Re inventing the language lab
- 1. Bonnie Smithers Spanish Teacher – K-5 Preston Veterans Memorial School Website: srabonniespanish.webs.com
- 3. What is ANVILL? From the University of Oregon through a Federal Grant Program Features: Free for public school teachers and students Avoids Security/Privacy issues associated with “free” internet tools Fully functional program Email technical support is very responsive. Limitations or Obstacles It is easier if students have an email to register and have access to your course so that you can retain their responses. You can also post a link for them to navigate to. Runs on Flash player – ANVILL will not work on Macs…
- 5. Este es un señal de la doctora Ligia Porras. Ella es una dentista y tiene su clínica dental en la Antigua Guatemala. Aquí tiene su señal en la pared afuera de la oficina. Y tiene su horario lo cual es de lunes a viernes desde las ocho y media de la mañana hasta las doce y media de la tarde. Después del almuerzo, vuelvan a abrir otra vez a las catorce horas. (14:00 son las dos de la tarde.) Y están abiertos hasta las diez y ocho horas y media, lo cual es las seis y media de la noche. Los sábados están abiertos desde las ocho de la mañana hasta las doce y media horas. Y claro que domingo, no abren. Su teléfono es siete, ocho, tres, dos, uno, seis, ocho, ocho. Y eso es la información de la clínica dental de la doctora Ligia Porras.
- 6. 1. Look at the photo and make some observations. 2. Listen to me read the sign. Practice reading the sign. 3. Listen to an explanation of the sign. 4. Listen to the explanation of the sign and follow along as I say it. Learn some new words! 5. Participate with your classmates by saying one of the sentences of the transcription. 6. Practice dictation: Fill in some missing words of the transcript. Answers to missing words. 7. Comprehension Quiz
- 8. The onus of the “Oral Test” ANVILL – Teachers record the questions once Assessing the wrong skill. ANVILL – listening vs reading; speaking vs writing Absenses, failing students, re-tests, rising stars. Previous lessons always available. Practice quizzes and activities are always available. Students can re-take a test or quiz without you. Advanced students will use Voiceboards to showcase themselves.
- 9. 1. Practice recorder - students record themselves 2. Students comparing their voices to yours. 3. Quizzes can require a spoken and/or written response. 4. Reading assessments for fluency 5. Video tape themselves speaking Spanish on Voiceboards
- 10. 1. T-Cast – Teacher Cast - A virtual you. 1. Every T-cast is saved and can be inserted in other lessons. 2. Multiple uses: 1. Introduce a lesson, 2. new concept, new unit, 3. a cultural point 4. as a study guide. 2. Quizzes, Assessments and Surveys 1. Spoken audio and/or video teacher input 2. Student output for open-ended questions 3. Dictation practice 4. Guided reading practice
- 11. Collaborative voice input through Voiceboard. Simply type in a question or topic and students can respond to the question and to each other. Students can type, record their voice or make a video of themselves talking. Good place for students to talk about themselves, their opinions and their ideas. Excellent place for brainstorming at the start of a new unit. (What do you think we will be learning in this unit?) Time saving way to learn more about your students. If you teach the same class as another teacher in your school, share lessons on ANVILL or take turns designing lessons.
- 12. 1. Teacher created audio and/or visual input 1. Teacher can place a recording of the question on the same page as the written question and a visual cue. 2. Teacher can also read multiple answer choices 3. Teacher can place a document or any other visual cues 2. Student output options 1. Spoken responses (voice output) 1. Ss can re-record themselves as many times as they want. 2. Ss can not listen to other Ss responses. 2. Scored multiple choice responses 3. Open ended written or oral responses. 3. All student responses can stay on the server indefinitely. Student has a virtual portfolio.
- 15. Free Internet Language Lab tools Vocaroo Voice Thread Fotobabble Stand alone computer Language Lab PowerPoint narration Centers
- 16. Uses Excellent way for oral homework to be completed and then emailed to you. Instead of just writing the homework, they could record it. Easy way for students to practice listening to themselves speaking a foreign language Can be used to assess reading fluency Advantages No registration Easy to use and can be sent via email, or shared on Facebook, Twitter and other social networks Limitations Access from your school may be blocked. Here is the information you should give your IT person: Vocaroo currently requires TCP ports 1935 to 1938 to be opened on your network. Your recordings are not kept forever on the Vocaroo site. Save them to your computer if you need them for longer than 30 days Better for shorter recordings because the quality declines with length of audio. It can be a little unreliable.
- 17. 1. Reading assessment objective: I can read aloud in Spanish in a comprehensible manner. 2. Assignment a) Read the book “Dentistofobia” http://miscositas.com/dentistofobia.html b) Listen to the book “Dentistofobia” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIIQH2X8fFI c) Go to www.vocaroo.com and record your voice reading the first three pages. Please remember to begin the recording with “Me llamo _____.” d) Listen to your recording and re-record it until you are satisfied with it. e) Send it to me via email: smithersb@prestonschools.org
- 18. Students could record their answers to questions that you have reviewed in class. Picture dictation: listening comprehension formative assessment on new vocabulary Summative assessment of vocabulary from a unit.
- 19. Objective: I can draw a picture that is described to me. Prepare lesson: Draw a picture or use a photograph or clip art. Record a description of a picture. Upload to Vocaroo. Place Vocaroo link on your website, or give to students. Assignment: Have students listen to the description on Vocaroo. Have students draw what you describe. Example: There is a sign. It is on a wall.
- 20. Uses Listening comprehension practice: Teacher can describe a picture. Then ask and answer questions. Read a book aloud. Lesson presentation of a particular concept covered in class. Scripted or unscripted oral proficiency practice Present a picture or set of pictures and have students add sentences to describe the picture. Drawings or pictures of a story can be annotated with audio Advantages Collaborative – multiple student and teacher input Student-driven activities Instant teacher feedback Students and teachers can use the same username and password to protect privacy and prevent public from accessing. Limitations Limit to 5 Voicethreads for free account. For-pay School subscription is very powerful, but expensive
- 21. 1. Establishing Meaning – Pre-test find out what they already know. 2. Listening Comprehension and Recognition 1. Respond non-verbally to questions about the picture. 2. Draw a picture as described. 3. Connection to Literacy 1. Fluency - Reading aloud 2. Reading for Comprehension 3. Dictation Quiz 4. Oral Production 1. Answer questions about the picture 2. Describe the picture 3. Produce an original picture and describe 5. Recognizing cultural differences
- 22. Uses Excellent way to present comprehensible input for developing listening skills. Can be used as a dictation device. Can be an assignment for all students to make their own fotobabbles for presenting. Advantages Teachers can embed code into web pages or copy the link and paste it into an email, blog or webpage. Students may comment or ask a question Fotobabble has a mobile version too. Limitations
- 23. Example: Record a telephone message for your students to listen to. Then have them leave you a message as a reply Limitations: 3 minute time limit on free version
- 24. You tube videos by ANVILL author Jeff Magoto http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_82Xvw-wauc&list=UU7- oCv1zJX2tkl0mdTNO3Eg&index=3&feature=plcp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6Q1xomh7oc&feature=B Fa&list=UU7-oCv1zJX2tkl0mdTNO3Eg Ian James TOEFL teacher whose blog was invaluable to this presentation See his blog at tefltecher.wordpress.com/ Russell Stannard How-to videos on how to use the other websites I mentioned. www.teachertrainingvideos.com Good source for pictures: New York Public Library:
- 25. 1. I want to have audio recordings of student responses to questions or visual prompts. 2. I want my students to take a listening assessment outside of class. 3. I want to embed documents, and other media with my students in one place in preparation of the next class. 4. I want my students to go to lesson-related Internet sites. 5. I want to have a secure place where students can : 1. Respond to a topic . (e.g. “How do you like chicken cooked?” 2. Ask me questions about a topic (e.g. “How do you say “fried”) 3. Respond to other student responses (e.g. “Dave does not like fried chicken.”
- 26. 1. Creating Teacher accounts 2. Creating student accounts
- 27. Internet access Check site access at school Microphones for recording spoken responses Headsets with microphones Some laptops have microphone and cameras built into computer Helpful to have a camera, but not critical Have students create an account.
- 29. Pick an easy to remember group registration key such as You should create a course for every level the initials of of class that you teach (i.e Spanish your school. I, Spanish III, etc.)
- 32. “Manage Course” is a very important button!
- 35. I contacted the people at ANVILL and they were able to create the student accounts without students validating their emails.