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Which of these factors / concerns do you experience when thinking about trying something new? •It would take me ages and I would fall behind in the Schemes of Work •They would just mess about and get nothing done •It would be too complicated to explain •They would use technology as an excuse not to do the work •They would not actually learn anything!

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My presentation at the Torbay MFL training session in January 2010

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Which of these factors / concerns do you

experience when thinking about trying

something new?

•It would take me ages and I would fall behind in the

Schemes of Work

•They would just mess about and get nothing done

•It would be too complicated to explain

•They would use technology as an excuse not to do the

work

•They would not actually learn anything!

•My own lack of confidence

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Chris Fuller

Blogs, podcasts and all sorts of fun!

[email protected]

www.chrisfuller.typepad.com – where all of today’s presentations will be available to

download

Feel free to get in touch whenever

you need help / advice

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Who am I?

a Spanish (and a bit of French) teacher

not a techy

a presenter at national events

SSAT Lead Practitioner (2008 /09)

not an ICT obsessive

someone who believes language teachers have to work far too hard

BloggingUsing mobile

phones MobloggingPodcasting

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“If school is to be a truly rewarding experience for today’s students, it must be relevant to

them.”

Connected magazine, Learning and teaching Scotland

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a blog (and how to blag it)

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What is a blog?!?!?!

• Blog= web log – Traditionally used as an online diary

– A typical blog combines a variety of media forms

– Key element is huge increase in interactivity- INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY.

Blogging

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Blogging

© Common Craft

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What is a blog?!?!?!

– a type of website– very easy to use– automatic archiving– offers interaction with the “Post”;

comments

Blogging

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Why use blogs?

• Motivation- make the world your classroom wall

– Learning no longer confined to exercise books

– Who is the audience for work which goes into an exercise book?

– Truly global perspective

• Can be demonstrated by visitors maps on blogs

Blogging

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100 visitors to the Spanish blog

Jane Croft, Ridgeway School, Plympton

Royds School, Leeds

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Why use blogs?

Reading

• pupils constantly reading and re-reading each other’s work

• Allows for dissemination of good ideas

Writing

- audience?

- National Literacy Trust

Blogging

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Why use blogs?

Speaking

- platform for recordings, Vokis etc

- audience?

Listening

• to each other’s work

• to materials you can choose to put on

Blogging

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Why use blogs?

• Assessment for Learning

– Comment function allows peer assessment using “Two Stars and a Wish formula”

= 2 positive elements

+ 1 element to work at next time

– Self-assessment as pupils comment on their own work and thus self target set.

Blogging

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Why use blogs?

• Access to learning

How would you normally make the following available to pupils / parents?

- chants about Fernando Torres in Spanish

- cartoons

- daily national front pages

- links to important sites

- videos made by pupils

- a video of the 3 Kings in Barcelona

Blogging

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Blog vs VLE

Blog

• open access – global perspective

• real world

VLE

- closed, hyper-controlled

- audience?

- does have uses, but pupils aren’t motivated by them

Blogging

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Who provides the blog facility?

• TypePad - www.typepad.com

– Easiest for inserting fun stuff (provider that I use)

• Blogger - www.blogger.com

• Edublogs - www.edublogs.org

• Wordpress - www.wordpress.org

• Many, many more…

Blogging

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Further tools to complement blogs

• www.slideshare.net - embedding .ppt

• www.blip.tv - uploading pupil videos easily

Blogging

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Key blogs for resources / ideas

• www.joedale.typepad.com

• www.boxoftricks.net

• www.rachelhawkes.typepad.com

• www.mfljones.wordpress.com

• www.lisibo.blogspot.com

Blogging

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Plenary- Frequently Asked Questions

• Won’t it all take ages?

• Will anyone actually look at the blog?

• What effect will it have on my department?

• What about Child Protection?

Blogging

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Effective use of Podcasts and iTunes

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Podcasting

What is a podcast?

- effectively an audio file which is then put onto the Internet

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Podcasting

How have I used them?

- Grammar series

- pupil recordings

- pupil grammar explanations

- role-play raps

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Podcasting

Grammar seriescreated to help reinforce grammar learning OUTSIDE of the classroom

- responding to a request by a pupil- FANTASTIC for audio learners

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Podcasting

Pupil grammar explanations

- benefit of explaining to others

- need for script

- peer assessment on podcasts

- benefits of editing

- minimal teacher input, maximum output

- pupils then have an immediate revision tool

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Podcasting

Role-play raps

- finding DIFFERENT ways to revise / learn

- musical recognition techniques

- learning on the move

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Podcasting

Sounds hard, but isn’t!

1)Record podcast...

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Podcasting

How to record a podcast...

1) Recording material

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Podcasting

How to record a podcast...

1) Recording material

2) Audacity for PCs- www.download.com

+ LAME FE

(allows you to export as MP3)

OR Garageband for Macs

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Easy way to change volume levels

Highlight sections then delete

Podcasting

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To finish the podcast, export as MP3…

Podcasting

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Podcasting

So we have our finished podcast, now what?

a)Insert it into a blog post as an .mp3 file

b)Add it to iTunes

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In iTunes (free!!), go to the podcast section Podcasting

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• Scroll down, and you will see this box

• You want to Submit a Podcast

Podcasting

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PodcastingAdding the podcast to iTunes

-Motivation

-Can put onto MP3 players / computers and listen to work again, rather than just forgetting it

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•Create topic podcasts

- ANYTHING your imagination can think of- even to replace some speaking tests?

Podcasting

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•Make a radio advertisement

e.g. for biscuitsLanguage needed: comparisons

basic adjectives of taste / cost / health

Podcasting

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•Create a Slidecast

- using www.slideshare.net pupils can upload a PowerPoint and then

record a voiceover for each slide- can be embedded into a blog

Podcasting

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•Record compositions or class singing to share with others (e.g. parents / school partners).

- could this even be turned into an independent competition?

Podcasting

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•www.voki.com- Pupils write scripts

- Peer assess

- Practise

- Record

- High level of enjoyment

Podcasting

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Podcasts as listening materials...1) Coffee Break Spanish

-excellent topic explanations

2) Notes In Spain - come with supporting materials- based around topics affecting life in Spain

Podcasting

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Podcasts as listening materials...2) Elliot school podcasts

- KS5 topics, with exercises

Podcasting

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Podcasts as listening materials...3) iTunes as a podcast search engine

Podcasting

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My goals as a language teacher...

motivate and demonstrate a real purpose

improve listening

improve speaking

improve reading

improve writing

increase cultural awareness

raise the profile of my department

My EXTRA tools

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www.chrisfuller.typepad.com

(where this presentation will be available to download)

[email protected]