Authors: Teresa Almeida d’Eça I'm a retired EFL teacher living and working from home in the greater Lisbon area, Portugal. I'm a credited teacher trainer in different areas, among them Web 2.0 tools and Innovation in Education. I'm also the very proud recipient of the EU international eLearning Awards 2007, Gold Prize in the category of "School of the Future", with the curricular blog CALL 2005-2007. I present at conferences in Portugal and abroad.
Fernanda Rodrigues I have been retired for a couple of years, after a career of 38 years as an EFL teacher at secondary schools. I was responsible for several ICT projects at my school like the school webpage, Moodle platform and projects with educational resources. I have also been a teacher trainer, f2f and online. I have been a Webhead since 2002 and a co-moderator in BaW workshops for some years (EVO Session).
Authors’ short bios
Chapter 1: Introduction Relevant Questions
who is our target audience? o
why a guide of this kind? o
teachers in general, language teachers in particular
pros & cons of learning online
why do we advocate learning online and informal online PD? o
it’s worked for us and many others we have helped
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we practice what we preach
a new frame of mind / a new mindset is a “must” o
openness to innovation
o
adventurous attitude
o
absolute need for radical change in education
Overview of different types of tools:
multimedia tools (blogs, wikis, LMS), audio, video, social network tools
name of tool and logo brief intro to the tool tutorial (can be step-by-step text & image, or a video based on a stepby-step demo) 2-3 pedagogical uses of each tool examples of projects or activities carried out by the authors or by former f2f and online trainees
Descriptive layout for each tool
Voki is "a FREE service that lets you:
Create customized avatars. Add voice to your Voki avatars. Post your Voki to any blog, website, or profile."
(copied from http://www.voki.com/ )
Tutorial (comes in here) Pedagogical uses
students introduce themselves (great for a class of different nationalities where pronunciation of names may be difficult)
students ask for feedback and get it in audio
students can record an assignment for oral assessment by the teacher
http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=8817760&height=267&width=200