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Developing skills with free web-based tools in the ESL classroom
August 2012 Barbara Garcia @madaboutelt
PD Workshop
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As teachers of English, we can help our students develop different types of skills
listening
reading
writing
speaking
collaborating
communicating in a variety of media
creating content
critically evaluating
connecting
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Words and more
Words
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Reading & writing
Compare genres
Describe characters
Predict/guess story from Wordle
Work on two accounts of
the same story (newspapers)
www.tagxedo.com
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Listening & Speaking
Work on frequency
Takes notes of crucial words and compare Record yourself, check for
Repetition and work on synonyms
Identify main ideas from a speech
Work on register and variations
www.tagul.com
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A visual online dictionary allows you to…
Look for collocations
Learn how words associate
Establish relationships among words
Study meanings as a network, i.e. non-linearly
www.visuwords.com
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Having fun with words
www.wordia.com
www.puzzlemaker.com
www.eslgamesworld.com
click
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Having fun with words
www.wordcentral.com www.vocabulary.co.il
www.spellingcity.com
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But... it’s not only about the tools, it’s also about the skills!
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Reading & writing
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DIGITAL STORYTELLING
text Multimedia narration
video voice / music
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Stories
click
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Animation and video
click
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comics
click
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Not just a brick on the wall
www.wallwisher.com
www.glogster.com
www.pen.io
click
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Make noticeboards
Post questions for kids to answer
Brainstorm ideas for a collaborative story
Write welcome, thank you, wish notes
Ask for feedback on a specific activity
Make lists
Link to Internet resources
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Let’s get creative!
Create newspapers, brochures and flyers Generate a newspaper
clipping (www.fodey.com) Create magazine covers (www.bighugelabs.com)
Find great ideas to start your stories
click
Get fantastic writing prompts Write a letter to yourself to be delivered some time in the future
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Again... it’s not only about the tools, it’s also about the skills!
Collaborating
Multimedia skills
Presentation skills
Visual literacy
Group problem solving
Associating information in new ways
Genre awareness
Establishing hierarchies
Evaluating and organizing contents
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Listening & Speaking
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Text to speech
Image to speech
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Make yourself heard!
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www.onlineauthorsvisits.com
www.skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com
www.language-exchanges.org
Sharing with the world!
Click to read about a great project by Langwitches
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www.learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org
Story time!
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Let’s finish with some music!
Videos, worksheets, karaoke Videos and quizzes by teachers
Videos and fill-in-the-blanks
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We are not working just on listening and speaking skills!
Developing sensitiveness to a variety of real accents
Communicating effectively in a technology-mediated situation
Developing web safety awareness
Analysing and comparing a diversity of media modes
Reflecting on appropriateness of content for each channel
(written vs. oral)
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Thank you!
Barbara Garcia T W @madaboutelt
www.madaboutelt.blogspot.com
Check the resources discussed here at
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=494852