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Teacher training webinars
Websites to get learners reading and writing
For free voiced over presentation visitwww.elt-training.com
Jo Gakonga
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Websites to get your learners reading and writing
Jo Gakonga
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Why reading and writing outside class?
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Benefits
• Promotes autonomous learning• Gives extensive language practice• Can be used to consolidate work in class• Can be used to extend work in class
• Lots of possibilities on the net
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Difficulties
• It’s too difficult!• Sorting the wheat from the chaff.• Motivation
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Reading sites
• Storybird www.storybird.com
• Bookr www.pimpampum.net/bookr/
• Lingro www.lingro.com
Writing sites• Blogger www.blogger.com
• Glogster http://edu.glogster.com/
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Reading on the internet….
There’s a wealth of stuff out there…..
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Reading on the internet….
But the problem might be ….
It’s too difficult!
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Storybird
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Storybird
Fantastic illustrationsWide range of stories from children’s to much
more universal.Can view on-line for free (or pay for a hard
copy)
× You need to be quite creative to write a storybird – limited choice of illustration.
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Similar, but easier for writing…Bookr
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Bookr
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Bookr
• Really motivating.• Loads of pictures of everywhere and
everything!• Easy to use and free.• Could be used as the basis for a presentation
in class.
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Lingro
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Writing- Using blogs
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Blogs are great for improving learners’ writing.
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Advantages
• Motivating • Can be multi-modal ie pictures, music,
video etc
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Advantages
• A real audience for written work. • Learners can read and comment on each
other’s work.
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Challenges
• Learners may not feel comfortable with the technology, which will reduce participation rates
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Blogger
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First, you need a Google account
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Then you decide what you want to call your blog….
Your blog title – this will show at the top
of the page.
Your blog url address – this will end in .blogspot.com
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Now you decide what it will look like.
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And that’s all there is to it!
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Now to put something on it.
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On-line instructionswww.teachertrainingvideos.com
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When you have your blogs…
What could you do with them with your class?
Think of three ideas.
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Writing about….
• Their daily lives• Their home towns – (with pictures?)• Their pets – (with a video?)• Their favourite groups – (with music?)• A favourite website – (with a link!)
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And don’t forget..
Reading and commenting on each other’s blogs.
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Glogster Edu
http://edu.glogster.com/
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Any questions?