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- 2. Personal Aim: By the end of this task I will learn how to use effectively SOFTWARE, WEBSITES AND APPS to use in class and to improve my teaching skills.
- 3. Hello! I am César Palacios
- 4. Nowadays we have a little tool that is called internet and is a very useful thing to use while you are teaching english because in the internet you can find a lot of things that can help you to teach another language in this case english.
- 5. You can find exercises, vocabulary, grammar, tenses, etc. everything that you may need you can find it online.
- 6. But it also exist programs, apps for mobile devices that they have all that you need for teaching a language.
- 7. What is an app?
- 8. “An app is a little software for your mobile device it could be a phone or tablet in which you can do a lot of things from your phone and in this case it will help us to learn english”
- 9. In the software or app you can find vocabulary, grammar, tenses, etc. and all is presented as it was a game so it's easier and it's fun to learn english by this method an example of an app to learn english could be:
- 10. DUOLINGO
- 11. Site: www.duolingo.com iPhone: Duolingo on the Appstore Android: Duolingo on Google Play Cost: $0.00 Many people all over the world use Duolingo for independent language instruction, and you can definitely use it for ESL teaching as well. The English learning version of Duolingo has lessons that integrate conversation, vocabulary, speaking and listening skills. At the end of each section, the user is tested on their skills, and then the results show what parts the user is excelling in and where they could use more practice. This app can be a resource to teachers as a fun additional method of testing students in the classroom. It also is exceptionally helpful in classrooms that may have multiple students at varying skill levels. When the more advanced students finish their work early, they can stay productive by working on making it to the next level in Duolingo. Bonus: There’s also a friendly little automated bird that hangs out with the user during all of the lessons. If that’s not a reason to use this app, what is? Place your screenshot here
- 12. Is this the only app that exist? No there are a ton of them and some of them are totally free as duolingo but some others have a little cost for you to download it and use it like:
- 13. FluentU Site: www.fluentu.com iPhone: FluentU on the AppStore Android: FluentU on Google Play (Coming Soon!) Cost: Free version or $8 – $18 per month, $80 – $180 per year FluentU takes real-world videos—like music videos, commercials, news, cartoons and inspiring talks—and turns them into English learning experiences. Unlike traditional apps, FluentU uses a natural approach that helps you ease your students into English language and culture over time. They’ll learn English as it’s spoken in real life. How does this work? FluentU has a huge collection of authentic English videos that people in the English- speaking world actually watch on the regular. This is content that’s known internationally for its quality and entertainment value. Students get extremely excited when they see their favorite videos pop up in their English classroom. But it doesn’t just stop with great videos. On FluentU, all the videos are sorted by skill level and come with built-in language lessons. . Place your screenshot here
- 14. These videos are also carefully annotated for students. Words come with example sentences and definitions. Students will be able to add them to their own vocabulary lists, and even see how the words are used in other videos.
- 15. Worried that students might be stumped by some of the harder videos? No way. FluentU brings authentic content within reach by providing interactive captions and in-context definitions on-screen. For example, if a student taps on the word “brought,” they’ll see this: Place your screenshot here
- 16. Plus, these great videos are all accompanied by interactive features and active learning tools for students, like multimedia flashcards and fun games like “fill in the blank.” It’s perfect for in-class activities, group projects and solo homework assignments. Not to mention, it’s guaranteed to get your students excited about English!
- 17. it also exist apps that are oriented to learn english but like it was a game and you can play and learn with your friends with this apps:
- 18. Words With Friends Site: www.zynga.com/games/words-friends iPhone: Words With Friends on the AppStore Android: Words With Friends on Google Play Cost: $0.00 This game is not only good for encouraging word formation, but it’s also a wonderful way to introduce a cultural integration aspect into the classroom, since thousands of Americans play Words With Friends every day. In this automated scrabble-like game, students spell words for points. A fun way to integrate this game into the classroom is by holding a Words With Friends championship. Have students play with each other in several rounds; the students with the highest score move on to the next round and eventually there will be one Words With Friends class champion! What a fun way to practice spelling and vocabulary usage!
- 19. iPhone: Heads Up! on the AppStore Android: Heads Up! on Google Play Cost: $0.99 Although this isn’t exclusively an ESL app, it can be used effectively in your ESL classroom. In this game, one person has a word that they are trying to guess by listening to the other students describe it. This game helps students build speaking confidence and encourages them to use adjectives, Head’s Up!
- 20. ACTIVITY Now we are going to apply the knowledge that we just learned from this presentation by doing an exercise, just follow the steps from the table in the next slide.
- 21. Try Duolingo! Activity Procedure Strategies Sources Download Duolingo Enter google play From your Phone or tablet and download the app of Duolingo In this step you will get the duolingo app Phone, internet Create an account in the duolingo app Open Duolingo and follow the steps to create a new account or you can link it to your facebook account In this step you will have an user to save your progress of the app Phone, internet Play with Duolingo Using your knowledge Try to solve the games or situations that the app gives you This will show the student the level of english that they have and they will obtain a score Phone, internet Beat your classmates Try to score higher than your classmates Students will try to beat themselves and they will practice english in the process Phone, internet
- 22. HANDS ON!
- 23. THAT´S IT FOLKS I HOPE YOU LIKED IT