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Hui-Yin Hsu, Ph.D. Shiang-Kwei Wang, Ph.D. IRA 2013 Using Audioblog and Mobile Device to Assist English Language Learning

Using Audioblog and Mobile Devices to Assist English Language Learners

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The presentation demonstrates the procedure of using blog to setup a language learning portfolio, use mobile device to make recording, and connect the recording to the portfolio.

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Hui-Yin Hsu, Ph.D.

Shiang-Kwei Wang, Ph.D.

IRA 2013

Using Audioblog and Mobile Device to Assist English Language Learning

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Use of blogs

Do you use blogs in your classroom?Do you use blogs to facilitate ELLs?

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Blog

Fast and easy publishingChronologically archived postsCompatible with multimedia elementsCategorize articlesTwo way communication between author

and readersRecognition and motivation

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Live Journal (http://www.livejournal.com)

Common Blogging Tools

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Wordpress (http://www.wordpress.org)

Common Blogging Tools

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Blogger.com (http://www.blogger.com)

Common Blogging Tools

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Individual blog• Students’ reflection journal• Learning portfolio• Book talk• Teaching blog• Teaching sharing blog

How do educators use blogs?

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Group blog Classroom newsletter (communicate with

parents) Group discussion blog Class work multimedia showcase blog

How do educators use blogs?

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Pinkman (2005): Increase EFL motivation for writing

Bloch (2007): Develop ESL academic writing skills (immigrant learner case study)

Huffaker (2005): Literacy learning and development through dialogues & storytelling

Godwin-Jones (2003): Share collaborative writing skills, writing for real contexts

Hsu & Wang (2011): Increase college students’ reading and writing motivation

Successful examples of using blogs to promote language and literacy learning:

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Audio blog activity requirement

A teacher’s blogA blog for each studentMobile device (iPod Touch, iPad, or

Blackberry)VR+ ($1.99) for iOS version

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vr+-voice-for-twitter-facebook/id299049482?mt=8

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Apply a google account (with existing email account): http://www.google.com

Login Blogger.com with your Google account

Create a blogPost a new entry

How to setup a blog

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Encourage interactionIntegrate multimedia elements (graphics,

video clips, hyperlink resources)Practice reading (informational text) and

writing (narrative, augmentative, informative) connection

Integrate with Google Tools (translator, YouTube, image)

Privacy

Tips…

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Easy archiving of assignments for evaluation

Close evaluationSelf-monitoring learning progressMultimodal pedagogical practicesExtended interactionIndividualized feedback

Blog + audio + portfolio

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Teacher’s blog

Assign homeworkCreate links to students’ blogs

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The teacher’s blog

http://ellaudio.blogspot.com/

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Google translator can translate the whole web page from one language to another.

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The student’s blog

Complete and archive assignmentsArchive audio recordingsUse multimodal informationInteract with the teacher using commentsThe student can add other teachers and

the parents to the blog readers

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Recording audio

Create a VR+ accountLaunch VR+ on iPhone/iPad

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Record

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Stop and share the recordings

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Setup the sharing settings

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Connect VR+ with the student’s blog.

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You can write on the mobile device and send it to the blog automatically along with the audio recording

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The recording is immediately sent to the blog

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Alternative solutions

DropBoxGoogle Drive

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https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/amazing-ipad-book-for-teachers/id597252066?mt=11

All procedures are listed in this book

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Hui-Yin Hsu [email protected] Wang [email protected]

http://ellaudio.blogspot.com/