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- 1. Which of these factors / concerns do you experience when thinking about trying something new? It would take me ages and I would fall behind in the Schemes of Work They would just mess about and get nothing done It would be too complicated to explain They would use technology as an excuse not to do the work They would not actually learn anything! My own lack of confidence
- 2. Chris Fuller Blogs, podcasts and all sorts of fun! [email_address] www.chrisfuller.typepad.com – where all of today’s presentations will be available to download Feel free to get in touch whenever you need help / advice
- 3. Who am I? a Spanish (and a bit of French) teacher not a techy a presenter at national events SSAT Lead Practitioner (2008 /09) not an ICT obsessive someone who believes language teachers have to work far too hard Using mobile phones Podcasting Blogging Moblogging
- 4. “ If school is to be a truly rewarding experience for today’s students, it must be relevant to them.” Connected magazine, Learning and teaching Scotland
- 5. a blog (and how to blag it)
- 6. What is a blog?!?!?! Blog= web log Traditionally used as an online diary A typical blog combines a variety of media forms Key element is huge increase in interactivity- INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY. Blogging
- 7. © Common Craft Blogging
- 8. What is a blog?!?!?! a type of website very easy to use automatic archiving offers interaction with the “Post”; comments Blogging
- 9. Why use blogs? Motivation - make the world your classroom wall Learning no longer confined to exercise books Who is the audience for work which goes into an exercise book? Truly global perspective Can be demonstrated by visitors maps on blogs Blogging
- 10. 100 visitors to the Spanish blog Jane Croft, Ridgeway School, Plympton Royds School, Leeds
- 11. Why use blogs? Reading pupils constantly reading and re-reading each other’s work Allows for dissemination of good ideas Writing audience? National Literacy Trust Blogging
- 12. Why use blogs? Speaking platform for recordings, Vokis etc audience? Listening to each other’s work to materials you can choose to put on Blogging
- 13. Why use blogs? Assessment for Learning Comment function allows peer assessment using “Two Stars and a Wish formula” = 2 positive elements + 1 element to work at next time Self-assessment as pupils comment on their own work and thus self target set. Blogging
- 14. Why use blogs? Access to learning How would you normally make the following available to pupils / parents? chants about Fernando Torres in Spanish cartoons daily national front pages links to important sites videos made by pupils a video of the 3 Kings in Barcelona Blogging
- 15. Blog vs VLE Blog open access – global perspective real world VLE closed, hyper-controlled audience? does have uses, but pupils aren’t motivated by them Blogging
- 16. Who provides the blog facility? TypePad - www.typepad.com Easiest for inserting fun stuff (provider that I use) Blogger - www.blogger.com Edublogs - www.edublogs.org Wordpress - www.wordpress.org Many, many more… Blogging
- 17. Further tools to complement blogs www.slideshare.net - embedding .ppt www.blip.tv - uploading pupil videos easily Blogging
- 18. Key blogs for resources / ideas www.joedale.typepad.com www.boxoftricks.net www.rachelhawkes.typepad.com www.mfljones.wordpress.com www.lisibo.blogspot.com Blogging
- 19. Plenary- Frequently Asked Questions Won’t it all take ages? Will anyone actually look at the blog? What effect will it have on my department? What about Child Protection? Blogging
- 20. Effective use of Podcasts and iTunes
- 21. Podcasting What is a podcast? - effectively an audio file which is then put onto the Internet
- 22. Podcasting How have I used them? - Grammar series - pupil recordings - pupil grammar explanations - role-play raps
- 23. Podcasting Grammar series created to help reinforce grammar learning OUTSIDE of the classroom - responding to a request by a pupil - FANTASTIC for audio learners
- 24. Podcasting Pupil grammar explanations - benefit of explaining to others - need for script - peer assessment on podcasts - benefits of editing - minimal teacher input, maximum output - pupils then have an immediate revision tool
- 25. Podcasting Role-play raps - finding DIFFERENT ways to revise / learn - musical recognition techniques - learning on the move
- 26. Podcasting Sounds hard, but isn’t! Record podcast...
- 27. Podcasting How to record a podcast... 1) Recording material
- 28. Podcasting How to record a podcast... Recording material Audacity for PCs- www.download.com + LAME FE (allows you to export as MP3) OR Garageband for Macs
- 29. Easy way to change volume levels Highlight sections then delete Podcasting
- 30. To finish the podcast, export as MP3… Podcasting
- 31. Podcasting So we have our finished podcast, now what? Insert it into a blog post as an .mp3 file Add it to iTunes
- 32. In iTunes (free!!), go to the podcast section Podcasting
- 33. Scroll down, and you will see this box You want to Submit a Podcast Podcasting
- 34. Podcasting Adding the podcast to iTunes Motivation Can put onto MP3 players / computers and listen to work again, rather than just forgetting it
- 35. Create topic podcasts - ANYTHING your imagination can think of - even to replace some speaking tests? Podcasting
- 36. Make a radio advertisement e.g. for biscuits Language needed: comparisons basic adjectives of taste / cost / health Podcasting
- 37. Create a Slidecast - using www.slideshare.net pupils can upload a PowerPoint and then record a voiceover for each slide - can be embedded into a blog Podcasting
- 38. Record compositions or class singing to share with others (e.g. parents / school partners). - could this even be turned into an independent competition? Podcasting
- 39. www.voki.com - Pupils write scripts Peer assess Practise Record High level of enjoyment Podcasting
- 40. Podcasts as listening materials... Coffee Break Spanish -excellent topic explanations 2) Notes In Spain - come with supporting materials - based around topics affecting life in Spain Podcasting
- 41. Podcasts as listening materials... 2) Elliot school podcasts - KS5 topics, with exercises Podcasting
- 42. Podcasts as listening materials... 3) iTunes as a podcast search engine Podcasting
- 43. My goals as a language teacher... motivate and demonstrate a real purpose improve listening improve speaking improve reading improve writing increase cultural awareness raise the profile of my department My EXTRA tools blogs, podcasts podcasts, videos blog as platform blog blog, podcasts, videos blog, podcasts, videos blog, podcasts Using mobile phones Podcasting Blogging Moblogging
- 44. For more info… www.chrisfuller.typepad.com (where this presentation will be available to download) [email_address]