving#videos
http://shc.stanford.edu/
UNI on line learning or attending (not for free) for
Postgraduate Studies, e.g.:
Ekpa.gr
Μεταπτυχιακές Σπουδές | career.uop.gr
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ΕΚΠΑ: Παιδαγωγικό Τμήμα Δημοτικής Εκπαίδευσης - Μεταπτυχιακά
Προγράμματα ΠΤΔΕ 2013-2014 – www.primed.uoa.gr
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Professional development theories through:
o More tools for teachers’ professional development through consolidation
of teaching/learning theories, e.g.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2011/09/blooms-taxonomy-21st-
century-version.html
http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom%27s+Digital+Taxonomy
http://thatisevil.wordpress.com/2013/09/27/digit-all-love/
http://www.6seconds.org/2013/09/24/daniel-golemans-new-focus/
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/continuing-professional-development
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/environment.html
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o Sites on Publications and Readings, e.g.
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/elt-research
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/publications
o Sites on Time Management
Managing our time is a basic study skill for both students and teachers,
which if properly developed, will lead to successful life management
approaches at work and at home as well.
e.g. http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/10-ways-improve-
your-time-management-skills.html
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/10-proven-time-
management-skills-you-should-learn-today.html
o Virtual classrooms on online learning platforms :
These classes offer invaluable lessons on modern web tools and
their incorporation in our teaching (planning and delivery)
e.g. www.WizIQ.com , Learnopia.com, eDhii.com, Rcampus.com, Udemy.com,
Moodle.org, Claroline.net, OER.com, http://www.taaray.com/
o PLN Groups
PLN = Personal Learning Network
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/11/07/the-best-ways-esleflell-
teachers-can-develop-personal-learning-networks/
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o Webinars
Webinars are lessons / presentations delivered online (live or recorded) on
various topic areas one can choose from. They are offered by various
providers as seen in the addresses following.
Webinar providers on professional development and various fields that can
enhance our teaching, e.g.:
o Openculture.com
o Eventbrite.com
o 6seconds.org (on emotional intelligence)
o support.edmodo.com/home#entries/22006035-webinars
o http://pbworks.com/webinars
o http://www.inmedius.com/events.html
o WizIQ
o British Council
o http://sl.sabanciuniv.edu/sl-blogs/1st-british-council-turkey-story-sharing-
web-conference
o http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/turkey/concurrent-session-t-
chadzigiannoglou-g-gyftoula-a-nistikaki-spark-creativity-innovation
o http://americantesol.adobeconnect.com/terrell/
o 6th Virtual Round Table Web Conference
Conference Program - Virtual Round Table Web Conference
o E.g.https://lancelot.adobeconnect.com/_a875817169/pzhlos7zqo/?launc
her=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal
o http://eltaa.wikispaces.com/Webinars+%26+Books+%26+Movies
o http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/webinars
o NexusEQ
o Recording | TeachingEnglish | British Council | BBC
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o The 1st British Council Turkey Story Sharing Web Conference | School
of Languages
o http://xenesglosses.eu/2012/09/webinars/
o edWeb.net
o eTwinning.com
iv. Web 2.0 tools
The Web 2.0 tools are applications designed to be used online for various
purposes and can reinforce the teaching and learning of all language skills:
reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The options are endless, depending on
teachers’ creativity and imagination and the e-tools are countless, with new
ones appearing daily! Don’t get frustrated trying to learn about them all and
how they are used… whichever tool you manage to learn, it will do the job. Your
students can always benefit from limited e-tools, provided they are used
effectively to enhance learning. Flipped classrooms and Blended learning are
modern ways of teaching with the assistance of technology at present.
Below are some examples of e-tools that can be used by students (and
teachers) in the learning process. Use some of these e-tools to support your
students while practising the 4 language skills and assist them when
presenting their work digitally.
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a. Platforms for teaching/learning
These platforms offer an online space for interaction among students and
teachers. Material can be uploaded, discussed, corrected, evaluated and
graded while the student’s progress can be monitored by the teacher and
even the parents. Web 2.0 tools can be integrated in the platforms to
make assignment presentations motivating and appealing.
o Blogs (e.g. edublogs.org)
o Wikispaces
o Edmodo
o Sites (e.g. wordpress.com)
o Facebook
o Virtual Platforms (3D – SecondLife.com, Through.com)
o ….. and many more to explore.
examples of Blogs
o integrated in learning/teaching
http://mainstreamandspecialeducation.blogspot.com/
http://shellyterrell.com/
http://nikpeachey.blogspot.gr/p/my-downloads.html
http://ddeubel.edublogs.org/
http://oupeltglobalblog.com/2013/08/13/bring-your-elt-coursebook-to-
life/?dm_i=1MVU,1T4X4,9ZWA7I,6GXJP,1
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/05/04/the-best-online-videos-
showing-eslefl-teachers-in-the-classroom/
http://www.biteslide.com/blog/how-to/how-to-jumpstart-the-school-
year-with-an-engaging-all-about-me-project
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http://www.really-learn-english.com/best-english-blog-
awards.html#voting
Examples of wikispaces, pbworks,
o incorporated in professional development tutorials,
http://evosessions.pbworks.com/w/page/48526238/Digital_Tools
http://emotint.pbworks.com/w/page/58580845/FrontPage
o incorporated in project work,
http://ellhnes.pbworks.com by Mrs Nistikaki Niki, ESL Teacher
o as a School Advisor’s site supporting in service practice,
www.eltaastories.pbworks.com, by Dr Chadzigiannoglou Thalia
Examples of wikispaces
o used in teaching and project work,
Fylo.wikispaces.com, 17lyka.wikispaces.com, Oscar17.wikispaces.com
o supporting School Advisor’s communication with colleagues and
provision of in service opportunities, e.g. eltaa.wikispaces.com
o offering professional development
http://esl-professional-development.wikispaces.com
Examples of edmodo
Tutorials and ideas on how to incorporate edmodo in teaching
http://www.edmodocon.com/
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Examples of sites
o for students/teachers
http://www.mainstreamandspecialeducation.com/p/sites.html
http://eslchestnut.com/
http://community.eflclassroom.com/page/
http://xenesglosses.eu/
http://www.edutopia.org/social-emotional-learning
http://ecuadorelf.wordpress.com/tag/technology/
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/02/the-knowledge-
tree.html
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/01/23-excellent-
professional-development.html
Examples of facebook,
https://www.facebook.com/groups/EUEducators
https://www.facebook.com/LearnEnglishKids.BritishCouncil
https://www.facebook.com/openculture/posts/10152483948244129?no
tif_t=notify_me
https://www.facebook.com/events/368396206615471/«Η ΣΗΜΑΣΙΑ
ΝΑ ΕΙΣΑΙ ΕΙΛΙΚΡΙΝΗΣ» του Όσκαρ Ουάιλντ, a page opened on
Facebook to promote a school theatrical.
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Facebook can also be used for communication with students on lesson
related issues and as a platform to upload, monitor, evaluate and share
work.
Examples of Virtual Platforms:
Secondlife.com or Through.com
b. Dictionaries, e.g.:
o Thesaurus.com
o Visuwords.com
o Thefreedictionary.com
o Dictionary.com
c. Development of the four communicative skills
C1. Speaking activities :
With the following tools one can record his/her voice and send or upload
a voice message through email or a site. It is fun as students are
encouraged to develop their character by picking outfits, looks, voice,
accent etc. while speaking skills development is promoted along with
motivation and engagement in learning, e.g.
o Audacity
o Voki
o Voicethread
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o Audioboo
o Secondlife (3D virtual world, social interaction platform)
o Through.com (3D virtual world)
o naturalreaders.com
o Fotobabble
o dvolver.com
C2. writing:
The following tools offer diverse but motivating options for presentation of
ideas in writing. They inspire creativity and collaboration through the use of
photos, drawings, posters, quizzes, questionnaires, music, etc.
o Bitstrips
o Letterpop
o Livetyping
o Typewithme
o Intervue.com
o Thingling
o Issuu.com
o Text2mindmap
o Animoto
o Beeclipedu
o Smilebox
o Storybird
o Slideshare
o Textivate.com
o Quizlet
o Edublogs.org
o Paperrater.com
o Mindmaple.com
o Spiderscribe.net
o Pageflip-flap.com
o Penzu.com
e.g.:http://quadsearch.csd.auth.gr/wsearch.php?wtl=1&lan=1&sd=0&
tos=1&m=1&frop=1&v=1&query=Creative+Timeline
http://www.guide2digitallearning.com/tools_technologies
http://www.slideshare.net/ssuser8d8efe/differentiated-
instruction-26358064
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There are pre-writing tools as well, mainly for brainstorming activities,
e.g.: wridea.com or mind42.com
c3. Reading:
o ESL home.org
o Newspapers (The Guardian, The Independent etc.)
o American stories
o Audio books on You Tube, with transcript
e.g. Poems of William Blake - FULL Audio Book - Songs of Innocence
and of Experience & The Book of Thel
o Text books: www.openculture.com/free_textbooks
o E-books: www.openculture.com/free_ebooks
o www.free-ebooks.net/
etc.
c4. Listening
o Listen and Write
o Lyrics Training
o 10 Questions TIME
o English Attack
o TED talks
o You Tube (songs, audio books, movies)
o E.g. http://www.rong-chang.com/podcast.htm
o http://www.openculture.com/intelligentvideo
o http://www.usingenglish.com/
o https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/independent-and-group-
work
Elen Soti, English Language Teacher (EFL/ESL) 2013
P26
e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013
For Images
One can create/develop/change her/his own photos making alterations to
photos of their own or downloaded ones. Size, colour, style etc. can be
changed while captions and tags can be added, thus allowing people to
communicate their views through images. The photos can be collected in
interactive online albums and shared as well as in your personal computer
folders.
o Photoshop
o Pinterest
o Flickr
o E.g. http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/08/10-great-tips-to-
create-beautiful.html
v. Internet Safety
It is good for teachers, parents and students to learn to ‘surf’ the net
safely and make the learning experience exciting but not hazardous.
There are many risks one needs to be aware of and know how to avoid and
be protected.
So make sure you read carefully all the precautions described in sites like
the following:
www.saferinternet.gr
www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/09/10-important-things-for-
students-to-be.html
www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/06/a-nice-graphic-on-risks-of-
social.html
likehack.com/l/454f88be5606313be94e5670f1842689a018a3b3?user=18
93288#
Elen Soti, English Language Teacher (EFL/ESL) 2013
P27
e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013
www.edudemic.com/guides/the-teachers-guide-to-keeping-students-safe-
online/
http://www.edudemic.com/share-that-picture/
http://www.slideshare.net/teafun_fem/get-safe-online
vi. Plagiarism checker - handy tools for project work
You just received your student’s work. How sure are you it is his/her
work? To what extent has the student paraphrased or used original ideas
and expressions? You can easily find out and assess your student’s work in
a fair way while teaching students to be fair themselves! You could use
for example:
http://smallseotools.com/plagiarism-checker/
http://paperrater.com
There are many more e-tools to find and explore. So just ‘Google’ what
you are looking for!
Finally, however, try not to procrastinate a lot, as the internet is a big
temptation and distraction when not handled with care….
Procrastinators…!
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/09/a-nice-comic-featuring-
12-types-of.html
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Enjoy Teaching and Learning…… digitally!!!

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Professional development online for esl, efl, booklet, by elen soti, 2014

  • 1. Elen Soti, English Language Teacher (EFL/ESL) 2013 P1 e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OnLine … some for your ESL/EFL Classese-tools to get you started… Sotiropoulou Elen (Med) ESL/EFL Teacher Athens, Greece
  • 2. Elen Soti, English Language Teacher (EFL/ESL) 2013 P2 e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013 No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form – except for teaching purposes in Greek State Schools with prior acknowledgement of the author/authors. Απαγορεύεται η αναδημοσίευση και γενικά η αναπαραγωγή του παρόντος έργου με οποιονδήποτε τρόπο – εκτός από τη χρήση του για εκπαιδευτικούς λόγους στα Ελληνικά Δημόσια Σχολεία μετά από προηγούμενη αναφορά στον συγγραφέα ή τους συγγραφείς. Sotiropoulou Elen, EFL/ESL Teacher 17th Lyceum of Athens, Greece. 2013 Acknowledgements I wish to thank: - Dr Fotini-Vassiliki Kuloheri for her kind encouragement, thorough and supportive comments and eager contribution to the review of this work. - Dr Thalia Chadzigiannoglou, our EFL School Advisor in A’ Athens School District who was so kind to trust me with this project. She has been a milestone in my teaching career with the professional development opportunities she has been offering that have opened new horizons through the implementation of technology and EQ in our lesson planning. Dedicated to my Maria for her love and patience and all my students who love learning combining creativity and technology.
  • 3. Elen Soti, English Language Teacher (EFL/ESL) 2013 P3 e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ONLINE Contents Page 1. Introduction………………………………………………………………………… 5 2. Suggestions for Professional Development through the web ……………………………………………….……………. 6 3. Getting started with the digital world…………………………… 8 4. Online e-tools and sources as resources… 9 i. Browsers……………………………………………………………………………… 9 ii. Websites……………………………………………………………………………. 10 - Social media - Interactive websites………………………………………………… 11 iii. Training Courses on web 2.0 tools and teaching………… 12 1. In-service………………………………………………………………… 12 2. On-line……………………………………………………………………… 13 - EU……………………………………………………………………………… 13 - Organisations, educational services…………………… 13 - Uni courses on-line………………………………………………… 14 - Professional Development theories…………………… 16 - Tools - Readings - Time Management - Virtual Classrooms……..………………………………………… 17 - PLN Groups……………………………………………………………… 17 - Webinars………………………………………………………………… 18 iv. Web 2.0 tools …………………………………………………………………… 19 a. Platforms for teaching / learning……………………… 20 - Blogs………………… 20 - Wikispaces........ 21 - Edmodo……………. 21 - Sites……………….. 22 - Facebook……………….. 22
  • 4. Elen Soti, English Language Teacher (EFL/ESL) 2013 P4 e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013 - Virtual platforms…. 23 b. Dictionaries………………………..…………………………………… 23 c. Development of the four communicative skills… 23 c1. Speaking ………… 23 c2. Writing ………… 24 c3. Reading ………… 25 c4.Listening ………… 25 For Images…………… 26 v. Internet safety…………………………………………………… 26 vi. Plagiarism……………………………………………………………… 27 For happier teachers and happier students
  • 5. Elen Soti, English Language Teacher (EFL/ESL) 2013 P5 e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013 1.Introduction Learning e-volution…! Will you be part of it? The aim of this booklet compilation is to offer ESL teachers some insight into a variety of available online resources they can visit for input. We are lucky to have an endless ‘library’ of data that can offer the information we occasionally look for in order to enhance our personal development as teachers at any time we feel like it! So easy, so fast, so effective. However we might feel overwhelmed by the countless sites out there…therefore, an effort is made here to present a limited number that have been tried out and work miracles for us. It is all a matter of perspective and need one has at the time of interaction with the resource. The way the new input will be used to promote our understanding of an issue or to enhance our teaching is directly proportional to the personality and needs of each teacher at a specific moment and therefore the learning outcome may generate innumerable representations and applications. Our utmost concern remains to improve our students’ engagement and performance in a pleasant learning environment for all parties involved; an environment close or even within the reality of our students, which today is the web as well. Many teachers have already given into this new digital world and the vast options it offers for communication, learning, teaching, doing business, conducting research etc. Why not use it to both enjoy teaching and excel professionally?! Through your active online involvement you will definitely gain insight into the learning habits of modern students, better restructure your lesson planning to engage and advance students and integrate social media and other e- learning tools in your teaching.
  • 6. Elen Soti, English Language Teacher (EFL/ESL) 2013 P6 e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013 It is advisable to visit the links below for hands-on experience in order to explore and exploit the options offered. Some links may provide you with info or ideas to incorporate in your teaching (e.g. develop activities for one or more of the 4 learning skills) that will benefit your students, while others might enhance your understanding of issues or lead to further research and promote new learning experiences and even create opportunities for live interaction or cooperation with other participants in activities globally! Through your network ‘journey’, media literacy skills will gradually advance and you will become a confidently expert net-surfer who will be able to integrate digital tools in your teaching practice and your personal lifestyle as well… The following are just a stepping stone to the broad galaxy of learning opportunities on the web! 2. Suggestions for Professional Development through the web Just a few years ago, teachers seeking ideas and resources for professional development had to resort to related publications (books, journals, articles etc.), or In Service sessions, Conferences, Seminars, Teacher Trainers or older experienced colleagues! Most of these required payment and were limited. Nowadays, however, teachers interested in upgrading their pedagogical approaches to teaching and wishing to implement innovative methodologies in their class to motivate and promote their students’ learning, thanks to the internet, can do so easily. Access is unrestricted and free while resources are innumerable on a variety of sites. All that teachers need is time, access to internet and an inner drive to advance in their profession.
  • 7. Elen Soti, English Language Teacher (EFL/ESL) 2013 P7 e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013 Professional development is – and should be - an ongoing process that keeps us up to date with all possible advancements in our area of expertise, which give us incentives and ideas in order to become more effective in our profession and benefit both our students and ourselves. Ideas on what professional development entails and its significance can be found in many sites, e.g. http://www.edutopia.org/teacher-development-introduction The way we learn, combined with the support of technology, is well depicted in the following chart:
  • 8. Elen Soti, English Language Teacher (EFL/ESL) 2013 P8 e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013 3. Getting started with the digital world. It is pretty easy to start. Make sure you login or to put it simply, you are in the internet. Then select, install and visit a browser like Google, Yahoo or others and type the key words for your search in the blank box where the cursor appears. Hundreds of options will appear with resources you need, to look through and choose from what you feel better meets your requirements on each occasion. An easy way to learn how to do almost anything is to watch a relevant video tutorial on You Tube. In case you wonder what You Tube or Google are and how they can be used, then you need to visit some sites that will help you get started with the basics: e.g. o http://www.learnthenet.com/how-to/get-started/ - http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/internet101/u/inetbasics.htm - http://www.wikihow.com/Effectively-Use-Internet-Time
  • 9. Elen Soti, English Language Teacher (EFL/ESL) 2013 P9 e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013 4. On line e-tools and sources as resources. i. Browsers ii. Websites iii. Training courses on web 2.0 tools and more iv. Web 2.0 tools OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO i. Browsers A browser allows you to type the title or key words of what you are looking for and acts as a search engine, finding and showing lists of possible references you might consider relevant to your search and wish to visit and explore. Simply look through the lists and click on what you like. You may always go back to your list and check out more references. o Google o Bing o Yahoo o For more on browsers have a look at : http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/search-engines http://www.searchenginecolossus.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Search
  • 10. Elen Soti, English Language Teacher (EFL/ESL) 2013 P10 e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013 ii. Websites A website is a collection of web pages on a relevant theme, which is run by a web domain. One could characterise a website like a large encyclopaedia of endless pages on any possible topic, all open and available to be explored. o Google o Yahoo o Facebook o You Tube o Wikipedia o Amazon.com o Ebay o msn o twitter o wordpress.com o Linkedin Some more ideas on websites available can be found at: http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/most-popular-websites http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/social-bookmarking-websites http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/social-networking-websites http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/blogs http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/ebusiness-websites http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/design-websites http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/personal-finance-websites http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/news-websites http://englishstudydirect.com/OSAC/medianews.htm http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/media-websites
  • 11. Elen Soti, English Language Teacher (EFL/ESL) 2013 P11 e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013 Social Media Social Media are websites that offer tools for communication, sharing and organising events. There also are Social Media Organisers/Collections/Presentations - personal library (articles, photos, videos you like while surfing the net and can share with others who visit your site). o Facebook o Google+ o LinkedIn o Blog o Twitter o Foursquare o Eventbrite .….and more o E.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media The following are some such organising and presentation interactive websites o Pinterest.com o Scoop.it o You Tube o Instagram o Flipboard o Slideshare.net o stumbleupon.com o pearltrees.com
  • 12. Elen Soti, English Language Teacher (EFL/ESL) 2013 P12 e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013 iii. Training courses on web 2.0 tools and teaching Currently, in Greece, an introduction to e-tools and their use is offered by the Ministry of Education, as in many other countries. However it is aimed at people who apply for a course and are lucky enough to be selected to join. People who complete the course are offered a certificate. If one cannot join in but wishes to learn about e-tools, it is possible through workshops organised by our District School Advisor or various free courses and tutorials on the internet. In our modern world of technology our teaching is closely intertwined with the use of web 2.0 tools we need to become familiar with so as to be able to communicate and cooperate with colleagues as well as our digitally literate students! 1. In service training – Seminars – Workshops – Conferences o http://www.etpe.eu/new/ o http://www.etpe.gr/new/index.php o http://cosy.ds.unipi.gr/alt_book/PTTs/ppt2-learningTheories.ppt o http://moodle-at.cti.gr/ o http://cosy.ds.unipi.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=catego ry&layout=blog&id=5&Itemid=27 o http://cosy.ds.unipi.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article &id=16&Itemid=23 o http://www.ask4research.info/etpe2013/node/1#“P2” o http://www.mainstreamandspecialeducation.com/p/sites.html o http://oro.open.ac.uk/23400/1/ o Epipedo b - Training provided by the Greek Ministry of Education http://b-epipedo2.cti.gr/el-GR/
  • 13. Elen Soti, English Language Teacher (EFL/ESL) 2013 P13 e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013 o Seminars, Workshops, Webinars by our English Language School Advisor in our District, A’ Athens, Dr. Chadzigiannoglou Thalia, which can be explored at the site she has developed for this reason, i.e. http://eltaa.wikispaces.com/Conferences, 2. Online training by various providers : o European Union – Council of Europe Eun.org etwinning.net http://sigs.ed20work.eu/home o Organisations, Educational services Europa.eu/teachers-corner Kpg.gr Britishcouncil.com Hau.gr Uoa.gr Ekpa.gr Iky.gr http://www.iky.gr/europaika-programmata/comenius-sxoliki-ekpaideysi http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/seminars, http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/training-courses/mini-courses- teacher-associations http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/top-stories http://teachers.theguardian.com/resources.aspx http://www.americantesol.com/ http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/292127?present=true http://www.4teachers.org/profd/lep.shtml http://digitalis.nwp.org/ http://inservice.ascd.org/ http://connectededucators.org/ http://clubefl.gr/
  • 14. Elen Soti, English Language Teacher (EFL/ESL) 2013 P14 e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013 www.wiziq.com/course/20705-teaching-with-moodle http://community.eflclassroom.com/group/teachertrainers www.edudemic.com/guides/the-teachers-guide-to-pinterest/ http://www.englishclub.com/learning-english-video/index.htm http://www.in2english.com.cn/media_file/flashs/1859/index.swf http://teachers.schooloftefl.com/page/teacher-training-presentations http://www.onestopenglish.com/clil/secondary/english-across-the- curriculum/ http://alison.com/subjects/6/Personal-Development-Soft-Skills http://www.scoop.it/t/teaching-english-as-a-foreign-or-second- language http://busyteacher.org teachers.schooloftefl.com http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2012/06/03/the-best-places-for- esleflell-teachers-to-get-online-professional-development/ http://www.schoolessons.gr/eisagoge/seminaria-ekpaideutikon.html o University Courses Online Each course includes readings, live online workshops, and forum discussions to provide a unique learning experience. Through http://einztein.com/ one can trace university courses available online globally. You can also see: UNIS free on line learning (Interactive), e.g.: www.coursera.org www.edx.org www.open2study.com https://iversity.org Athabasca University : Canada's Leader in Online & Distance Education
  • 15. Elen Soti, English Language Teacher (EFL/ESL) 2013 P15 e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013 UNIS free on line learning (Pre-recorded), e.g.: http://www.youtube.com/user/YaleCourses (can watch, listen to, read transcript, create vocab. gap filling activities) http://humanexperience.stanford.edu/artofliving#videos http://shc.stanford.edu/ UNI on line learning or attending (not for free) for Postgraduate Studies, e.g.: Ekpa.gr Μεταπτυχιακές Σπουδές | career.uop.gr ΕΑΠ - ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΑΝΟΙΚΤΟ ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΕΚΠΑ: Παιδαγωγικό Τμήμα Δημοτικής Εκπαίδευσης - Μεταπτυχιακά Προγράμματα ΠΤΔΕ 2013-2014 – www.primed.uoa.gr
  • 16. Elen Soti, English Language Teacher (EFL/ESL) 2013 P16 e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013 Professional development theories through: o More tools for teachers’ professional development through consolidation of teaching/learning theories, e.g. http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2011/09/blooms-taxonomy-21st- century-version.html http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom%27s+Digital+Taxonomy http://thatisevil.wordpress.com/2013/09/27/digit-all-love/ http://www.6seconds.org/2013/09/24/daniel-golemans-new-focus/ http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/continuing-professional-development http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/ http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/environment.html
  • 17. Elen Soti, English Language Teacher (EFL/ESL) 2013 P17 e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013 o Sites on Publications and Readings, e.g. http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/elt-research http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/publications o Sites on Time Management Managing our time is a basic study skill for both students and teachers, which if properly developed, will lead to successful life management approaches at work and at home as well. e.g. http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/10-ways-improve- your-time-management-skills.html http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/10-proven-time- management-skills-you-should-learn-today.html o Virtual classrooms on online learning platforms : These classes offer invaluable lessons on modern web tools and their incorporation in our teaching (planning and delivery) e.g. www.WizIQ.com , Learnopia.com, eDhii.com, Rcampus.com, Udemy.com, Moodle.org, Claroline.net, OER.com, http://www.taaray.com/ o PLN Groups PLN = Personal Learning Network http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/11/07/the-best-ways-esleflell- teachers-can-develop-personal-learning-networks/
  • 18. Elen Soti, English Language Teacher (EFL/ESL) 2013 P18 e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013 o Webinars Webinars are lessons / presentations delivered online (live or recorded) on various topic areas one can choose from. They are offered by various providers as seen in the addresses following. Webinar providers on professional development and various fields that can enhance our teaching, e.g.: o Openculture.com o Eventbrite.com o 6seconds.org (on emotional intelligence) o support.edmodo.com/home#entries/22006035-webinars o http://pbworks.com/webinars o http://www.inmedius.com/events.html o WizIQ o British Council o http://sl.sabanciuniv.edu/sl-blogs/1st-british-council-turkey-story-sharing- web-conference o http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/turkey/concurrent-session-t- chadzigiannoglou-g-gyftoula-a-nistikaki-spark-creativity-innovation o http://americantesol.adobeconnect.com/terrell/ o 6th Virtual Round Table Web Conference Conference Program - Virtual Round Table Web Conference o E.g.https://lancelot.adobeconnect.com/_a875817169/pzhlos7zqo/?launc her=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal o http://eltaa.wikispaces.com/Webinars+%26+Books+%26+Movies o http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/webinars o NexusEQ o Recording | TeachingEnglish | British Council | BBC
  • 19. Elen Soti, English Language Teacher (EFL/ESL) 2013 P19 e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013 o The 1st British Council Turkey Story Sharing Web Conference | School of Languages o http://xenesglosses.eu/2012/09/webinars/ o edWeb.net o eTwinning.com iv. Web 2.0 tools The Web 2.0 tools are applications designed to be used online for various purposes and can reinforce the teaching and learning of all language skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The options are endless, depending on teachers’ creativity and imagination and the e-tools are countless, with new ones appearing daily! Don’t get frustrated trying to learn about them all and how they are used… whichever tool you manage to learn, it will do the job. Your students can always benefit from limited e-tools, provided they are used effectively to enhance learning. Flipped classrooms and Blended learning are modern ways of teaching with the assistance of technology at present. Below are some examples of e-tools that can be used by students (and teachers) in the learning process. Use some of these e-tools to support your students while practising the 4 language skills and assist them when presenting their work digitally.
  • 20. Elen Soti, English Language Teacher (EFL/ESL) 2013 P20 e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013 a. Platforms for teaching/learning These platforms offer an online space for interaction among students and teachers. Material can be uploaded, discussed, corrected, evaluated and graded while the student’s progress can be monitored by the teacher and even the parents. Web 2.0 tools can be integrated in the platforms to make assignment presentations motivating and appealing. o Blogs (e.g. edublogs.org) o Wikispaces o Edmodo o Sites (e.g. wordpress.com) o Facebook o Virtual Platforms (3D – SecondLife.com, Through.com) o ….. and many more to explore. examples of Blogs o integrated in learning/teaching http://mainstreamandspecialeducation.blogspot.com/ http://shellyterrell.com/ http://nikpeachey.blogspot.gr/p/my-downloads.html http://ddeubel.edublogs.org/ http://oupeltglobalblog.com/2013/08/13/bring-your-elt-coursebook-to- life/?dm_i=1MVU,1T4X4,9ZWA7I,6GXJP,1 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/05/04/the-best-online-videos- showing-eslefl-teachers-in-the-classroom/ http://www.biteslide.com/blog/how-to/how-to-jumpstart-the-school- year-with-an-engaging-all-about-me-project
  • 21. Elen Soti, English Language Teacher (EFL/ESL) 2013 P21 e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013 http://www.really-learn-english.com/best-english-blog- awards.html#voting Examples of wikispaces, pbworks, o incorporated in professional development tutorials, http://evosessions.pbworks.com/w/page/48526238/Digital_Tools http://emotint.pbworks.com/w/page/58580845/FrontPage o incorporated in project work, http://ellhnes.pbworks.com by Mrs Nistikaki Niki, ESL Teacher o as a School Advisor’s site supporting in service practice, www.eltaastories.pbworks.com, by Dr Chadzigiannoglou Thalia Examples of wikispaces o used in teaching and project work, Fylo.wikispaces.com, 17lyka.wikispaces.com, Oscar17.wikispaces.com o supporting School Advisor’s communication with colleagues and provision of in service opportunities, e.g. eltaa.wikispaces.com o offering professional development http://esl-professional-development.wikispaces.com Examples of edmodo Tutorials and ideas on how to incorporate edmodo in teaching http://www.edmodocon.com/
  • 22. Elen Soti, English Language Teacher (EFL/ESL) 2013 P22 e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013 Examples of sites o for students/teachers http://www.mainstreamandspecialeducation.com/p/sites.html http://eslchestnut.com/ http://community.eflclassroom.com/page/ http://xenesglosses.eu/ http://www.edutopia.org/social-emotional-learning http://ecuadorelf.wordpress.com/tag/technology/ http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/02/the-knowledge- tree.html http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/01/23-excellent- professional-development.html Examples of facebook, https://www.facebook.com/groups/EUEducators https://www.facebook.com/LearnEnglishKids.BritishCouncil https://www.facebook.com/openculture/posts/10152483948244129?no tif_t=notify_me https://www.facebook.com/events/368396206615471/«Η ΣΗΜΑΣΙΑ ΝΑ ΕΙΣΑΙ ΕΙΛΙΚΡΙΝΗΣ» του Όσκαρ Ουάιλντ, a page opened on Facebook to promote a school theatrical.
  • 23. Elen Soti, English Language Teacher (EFL/ESL) 2013 P23 e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013 Facebook can also be used for communication with students on lesson related issues and as a platform to upload, monitor, evaluate and share work. Examples of Virtual Platforms: Secondlife.com or Through.com b. Dictionaries, e.g.: o Thesaurus.com o Visuwords.com o Thefreedictionary.com o Dictionary.com c. Development of the four communicative skills C1. Speaking activities : With the following tools one can record his/her voice and send or upload a voice message through email or a site. It is fun as students are encouraged to develop their character by picking outfits, looks, voice, accent etc. while speaking skills development is promoted along with motivation and engagement in learning, e.g. o Audacity o Voki o Voicethread
  • 24. Elen Soti, English Language Teacher (EFL/ESL) 2013 P24 e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013 o Audioboo o Secondlife (3D virtual world, social interaction platform) o Through.com (3D virtual world) o naturalreaders.com o Fotobabble o dvolver.com C2. writing: The following tools offer diverse but motivating options for presentation of ideas in writing. They inspire creativity and collaboration through the use of photos, drawings, posters, quizzes, questionnaires, music, etc. o Bitstrips o Letterpop o Livetyping o Typewithme o Intervue.com o Thingling o Issuu.com o Text2mindmap o Animoto o Beeclipedu o Smilebox o Storybird o Slideshare o Textivate.com o Quizlet o Edublogs.org o Paperrater.com o Mindmaple.com o Spiderscribe.net o Pageflip-flap.com o Penzu.com e.g.:http://quadsearch.csd.auth.gr/wsearch.php?wtl=1&lan=1&sd=0& tos=1&m=1&frop=1&v=1&query=Creative+Timeline http://www.guide2digitallearning.com/tools_technologies http://www.slideshare.net/ssuser8d8efe/differentiated- instruction-26358064
  • 25. Elen Soti, English Language Teacher (EFL/ESL) 2013 P25 e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013 There are pre-writing tools as well, mainly for brainstorming activities, e.g.: wridea.com or mind42.com c3. Reading: o ESL home.org o Newspapers (The Guardian, The Independent etc.) o American stories o Audio books on You Tube, with transcript e.g. Poems of William Blake - FULL Audio Book - Songs of Innocence and of Experience & The Book of Thel o Text books: www.openculture.com/free_textbooks o E-books: www.openculture.com/free_ebooks o www.free-ebooks.net/ etc. c4. Listening o Listen and Write o Lyrics Training o 10 Questions TIME o English Attack o TED talks o You Tube (songs, audio books, movies) o E.g. http://www.rong-chang.com/podcast.htm o http://www.openculture.com/intelligentvideo o http://www.usingenglish.com/ o https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/independent-and-group- work
  • 26. Elen Soti, English Language Teacher (EFL/ESL) 2013 P26 e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013 For Images One can create/develop/change her/his own photos making alterations to photos of their own or downloaded ones. Size, colour, style etc. can be changed while captions and tags can be added, thus allowing people to communicate their views through images. The photos can be collected in interactive online albums and shared as well as in your personal computer folders. o Photoshop o Pinterest o Flickr o E.g. http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/08/10-great-tips-to- create-beautiful.html v. Internet Safety It is good for teachers, parents and students to learn to ‘surf’ the net safely and make the learning experience exciting but not hazardous. There are many risks one needs to be aware of and know how to avoid and be protected. So make sure you read carefully all the precautions described in sites like the following: www.saferinternet.gr www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/09/10-important-things-for- students-to-be.html www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/06/a-nice-graphic-on-risks-of- social.html likehack.com/l/454f88be5606313be94e5670f1842689a018a3b3?user=18 93288#
  • 27. Elen Soti, English Language Teacher (EFL/ESL) 2013 P27 e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013 www.edudemic.com/guides/the-teachers-guide-to-keeping-students-safe- online/ http://www.edudemic.com/share-that-picture/ http://www.slideshare.net/teafun_fem/get-safe-online vi. Plagiarism checker - handy tools for project work You just received your student’s work. How sure are you it is his/her work? To what extent has the student paraphrased or used original ideas and expressions? You can easily find out and assess your student’s work in a fair way while teaching students to be fair themselves! You could use for example: http://smallseotools.com/plagiarism-checker/ http://paperrater.com There are many more e-tools to find and explore. So just ‘Google’ what you are looking for! Finally, however, try not to procrastinate a lot, as the internet is a big temptation and distraction when not handled with care…. Procrastinators…! http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/09/a-nice-comic-featuring- 12-types-of.html OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Enjoy Teaching and Learning…… digitally!!!