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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OnLine … some e-tools for your ESL/EFL Classes to get you started…
Sotiropoulou Elen (Med) ESL/EFL Teacher Athens, Greece
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No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form – except for teaching purposes in Greek State Schools with prior acknowledgement of the author/authors. Απαγορεύεται η αναδημοσίευση και γενικά η αναπαραγωγή του παρόντος έργου με οποιονδήποτε τρόπο – εκτός από τη χρήση του για εκπαιδευτικούς λόγους στα Ελληνικά Δημόσια Σχολεία μετά από προηγούμενη αναφορά στον συγγραφέα ή τους συγγραφείς.
Sotiropoulou Elen, EFL/ESL Teacher 17th Lyceum of Athens, Greece. 2013
Acknowledgements I wish to thank: - Dr Fotini-Vassiliki Kuloheri for her kind encouragement, thorough and supportive comments and eager contribution to the review of this work. - Dr Thalia Chadzigiannoglou, our EFL School Advisor in A’ Athens School District who was so kind to trust me with this project. She has been a milestone in my teaching career with the professional development opportunities she has been offering that have opened new horizons through the implementation of technology and EQ in our lesson planning.
Dedicated to my Maria for her love and patience and
all
my
students
who
love
learning
combining
creativity
and
technology.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ONLINE Contents
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1. Introduction…………………………………………………………………………
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2. Suggestions for Professional Development through the web ……………………………………………….…………….
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3. Getting started with the digital world……………………………
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4. Online e-tools and sources as resources…
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Browsers………………………………………………………………………………
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Websites…………………………………………………………………………….
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Social media
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Interactive websites…………………………………………………
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Training Courses on web 2.0 tools and teaching…………
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1. In-service…………………………………………………………………
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2. On-line………………………………………………………………………
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- EU………………………………………………………………………………
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Organisations, educational services……………………
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Uni courses on-line…………………………………………………
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Professional Development theories……………………
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- Tools - Readings - Time Management
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- Virtual Classrooms……..…………………………………………
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- PLN Groups………………………………………………………………
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- Webinars…………………………………………………………………
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Web 2.0 tools ……………………………………………………………………
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a. Platforms for teaching / learning………………………
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- Blogs…………………
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- Wikispaces........
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- Edmodo…………….
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- Sites………………..
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- Facebook………………..
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- Virtual platforms….
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b. Dictionaries………………………..……………………………………
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c. Development of the four communicative skills…
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c1. Speaking …………
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c2. Writing …………
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c3. Reading …………
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c4.Listening …………
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For Images……………
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Internet safety……………………………………………………
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Plagiarism………………………………………………………………
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For happier teachers and happier students
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1.Introduction Learning e-volution…! Will you be part of it? The aim of this booklet compilation is to offer ESL teachers some insight into a variety of available online resources they can visit for input. We are lucky to have an endless ‘library’ of data that can offer the information we occasionally look for in order to enhance our personal development as teachers at any time we feel like it! So easy, so fast, so effective. However we might feel overwhelmed by the countless sites out there…therefore, an effort is made here to present a limited number that have been tried out and work miracles for us. It is all a matter of perspective and need one has at the time of interaction with the resource. The way the new input will be used to promote our understanding of an issue or to enhance our teaching is directly proportional to the personality and needs of each teacher at a specific moment and therefore the learning outcome may generate innumerable representations and applications. Our utmost concern remains to improve our students’ engagement and performance in a pleasant learning environment for all parties involved; an environment close or even within the reality of our students, which today is the web as well. Many teachers have already given into this new digital world and the vast options it offers for communication, learning, teaching, doing business, conducting research etc. Why not use it to both enjoy teaching and excel professionally?! Through your active online involvement you will definitely gain insight into the learning habits of modern students, better restructure your lesson planning to engage and advance students and integrate social media and other elearning tools in your teaching.
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It is advisable to visit the links below for hands-on experience in order to explore and exploit the options offered. Some links may provide you with info or ideas to incorporate in your teaching (e.g. develop activities for one or more of the 4 learning skills) that will benefit your students, while others might enhance your understanding of issues or lead to further research and promote new learning experiences and even create opportunities for live interaction or cooperation with other participants in activities globally! Through your network ‘journey’, media literacy skills will gradually advance and you will become a confidently expert net-surfer who will be able to integrate digital tools in your teaching practice and your personal lifestyle as well… The following are just a stepping stone to the broad galaxy of learning opportunities on the web!
2. Suggestions for Professional Development through the web Just a few years ago, teachers seeking ideas and resources for professional development had to resort to related publications (books, journals, articles etc.), or In Service sessions, Conferences, Seminars, Teacher Trainers or older experienced colleagues! Most of these required payment and were limited.
Nowadays, however,
teachers
interested
in upgrading their
pedagogical approaches to teaching and wishing to implement innovative methodologies in their class to motivate and promote their students’ learning, thanks to the internet, can do so easily. Access is unrestricted and free while resources are innumerable on a variety of sites. All that teachers need is time, access to internet and an inner drive to advance in their profession.
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Professional development is – and should be - an ongoing process that keeps us up to date with all possible advancements in our area of expertise, which give us incentives and ideas in order to become more effective in our profession and benefit both our students and ourselves. Ideas on what professional development entails and its significance can be found in many sites, e.g. http://www.edutopia.org/teacher-development-introduction The way we learn, combined with the support of technology, is well depicted in the following chart:
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Getting started with the digital world.
It is pretty easy to start. Make sure you login or to put it simply, you are in the internet. Then select, install and visit a browser like Google, Yahoo or others and type the key words for your search in the blank box where the cursor appears. Hundreds of options will appear with resources you need, to look through and choose from what you feel better meets your requirements on each occasion. An easy way to learn how to do almost anything is to watch a relevant video tutorial on You Tube. In case you wonder what You Tube or Google are and how they can be used, then you need to visit some sites that will help you get started with the basics: e.g. o
http://www.learnthenet.com/how-to/get-started/
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http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/internet101/u/inetbasics.htm
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http://www.wikihow.com/Effectively-Use-Internet-Time
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4. On line e-tools and sources as resources. i. Browsers ii. Websites iii. Training courses on web 2.0 tools and more iv. Web 2.0 tools
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Browsers
A browser allows you to type the title or key words of what you are looking for and acts as a search engine, finding and showing lists of possible references you might consider relevant to your search and wish to visit and explore. Simply look through the lists and click on what you like. You may always go back to your list and check out more references. o
o
Bing
o
Yahoo
o
For more on browsers have a look at :
http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/search-engines http://www.searchenginecolossus.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Search
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Websites
A website is a collection of web pages on a relevant theme, which is run by a web domain. One could characterise a website like a large encyclopaedia of endless pages on any possible topic, all open and available to be explored. o
o
Ebay
o
Yahoo
o
msn
o
o
o
You Tube
o
wordpress.com
o
Wikipedia
o
o
Amazon.com
Some more ideas on websites available can be found at: http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/most-popular-websites http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/social-bookmarking-websites http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/social-networking-websites http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/blogs http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/ebusiness-websites http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/design-websites http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/personal-finance-websites http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/news-websites http://englishstudydirect.com/OSAC/medianews.htm http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/media-websites
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Social Media
Social Media are websites that offer tools for communication, sharing and organising events. There also are Social Media Organisers/Collections/Presentations personal library (articles, photos, videos you like while surfing the net and can share with others who visit your site). o
o
Blog
o
Google+
o
o
o
Foursquare
o
Eventbrite
.‌.and more
o E.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media
The following are some such organising and presentation interactive websites o
Pinterest.com
o
o
Scoop.it
o
Slideshare.net
o
You Tube
o
stumbleupon.com
o
o
pearltrees.com
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Training courses on web 2.0 tools and teaching
Currently, in Greece, an introduction to e-tools and their use is offered by the Ministry of Education, as in many other countries. However it is aimed at people who apply for a course and are lucky enough to be selected to join. People who complete the course are offered a certificate. If one cannot join in but wishes to learn about e-tools, it is possible through workshops organised by our District School Advisor or various free courses and tutorials on the internet. In our modern world of technology our teaching is closely intertwined with the use of web 2.0 tools we need to become familiar with so as to be able to communicate and cooperate with colleagues as well as our digitally literate students!
1.
In service training – Seminars – Workshops – Conferences
o http://www.etpe.eu/new/ o http://www.etpe.gr/new/index.php o http://cosy.ds.unipi.gr/alt_book/PTTs/ppt2-learningTheories.ppt o http://moodle-at.cti.gr/ o http://cosy.ds.unipi.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=catego ry&layout=blog&id=5&Itemid=27 o http://cosy.ds.unipi.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article &id=16&Itemid=23 o http://www.ask4research.info/etpe2013/node/1#“P2” o http://www.mainstreamandspecialeducation.com/p/sites.html o http://oro.open.ac.uk/23400/1/ o
Epipedo b - Training provided by the Greek Ministry of Education http://b-epipedo2.cti.gr/el-GR/ P12
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Seminars, Workshops, Webinars by our English Language School
o
Advisor in our District, A’ Athens, Dr. Chadzigiannoglou Thalia, which can be explored at the site she has developed for this reason, i.e. http://eltaa.wikispaces.com/Conferences,
2. o
Online training by various providers :
European Union – Council of Europe Eun.org etwinning.net http://sigs.ed20work.eu/home
o Organisations, Educational services Europa.eu/teachers-corner
Uoa.gr
Kpg.gr
Ekpa.gr
Britishcouncil.com
Iky.gr
Hau.gr http://www.iky.gr/europaika-programmata/comenius-sxoliki-ekpaideysi http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/seminars, http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/training-courses/mini-coursesteacher-associations http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/top-stories http://teachers.theguardian.com/resources.aspx http://www.americantesol.com/ http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/292127?present=true http://www.4teachers.org/profd/lep.shtml http://digitalis.nwp.org/ http://inservice.ascd.org/ http://connectededucators.org/ http://clubefl.gr/ P13 e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013
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www.wiziq.com/course/20705-teaching-with-moodle http://community.eflclassroom.com/group/teachertrainers www.edudemic.com/guides/the-teachers-guide-to-pinterest/ http://www.englishclub.com/learning-english-video/index.htm http://www.in2english.com.cn/media_file/flashs/1859/index.swf http://teachers.schooloftefl.com/page/teacher-training-presentations http://www.onestopenglish.com/clil/secondary/english-across-thecurriculum/ http://alison.com/subjects/6/Personal-Development-Soft-Skills http://www.scoop.it/t/teaching-english-as-a-foreign-or-secondlanguage http://busyteacher.org teachers.schooloftefl.com http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2012/06/03/the-best-places-foresleflell-teachers-to-get-online-professional-development/ http://www.schoolessons.gr/eisagoge/seminaria-ekpaideutikon.html
o University Courses Online Each course includes readings, live online workshops, and forum discussions to provide a unique learning experience. Through http://einztein.com/ one can trace university courses available online globally. You can also see:
UNIS free on line learning (Interactive), e.g.: www.coursera.org www.edx.org www.open2study.com https://iversity.org Athabasca University : Canada's Leader in Online & Distance Education P14 e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013
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UNIS free on line learning (Pre-recorded), e.g.: http://www.youtube.com/user/YaleCourses (can watch, listen to, read transcript, create vocab. gap filling activities) http://humanexperience.stanford.edu/artofliving#videos http://shc.stanford.edu/
UNI on line learning or attending (not for free) for Postgraduate Studies, e.g.: Ekpa.gr Μεταπτυχιακές Σπουδές | career.uop.gr ΕΑΠ - ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΑΝΟΙΚΤΟ ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΕΚΠΑ: Παιδαγωγικό Τμήμα Δημοτικής Εκπαίδευσης - Μεταπτυχιακά Προγράμματα ΠΤΔΕ 2013-2014 – www.primed.uoa.gr
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Professional development theories through: o More tools for teachers’ professional development through consolidation
of teaching/learning theories, e.g. http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2011/09/blooms-taxonomy-21stcentury-version.html http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom%27s+Digital+Taxonomy http://thatisevil.wordpress.com/2013/09/27/digit-all-love/ http://www.6seconds.org/2013/09/24/daniel-golemans-new-focus/ http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/continuing-professional-development http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/ http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/environment.html
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o Sites on Publications and Readings, e.g. http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/elt-research http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/publications
o Sites on Time Management Managing our time is a basic study skill for both students and teachers, which if properly developed, will lead to successful life management approaches at work and at home as well. e.g. http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/10-ways-improveyour-time-management-skills.html http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/10-proven-timemanagement-skills-you-should-learn-today.html o Virtual classrooms on online learning platforms : These classes offer invaluable lessons on modern web tools and their incorporation in our teaching (planning and delivery)
e.g. www.WizIQ.com , Learnopia.com, eDhii.com, Rcampus.com, Udemy.com, Moodle.org, Claroline.net, OER.com, http://www.taaray.com/
o PLN Groups PLN = Personal Learning Network http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/11/07/the-best-ways-esleflellteachers-can-develop-personal-learning-networks/
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o Webinars
Webinars are lessons / presentations delivered online (live or recorded) on various topic areas one can choose from. They are offered by various providers as seen in the addresses following. Webinar providers on professional development and various fields that can enhance our teaching, e.g.: o Openculture.com o Eventbrite.com o 6seconds.org (on emotional intelligence) o support.edmodo.com/home#entries/22006035-webinars o http://pbworks.com/webinars o http://www.inmedius.com/events.html o WizIQ o British Council o http://sl.sabanciuniv.edu/sl-blogs/1st-british-council-turkey-story-sharingweb-conference
o http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/turkey/concurrent-session-tchadzigiannoglou-g-gyftoula-a-nistikaki-spark-creativity-innovation o http://americantesol.adobeconnect.com/terrell/ o 6th Virtual Round Table Web Conference Conference Program - Virtual Round Table Web Conference o E.g.https://lancelot.adobeconnect.com/_a875817169/pzhlos7zqo/?launc her=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal o http://eltaa.wikispaces.com/Webinars+%26+Books+%26+Movies o http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/webinars o NexusEQ o Recording | TeachingEnglish | British Council | BBC
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o The 1st British Council Turkey Story Sharing Web Conference | School of Languages o http://xenesglosses.eu/2012/09/webinars/ o edWeb.net o eTwinning.com
iv.
Web 2.0 tools
The Web 2.0 tools are applications designed to be used online for various purposes and can reinforce the teaching and learning of all language skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The options are endless, depending on teachers’ creativity and imagination and the e-tools are countless, with new ones appearing daily! Don’t get frustrated trying to learn about them all and how they are used… whichever tool you manage to learn, it will do the job. Your students can always benefit from limited e-tools, provided they are used effectively to enhance learning. Flipped classrooms and Blended learning are modern ways of teaching with the assistance of technology at present.
Below are some examples of e-tools that can be used by students (and teachers) in the learning process. Use some of these e-tools to support your students while practising the 4 language skills and assist them when presenting their work digitally.
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a. Platforms for teaching/learning
These platforms offer an online space for interaction among students and teachers. Material can be uploaded, discussed, corrected, evaluated and graded while the student’s progress can be monitored by the teacher and even the parents. Web 2.0 tools can be integrated in the platforms to make assignment presentations motivating and appealing. o Blogs (e.g. edublogs.org) o Wikispaces o Edmodo o Sites (e.g. wordpress.com) o Facebook o Virtual Platforms (3D – SecondLife.com, Through.com) o ….. and many more to explore.
examples of Blogs o integrated in learning/teaching http://mainstreamandspecialeducation.blogspot.com/ http://shellyterrell.com/ http://nikpeachey.blogspot.gr/p/my-downloads.html http://ddeubel.edublogs.org/ http://oupeltglobalblog.com/2013/08/13/bring-your-elt-coursebook-tolife/?dm_i=1MVU,1T4X4,9ZWA7I,6GXJP,1 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/05/04/the-best-online-videosshowing-eslefl-teachers-in-the-classroom/ http://www.biteslide.com/blog/how-to/how-to-jumpstart-the-schoolyear-with-an-engaging-all-about-me-project
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http://www.really-learn-english.com/best-english-blogawards.html#voting
Examples of wikispaces, pbworks, o incorporated in professional development tutorials, http://evosessions.pbworks.com/w/page/48526238/Digital_Tools http://emotint.pbworks.com/w/page/58580845/FrontPage o
incorporated in project work, http://ellhnes.pbworks.com by Mrs Nistikaki Niki, ESL Teacher
o
as a School Advisor’s site supporting in service practice, www.eltaastories.pbworks.com, by Dr Chadzigiannoglou Thalia
Examples of wikispaces o
used in teaching and project work, Fylo.wikispaces.com, 17lyka.wikispaces.com, Oscar17.wikispaces.com
o
supporting School Advisor’s communication with colleagues and provision of in service opportunities, e.g. eltaa.wikispaces.com
o
offering professional development http://esl-professional-development.wikispaces.com
Examples of edmodo Tutorials and ideas on how to incorporate edmodo in teaching http://www.edmodocon.com/
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Examples of sites o for students/teachers http://www.mainstreamandspecialeducation.com/p/sites.html http://eslchestnut.com/ http://community.eflclassroom.com/page/ http://xenesglosses.eu/ http://www.edutopia.org/social-emotional-learning http://ecuadorelf.wordpress.com/tag/technology/ http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/02/the-knowledgetree.html http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/01/23-excellentprofessional-development.html
Examples of facebook, https://www.facebook.com/groups/EUEducators https://www.facebook.com/LearnEnglishKids.BritishCouncil https://www.facebook.com/openculture/posts/10152483948244129?no tif_t=notify_me https://www.facebook.com/events/368396206615471/«Η ΣΗΜΑΣΙΑ ΝΑ ΕΙΣΑΙ ΕΙΛΙΚΡΙΝΗΣ» του Όσκαρ Ουάιλντ, a page opened on Facebook to promote a school theatrical.
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Facebook can also be used for communication with students on lesson related issues and as a platform to upload, monitor, evaluate and share work.
Examples of Virtual Platforms: Secondlife.com or Through.com
b. Dictionaries, e.g.: o
Thesaurus.com
o
Visuwords.com
o
Thefreedictionary.com
o
Dictionary.com
c. Development of the four communicative skills
C1. Speaking activities : With the following tools one can record his/her voice and send or upload a voice message through email or a site. It is fun as students are encouraged to develop their character by picking outfits, looks, voice, accent etc. while speaking skills development is promoted along with motivation and engagement in learning, e.g. o
Audacity
o
Voki
o
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Audioboo
o
o Secondlife (3D virtual world, social interaction platform) o Through.com (3D virtual world) o naturalreaders.com o Fotobabble o dvolver.com
C2. writing: The following tools offer diverse but motivating options for presentation of ideas in writing. They inspire creativity and collaboration through the use of photos, drawings, posters, quizzes, questionnaires, music, etc.
o
Bitstrips
o
Storybird
o
Letterpop
o
Slideshare
o
Livetyping
o
Textivate.com
o
Typewithme
o
Quizlet
o
Intervue.com
o
Edublogs.org
o
Thingling
o
Paperrater.com
o
Issuu.com
o
Mindmaple.com
o
Text2mindmap
o
Spiderscribe.net
o
Animoto
o
Pageflip-flap.com
o
Beeclipedu
o
Penzu.com
o
Smilebox e.g.:http://quadsearch.csd.auth.gr/wsearch.php?wtl=1&lan=1&sd=0& tos=1&m=1&frop=1&v=1&query=Creative+Timeline http://www.guide2digitallearning.com/tools_technologies http://www.slideshare.net/ssuser8d8efe/differentiatedinstruction-26358064 P24
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There are pre-writing tools as well, mainly for brainstorming activities, e.g.: wridea.com or mind42.com
c3. Reading: o
ESL home.org
o
Newspapers (The Guardian, The Independent etc.)
o
American stories
o
Audio books on You Tube, with transcript e.g. Poems of William Blake - FULL Audio Book - Songs of Innocence and of Experience & The Book of Thel
o
Text books: www.openculture.com/free_textbooks
o
E-books: www.openculture.com/free_ebooks
o
www.free-ebooks.net/ etc.
c4.
Listening
o
Listen and Write
o
Lyrics Training
o
10 Questions TIME
o
English Attack
o
TED talks
o
You Tube (songs, audio books, movies)
o
E.g. http://www.rong-chang.com/podcast.htm
o
http://www.openculture.com/intelligentvideo
o
http://www.usingenglish.com/
o
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/independent-and-groupwork
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For Images One can create/develop/change her/his own photos making alterations to photos of their own or downloaded ones. Size, colour, style etc. can be changed while captions and tags can be added, thus allowing people to communicate their views through images. The photos can be collected in interactive online albums and shared as well as in your personal computer folders. o Photoshop o Pinterest o Flickr o E.g. http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/08/10-great-tips-tocreate-beautiful.html
v.
Internet Safety
It is good for teachers, parents and students to learn to ‘surf’ the net safely and make the learning experience exciting but not hazardous. There are many risks one needs to be aware of and know how to avoid and be protected. So make sure you read carefully all the precautions described in sites like the following: www.saferinternet.gr www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/09/10-important-things-forstudents-to-be.html www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/06/a-nice-graphic-on-risks-ofsocial.html likehack.com/l/454f88be5606313be94e5670f1842689a018a3b3?user=18 93288#
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Elen Soti, English Language Teacher (EFL/ESL)
2013
www.edudemic.com/guides/the-teachers-guide-to-keeping-students-safeonline/ http://www.edudemic.com/share-that-picture/ http://www.slideshare.net/teafun_fem/get-safe-online
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Plagiarism checker - handy tools for project work
You just received your student’s work. How sure are you it is his/her work? To what extent has the student paraphrased or used original ideas and expressions? You can easily find out and assess your student’s work in a fair way while teaching students to be fair themselves! You could use for example:
http://smallseotools.com/plagiarism-checker/ http://paperrater.com
There are many more e-tools to find and explore. So just ‘Google’ what you are looking for! Finally, however, try not to procrastinate a lot, as the internet is a big temptation and distraction when not handled with care….
Procrastinators…! http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/09/a-nice-comic-featuring12-types-of.html OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Enjoy Teaching and Learning…… digitally!!!
P27 e-Professional Development Booklet, 2013