In this presentation you'll be able to read some ideas if you want to step into the digital ELT classroom. Some must and mustn't advice, ideas about the use of GMAIL and suggestions to launch your own BLOG and fill it with motivating tasks.
1. First steps
into the
Digital
Classroom
ABEL GALVEZ BENITO
APRIL 10TH 2012
2. WEBINAR OUTLINE
1. WELCOME
&INTRODUCTION
2. MUSTS & MUSTN’TS
3. GMAIL
4. BLOGGER
5. QUESTIONS &
COMMENTS
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3. TYPE IN THE CHAT BOX…
Where are you from?
What levels do you teach?
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4. MUSTS & MUSTN’TS
IN THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
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5. YOU MUST…
CREATE A NETWORKED TEAM
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6. YOU MUST…
USE A SINGLE PASSWORD
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7. YOU MUST…
GET USED TO DIGITAL TIMING
•Students are quick
•Digital activities take time
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8. YOU MUST…
LEARN FROM YOUR STUDENTS & COLLEAGUES
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9. YOU MUST…
GET TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND
ANTI-VIRUS PROTECTION
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10. YOU MUST…
BE ORGANISED AND
DO SOME EXTRA READING
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11. YOU MUSTN’T…
PLUNGE INTO THE DEEP END IF YOU AREN’T
READY
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12. YOU MUSTN’T…
FORCE ANYONE INTO THE DIGITAL WORLD
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13. YOU MUSTN’T…
PANIC IF THINGS GO WRONG
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14. TYPE IN THE CHAT
BOX:
What was the best
piece of advice?
Would you add any
other?
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15. VOTE THE BEST PIECE OF ADVICE
A) YOU MUST CREATE A NETWORKED TEAM
B) YOU MUST USE A SINGLE PASSWORD
C) YOU MUST GET USED TO DIGITAL TIMING
D) YOU MUST GET TECHNICAL SUPPORT
E) YOU MUST GET ANTI-VIRUS PROTECTION
F) YOU MUST BE ORGANISED
G) YOU MUST DO SOME EXTRA READING
H) YOU MUSTN’T PLUNGE INTO THE DEEP END IF YOU AREN’T READY
I) YOU MUSTN’T FORCE ANYONE INTO THE DIGITAL WORLD
J) YOU MUSTN’T PANIC IF THINGS GO WRONG
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16. WHY GMAIL?
•FREE
•EASY TO USE
•LARGE CAPACITY
•SPRINGBOARD FOR
OTHER WEB-BASED
APPLICATIONS
http://www.gmail.com •CAN BECOME A VERY
SIMPLE VIRTUAL
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
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17. •TYPE IN THE CHAT BOX:
•What mail system do you
regularly use
(GMAIL,HOTMAIL, YAHOO,
OTHER…)
•How often do you check
your mailbox?
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18. GMAIL
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19. ORGANIZE YOUR GMAIL
•ORGANISE YOUR CLASSES
INTO MAIL GROUPS
•LABEL YOUR GROUPS
WITH TAGS AND COLOURS
•GET YOUR STUDENTS TO
WRITE THE SAME TAG IN
THE SUBJECT BOX
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20. TAGS AND FILTERS
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21. TAGS AND
FILTERS
FOLLOW STEP BY STEP
INSTRUCTIONS IN THE
HANDOUT YOU’LL BE
SENT SOON.
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22. • SEND ME AN EMAIL
(abelgalvez@gmail.com)
• IN THE SUBJECT BOX
INCLUDE THE WORD
“WEBINAR”
• YOU’VE GOT 2 MINUTES
TO DO IT!
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23. WHY BLOGGER?
•IT’S FREE
•IT’S EASY TO USE
•IT WORKS WITH THE SAME PASSWORD
•SOME SCHOOLS ALREADY GIVE STUDENTS
A GMAIL ACCOUNT
•YOU CAN INCLUDE ALMOST ANYTHING IN
YOUR ENTRIES (TEXT, IMAGE,VIDEO…)
•STUDENTS CAN CREATE AN ENGLISH
PORTFOLIO
•GREAT FOR STUDENT’S FEEDBACK
•IT CAN BECOME A LOW COST VLE
•YOU CAN HAVE A DEPARTMENT BLOG, A
http://www.blogger.com PERSONAL BLOG, A CLASS BLOG OR SKILLS
BLOG AND THEN, EACH STUDENT CAN
HAVE ONE OF THEIR OWN.
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24. CREATE TASK ORIENTED ENTRIES
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25. TYPES OF ENTRIES
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26. TASK: WRITE A SHORT NARRATION
http://abelsenglishpage.blogsp
ot.com.es/2010/10/embarrassi
ng-moment.html
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27. TASK: START A FORUM
http://abelsenglishpage.blogsp
ot.com.es/2008/11/about-boy-
forum-characters.html
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28. TASK: AUDIO WITH QUESTIONS
http://oralenglishquarteso.blog
spot.com.es/2010/01/sara-and-
helenas-talk-about-
northern.html
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29. TASK: VIDEOS DONE BY STUDENTS
http://www.oralenglishterceres
o.blogspot.com.es/2011/11/at-
supermarket-marc-and-
jordi.html
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31. TASK:
A
HOLIDAY
LESSON
http://abelsenglishpage.blogsp
ot.com.es/2011/03/st-patricks-
day-interactive-activities.html
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32. TASK:
HANDOUT FOR
STUDENTS IN PDF
FORMAT
http://abelsenglishpage.blogsp
ot.com.es/2011/05/top-five-
composition-mistakes.html
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33. TASK:
POWERPOINT
PRESENTATION TO
CONTEXTUALIZE
GRAMMAR OR
VOCABULARY
http://abelsenglishpage.blogsp
ot.com.es/2012/03/reported-
speech-in-context-lottery.html
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34. TASK:
SHOWCASING
STUDENTS
PROJECTS
http://abelsenglishpage.blogsp
ot.com.es/2012/03/augmented
-reality-queralt-araceli.html
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35. Have you got a class
blog?
Can you type the
address in the chat
box?
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36. • www.idiomesiestorredelpalau.blogspot.com
• http://herecomesthesun-esl.blogspot.com/
• http://4thesotdp.blogspot.com/ SOME BLOGS
• www.abelsenglishpage.blogspot.com FROM OUR
• www.abelsoralenglishpage.blogspot.com
• http://tallerdeblogsiestorredelpalau.blogspot DEPARTMENT
.com/
http://blogsinelt.blogspot.com/
A blog done by Vicky Leal with step
by step intructions on blogging
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37. •EMBED
•TAG
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38. YOU’LL FIND THESE
OPTIONS BELOW
ANY YOUTUBE
VIDEOS
(I USED THE SAME
PROCEDURE TO
CREATE THE ENTRIES
IN SLIDES 28-29-32-
33 & 34)
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40. TAGS WILL HELP
YOU ORGANIZE
AND FIND ENTRIES
FROM PREVIOUS
YEARS
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41. WRITE IN THE CHAT
BOX ONE THING
THAT YOU HAVE
LEARNT IN THIS
WEBINAR
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