BRIGTHEN UP YOUR CLASS WITH WEB 2.0 TOOLS

Maria Bossa – February 2013

LET’S DISCUSS SOME FACTS…

Adapted from “How to teach English with Technology”

Gavin Dudeny & Nicky Hockly – Pearson Longman - 2007

2) Using computers isn’t interactive.

1) I don’t know anything about

technology

3) Why should I use computers if I’ve a

very good coursebook

BLENDED LEARNINGWhat is “Blending Learning”?

MY COURSEBOOKS

SOCIAL NETWORKS

Facebook

Edomodo

Twitter

TOOLS TO CREATE AVATARS Voki Build yourself wild Be Funky Dopple Me Unique raster boy Fakebook Fotobabble http://www.fotobabble.com/m/cUFISThINXZ3WHc9

TOOLS FOR DIGITAL STORYTELLING Make Beliefs Comix

Professor Garfield

TOOLS FOR WORD CLOUDS &SPEAKING Wordle ABCya! Image Chef Word it out My Cloud

Vocaroo Voxopop Voicethread

VIDEOS

Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxT5NwQUtVM The mom’s song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXgoJ0f5EsQ The mom’s song

with captions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce9b-o8RqOM A girl replies the

mom’s song

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSnXE2791yg The Facebook song 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWCpJzqSiCI The importance of learning English

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNKn5ykP9PU The Interpretor

VIDEOS – CONT. Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3oGrR0maj8 Rio Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1GRO31ve5Q Rio official trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HE9OQ4FnkQ Literal Video – Take on me – Aha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj-x9ygQEGA Literal Video – Total Eclipse of the heart

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MahTKZDHXaA Literal Video – Harry Potter

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySR3hpieiQc my BBF Rose –

AT&T commercial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEpQGXy44Wc Toyota funny

commercial

EXTRA TOOLS - DIFFERENT USES Photopeach Wallwisher Switchzoo Fodey Mailvu

MY STUDENTS & THEIR JOBS

F2F ACTIVITIES & INTERVIEWS

THANKS FROM THE HEART TO… Ayat Al-Tawel – a dear friend, twin sister and

colleague Jennifer Verschoor – a dear supporter and

mentor “Becoming a Webhead” – EVO Session “Webheads in Action” – Community of Practise

“WHEN THERE IS A WILL, THERE IS A WAY”

Smiles

February 2013

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