The Web 2.0 Honing Social Skills : The Web 2.0 Honing Social Skills Rita Zeinstejer
CALL Consultant
rita@zeinstejer.com Paula Ledesma
CALL Consultant
pl@helpingnorth.com.ar
Tools : Tools texted speech
audio and video conversation tools
Online Learning Environments
class discussion facilitators
presentation tools
pronunciation work
social tools
teacher role
texted speech: text based speaking practice : texted speech: text based speaking practice asynchronous:
email writing
blogs
microblogs: Twitter
podcasting
wikis
discussion forums
movie makers / comic stripmakers synchronous:
(with live audience)
Chat (many versions)
Messenger: YM, MSN, Skype (+video)
MOOS (Tapped In)
Second Life
Slide 4 : a blog
or
a wiki??
both allow uploading of files and photos by different users : both allow uploading of files and photos by different users Blogs
structured
highly personal
focus: process
administered by one individual
editable by creator
chronologically organized Wikis
flexible
intensively collaborative
focus: content
open to anybody
editable by anyone
organized in innumerable ways
classblog : classblog Sharing Learning at Ning http://ritamz.ning.com/
Opened: March 2008
CAE students: 18
Age: 17-20
Number of members today: 93
objectives : objectives familiarize learners with technology
allow them to practise English in authentic, meaningful situations
contact English speaking people from other countries
raise awareness of the importance of going global
help students hone the four skills
expand learners' cultural understanding and horizons
main aim : main aim successful communication
most important feature:
tagging
blog : blog Classblog: http://ritamz.ning.com/
Included:
Project work
Discussion forums
Links for extra practice
Tools and apps
Individual blogs
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microblogging : microblogging Twitter
http://twitter.com/home
Searching for Twitterers…?
http://search.twitter.com/
wiki : wiki http://caeb2008.pbworks.com/
collaborative project work
links
photos
maps
audio files
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Your Students’ Creations : Your Students’ Creations
Slide 17 : http://www.glogster.com/
Slide 18 : Sample Glogster embeded in a Wiki
Slide 19 : http://suziq56.glogster.com/glog-340-655
Slide 20 : http://goanimate.com/
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Slide 22 : http://sketchcast.com/
Slide 23 : http://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/education/san-jose-episcopal-day-school-s-journey-to-egypt-324511
Slide 24 : http://www.slide.com/
Slide 25 : http://www.slide.com/r/FTKYpBRO6z9GJShj58fAAyzMWtp4uFWA?view=original
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discussion forums : discussion forums Learning Times: http://learningtimes.net/
English Club: http://www.englishclub.com/
Dave’s EFL Café: http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.php?t=63056
Onestopenglish: http://www.onestopenglish.com/
Slide 28 : Movie makers
Windows Movie Maker
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx
ZimmerTwins
http://www.zimmertwins.com/
DigitalFilms
http://www.digitalfilms.com/
JumpCut
http://www.jumpcut.com/
synchronous tools : synchronous tools Chat (many versions)
Messenger: YM, MSN, Skype (+video)
MOOS (Tapped In)
Second Life
MOOs : MOOs Multi-User Object Oriented Systems
socially oriented
text-based virtual realities
allow for safe environments
connect classes everywhere
a new way of allowing stds to write
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Second Life : Second Life a 3D virtual world
vast digital continent teemimg with people, entertainment, opportunities
everything: resident created
making movies, acting, making transactions, investing money, having fun, opening offices and business
build your dream park, island, yacht, palace
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audio and video conversation tools: with partner at a distance : audio and video conversation tools: with partner at a distance synchronous: Skype, Messenger, ooVoo asynchronous: video recording: Skype
YouTube: to store video clips
finding class partners : finding class partners http://www.epals.com/
http://www.epalscorp.com
http://www.iecc.org/
online learning environments:OLE’s : online learning environments:OLE’s Elluminate
Alado
WIZIQ
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class discussion facilitatorsinteraction at computer : class discussion facilitatorsinteraction at computer Simulations:
• SimCity - city creation simulation game http://simcity.ea.com/about/simcity4/overview.php
Where in the World….?: capture Carmen interacting with people! http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/13/Where+in+the+World+is+Carmen+Sandiego.html
Quandary: an application for creating Web-based Action Mazes http://www.halfbakedsoftware.com/quandary.php
presentation tools: for f2f audience : presentation tools: for f2f audience OpenOffice
MS PPT (templates)
pronunciation work : pronunciation work http://esl.about.com/library/lessons/blstress_extension.htm
http://readthewords.com/
Text To Speech Technology: generates a clear sounding audio file from almost any written material
Social Tools : Social Tools Facebook http://www.facebook.com/
Delicious http://delicious.com/
Flickr http://www.flickr.com/
Teacher role : Teacher role selecting the tool
guiding use: language, purposes, skills
integrating into lessons
thank you!!! : thank you!!! Rita Zeinstejer
rita@zeinstejer.com Paula Ledesma
pl@helpingnorth.com.ar