Using apps in elt
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The document discusses the use of mobile apps in English Language Teaching (ELT), emphasizing their potential to engage Saudi students who are often on their devices. It highlights various free apps like Quizlet, WhatsApp, AnswerGarden, and others for different educational purposes, such as vocabulary learning, brainstorming, and creating visuals. The guide encourages teachers to leverage these tools while providing practical links and tips for effective integration into the classroom.
Using apps in elt
- 1. Using Apps in ELT Why use Apps? • Saudi students like using mobiles all the time • Some colleges ban their use for what might be obvious reasons • But is this missing a trick? • Cashing in on their interest could be one more way to motivate them
- 2. Some guidelines • All free • They have websites • Copy the URL address and make it tiny with goo.gl which generates a QR code • Students scan the code with a QR Code Reader app, which takes them straight to the task
- 3. Goo.gl
- 5. Quizlet • For learning vocabulary items, lexical chunks, collocations • You can create a class, and sets of items (no more than 20 items is optimal), you can use synonyms, definitions or translate the terms to/from Arabic), add images and even use it for comprehension tasks. https://quizlet.com
- 6. • It is easy to share with your students, and you can encourage them to make and share their sets. • No need for students to sign up. • SeeSandy Millin‘s detailed guide: https://independentenglish.wordpress.c om/2012/03/13/quizlet/
- 7. Whatsapp • Useful for creating class groups to share images, texts and recordings • This is probably the most important App of them all as all the URL addresses can be shared with your students via your class group. https://web.whatsapp.com/
- 8. Answergarden • For brainstorming, checking students prior knowledge and getting short (20 characters) answers. • No need for students to sign up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbi CnrkrwZM
- 9. Mentimeter • Good for brainstorming, mind mapping, allows for longer answers. I like the visual features. No need for students to sign up. https://www.mentimeter.com/
- 10. Linoit • Collaborative board for sharing ideas, images and videos via sticky notes. • Easy for students to use. • IPhone users now need to download the app in advance to see the canvas (collaborative board) • No need for Android students to sign up. http://en.linoit.com/
- 12. Photofunia • for creating fun posters, billboards and other images on Smarphones, using photos from the Smartphone gallery. • https://photofunia.com/
- 13. Muzy • Muzy for creating photo collages or storyboards. http://muzy.com/app/photobox
- 14. Canva • Canva for creating Infographics. https://www.canva.com/
- 15. Keep Calm-o-matic • Keep-Calm-O-Matic for creating Keep Calm posters. www.keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk
- 16. Google Translate Treat with CAUTION! But it has its uses… https://translate.google.co.uk/
- 17. Thank you for participating!