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THERE`S NO PLACE LIKE BAW By Natasa Bozic-Grojic Snezana Filipovic
Who Are We?
Snežana, an ex-technophobe, converted in 2012
Nataša, a technogeek since 2008
Your opinion, please!
To summarize...1. Do you think that computers would improve the quality of work in ELT classrooms?
2. Have you ever attended an online course and would you like to?
3. Do you think you would benefit from joining an online community of teachers?
4. Do you think new technologies would only increase the workload for teachers?
How it all started for us...
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Natasa's Way
A story about how technology gave me wings
Snezana's WayA story about how I changed from a second-hand user of technology to …… technology-friendly user!
technophobe - taming of the shrew
Who are the Webheads?"Webheads is a world-wide, cross-cultural, and vibrant online-community of educators with an open enrollment for anyone who wants to join. Webheads in Action was created in 1997-8 by Vance Stevens, in Abu Dhabi, Maggi Doty in Germany, and Michael Coghlan, in Australia, for ESL learners and facilitators as a student-teacher community. It has expanded to encompass a myriad of educators involved in e-learning in TESOL EVOnline (Electronic Village) and other language or cultural-based curricula. Webheads meet online regularly to explore the latest synchronous and non-synchronous communications technologies, including video and voice, to adapt and demonstrate new innovative ideas for e- learning and classroom curriculum. These educators also display a deep warmth and dedication to helping others. They are evolutionary and enterprising scholars who are harmonious and know how to have a lot of fun."
What are the Webheads like?
● extremely supportive ● primarily interested in technology, but you
can talk to them about teaching in general● very disciplined● creative
http://learning2gether.net/
What are EVO sessions?
Some EVO Sessions that We Have Attended● Blogging for Educators● Conflict Resolutions for English
Language Learners● Images4Education● Digital Materials Preparation Techniques● Digital Storytelling ● Creating Vocabulary Activities● Digital Tools with Purpose in the
Classroom● Multiliteracies for Social Networking and
Collaborative Learning Environments● Neuroscience in Education
And, of course, BaW
And it is all
What will you learn in BaW?
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At the end of the 5 weeks participants, collaboratively and hands on, will have...● used various synchronous and asynchronous Web tools for learning and
teaching EFL/ESL,● interacted through e-mail, text chat, voice chat, voice and video mail, and
distribution lists, among others,● created wikis, blogs, podcasts and interactive exercises related to their
own contexts, and,● reflected on ways of applying those tools to their teaching, either online or
face-to-face. Weekly chats will be held to discuss content and pre-defined topics, build rapport and create a sense of community. Former and very active BaW participants, some of whom are now active members of Webheads in Action, will moderate the 5 weeks of our session.
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Getting Started
Dear participants,Welcome to our TESOL EVOnline session "Becoming a Webhead (BaW) 2013": A hands-on workshop on how to use Web communication tools for language teaching and learning". Joining the session In order to enroll in our session, you first need to join our Yahoo Group where all the interaction through e-mail and file sharing will take place. If you don't have a Yahoo ID (an account), you will be prompted to do so. Follow the instructions given (it is free). Once you are registered in the group, you will receive a ''Welcome message'' with the instructions for the tasks to be completed in Week 1, which are mainly devoted to getting to know all the participants and getting familiar with the two main platforms we will be working with. These instructions can also be accessed from our session wiki. The Table of Contents or Sidebar on the right has links to all the workshop content. Click on Week1 to start. Communication modesThere are two main communication modes throughout this workshop: asynchronous and synchronous.The asynchronous mode (not live, not in real time)
● Yahoo Group (YG): This will be our communications center to be in permanent contact with all members through its email feature (distribution list).
The synchronous mode (live, in-real-time sessions)We will have weekly live sessions with guest speakers, which will take place at a fixed date, time and place. They will be announced well in advance and the information will be available in the Live Sessions page.
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VIP: The time for the sessions will be given in GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), which is the standard time we adopted, so please refer to The World Clock site to situate yourself in your time zone and in your correct time for each synchronous event. Also, check the clock with the GMT time in the navigation bar of this wiki with the time in GMT. This way you can easily see the time difference (+ or - ) from your location. As we are an international group with very different and distant time zones, the time of the live sessions may not always be the most suitable for everyone. We know from experience that consensus is difficult to achieve. And we also depend on the availability of the guest speaker. However, if you are unable to join our live presentations, a transcript/log and/or recording of each session will always be uploaded to our wiki for you to read and listen to! MethodologyThere are Weekly Activities or weekly tasks (see the links to each week in the Sidebar) to be completed and shared with the other participants. If you have questions about the tasks, you are encouraged to do two things:
● search through our Help Page and see if you find your answer; if not,● post your question/doubt to the YG either from your own e-mail or through the Post section of the YG.
If you fall behind during the week, don't worry. You can always post your completed tasks at any time. HintsFor timely tips on some of these first steps and many others, please refer to our Help Page and Glossary. VIP: All relevant session URLs are in the Sidebar (= Table of Contents) on the right. Tutorials and Useful ToolsYou'll also find help in the Tutorials page and many useful links to software and applications in the Tools page (both in the Sidebar).
WEEK 1
Getting acquainted with Yahoo Groups. Introductions
POSTING A PHOTO!!!!!!!!
Self-check
I have....● read the Getting Started Page● introduced myself to the group● posted my intro to the Participants
Page● attended the live sessions/listened
to the recordings and commented on them
● explored these tools: the wiki and Yahoo Groups
N.B.: If any of you accidentally
delete something in the wiki,
please click undo; if it doesn't
work, contact the moderators
through the yahoo group, so that
they try to recover the
information previously saved. If
you notice that you're messing
up your editing, or that
something is wrong with your
work, don't Save, just Cancel, and then start again. Thank you!
Cyberland for beginners.... When I started my journey, I was truly puzzled by so many signs saying PRESS ME, LOG IN, SIGN
IN, SIGN OUT, JOIN IN, POST! I didn`t know what would happen to me if I did what they asked me to do,
but I clicked the buttons anyway. Even more strangely, the buttons were not satisfied when I pressed them
once, they kept calling me to do it again. So I signed up for Yahoo Group, Pbworks and Edmodo, very likely
three or more times! I knew it because I was getting the messages:
You are already signed.
OK, so at the end of Week 1 you will have
● had a warm welcome from the moderators● encountered your first problem
WEEK 2Synchronous and asynchronous communication tools: Text /Audio/Video
Self-checkI have....
●chatted with moderators/other participants through YM and Skype●explored audio and video tools for sending messages●attended the live session/listened to the recording●commented on the live session●
Some tools to exploreAudio
● Audioboo (video tutorial)● Audiopal ● Handybits● Soundcloud: Getting Started ● Voicethread (video tutorial)● Voki (basic)● Voki (video tutorial) ● Voxopop (basic)● Voxopop (video tutorial)
Chat
● Skype○ Skype for Windows○ Skype (video tutorial)○ Skype Tutorial (.pdf)
● Yahoo Messenger
Video
● Eyejot (basic)● Eyejot (video tutorial)● MailVu (video tutorial)● Winkball
At the end of Week 2
you will feel that you "belong" to BaW
WEEK 3 Building an online presence: Blogs and wikis
Self-checkI have....
●learned about different blogs, wikis, and Social Network providers●explored different features of blogs, wikis and Social Networks●created my own blog and/or wiki●added the link of my wiki/blog to the Participants' Productions page●created a Twitter account●followed the baw2013 twitter account #baw2013●attended the live session/listened to the recording●commented on the live session
First BaW 12 TweetMeet(28 Jan, 20:30 GMT)
Google Hangout
At the end of Week 3
you'll already have an online presence and an online place of your own (or two, or three), while still feeling safe inside your online group
WEEK 4Developing class materials: interactive exercise creators
Self-check
I have....● explored at least one tool (interactive exercise, worksheet or survey)● created at least one activity with one of these tools● posted the activity link to the Participants' Productions page and in my blog/wiki● attended the live session/listened to the recording● commented on the live session
Some tools to explore● Hot Potatoes● Survey Monkey● Web Sequitur and Web Rhubarb tutorial● Quandary ● Eclipse Crossword● ProProfs● Quizstar● Quizlet● Educaplay
At the end of Week 4
you will start adding content to your new online spaces
WEEK 5Online and Blended Learning: Wrap-up. Conclusions and
Evaluation.Graduating as a Webhead in Action
Self-check I have....
● shared my reflections on how I will use blended learning and/or online. learning in my teaching practice
● attended the live session/listened to the recording● commented on the live session ● shared my reflections on the workshop ● completed the final survey● attended the Graduation ceremony● joined the Webheads community of practice and graduated as a Webhead in Action
At the end of Week 5you will be asked to reflect on your learning experience. You will party.
Graduation Party Time ! "What are the ingredients for a perfect Graduation Party ?
– all our wonderful participants of course !
Lessons from the geese
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=m4FkKrgxSl4
You will be asked to join
the "big" Webheads in Action forum
Webheads all over the World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=H0OvWli2PkQ
http://digitalsealogbook.blogspot.com/ - Sneza`s blog
http://teachersnezawiki.pbworks.com/w/page/51739642/FrontPage Sneza`s wikihttp://lunas994.blogspot.com/ - Natasa's blog
http://coffeetimecentral.pbworks.com/w/page/23851344/Welcome - Natasa's wikis
http://evosessions.pbworks.com/w/page/10708567/FrontPage Official EVO sessions wiki
Tools to explore