developing speaking, listening and writing skills with internet technology with tatiana kuzmina...
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Developing Speaking, Listening and Writing Skills with Internet
Technology
With Tatiana [email protected]
Why Internet?
Easy to set tasks No time pressure Easy to share The task can be redone several times Motivating Blended learning Etc.
What can we do 4 Ss?
1) Make Ss speak online 2) Help Ss “be perfect”3 ) Make Ss listen to each other online4) Help Ss be creative5) ????
How to make students speak?
“Leave a voice comment” - Voicethread & Fotobabble
“Broadcast yourself” task – Voicethread & Fotobabble
Fotobabble.com
Can give comments on Ss Speaking (ESOL exams, speaking about photos)
Can share on Facebook/Twitter etc Can give a link Can embed it on WIKI or site
What for?
Voicethread.com
Ideal Tool for running conversations or discussions online
There are many tutorials for basic and advanced users
Widely used in Higher Education and schools
Can Share or keep private
What for?
Voicethread.com
VoiceThread allows Ts and Ss to use a single tool to host secure conversations around any type of media, videos, documents, images, or presentations.
VoiceThread present course materials within a rich, online environment with a warmer, more engaging dialogue around ideas and concepts.
For Higher Ed
Voicethread.com
Distance Learning or adjunct coursework
ESOL Exam classes (discussions, talking about concept advantages and disadvantages)
Brainstorming ideas
Applications?
Breakingnewsenglish.com
EFL / ESL English Lesson Plans & Podcast for studying Current Events and News.
Thousands of HANDOUTS, Downloads & Quizzes.
Keep up with the news and learn English - Reading, Writing, Listening & Speaking.
What for?
Links http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/
index.html http://l.wbx.me/l/?p=1&u=http%3A%2F
%2Fwww.esldiscussions.com%2F http://voicethread.com/#home http://www.fotobabble.com/ http://audacity.sourceforge.net http://kuzmina.pbworks.com/w/page/
11856596/FrontPage http://kuzmina.pbworks.com/w/page/
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