Glogster and Web 2.0 Resources for Language Teachers : Glogster and Web 2.0 Resources for Language Teachers Dr. V. Anitha Devi Assistant Professor Senior, English Division -1, School of Social Sciences and Languages, VIT University, Vellore -632 014, Tamil Nadu, India. Date: 4 Feb 2012 Saturday Time: 7 am EST Toronto (5.30 p.m Indian time)
ABSTRACT : ABSTRACT This session will showcase some of web 2.0 tools available for English Language Teachers. Many activities can be adapted from the print form to the digital form. A few web 2.0 tools will be described and discussed with a focus on using them with students for learning English. One web tool, Glogster has been quite interesting for students and me. The Glogster also lists many teachers creating and using glogs in their classes. My students have used Glogster for an assignment on prepositions. How the activity has been adapted for the digital ESL assignment will be discussed.
Bio… : Bio… Dr. V.Anitha Devi, Assistant Professor Sr., SSL, VIT University has implemented the use of English Language Laboratory, and a complete lab course in the M.Tech programme. She has been adept in training teachers to use technology in language classes. Research interests: Web 2.0, Language, Educational Psychology, Culture, Literature and CALL.
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Language Teachers : Language Teachers Teachers practice autonomy potentially autonomous & lifelong learners (Vance Stevens, 2007)
Connectivism : Connectivism Teachers have to catch up with models that relates to connectionist theories. Observations : networking being connected collaborating sharing and learning
CULTURE that Web 2.0 fosters : CULTURE that Web 2.0 fosters OPENNESS GROUP WISDOM > EXPERT
Activity : Activity Topic: Prepositions (Simple and Compound) Explanation : 20 mins. Exercise: Handouts 5 mins. Discussion: answers and feedback 10 mins. Assignment: Click photos (Ex: focus on objects & people) Type the passage in *.doc/*.txt @lab. Transfer files to teacher console HiClass. Creation of Glogs on Glogster: 10-15 minutes for each group Internet is not available to all students @ the lab or personally they have limited access. I decided to use the intranet facility. 30 /60 students can do the activity on word, particularly the passage. They were allowed to use two systems with internet. Some students had internet @ home/ hostel and they could do it.
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PowerPoint Presentation : Activity B has been adapted with web 2.0 The students used mobiles to click Photographs and Bluetooth to transfer the file. They wrote short passages on the picture. The focus was on using appropriate prepositions to show the position of objects and people. Source: Basic English Grammar by John Eastwood, Oxford University Press, 1987
PowerPoint Presentation : Glogster ACTIVITY : PREPOSITIONS & WRITING http://anithadeviv.edu.glogster.com/eng-102-g2/
Web 2.0 & L2 : Web 2.0 & L2 Meaningful Contexts Real world relevance in classroom learning
Resources : Resources Glogster - Digital multimodal poster Wikis (collaborative, creative, multimodal and editable web spaces) WikiSpaces - Create simple web pages that groups, friends, and families can edit together Pbwiki - Over 4 million people each month use our service as an intranet, extranet, project management tool, knowledgebase, or public website. © PBWiki Embed GLOG in Wikis As a teacher I have used these tools with my students for language learning.
The engine that leads to Web 2.0 in English Learning : The engine that leads to Web 2.0 in English Learning
Top 100 Tools 2011 : Top 100 Tools 2011 Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies All these tools were part of top 100 tools in 2011 ………………….
Dictionaries : Dictionaries To check meanings of Prepositions or other words Dictionary.com Word Dynamo Visualthesaurus Wiktionary - multilingual dictionary
Other resources : Other resources BBC News in 33 Languages BBC’s worldwide link to news, video, and audio in 33 different languages, news for each includes major headlines, weather, and radio shows Breaking News English Voice of America These resources are always useful for learning languages. Useful for teachers …….
Web 2.0 :Assessment & Learning : Web 2.0 :Assessment & Learning Checks learning to decide what to do next Helps both teachers and students. Learning in real life situations. Students discuss in groups. Conversations are built. Descriptive feedback and of course marks were awarded for task completion and quality of the glog. Students show improvement. They learn the correct forms in grammar. This activity cannot be done without a group of students.
Web 2.0 tool & Bloom’s Taxonomy : Web 2.0 tool & Bloom’s Taxonomy Technology does not offer any quick solutions for addressing higher level thinking. The teacher is ultimately the one who determines what students do with the tools provided. Linda Brandon Re: Use any Web 2.0 tool at any Level of Bloom’s Taxonomy Linda Brandon on 1/20/2012 5:28 AM (Tech&Learning) http://www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&EntryId=3635
References : References http://www.slideshare.net/SteveHargadon/web-20-is-the-future-of-education http://www.slideshare.net/janehart/top-100-tools-for-learning-2009-2509241 http://www.slideshare.net/aeshort/web-20-and-tesol-presentation Web 2.0, Synthetic Immersive Environments, and Mobile Resources for Language Education Julie M. Sykes, Ana Oskoz, Steven L. Thorne CALICO Journal, 25(3), p. 528-546 (2008) http://language.la.psu.edu/~thorne/SykesOskozThorne_CALICO_08.pdf Web 2.0 Teaching Tools http://web20teach.blogspot.com/ http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listweb20s.html http://www.udutu.com/services_articles.html Helen C. Barrett, Ph.D. ©2006, Authentic Assessment with Electronic Portfolios using Common Software and Web 2.0 Tools http://electronicportfolios.com/web20.html http://edudemic.com/2012/01/age-distraction/ http://dictionary.reference.com/ http://keepvid.com/
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