Engaging Language Learners: Wikis, ePortfolios, Digital Storytelling

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CATESOL 2010 Statewide Conference

Transcript of Engaging Language Learners: Wikis, ePortfolios, Digital Storytelling

Wikis

ePortfolios

Digital Storytelling

Cassie Piotrowski, SJSU/ SAL Sunny Yu, SJSU/ SAL

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How connected are you?

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Yesterday’s learners…“…didn’t expect to be engaged by everything they did. There were no video games, no CDs, no MP3s—none of today’s special effects. Those kids’ lives were a lot less rich… …less rich in media, less rich in communication, much less rich in creative opportunities for students outside of school. Many if not most of them never even knew what real engagement felt like.”-- Marc Prensky, EDUCAUSE r e v i e w September/October 2005 marcprensky.com

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Today’s learners“…have something in their lives that’s really engaging—something that they do and that they are good at……today’s kids are challenging us, their educators, to engage them at their level, even with the old stuff, the stuff we all claim is so important, that is, the “curriculum.””-- Marc Prensky, EDUCAUSE r e v i e w September/October 2005 marcprensky.com

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Great Paradigm Shift

So, since students use media and technology regularly, why not engage them at their level of interest.

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…an “Inspector Gadget” Teacher???

What does it take toSucceed…

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OptionsThreaded Discussion: an electronic discussion -- such

as e-mail, e-mail list, bulletin board, newsgroup, or internet forum in which the software aids the user by visually grouping messages – shows all of the posts in date order, regardless of who may have

specifically replied to whom.

Blog: a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video -- entries usually displayed in reverse-chronological order.

Wiki: a collection of user-friendly web pages that enable those with access to contribute or modify content -- used to create collaborative, community websites – allows settings for various levels of privacy

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July 2008

www.pbworks.com

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Wiki FrontPagehttp://d1wcspring2009.pbwiki.com

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Man’s Personal Homepage

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Tran’s Avatar

Talking avatar -- text to voice -- using voice to introduce writing

d1bwc.pbworks.com

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Quiz criticalreasoning1.pbworks.com

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Introduction to

Critical Reasoningintrocriticalreasoning.pbworks.com

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Automatic Revisions Log

Automatic e-mail notification of editing changes – you set the schedule

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Student Portfolio

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Wiki ePortfolios

Showcase student artifactsProvide opportunities for reflection

Demonstrate student growth and learning

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Digital StorytellingEncourages researchFosters critical thinking skillsEncourages students to become better writers Gives students a voiceTells a personal narrativeHelps students retain knowledge longerEnhances learning by encouraging effective communication --Helps students connect with the “real world”Encourages creativityPromotes digital literacy

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Do you remember having difficulty adjusting to a new place or new environment? What happened?

Introduction What happened? (background information – when, where, who, how, etc.)

Problem/Difficulties

What kind of problems/difficulties did you encounter? (examples/stories) Why was it hard for you?

Problem Solving

How did you overcome the problems/difficulties?

Lesson/Prediction

What did you learn from your experience? What would you do differently in the future if you face the same problem?

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spring2010foc.pbworks.com

3. Record:

4. Post:

2. Write

5. Evaluate

1. Discuss

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Evaluator: ________________________________

CATEGORY Excellent Good AverageNeeds more

work Point

1. TopicIt’s clear what the speaker is trying to say. 4 3 2 1

 

2. Pacing (speed) The story is not too fast or too slow. 4 3 2 1

 

3. ImagesImages (photos) match the story. 4 3 2 1

 

4. LengthThe story is not too long or too short. 4 3 2 1

 

5. GrammarThe speaker used good grammar. 4 3 2 1

 

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This is the first digital storytelling "textbook" originally created for students in the Center for Digital Storytelling's workshops and has been used throughout the years to help those new to digital storytelling understand the medium and begin the process of making their own digital story.You can download the first five chapters of the cookbook:1. Stories in Our Lives: 2. Seven Elements: 3. Approaches to Scripting: 4. Storyboarding: 5. Digitizing Story Elements:

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d1wcfall2009.pbworks.com

http://myths.e2bn.org/

Traditional Folktale

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mB_KIdgs98

Turning Point inYour Life

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXUS3YHv9f

Meaningful Event inYour life

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http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic60.htm

Free training: http://pbworks.com/content/webinars

PBWorks.com

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thejournal.coman integrated channel of print and e-media to efficiently reach K-12 administrators and teachers.

educause.edunonprofit -- mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology

EduHound.comdirectory with FREE categorized resources, lesson plans, clipart, and site sets for teachers.

edutopia.orgthousands of articles, videos, slide shows, expert interviews, blog entries, and other resources

Print/Online Resources

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Additional Links(Just Google any one to find the website)

“The fact is that

even if you are the most

engaging, old style teacher

in the world, you are not

going to capture most

of our students' attention

the old way.” Marc Prensky

(marcprensky.com)

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