Dis - E-learning in the language classroom

E-learning in the language classroom

Martin Sankofi und Petra Szucsich

Program

04/10/23DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich

Overview Video activity: The machine is us/ing us Web 2.0 tools and classroom use Discussion, resources and outlook

Objectives


To show you how to use e-learning in the language classroom

To provide you with some useful sites and tools to work with

To inspire you to use computers in the classroom

To reduce anxiety when working with computers

The machine is us/ing us


Video activity: Watch the video and write down the names of the services which are shown.

Way-back machine – finding old web pagesRSS reader – aggregating informationBlogs/blogger Google Youtube - videoFlickr – photo sharingDelicious - bookmarks online

Creating polls and surveys


Tools www.polldaddy.com Center for history an

d new media

Creating a poll


Creating polls and surveys


Classroom use Create a survey about students’

interest at the beginning of the school year.

Create a poll if you want to decide which book to read, film to watch, etc. in the upcoming semester.

Students create surveys themselves and encourage other classes to fill them in.

Survey overview


Survey results


Whiteboarding and mindmapping


ToolsSkrbl www.skrbl.comMindomo http://www.mindomo.com/Classroom use Collaborative brainstorming Taking notes Vocabulary: Word fields Introducing/ending a topic


Mindmap created with Mindomo

DIS Vienna Martin Sankofi & Petra Szucsich 04/10/23

Blogging


What is a blog? Tools Blogger + Wordpress Examples

Minna‘s Baby blog Language trip blog Teacher blogs BBC Have your say

Blogging


Suggestions for other uses?

Blogging


Blogging


BBC Have your say


Flickr Photos


Flickr photos


What is flickr?Classroom use

Illustration: posters, covers, worksheets Writing prompts: Photo story Teach Copyright: enables teachers to help

students understand and apply the concept of intellectual property rights

Creative commons search


Vokis


Teacher Blog: Participate Contribute Learn

Voices of the world project

Voki in a wiki or blog Classroom use Commenting

function

Rubistar


Rubistar


Suggestions for classroom projects


Recording radioplays with sounds and audacity and publish the results on podhost

Wiki project: topic specific research project Moodle: setting up a virtual classroom Recording a podcast for the school web page Writing activities with wikis and blogs (field

trip, travel guide…) Web 2.0 in the language classroom

How to learn more?


Workshops (podcasting, moodle, wikis, blogging)

Student projects Online training: e-LISA Academy Literature Online resources + documentation available

on http://martin.sankofi.com

Recap


Moodle


What is moodle? Example: course available for guests without

key: Open English

Moodle


A virtual classroom with integrated communication systems

Manage content: upload files (documents, audio and movies…) and arrange and display them.

Create electronic tests and assignments Display podcasts and news with “remote

RSS” to differentiate learning according to levels

Integrated chat ,Wiki and blog functions

Audio and video


Podcasting Youtube Radio plays

Podcasting


What is podcasting? Listening to podcasts

Directories Web pages for

„goodies“ Producing podcasts

Recording a poem, newsletter, lesson…

Audacity Publish on podhost or

with loudblog

Finding podcasts


Podcasting directories Englishcaster Podcasts for schools Charles Kelly's feed Itunes

„ESL places“ Randalls ESL Lab

Radio plays


Sounds and noises for stories available on hoerspielbox.de

Creating new stories or using fairy tales Recording sound with audacity Publish stories on a podcasting service like

http://www.podhost.de/

Youtube


At the movies Students browse The

New York Times movies podcast. In groups of two or three they choose a film and watch the trailer. When finished, they report about the film and give a recommendation, why the other students shoud/should not go and see the film.

Business

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