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Developing skills with
free web-based tools
in the ESL classroom



                         PD Workshop
                          August 2012
                         Barbara Garcia
                         @madaboutelt
As teachers of English, we can help our students
        develop different types of skills




                  reading        collaborating
      listening             communicating in
            speaking        a variety of media connecting
                                      critically evaluating
                                 creating content
                  writing
Words
and more
  Words
Tell me about you!




                     www.wordle.net
Reading & writing


                   Compare genres

                   Describe characters

                   Predict/guess story from Wordle

                   Work on two accounts of
                   the same story (newspapers)
www.tagxedo.com
Listening & Speaking

Work on frequency

Takes notes of crucial
words and compare

Record yourself, check for
Repetition and work on synonyms

Identify main ideas from
a speech

Work on register and
variations                            www.tagul.com
A visual online dictionary allows you to…



Look for collocations



Learn how words
associate

                                       www.visuwords.com


       Establish relationships   Study meanings as a
       among words               network, i.e. non-linearly
Having fun with words


click



          www.wordia.com




        www.eslgamesworld.com
                                www.puzzlemaker.com
Having fun with words




                                        www.vocabulary.co.il
www.wordcentral.com




                      www.spellingcity.com
But... it’s not only about the tools, it’s also about the skills!
Reading & writing
DIGITAL STORYTELLING




               Multimedia narration
text




   video           voice / music
Stories




click
Animation
click




        and video

click
                click
click




comics
Not just a brick on the wall




 www.wallwisher.com




                  click
                          www.glogster.com


                                             www.pen.io
Make noticeboards
Post questions for kids to answer

Brainstorm ideas for a collaborative story

Write welcome, thank you, wish notes

Ask for feedback on a specific activity

Make lists
Link to Internet resources
Let’s get creative!


  Create newspapers,
  brochures and flyers           Generate a newspaper         Create magazine covers
                                 clipping (www.fodey.com)     (www.bighugelabs.com)




Get fantastic writing prompts                                Write a letter to yourself
                                                             to be delivered some
                                                             time in the future
                         click   Find great ideas to start
                                 your stories
Collaborating
Again... it’s not only about the tools, it’s also about the skills!



     Associating information in new ways        Multimedia skills
            Genre awareness                          Presentation skills
      Establishing hierarchies
                                           Collaborating      Visual literacy
      Evaluating and organizing contents
                                                Group problem solving
Listening & Speaking
Text to speech
                 Image to speech
Make yourself heard!
Sharing with the world!

                                   www.onlineauthorsvisits.com

                                 www.skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com


                                    www.language-exchanges.org




   Click to read about a great
   project by Langwitches
Story time!




 www.learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org
Let’s finish with some music!


                                       Videos and quizzes by teachers
Videos, worksheets, karaoke




                    Videos and fill-in-the-blanks
We are not working just on listening and speaking skills!


             Developing
             sensitiveness to a
                                           Communicating effectively
             variety of real accents
                                       in a technology-mediated situation



           Developing web        Analysing and comparing
           safety awareness      a diversity of media modes


                  Reflecting on appropriateness
                   of content for each channel
                        (written vs. oral)
Thank you!
             Barbara Garcia
           T W @madaboutelt
       www.madaboutelt.blogspot.com


    Check the resources discussed here at
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=494852

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Developing skills with web-based tools for ESL teachers

  • 1. Developing skills with free web-based tools in the ESL classroom PD Workshop August 2012 Barbara Garcia @madaboutelt
  • 2. As teachers of English, we can help our students develop different types of skills reading collaborating listening communicating in speaking a variety of media connecting critically evaluating creating content writing
  • 4. Tell me about you! www.wordle.net
  • 5. Reading & writing Compare genres Describe characters Predict/guess story from Wordle Work on two accounts of the same story (newspapers) www.tagxedo.com
  • 6. Listening & Speaking Work on frequency Takes notes of crucial words and compare Record yourself, check for Repetition and work on synonyms Identify main ideas from a speech Work on register and variations www.tagul.com
  • 7. A visual online dictionary allows you to… Look for collocations Learn how words associate www.visuwords.com Establish relationships Study meanings as a among words network, i.e. non-linearly
  • 8. Having fun with words click www.wordia.com www.eslgamesworld.com www.puzzlemaker.com
  • 9. Having fun with words www.vocabulary.co.il www.wordcentral.com www.spellingcity.com
  • 10. But... it’s not only about the tools, it’s also about the skills!
  • 12. DIGITAL STORYTELLING Multimedia narration text video voice / music
  • 14. Animation click and video click click
  • 16. Not just a brick on the wall www.wallwisher.com click www.glogster.com www.pen.io
  • 17. Make noticeboards Post questions for kids to answer Brainstorm ideas for a collaborative story Write welcome, thank you, wish notes Ask for feedback on a specific activity Make lists Link to Internet resources
  • 18. Let’s get creative! Create newspapers, brochures and flyers Generate a newspaper Create magazine covers clipping (www.fodey.com) (www.bighugelabs.com) Get fantastic writing prompts Write a letter to yourself to be delivered some time in the future click Find great ideas to start your stories
  • 20. Again... it’s not only about the tools, it’s also about the skills! Associating information in new ways Multimedia skills Genre awareness Presentation skills Establishing hierarchies Collaborating Visual literacy Evaluating and organizing contents Group problem solving
  • 22. Text to speech Image to speech
  • 24. Sharing with the world! www.onlineauthorsvisits.com www.skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com www.language-exchanges.org Click to read about a great project by Langwitches
  • 26. Let’s finish with some music! Videos and quizzes by teachers Videos, worksheets, karaoke Videos and fill-in-the-blanks
  • 27. We are not working just on listening and speaking skills! Developing sensitiveness to a Communicating effectively variety of real accents in a technology-mediated situation Developing web Analysing and comparing safety awareness a diversity of media modes Reflecting on appropriateness of content for each channel (written vs. oral)
  • 28. Thank you! Barbara Garcia T W @madaboutelt www.madaboutelt.blogspot.com Check the resources discussed here at http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=494852