“ “Creative adaptation” is also a crucial aspect of teaching. The ability to mediate policy through a clear understanding of

learning is what often sets good teachers apart form those others who consistently resist or passively adopt new

initiatives.”

Debbie Myhill, University of Exeter, Jan 2008

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Blogs and Podcasts Free your mind and your class will follow

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WA(n)LT

• what are blogs and podcasts

• not how to blog and how to podcast

• reasons to use blogs and make podcasts

• some resources available to help you blog and podcast

• some examples

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WI(n)LF

• your curiosity to be piqued

• go away and look into some of the ideas

• try...and possibly fail

• thinking that blogs and podcasts are some kind of panacea

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“The new KS3 Curriculum is an invitation to be bold”

Kathy Wicksteed, Language World 2008

“If you are not prepared to be wrong you will never produce anything original.”

Sir Ken Robinson

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BlogsLiteracy outcomes for Scottish A Curriculum

for Excellence:Definition of “texts”

novels, short stories, plays, poems, reference texts, the spoken word, charts, maps, graphs and

timetables, advertisements, promotional leaflets, comics, newspapers and magazines, CVs, letters

and , films, games and TV programmes, labels, signs and posters, recipes, manuals and

instructions, reports and reviews, , and , ,

catalogues and directories

email

text messagesblogs social networking sites web sites

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Audience7

Purpose8

Motivation9

Communication10

Reflection11

Safe12

Literacy13

Share14

Collaborate15

Resource16

Tool (for reflection)17

Formative Assessment18

Blogging Platforms

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digital recording

audio broadcastinternet

download

personal audio player

videoPODCAST?20

iPod broadcastpodcast21

“Why (Worry)?” - Rebecca (Becky/Bex)

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Target Language24

Access for all25

Engage26

21st Century Communication

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Creativity28

Four Skills29

Ownership30

Authentic Audience31

Higher Level Thinking32

Cooperative Work33

21st Century Communication

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Breakdown Classroom Walls

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Formative Assessment36

A Curriculum for Excellence

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KS3 National Curriculum

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Successful learners39

Confident Individuals40

Responsible Citizens41

Effective Contributors42

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Audio Creation44

Audacity45

Mixcraft46

Utterli47

gcast / gabcast48

podomatic49

voicethread50

voki51

Read The Words52

Listen and Write53

Ideas“Luminous Idea” - Tiago Daniel

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Vocabulary Guide55

Verb Drill56

Pronunciation Practice57

Grammar Explanations58

Songs / Poems59

Exam Practice60

Guided Tour61

Radio Show62

Conversations with FLA63

“Creativity is as important in education as literacy, and we should treat it with the same status.” - Sir Ken Robinson -

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To download the pdf / powerpoint version and listen to me again via a slidecast visit:

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attribution-non-commercial 2.5 UK: Scotland

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Photo CreditsAll photos found on Flickr with a Creative Commons Licence

❖Audience - “Human Texture 2” - by Iguana Jo

❖Purpose - “Moleskine” - by Biché©

❖Motivation - “Company Vision” - by mondopiccolo

❖Communication - “Day 3” - by viernullvier

❖Reflection - “Melancholyʼs Warm Embrace” - by Andrew Mason

❖Literacy - “Infant Literacy” - by Pig Sty Avenue

❖Safe - “HHM Safe Co.” - by sigma.

❖Share - “Sharing Secrets” - by Kevin Steele

❖Collaborate - “STOP Collaborate and Listen” - by matt.ohara

❖Resource - “Ride to the Windmills” - by Harshad Sharma

❖Tool - “Screwdriver” - by baboon™

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❖Why? - “Why (Worry)?” - Rebecca (Becky/Bex)

❖Communicate - “Communicate” - ob1left

❖Target Language - “Passing Target” - pbo31

❖Access for All “Wheelchair Access Nightlife” - hfabulous

❖Engaged - “So Engaged” - Timoni❖21st Century Communication - “Naranbat & Nomingoo” - DickStock

❖Creativity - “16/04/2007: Is Education Crippling Creativity?” - Djenan❖Four Skills - “Listen to ME!” - Orange Beard

❖Ownership - “Mine” - Jim Frazier

❖Audience - “Human Texture 2” - Iguana Jo

❖Higher Level Thinking - “Thinking” - johnathan.gill

❖Cooperative Work - “Collaboration” - yuan2003

❖ Breakdown the Classroom Walls - “Classroom” - Inx

❖Formative Assessment - “Formative Assessment through Blogging” - edublogger

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❖A Curriculum for Excellence - “Curriculum for Excellence” - Scran

❖Successful Learners - “Your Success, Our Committment” - Pierofix

❖Confident Individuals - “Cocky or Confident” - PhotoFusion

❖Responsible Citizens - “Responsibility” - Nosha

❖Effective Contributors - “Effective Contributors” - edublogger

❖Tick Button” - Webdesign-guru.co.uk

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❖Audio Creation - “Tractor DJ setup” - by sonicwalker

❖Ideas - “Luminous Ideas” - by Tiago Daniel

❖Vocabulary Guides - “Playing Cards for learning German Vocabulary” - by Kaleissin

❖Verb Drills - “Verbs” - by Worldmegan

❖Pronunciation Practice - “Pronunciation Guide” - by super-structure

❖Grammar Explanations“Bad Grammar = No Girlfriend” - by Gez D

❖Songs / Poems - “Song Sparrow” - by Doug Greenberg

❖Exam Practice - “Day 23 - Exam Hall” - by Jackhynes

❖Guided Tour - “Tour Guide” - by tavallai

❖Radio Shows - “ipod radio” - by fatcontroller

❖Conversations with FLA - “conversations_silhouettes_id228513_size450 - by b_d_solis

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