Web2.0 and Young Learners

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Digital Communication ProjectWeb2.0 and EFL young learners

Dani Lyra and Cleide Nascimento


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I'm not a fan of technology.

I'm a fan of pedagogy,of understanding how peoplelearn and the most effective

learning methods. Buttechnology enables some

exciting changes.

(Donald A. Norman)


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Plan lessons;Invest in professional development;

Supplement material;Create content;Personalize content;Review content;Extend content;Establish authentic audience;Assess content.

Technology allowsexciting changes

Its never been so easy to:


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This project is about personalizing studentsproduction by using web applicationssystematically. Students work is shared withfamilies and friends promoting school/familyconnection.

Digital Communication ProjectWhat is it?


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Learning comes to a higher level as students startto care about what they are saying and writing,improving their language output. Students mightlearn how to use some tools and sharpen theirdigital skills.

Why implement the project


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The networked teacher

Nowadays a teacher is exposed to many resourceson the web to enhance learning opportunities.


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The overwhelmed teacher

How to make the most of the tools available, andnot get stressed out!


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Plan final task (to becarried out at the endof the unit) and howto deliver it to the

families.

Choose and testa web 2.0

Plan the process: Determine communication andenabling tasks that will lead to the final outcome.Select/adapt/produce appropriate material andsequence them.

Working with a course book:(study the unit - theme and

linguistic content).

Planning Classwork: A Task Based approach.

Sheila Estaire and Javier Zanon.

How to plan a lesson


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Some of the webtools available


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Child friendly Safe

Downloadable

Adds value to your plan

Easy to use

Choosing a webtoolChecklist


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Start a classblog orwiki.(Choose an url that can be used with other groups).

Send parents an invitation to follow the blog.Start posting students work.Send e-mails to parents regularly, lettingthem know there is a new post.Put a counter on your blog.Show students the blog and post links toextra class learning opportunities that appeal

to students.

Establishing school/familyconnection


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Lesson overviewStudents have just finished unit one, which deals withthere to be (affirmative, negative, singular and pluralforms) to talk about objects and where they are in aroom.

Final outcome

Students write a visual quiz about their bedrooms.The teacher uses Photopeach to publish students workand sends it to the students families.

Unit 1


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ResourcesResources


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S

tudents

work


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Lesson overviewThe second unit provides students with theopportunity for using the language learned(the present tense) and describing animals to play adigital guessing game.

Final outcome

Each student uses the language learned in the unit towrite their own page for the game. The teacher usesIssuu to publish the game students made and sends itto their families.

Unit 2


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Resources


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Studentswork


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Lesson overviewIn Unit 3, students have the opportunity to use this,that, these and those. They illustrate a gift for theirmoms and write a sentence, expanding on thelanguage pattern.

This is a ______. It's a good gift for mom, becauseshe's ______.These are ______. They're a good gift for mom,because she's ______.

Final outcome

Each student uses the language learned in the unit towrite about their own gift for mom. The teacher usesKizoa to publish their work and sends it to theirfamilies.

Unit 3


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Students work


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Lesson overviewThe language learned in this unit is the present tense,to describe people and write about someone you love.

Final outcome

Students write about a person/people they love(members of the family). The teacher uses Voicethreadto record the students and sends it to their families.

Unit 4


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Resources


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Students work


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Querida Daniela, gostaria deparabeniz-la e a Casa Thomas

Jefferson pela brilhanteiniciativa de agregar escola e

famlia na caminhada de nossosfilhos no aprendizado do Ingls.

Sua diligncia, dedicao,gentileza e companheirismo

foram decisivos neste processoinovador. Muito obrigada!

(Mrcia Nabut)

A Parent

Feedback


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It was a pleasure to observe suchwell-planned and conducted class.The students had a fun, profitable

time, since the teachers lessonplan allowed them to optimize theirparticipation during the wholeperiod. I must add that all the

visual aids were great support

for the plan and made the classdynamic and appealing to

everyone.

(Claudio Azevedo)

An Observer

Feedback


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A Student

Eu amei o blog, cheio de jogos eatividades super legais. Com todos

os desenhos e atividades da gente muito bom.

Feedback


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www.tellingstoriesinclass.pbworks.com


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Th@nks

Web2.0 and Young Learners

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