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1. Why?

2. How?

3. Case Study I – Year 9 Spanish (class to class)

4. Case Study II – Year 7 German (peer to peer)

5. Student voice

6. Next steps

7. Top tips!

OUTLINE

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Source: Ruben R. Puentedura

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1. live video-calls, interactive presentations, live interviews, broadcast audio and video to whole class, bringing the outside world into your classroom “alive” not preserved

2. add voice-over to presentations, screencasts, voicethread, share easily with a large audience (online)

3. easier to edit sound file and carry with you, email (Audacity)

4. recording speaking on mp3,listenings on CD not on tape

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TRANSFORMATIO

Nnew tasks, previously

inconceivable

RedefinitionModification

AugmentationSubstitution

direct tool substitute

ENHANCEMENT

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cultural awareness

speaking practice

listening practice

exampreparation

inspiration&

challenge

authenticpurpose

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OUTLINE

1. Why?

2. How?

3. Case Study I – Year 9 Spanish (class to class)

4. Case Study II – Year 7 German (peer to peer)

5. Student voice

6. Next steps

7. Top tips!

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1. set up teacher accounts – practise

2. find partners (FLAs, personal contacts, twitter, linkedin, education.skype.com, e-twinning, cold-emailing/calling)

3. use teacher-to-teacher connection

4. recording software

5. set up student accounts

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June 2011 & June 2012, AS GermanTopics: Body image, super models and the role of the media

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Ongoing, Year 10s & Izumi exchange partnersTopic: Preparing exchange – GCSE conversation topics

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January 2012, Year 9s Japanese –Topic: Home Life

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February 2012, A-level ConferenceTopic: Working for the European Union as a translator or interpreter

Partner: David Smith, Head of English Language Unit, EC

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March 2012, Y13 GermanTopic: Effective development aid / Wealth and Poverty

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June 2012, Y12 SpanishTopic: Working as a volunteer for the Spanish Red Cross

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June 2012, Y12 and Y13 GermanTopic: Germany’s first high school shooting and the role of aggressive computer games/lyrics

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January 2013, Y12 and Y13 French with Jawad in ParisTopic: Racism

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OUTLINE

1. Why?

2. The story so far…

3. Case Study I – Year 9 Spanish (class to class)

4. Case Study II – Year 7 German (peer to peer)

5. Student voice

6. Next steps

7. Top tips!

• Skype session with CEIP número 54 de Alicante

• THW Year 9A students Year 6 students

• Structure of the skype session

• Outcomes (survey monkey)

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STRUCTURE (before during skype)

• Topic: los medios de comunicación (media)(mira 3/module

1)

• On completion of taught module, students prepare in

classroom the following questions in groups:

• 24th of January (skype session takes place) Students

answer the five questions to Spanish students.

• 2 THW students read out the book they have created

through “storybird”.

• Students fill a “surveymonkey” after the skype session.

How do you use your computer?

What films do you like?

What is your favourite program?

What music do you like?

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Preparation in the classroom for skype session

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Preparation in the classroom for skype session

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Storybird

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Storybird

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Skype date

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Skype date

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2nd Skype date 28th February

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Activities from Spanish students. Guess the fridge

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Activities from Spanish students. Guess the fridge

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Activities from Spanish students. Guess the fridge

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What part of the skype session did you enjoy

the most?

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What part of the skype session did you enjoy

the most?

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How do you think the skype session helped you

with your learning of Spanish?

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It helped us know how fast the Spanish people speak and how they pronounce certain words.

Because it boost my

confidence in Spanish

speaking.

We listened to them and sort of understand and we improve our pronunciation.

I think it helped because we got to listen to people talking at normal speed, which was actually quite hard to understand. Also, it helped us understand how to pronounce certain words.

What did you enjoy most about the skype

session?

vHearing the Spanish children speak to us in English

I enjoyed listening to the Spanish students the most and asking them questions in Spanish and in English.

Listening to the Spanish students talking, and seeing how their school was different to ours.

I enjoyed them coming up to the

camera and showing their names to all

of us and waving because it looked like

they enjoyed the skype seesion with us.

How do you think skype sessions could be

improved?

have some more activities to do and like have personal group chats, like every group has their own computer and talk to a certain group of Spanish students.

v

I think the skype sessions

could be improved if we

had one on one skype

sessions with a student

each.

More interactive activity; like guess the picture! rather than just questions and answers.

Talk to each other independently.

It could of been improved

by...Doing more activities

How do you think the skype session helped you

with your learning of English?

vWhen i talked

Listening native speakers

with the pronunciation

I learnt to pronounce better

What did you enjoy most about the skype

session?

vWhen we spoke English.

When we played with the fridges

when I speak the rhyme of bugs

when they described the school uniform.

How do you think skype sessions could be

improved?

If the session

was longer

vArticulating more when we pronounce.

Doing more activities.

speaking English

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1. Why?

2. The story so far…

3. Case Study I – Year 9 Spanish (class to class)

4. Case Study II – Year 7 German (peer to peer)

5. Top tips!

6. Next steps

OUTLINE

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5. Klasse & Year 7 (11 years old)

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…but is it safe?

1. set up a google e-mail account

1. design small number of generic names, passwords and usernames

2. generate Skype accounts using the “google hack”

Skype ID password

Waterloo Road1Waterloo Road2Waterloo Road3…

waterlooroad

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tilehillwood@gmail.com

tilehillwood+eins@gmail.com

tilehillwood+zwei@gmail.com

tilehillwood+drei@gmail.com

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How useful did you find this Skype session?

extremely useful

not at all useful

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TOP TIPS

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1. use existing contacts/links and skype.educationAND email/call organisations in TL country

2. match linguistic competence and/or age

3. plan carefully – consider both sides

4. test Skype in advance – day(s) before – use ethernet cables!

5. ideal session length (15-30 mins)

6. consider support during session (vocab list at hand, prepared questions/answers, ‘live commentary’, paraphrasing native speaker)

7. What are you going to do afterwards?

TOP TIPS

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Next Steps

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1. peer to peer session with 20 accounts

2. use two connected computer rooms to gain confidence (staff and students)

3. extend collaboration before and after Skype (peer assessment via blog)

4. embed consistently in SoW where appropriate

5. make it an entitlement for all students

6. mobile technology (Ipads)

7. group video calls (12 months free if on sign-up)with education.skype.com

NEXT STEPS

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