First steps
 into the
  Digital
Classroom


              ABEL GALVEZ BENITO
                 APRIL 10TH 2012
WEBINAR OUTLINE
        1. WELCOME
           &INTRODUCTION
        2. MUSTS & MUSTN’TS
        3. GMAIL
        4. BLOGGER
        5. QUESTIONS &
           COMMENTS



           FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
                     ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
TYPE IN THE CHAT BOX…
    Where are you from?
What levels do you teach?




   FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
             ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
MUSTS & MUSTN’TS
IN THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM




               FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
                         ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
YOU MUST…
        CREATE A NETWORKED TEAM




                 FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
                           ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
YOU MUST…
 USE A SINGLE PASSWORD




                    FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
                              ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
YOU MUST…
GET USED TO DIGITAL TIMING

•Students are quick
•Digital activities take time




                                FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
                                          ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
YOU MUST…
 LEARN FROM YOUR STUDENTS & COLLEAGUES




                      FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
                                ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
YOU MUST…
GET TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND
     ANTI-VIRUS PROTECTION




         FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
                   ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
YOU MUST…
     BE ORGANISED AND
DO SOME EXTRA READING




    FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
              ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
YOU MUSTN’T…
 PLUNGE INTO THE DEEP END IF YOU AREN’T
 READY




                        FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
                                  ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
YOU MUSTN’T…
 FORCE ANYONE INTO THE DIGITAL WORLD




                       FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
                                 ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
YOU MUSTN’T…
 PANIC IF THINGS GO WRONG




                       FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
                                 ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
TYPE IN THE CHAT
             BOX:

What was the best
 piece of advice?

Would you add any
           other?
FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
          ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
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




                                       FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
                                                 ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
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
                            FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
                                      ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
•TYPE IN THE CHAT BOX:
•What mail system do you
regularly use
(GMAIL,HOTMAIL, YAHOO,
OTHER…)
•How often do you check
your mailbox?

     FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
               ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
GMAIL




    FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
              ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
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

             FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
                       ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
TAGS AND FILTERS




                   FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
                             ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
TAGS AND
   FILTERS



FOLLOW STEP BY STEP
INSTRUCTIONS IN THE
HANDOUT YOU’LL BE
SENT SOON.




                      FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
                                ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
• SEND ME AN EMAIL
  (abelgalvez@gmail.com)
    • IN THE SUBJECT BOX
      INCLUDE THE WORD
              “WEBINAR”
• YOU’VE GOT 2 MINUTES
                TO DO IT!



     FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
               ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
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.

                                  FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
                                            ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
CREATE TASK ORIENTED ENTRIES




                 FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
                           ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
TYPES OF ENTRIES




          FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
                    ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
TASK: WRITE A SHORT NARRATION




http://abelsenglishpage.blogsp
ot.com.es/2010/10/embarrassi
ng-moment.html




                                 FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
                                           ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
TASK: START A FORUM




http://abelsenglishpage.blogsp
ot.com.es/2008/11/about-boy-
forum-characters.html




                                 FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
                                           ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
TASK: AUDIO WITH QUESTIONS




http://oralenglishquarteso.blog
spot.com.es/2010/01/sara-and-
helenas-talk-about-
northern.html



                                  FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
                                            ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
TASK: VIDEOS DONE BY STUDENTS




http://www.oralenglishterceres
o.blogspot.com.es/2011/11/at-
supermarket-marc-and-
jordi.html



                                 FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
                                           ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
TASK:
 LESSON PLAN




http://abelsenglishpage.blogsp
ot.com.es/2011/10/irregular-
verbs-practice.html




                                 FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
                                           ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
TASK:
         A
      HOLIDAY
      LESSON

http://abelsenglishpage.blogsp
ot.com.es/2011/03/st-patricks-
day-interactive-activities.html




                                  FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
                                            ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
TASK:
   HANDOUT FOR
  STUDENTS IN PDF
     FORMAT



  http://abelsenglishpage.blogsp
  ot.com.es/2011/05/top-five-
  composition-mistakes.html



FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
          ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
TASK:
  POWERPOINT
PRESENTATION TO
 CONTEXTUALIZE
  GRAMMAR OR
  VOCABULARY
   http://abelsenglishpage.blogsp
   ot.com.es/2012/03/reported-
   speech-in-context-lottery.html




 FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
           ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
TASK:
SHOWCASING
  STUDENTS
  PROJECTS
http://abelsenglishpage.blogsp
ot.com.es/2012/03/augmented
-reality-queralt-araceli.html




                                 FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
                                           ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
Have you got a class
               blog?
   Can you type the
 address in the chat
                box?



 FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
           ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
•    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




                                                 FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
                                                           ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
•EMBED
•TAG

  FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
            ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
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)



FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
          ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
          ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
TAGS WILL HELP
     YOU ORGANIZE
   AND FIND ENTRIES
    FROM PREVIOUS
        YEARS
FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
          ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
WRITE IN THE CHAT
  BOX ONE THING
  THAT YOU HAVE
   LEARNT IN THIS
         WEBINAR



 FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
           ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
          ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
abelgalvez@gmail.com
TWITTER: @abelgalvezelt
FACEBOOK: ABEL GALVEZ ELT
HTTP://WWW.ABELSENGLISHPAGE.BLOGSPOT.COM



                            FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM
                                      ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012

WEBINAR FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM

  • 1.
    First steps intothe 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 FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 3.
    TYPE IN THECHAT BOX… Where are you from? What levels do you teach? FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 4.
    MUSTS & MUSTN’TS INTHE DIGITAL CLASSROOM FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 5.
    YOU MUST… CREATE A NETWORKED TEAM FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 6.
    YOU MUST… USEA SINGLE PASSWORD FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 7.
    YOU MUST… GET USEDTO DIGITAL TIMING •Students are quick •Digital activities take time FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 8.
    YOU MUST… LEARNFROM YOUR STUDENTS & COLLEAGUES FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 9.
    YOU MUST… GET TECHNICALSUPPORT AND ANTI-VIRUS PROTECTION FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 10.
    YOU MUST… BE ORGANISED AND DO SOME EXTRA READING FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 11.
    YOU MUSTN’T… PLUNGEINTO THE DEEP END IF YOU AREN’T READY FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 12.
    YOU MUSTN’T… FORCEANYONE INTO THE DIGITAL WORLD FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 13.
    YOU MUSTN’T… PANICIF THINGS GO WRONG FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 14.
    TYPE IN THECHAT BOX: What was the best piece of advice? Would you add any other? FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 15.
    VOTE THE BESTPIECE 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 FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 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 FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 17.
    •TYPE IN THECHAT BOX: •What mail system do you regularly use (GMAIL,HOTMAIL, YAHOO, OTHER…) •How often do you check your mailbox? FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 18.
    GMAIL FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 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 FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 20.
    TAGS AND FILTERS FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 21.
    TAGS AND FILTERS FOLLOW STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS IN THE HANDOUT YOU’LL BE SENT SOON. FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 22.
    • SEND MEAN EMAIL (abelgalvez@gmail.com) • IN THE SUBJECT BOX INCLUDE THE WORD “WEBINAR” • YOU’VE GOT 2 MINUTES TO DO IT! FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 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. FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 24.
    CREATE TASK ORIENTEDENTRIES FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 25.
    TYPES OF ENTRIES FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 26.
    TASK: WRITE ASHORT NARRATION http://abelsenglishpage.blogsp ot.com.es/2010/10/embarrassi ng-moment.html FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 27.
    TASK: START AFORUM http://abelsenglishpage.blogsp ot.com.es/2008/11/about-boy- forum-characters.html FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 28.
    TASK: AUDIO WITHQUESTIONS http://oralenglishquarteso.blog spot.com.es/2010/01/sara-and- helenas-talk-about- northern.html FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 29.
    TASK: VIDEOS DONEBY STUDENTS http://www.oralenglishterceres o.blogspot.com.es/2011/11/at- supermarket-marc-and- jordi.html FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 30.
    TASK: LESSON PLAN http://abelsenglishpage.blogsp ot.com.es/2011/10/irregular- verbs-practice.html FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 31.
    TASK: A HOLIDAY LESSON http://abelsenglishpage.blogsp ot.com.es/2011/03/st-patricks- day-interactive-activities.html FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 32.
    TASK: HANDOUT FOR STUDENTS IN PDF FORMAT http://abelsenglishpage.blogsp ot.com.es/2011/05/top-five- composition-mistakes.html FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 33.
    TASK: POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONTO CONTEXTUALIZE GRAMMAR OR VOCABULARY http://abelsenglishpage.blogsp ot.com.es/2012/03/reported- speech-in-context-lottery.html FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 34.
    TASK: SHOWCASING STUDENTS PROJECTS http://abelsenglishpage.blogsp ot.com.es/2012/03/augmented -reality-queralt-araceli.html FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 35.
    Have you gota class blog? Can you type the address in the chat box? FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 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 FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 37.
    •EMBED •TAG FIRSTSTEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 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) FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 39.
    FIRST STEPS INTOTHE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 40.
    TAGS WILL HELP YOU ORGANIZE AND FIND ENTRIES FROM PREVIOUS YEARS FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 41.
    WRITE IN THECHAT BOX ONE THING THAT YOU HAVE LEARNT IN THIS WEBINAR FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 42.
    FIRST STEPS INTOTHE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012
  • 43.
    abelgalvez@gmail.com TWITTER: @abelgalvezelt FACEBOOK: ABELGALVEZ ELT HTTP://WWW.ABELSENGLISHPAGE.BLOGSPOT.COM FIRST STEPS INTO THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2012