The resourceful web - Kaplan PLI

the resourceful web{Everything can be for language learning.

Tyson Seburnfourc.ca

How often do you use web tools in the classroom?

• Never• Once a week• A few times a week• Almost every class

Poll Everywherehttp://www.polleverywhere.com

http://www.lyricstraining.com/

easy

hard

Plays a music video- easy / medium / hardLyrics cloze exercises- easy / medium / hardAutomatically stops if you don’t fill in the blankVariety of keyboard moves

Mechanics

Listening practiceSpelling practiceIn conjunction with Lyreach.com

Applications

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s• Vocab/day• Grammar/

day• Build a

story• Photo

journal• Comment

on others’

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iser • Description

• Inference• Build a

story• Comment

on others’

http://www.mindmeister.com/

http://www.mindmeister.com/

http://www.mapcrunch.com/

teleport around the world!

Ian James - http://tefltecher.wordpress.com/2010/12/14/look-like-landscapes/

Drawing what I describeDescriptions (spatial organisation)Critical thinkingLandscape & city lexisCompare/contrastGiving directions

Applications

- your favourite skill to teach?- do you prefer it over others?- do you usually teach it?- do you try to make it engaging

for students?

Very customisable bulletin board site.http:/linoit.com

Group

projects

In-class

practice

Homework

practice

File sharing

http://www.tagxedo.com101 Ways to Use Tagxedo

 http://bit.ly/101tagxedo

add pizzazz to any handout lexical sets word families pre-reading tasks word frequency in S writing critical thinking exercises

what is soundcloud?An online tool that allows users to upload or record an audio track so that it can be • streamed online• added to a setlist• shared on social media sites and blogs• commented on• downloaded by listeners

It also builds community by• having followers and following others• creating groups of like-minded people

http://soundcloud.com

participating

http://soundcloud.com

uploading & settingsStandard options:• Title• Description• Type / Genre• Tags• Public/private

Other nice options:• Audio file image• Permalinks• Downloadable• Widgets & apps

the track display

cool features

1. Create a setlist

1. Create a setlisthttp://snd.sc/gwaElv

2. Add a comment

2. Add a commenthttp://snd.sc/hVagk5

commenting

listening practice

• Self-directed dictation • Fish in a pond• First letter guide• Scavenge for answers

writing practice

• Main point summary• Paraphrasing practice• The dialogue

participating

VOCABULARY

• Lingro.com• Add as a

menu item on the blog

• Creates an interactive dictionary from any webpage

Just the wordwww.just-the-word.com

Thank you!

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