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TESOL SPAIN 2007

Friday March 9th 2007

What's on the menu today?

Graham Stanleyhttp://www.britishcouncil.org/spain.htmgraham.stanley@britishcouncil.es

using blogs, wikis using blogs, wikis and podcastsand podcasts

Publishing Publishing student student

workworkonline online

Why..?Why..?

What..What..??

Where.Where..?.?

How..?How..?

Who..?Who..?

When..When..??

funfunprocessprocesspracticepracticeengages learnersengages learnersincreased motivationincreased motivationbuilding an e-portfoliobuilding an e-portfolioconnect to the real world connect to the real world opening up the classroomopening up the classroommuch better quality student much better quality student workworkappeals to different learning appeals to different learning stylesstyles

Why Why publish publish student student workwork online ?online ?

digital natives, digital digital natives, digital immigrants immigrants http://marcprensky.comhttp://marcprensky.com

We are in the midst of a 'digital revolution' and our students are 'digital natives'

They carry mobile phones, mp3 players, use digital cameras, use the Internet to communicate with friends (IMs, email, photo publishing, etc), play computer games, etc.

we need to appeal we need to appeal to our to our digital digital native native studentsstudents

teachers need teachers need to embrace the to embrace the digital digital revolutionrevolution

The other digital divideThe other digital divide

digital natives, digital digital natives, digital immigrants immigrants http://marcprensky.comhttp://marcprensky.com

BlogsBlogsWikisWikisPodcastsPodcastsVideosVideos

DownloadingDownloadingUploadingUploadingRemixingRemixingCreatingCreatingMash-upsMash-upsSharingSharingCommentingCommentingIM-ingIM-ing

= part of the Web 2.0 revolution= part of the Web 2.0 revolution

BlogsBlogs

“The power of blogs allows for creative, constructive, flexible, student-driven, decentralized, intercultural

collaborative learning to flourish 24 hours a day, seven days a week.”

TESOL Electronic Village Online 2005Using Weblogs in ESL/EFL:

A blog is...

‘a Web site that contains an online personal journal with reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks provided by the writer.’ (OED)

What's a What's a blog ?blog ?

processprocesswritingwriting

extensivextensiveereadingreading

blendedblendedlearninglearning

learnerlearnerautonoautonomymy

The first webpage was a weblog Originally used as a place to keep

track of links (online version of favourites)

People started using them as online journals

With the launch of Blogger in 1999, weblogs took off

Blogs are now the most popular webpage on the Internet

Traditional media ‘discovered’ blogging during the Iraq war

Weblogs now part of journalism courses

Audio blogging and video blogging is taking off

Podcasting developed out of audio blogging

Background to Background to BlogggingBloggging

Personal online spaces (not forums) Maintained by one or several people Many people can participate in the blog

or through writing comments Often conversational, but may be formal Easily updated

Characteristics of a Characteristics of a BlogBlog

Online learning journal Community building between

groups/countries Personalised learning Assessment tool Aid to autonomous learning Communication with parents E-portfolio Useful for classes that meet only

1x week Can be project based Web resources filter

Uses of a 'student' blog Uses of a 'student' blog

Three types of EFL student blog:

Tutor blog Class blog Learner blog

Aaron Patric Campbell (2003) ‘Weblogs for use with ESL classes’

http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Campbell-Weblogs.html

Tutor BlogTutor Blog

http://fwe2.motime.com/

Online portal for posting syllabus, course information, homework, links of interests, discussion questions, student work Teacher controls it, Students can respond by writing comments

Easy to set up and manage (1 blog only)

Little direct student involvement

Class BlogClass Blog

http://fwe2.motime.com/

Shared space between students and teacher

Students and

teacher have equal posting rights

Students and Teachers can comment on posts

Learners have greater sense of freedom and involvement

Learner BlogLearner Blog

http://fon0207.blogspot.com/

Individual space for students / groups of students

Showcase for student writing (e-portfolio)

Teacher and students post comments

Most rewarding for students

Most time-consuming

for teacher

Getting StartedGetting Startedhttp://

www.blogger.com

http://www.wordpress.org

http://www.eslblogs.org

A blog can be set up and

your students can bepublishing within 15minutes

However, you might want

to set up blogs for your

students beforehand

Why ? --->

Usernames/passwordsMore control (Young Learners)Easier to create a community -->

Creating a Blog VLE (Virtual Learning Environment)

Class or Tutor blog & Learner

blogs

Linked to each other

Improved sense of community

Peer reading and writing

Example: http://www.eastasiacenter.net/

Managing multiple blogsManaging multiple blogs

Aggregator / News Reader

Publish site feeds:RSS: Really Simple Syndication

Why is it important?Check one place and

not thirtyBloglines: http://www.bloglines.com

Netvibes: http://www.netvibes.com

Starting is easy. Keeping it going is the thing…

Integrate blog into class - Discuss topics, etc.

Reward students for blogging

- recognition, assessment.

Classes can communicate, share ideas, experiences, etc.

Collaborative projects with

learners, classes in other cities, countires, etc.

Mystery guests: Uncle John,

other teachers, etc.Example: http://beeonline.blogspot.com/

Photo Photo BloggingBlogging

Buzznet : Buzznet : www.buzznet.com www.buzznet.com

Flickr : www.flickr.comFlickr : www.flickr.com

What do What do the the students students think?think?

JonathanJonathan

SandraSandra

WikisWikis

Wikis are “a good way of motivating people to produce writing that they will have some pride in, if they know other people are goingTo read it, rather than just me.”

Dr.Nicola Pratt, University of East Anglia

What is a Wiki?What is a Wiki?

The word ‘wiki’ comes from the Hawaiian wiki-wiki, meaning ‘quick’

It is an easy, collaborative authoring / web-publishing tool where content takes precedence over design.

“The more autonomy teachers give to students in terms of negotiating the scope and quality of the content they are creating, the better.”

www.wikipedia.org

Some example wikis:

www.wikipedia.org

http://wikibooks.org

http://wikicities.com

wikiville

http://minisagas.pbwiki.com

http://customerrelations.pbwiki.com

Who hasn’t heard of Wikipedia?Who hasn’t heard of Wikipedia?

“Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That’s what we are doing.”

Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia

www.wikipedia.org

The Power of the WikiThe Power of the Wiki

“Giving students editorial control can imbue in them a sense of responsibility and ownership for the site”

Will Richardson, ‘Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Pther Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms’(Corwin Press, 2006)

“The more autonomy teachers give to students in terms of negotiating the scope and quality of the content they are creating, the better.”

www.wikipedia.org

How to get started - WikisHow to get started - Wikis

1) Contribute to an existing project

Wikiville

2) Start your own wiki

Free wiki software:

www.pbwiki.com

www.wikispaces.com

PodcastsPodcasts

“Narrowcasting (the practice of delivering content to a select group) distinguishes podcasting from traditional forms of broadcast communication,such as radio…podcasts narrowly cast content to people who have made thedecision to listen.”

Tee Morris, Evo Terra, Podcasting for Dummies, (Wiley 2006)

What is a podcast?What is a podcast?

word origin =word origin = ipod + broadcastipod + broadcast

“ “Podcasting is Podcasting is basically thebasically the creation andcreation and distribution distribution of amateurof amateur radio...”radio...” Will Richardson 'Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts'

http://www.flickr.com/photos/everythingdigital/8453832/

““Podcasting Podcasting combines the combines the instant information instant information exchange of exchange of blogging with blogging with audio files that can audio files that can be played on a be played on a computer or mp3 computer or mp3 player”player”Ree Norris & Evo Terra – Podcasting for Dummies

high speed Internet + mp3 players + Web 2.0 participation culture

iPod + broadcasting

Mainly audio (usually mp3 files) on the Internet, designed to be downloaded.

Can be listened to on mp3 player (Internet audio to go) or on a computer

Can be listened to as many times as you wish (audio on demand)

Home-made “radio shows”

Existing radio stations now provide content (BBC, etc.)

Can also be video (vlogging) / enhanced audio (screencasts)

Related to audio blogs, etc…

What is podcasting?What is podcasting?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/penmachine/160686228/

Where to start : Where to start : decide on a project / themedecide on a project / theme

- student “radio show”adio show”- pronunciation- pronunciation- report - report - digital portfolio- digital portfolio- international exchange- international exchange

Planning: Think about your audienceThink about your audience

the learners

another class in the same school

parents

international exchange

the world? http://www.flickr.com/photos/deano/89253703/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lwr/23257847/

Push buttonPush button PodcastingPodcasting

Odeohttp://odeo.com/

Podomatichttp://www.podomatic.com/

Evocahttp://www.evoca.com/

http://studio.odeo.com/create

http://odeo.com/

Embed audio on your blog with the Odeo flash player

Recording limit = 1hr

50mb limit per upload

audio intro attached to downloaded files

Podomatic free account

Posting a new episode is easy

Record Record episode episode directly directly

record record on mp3on mp3playerplayerandand'Import''Import'

Why do it the hard way ?Why do it the hard way ?

- more control- more control- flexibility- flexibility- offical school podcast- offical school podcast- want to learn more- want to learn more- because you can- because you can- ? ? ?- ? ? ?

How to How to podcast podcast the hard way the hard way1 - Record the audio1 - Record the audio

2 - Edit the audio2 - Edit the audio

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ *

* Don't forget to download the Lame mp3 encoder

Recommended mp3 compression :

64Kbps / 22.050 kHz / Stereo

3 – Edit the ID3 3 – Edit the ID3 tags tags

How to How to podcast podcast the hard way the hard way

4 – Upload the audio4 – Upload the audio

5 – Link to your blog / 5 – Link to your blog / websitewebsite

6 – Add RSS 2.0 feed6 – Add RSS 2.0 feed

How to How to podcast podcast the hard the hard waywayFree storage &

bandwidth:http://www.ourmedia.org/

(get some server space)

RSS 2.0 the easy way :http://www.feedburner.comiTunes compatible

Recording Recording students students in the in the classrooclassroomm

Choose your Choose your mp3 recorder mp3 recorder wiselywisely

Planning & Planning & Preparation is Preparation is the keythe key

Allow enough Allow enough time time

Practice makes Practice makes perfectperfect

Show students Show students there is an there is an audienceaudience

http://clustrmaps.com/

Promote your Promote your projectproject( posters, CoPs, ( posters, CoPs, etc. )etc. )

Podcasting & iTunesPodcasting & iTunes

• Submit showSubmit show

•Artwork Artwork

( RGB / jpg / 300x300 )( RGB / jpg / 300x300 )

• Itunes RSS feedItunes RSS feed

EXAMPLE PODCAST 1

by & for undergraduate students of Tourism

promoted in iTunes & potentially large audience

3 minute oral reports

assessed

http://themetourism.blogspot.com

EXAMPLE PODCAST 2

record of a class

10-12 year olds

used mp3 recorder with activities that lent themselves to be recorded

Find Out MoreFind Out More

ELT Podcasting group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/podcasting_elt/

ELT Podcasting wikihttp://pod-efl.wikispaces.com/

How to Find out More

1) JOIN AN ONLINE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE (CoP)1) JOIN AN ONLINE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE (CoP)

TESOL Electronic Village Online (EVO) : TESOL Electronic Village Online (EVO) : http://evo07sessions.pbwiki.comhttp://evo07sessions.pbwiki.com

* Blogging for Beginners:(185) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bloggingforbeginners/

* Open Webpublishing: (74) http://openwebpublishing.wikispaces.com/

* Podcasting:(293)

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/podcasting_elt/

* Webheads in Action: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/evonline2002_webheads/

2) TAKE A (FREE) ONLINE COURSE / WORKSHOP2) TAKE A (FREE) ONLINE COURSE / WORKSHOP

TESOL EVO : TESOL EVO : January-March (6 weeks)

c.g. background imagescourtesy of Flikr : http://www.flickr.com/photos/flikr/99231324/

How to Find out More

3) Online Resources:3) Online Resources:

* Blogging for Beginners wiki: http://bloggingforbeginners.pbwiki.com/

* Open Webpublishing wiki http://openwebpublishing.wikispaces.com/

* Podcasting workshop: http://podcastingworkshop.wikispaces.com/

* Podcasting wiki: http://pod-efl.wikispaces.com/

* Dekita: http://www.dekita.org/

c.g. background imagescourtesy of Flikr : http://www.flickr.com/photos/flikr/99231324/

Thankyou for Thankyou for listeninglisteningGraham Stanley

http://www.britishcouncil.org/spain.htmgraham.stanley@britishcouncil.es

Blog: http://blog-efl.blogspot.comSkype: eflbridgesYahoo IM: bcgstanley

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