Using Internet Resources and Digital Technology in Language Teaching

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AGIS presentation in Hannover, February 2009. The Web 2.0 is an innovative tool for education that is changing the 21st century process of teaching. Not only its potential is limitless but also its social and behavioral power. Creativity, participation and collaboration are only some of the key elements in Web 2.0. But there are more. This presentation will explore the endless possibilities that internet can have for a Language teacher. From web quests to online exercises and other powerful resources. We will also have a look at some useful simple digital video tools and podcasts to be both used and created by students in class.

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WEB 2.0WEB 2.0LANGUAGE LANGUAGE LEARNINGLEARNING

Can I tell you a secret?

Once upon a time...Once upon a time...

There was There was a student a student in the 90s.in the 90s.

THAT THAT

WANTED WANTED

TO BE TO BE

A TEACHERA TEACHER

She found a job ...She found a job ...

In a HIGH-TECH SCHOOLIn a HIGH-TECH SCHOOL

But the problem was...But the problem was...

She didn´t know She didn´t know anything about anything about computers.computers.

Gosh!!

Back in the 90´sBack in the 90´s

She just used She just used

herher

grandfather´sgrandfather´s

Typing Typing machinemachine

She didn´t know She didn´t know how to use a how to use a mousemouse or how or how to to savesave and and printprint a a document!!document!!

YES, sure she YES, sure she would learn.would learn.

But she was too attached But she was too attached to pen, paper and inkto pen, paper and ink

She was a She was a digital digital immigrantimmigrant..

And a language teacherAnd a language teacher

She had to She had to combine both combine both

things.things.

And And then then she she

googledgoogled

Online Online __(1)_____(1)___

exercisesexercises (1)(1) Vocabulary,grammar, Vocabulary,grammar, writing,exam...writing,exam...

And came up with And came up with something!something!

She finally went to She finally went to the ICT roomthe ICT room

with the studentswith the students

But THEN...But THEN...

She felt she was She felt she was LOST LOST in a mazein a maze

Teacher,, teacher teacher !!

Where Where do I have to click?do I have to click?

I have I have finishishedfinishished, what can I do now?, what can I do now?

We We haven’t donehaven’t done these words in class! these words in class!

It’s too It’s too difficultdifficult!!

Teacher, teacher teacher !!

NoNo, do not use google!, do not use google!NoNo, you can’t write private , you can’t write private

messages!messages!

NoNo, you can’t play or watch , you can’t play or watch movies!movies!

I will NEVER come to the

ICT room AGAIN!

Back to pen paper and Back to pen paper and ink?ink?

And she And she understoodunderstood..

She was She was confronted with confronted with digital nativesdigital natives!!

New New Millennium Millennium LearnersLearners

But she wouldn‘t But she wouldn‘t give up so easilygive up so easily..

She learned about She learned about the the web 2.0web 2.0 . .

So...So...

She finally She finally understoodunderstood what she what she

had to had to do!do!

Power Point Power Point

Presentations...Presentations...

A native speaker A native speaker student explaining her student explaining her

life life as a child in Spain.as a child in Spain.

Mi casa era muy grande, tenía un Mi casa era muy grande, tenía un jardín enorme y una piscina.jardín enorme y una piscina.

En invierno nevaba mucho, pero en En invierno nevaba mucho, pero en verano hacía mucho calor. verano hacía mucho calor.

A native speaker A native speaker student explaining student explaining

the Spanish the Spanish “comunidades “comunidades

autónomas”autónomas”

A student creating A student creating a poem using a poem using powerpoint.powerpoint.

SShall I tell you a story?hall I tell you a story?

Lady Hope.Lady Hope.

A terrible One?A terrible One?

Your Story?Your Story?

Lady Hope.Lady Hope.

But I have to warn you.But I have to warn you.

The Story isn’t fair.The Story isn’t fair.

It’s about a girl with red hair.It’s about a girl with red hair.

In the original poem In the original poem she combined music she combined music

and words.and words.

The teacher using The teacher using grammar games to grammar games to learn the spanish learn the spanish

vocabulary .vocabulary .

LECCIÓN 1LECCIÓN 1

COMPARATIVOSCOMPARATIVOS

SUPERLATIVOSSUPERLATIVOS

CONCURSO!CONCURSO!

MÁS? MENOS?MÁS? MENOS?

Quién es el más fuerte?Quién es el más fuerte?

En qué ciudad hace más En qué ciudad hace más calor?calor?

The teacher using The teacher using grammar games to grammar games to learn the spanish learn the spanish

grammar.grammar.

LECCIÓN 1LECCIÓN 1

ADVERBIOS EN ADVERBIOS EN CASTELLANOCASTELLANO

QUÉ HACE?QUÉ HACE?

Corre___________Corre___________

Qué hace?Qué hace?

Duerme_________Duerme_________

LECCIÓN 1LECCIÓN 1

• FUTURO INMEDIATO

Voy a…Voy a…

Voy a…Voy a…

And it And it workedworked

She could even She could even use nice 3-D use nice 3-D

charts.charts.

Gizmo charts Gizmo charts or Richchart or Richchart

LiveLive

The presentations The presentations even looked nicer.even looked nicer.

Like thisLike this

http://edusim3d.com/

And she could And she could thumbalize thumbalize

her favourite her favourite websiteswebsites

With With ThumbalizrThumbalizr

Or get 280 Or get 280 more slides for more slides for

powerpoint powerpoint presentationspresentations

And And shareshare all all these these

powerpoint powerpoint presentationspresentations

HereHere

http://www.slideshare.net

And it And it workedworked

The students were happyThe students were happy

Then she joined Then she joined the largest the largest whiteboard whiteboard interactive interactive communitycommunity

Promethean PlanetPromethean Planet

Flipcharts, resource packs Flipcharts, resource packs and and

weblinks! weblinks!

Great ideas and best practises!Great ideas and best practises!

She found she could She found she could use use google streetviewgoogle streetview

to practise to practise giving giving directions to different directions to different

places on the mapplaces on the map

Or make use of the Or make use of the subtitles insubtitles in

To prepare To prepare interviews or songs interviews or songs

in class!in class!

Or even better…Or even better…

She also learned 3 She also learned 3 was the magic was the magic

numbernumber

For a website, blog or For a website, blog or online exercise to be online exercise to be

understandableunderstandable

It had to be simpleIt had to be simple

And easyAnd easy

3 clicks with the 3 clicks with the mousemouse

And she created And she created a simple bloga simple blog

Edublog

Wordpress

Blogger

Journaling Blog

Creative Blog

Class Blog

BLOG

Then she Then she decided she decided she

would build-up would build-up her own gamesher own games

And embed them into And embed them into her blogher blog

Arcade Game Arcade Game GeneratorGenerator

Dustbin GameDustbin Game

Random Random Name PickerName Picker

More More animated games?animated games?

And why not use And why not use

for language projects?for language projects?

Or Flash cards?Or Flash cards?

But there But there were were more more

free website free website toolstools

Small world, Small world, a virtual a virtual

world world where where

you can you can create your own create your own

space space

Meta place. Meta place. A virtual A virtual online online

communitycommunity

The students The students were chattingwere chatting

In her blogIn her blog

Outside her blogOutside her blog

They could They could video-chatvideo-chat

tootoo

With other pupils With other pupils around the worldaround the world

And

what about

online tests

and

quizzes?

Then Then

she used a she used a

stream live TV studio stream live TV studio

for her blog.for her blog.

She could She could

broadcast broadcast

her lessonsher lessons

And they even And they even edited their edited their videos for free!videos for free!

They could use They could use

bubbles!bubbles!

BUBBLEPLY IT !BUBBLEPLY IT !

BUBBLESNAP IT !BUBBLESNAP IT !

Made Made animations!animations!

Comics!Comics!

Puricute posters Puricute posters

with with

vocabulary vocabulary

learned in class!learned in class!

They broadcasted They broadcasted

their their own own LIVELIVE internet internet

talk radio station!talk radio station!

They were happyThey were happy

And were ready And were ready to to prepareprepare their their first first podcastpodcast..

ANDAND

Could listen to Could listen to their own texts in their own texts in

their MP3s!their MP3s!

Then she started thinking Then she started thinking about creating her own about creating her own

social networksocial network

http://www.yakitome.com/http://www.yakitome.com/

OROR

And what aboutAnd what about

CONCEPT MAPS?CONCEPT MAPS?

Group, order and Group, order and brainstorm various brainstorm various concepts amongst concepts amongst other things.other things.

OrOr

WEBQUESTS?WEBQUESTS?

Then then students Then then students asked herasked her

Why don´t we write an Why don´t we write an online book?online book?

Why don´t we make Why don´t we make websites?websites?

High quality Flash High quality Flash Websites?Websites?

Why not?Why not?

So where did she learn how to use these programmes?

But of course she could always use what other teachers were doing.

Create

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Now you know my secret

THANK YOU

FOR LISTENING!

USING INTERNET USING INTERNET RESOURCES AND RESOURCES AND

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IN LANGUAGE IN LANGUAGE

TEACHINGTEACHINGVíctor GonzálezVíctor González

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