Anupi web tools to empower language learners mazatlan 2014
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This document provides an overview of various free online tools that can be used for reading, collaboration, and presentation activities in an ESL classroom. It describes tools such as Wordle and Wordsift that allow students to create word clouds from texts. Wallwisher and Wikispaces are recommended for collaboration through posting notes, images and videos. Wordpress allows students to create free websites or blogs. Jing, Prezi and Powerpoint can be used for student presentations, while PechaKucha is suitable for short, image-based presentations. Wikifoundry and Wikispaces are given as examples of wikis that allow collaborative projects and discussions.
Anupi web tools to empower language learners mazatlan 2014
- 1. Cynthia Wiseman, Assistant Professor, Developmental Skills, Borough of Manhattan Community College Joshua Belknap, ESL Lab Coordinator, Borough of Manhattan Community College
- 2. Collaboration Socialization Authenticity Creativity Sharing
- 3. Reading Wordle Wordsift Collaboration Wallwisher Wikispaces Wordpress Presentation Tools Jing Prezi Powerpoint PechaKucha
- 5. Create colorful graphic representations of texts based on word occurrence from any given text. Feed in the text either by copy and paste or by specifying a URL Analyze text and creates a colorful representation with more frequently occurring words appearing much larger than less frequent words. Adjust colors and designs to suit your taste. http://www.wordle.net/
- 7. Review/Summarize/Retell text Prediction Dialogue reconstruction Short poems / Haiku Text comparison Personal information Topic research tasks Learner training
- 8. Low/High Frequency Words Selection of leveled reading – Common Core Preparation of materials
- 11. A virtual sticky notice-board Post stickies with text images, links to websites and even videos Simple to use Set access rights Easy to create a wall Collaboration very simple and quick too http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/teachersweb20
- 13. Theme based walls Creating schema of topic before/during/after reading Vocabulary reference Share resource links Image-based tasks Create debate/discussion Grammar walls
- 14. Wiki Collaborative projects Repository of materials Discussion boards Announcements www.wikispaces.com
- 16. Create free website or blog User friendly CMS (Content Management System) Ready-made themes Free hosting & tech support https://wordpress.com/
- 18. Capture videos, images Record videos (up to 5 minutes free) Upload and share IM, email, social media, etc. http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html
- 19. Web-based presentation tool Student video projects (pro) Student-created materials http://bmccesl.wikispaces.com/ESL+LAB+PRESENTATION http://Prezi.com
- 20. Lectures Student Presentations Support writing – different genres/purposes require different writing conventions Support reading – reading for main/supporting ideas
- 21. 20 images x 20 seconds Images advance automatically Intended for live, informal events but can be online too Time is limited = short, concise presentations http://www.pechakucha.org/
- 22. Web-based presentations Listening and viewing tasks Student video projects Student-created materials Ongoing collaborative projects