Enhancing Language Learning through ICT

Workshop by Caroline Campbell

Seminar: November

2013

What ICT tools are available for students to use

inside/outside the classroom?

ICT used to learn languages

Cameras and Camcorders

Mobile phones/Smart phones

Interactive whiteboards

Computers/Tablets

Websites/Apps

Mp3 players

Is it important to use ICT tools in the classroom?

Why/Why not?

The revised Bloom’s taxonomy

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Author: Samantha Penney, sdpenney@usi.edu

Web2.0 tools matched to the revised Bloom's Taxonomy

choose a topic e.g. a social problem/a problem at school/at the workplace etc.

elicit ideas/vocabulary about the topic. create a lively discussion. set task – students create a problematic topic-

related situation. Form groups. students take pictures. students create a digital storyboard…

Activity adapted from article by Peter Fullagar – ETp Issue 88 September 2013

Creating a Digital Storyboard

Using a blog e.g. Wordpress

Activity adapted from article by Peter Fullagar – ETp Issue 88 September 2013

Activity adapted from article by Peter Fullagar – ETp Issue 88 September 2013

Taken from: http://londonstudentblog.wordpress.com/2012/03/01/peters-time-out-by-shuwa/

Photo Editor - Aviary

http://www.aviary.com/

Choose a pictureEdit itAdd a stickerAdd text

Photo editor – PHRASE.IT

http://phrase.it/

http://phrase.it/show/fe2yed

Which skills are being practised?

Storybird

Choose topic and click on ‘Use this art’

Drag pictures and add text to create a story

http://storybird.com/Create a story book

App – Book creator

Insert photos, videos, text, songshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMhnQiS1Xwc

How can you use Storybird and Book Creator

with your students?

Padlet

http://padlet.com/ http://padlet.com/features

What tasks can yourstudents do with

Padlet?

Creating AvatarsWhy use Avatars ? Avatars are easy to create and use.

Students can use avatars instead of real pictures for their profiles.

It is a hands-on activity for identity building.

Avatars can be used in projects and assignments.

Students can learn on their own!

It’s fun.

http://www.voki.com/create.php:

http://www.youtube.com/embed/ao9KQltMkP0

Websites:

http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=8790390&height=400&width=300

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9gHpIH9RTA&feature=player_embedded

http://www.bitstrips.com/

Pixton

http://www.pixton.com/uk/

Creating a comic

Choose Pixton for Schools Set up your classroom by

adding peoplehttp://www.pixton.com/uk/sc

hools/overview

http://www.pixton.com/uk/my-home

Set an assignment

Put yourself in a Comic

Simple introductions

Book reviews

Set a project:

e.g. Tell Ana’s story

Voicethread

https://voicethread.com/?#q.b409.i848804

http://voicethread.com/?#q.b4917672.i24973355Found at:

Vocaroo

You need a computer with a microphone or a laptop with an integrated microphone.

It needs Adobe Flash Player.Vocaroo does not work on iPads.

QR Code

One minute topics e.g. describing their living room, talking about the weekend etc. (one minute recordings).

Book review – MP3s – creating a library.

Phone callDescribing pictures and paraphrasingInterviewing students using recorded

messagesStudents read texts and summarize them.

They send them to other studentsStudents record ancedotes and send them

to students. Students listen to the different ancedotes and vote the funniest, the most embarassing etc.

Adapted from ET professional Sept 2012 http://vocaroo.com/

Recording liteSimple recording App for iPad.Recording are saved as MP3.Recording can be sent as emails.

Animoto

http://animoto.com/

Creating short videos

Choose the style.Add pictures and

videos.Choose a song.

PublishEmbed in a blogSend as an emailShare on a social

media network e.g. facebook or twitter

http://animoto.com/play/YpeAX8D8y4zB6ENTT255Zg

Quizlet

http://quizlet.com

Social networks/blogs

Tell a story Every student takes 3 pics Upload in an album on the class social network

page/blog The teacher divides the pics into groups of 6 The students are divided into groups Each group has to write a story with the pictures

in their album The story is uploaded on a blog/social networkAdapted from ET professional Issue 81 July 2012

http://www.carecampbell.blogspot.com/

edmodo

I’m a Teacher I’m a student

Easy to understand how it works Easy to set up It’s very safe for the students

Sign up

Create a class

Set up groups

Post an assignment/quiz/poll for your student

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cP7kFVoG6Q

The flipped classroom

Why flip the classroom?

Take content out of the classroom and bring in meaningful activities into the classroom.

Teachers record their lessons. Students watch the lessons at home. Students can work at their own pace. Students can listen to the lesson again. The teacher has more time to deal with

difficulties individually.

Kidblog

http://kidblog.org/why-kidblog/ Taken from:

http://kidblog.org/why-kidblog/Taken from:

App/Website for Class Management

Create a class

Create an avatar for each student

Take attendance

Give students awards

Customize behaviours

Positive or Negative Awards

Final report

https://teach.classdojo.com/#!/teach/5259673ab69256414d0001ef/classview

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Contact me at:carecampbell@gmail.com

Caroline Campbell

Thank you!