Waves of Innovation: Using Google Wave in the ESL Classroom

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Waves of Innovation: Using Google Wave in the ESL Classroom TESOL Convention Boston 2010 25 March 2010 David Bartsch Ozgur Pala Marie Daniel

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Part of the 2010 TESOL Annual Convention and Exhibition.

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  • 1. Waves of Innovation:Using Google Wave in the ESL Classroom
    TESOL Convention Boston 2010
    25 March 2010
    David Bartsch
    Ozgur Pala
    Marie Daniel

2. 3. 4. http://www.slaw.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/pearls_before_swine.gif
5. May 28, 2009
The day that Wave was announced to the public
6. http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2009/05/how-the-new-google-wave-will-change-emailing-blogging-your-life/18476/
7. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/5401007/Google-Wave-aims-to-transform-online-communication.html
8. http://www.forbes.com/2009/05/28/google-wave-email-technology-paidcontent.html
9. http://www.infoworld.com/t/software-service/google-wave-twitter-killer-357
10. http://www.internetnews.com/webcontent/print.php/3822576
11. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/052909-google-wave-a-new-kind.html?page=1
12. Problem: invites
13. Problem: invites
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14. http://taobaofieldguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/wave-invites-on-taobao-china.png
15. (~$300)
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16. http://www.csmonitor.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/images/2009/0930/google-wave-invite-hits-ebay-price-soars/article_photo1.jpg/6824450-1-eng-US/article_photo1.jpg_full_600.jpg
17. After the invite
18. After the invite
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19. http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/google-wave-its-innovative-it-truly-useful-322
20. http://www.startribune.com/business/69436017.html?elr=KArksc8P:Pc:U0ckkD:aEyKUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU
21. http://scobleizer.com/2009/10/01/google-wave-crashes-on-beach-of-overhype/
22. So what does it all mean?
For ESL teachers?
No definitive answers here
We hope to give you a better idea
What Wave is
How you might consider using it
23. Some assumptions

  • Assumption #1:

24. Since you're here, you're already interested in implementing technology into your classroom. 25. You've already "bought the product" (technology)...or are willing to try to do so.