Blogs in ESL Education

1. KIOSK International Training workshop 2011 Using blogs for online tutoring in ESL

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3. Using blogs in ESL KIOSK International Training workshop 2011 How qualified do you think you are in the use of technology for educational purposes?

4. Using blogs in ESL KIOSK International Training workshop 2011 Do you use any sort of technology for performing your teaching tasks? (Multimedia, didactic software, presentations, etc.)

5. Using blogs in ESL KIOSK International Training workshop 2011 How often do you take your students to the computer lab?

6. Using blogs in ESL KIOSK International Training workshop 2011 What kind of activities do your students perform when you take them to the computer lab?

7. Using blogs in ESL KIOSK International Training workshop 2011 In the case of the didactic material that can be found on the internet, do you use such material to introduce a topic for the first time or to review a topic previously seen in the classroom?

8. Using blogs in ESL KIOSK International Training workshop 2011 Define in your own words what a weblog or blog is.

9. Using blogs in ESL KIOSK International Training workshop 2011 Have you ever used a weblog either for personal, academic or professional purposes?

10. Using blogs in ESL KIOSK International Training workshop 2011 The purpose of this talk is to give an insight about how blogs can be used to support ESL classroom learning.

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16. Training workshop 2011Blogs can be hosted by dedicated blog hosting services, or they can be run using blog software on regular web hosting services.

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19. The term blog is a blend of the terms web and log, leading to web log, weblog, and finally blog.

20. Authoring a blog, maintaining a blog or adding an article to an existing blog is called blogging.

21. Individual articles on a blog are called “blog posts,” “posts” or “entries”.

25. Body - main content of the post.• Comments - comments added by readers • Permalink - the URL of the full, individual article. • Post Date - date and time the post was published.. KIOSK International Training workshop 2011

26. Components of a blog entry

28. Automated templates take care of adding the article to the home page, creating the new full article page (Permalink), and adding the article to the appropriate date- or category-based archive.KIOSK International Training workshop 2011

30. It allows the administrator to invite and add other authors, whose permission and access are easily managed.

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33. User-friendly

34. Chronologic or topical organization of the information

35. Interaction among users which enhances the exchange and debate of ideas

36. A diversified hierarchy in user roles

37. Relation with other technological applications

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41. Developer-hosted blogs.KIOSK International Training workshop 2011

46. Training workshop 2011The easiest system to get started with is the developer-hosted system.

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51. Benefits Blogs can… Promote critical and analytical thinking Promote creative, intuitive and associational thinking Promote analogical thinking Promote potential for increased access and exposure to quality information Promote a combination of solitary and social interaction. KIOSK International Training workshop 2011

52. Aaron Campbell (2003) has outlined three types of blogs for use with language classes: Types of blogs used in ESL KIOSK International Training workshop 2011 The tutor blog The class blog The learner blog

53. The tutor blog It gives daily reading practice to the learners. It promotes exploration of English websites. It encourages online verbal exchange by use of comment buttons. It provides class or syllabus information. It serves as a resource of links for self-study. KIOSK International Training workshop 2011

54. The learner blog It’s run either by individual learners or small collaborative groups of learners. It’s best suited for reading and writing classes. KIOSK International Training workshop 2011

55. The class blog It is a shared space, with teacher and students being able to write to the main area. It is best used as a collaborative discussion space, an extra-curricular extension of the classroom. Students can be encouraged to reflect in more depth, in writing, on themes touched upon in class. Students are given a greater sense of freedom and involvement than with the tutor blog. KIOSK International Training workshop 2011

56. Why blog? KIOSK International Training workshop 2011

57. Some reasons why to blog To provide extra reading practice for students. As online student learner journals that can be read by their peers. To guide students to online resources appropriate for their level. KIOSK International Training workshop 2011

58. Some reasons why to blog To increase the sense of community in a class. To encourage shy students to participate. To stimulate out-of-class discussion. KIOSK International Training workshop 2011

59. Some reasons why to blog To encourage a process-writing approach. As an online portfolio of student written work. To help build a closer relationship between students in large classes. KIOSK International Training workshop 2011

60. Some disadvantages Unwanted comments. Restrict comments to people in class Correction. It’s difficult to use a blog to correct students. Correction can be done prior to publishing or after. Privacy. Blogs are public, so if privacy is an issue, use the blog tools provided to set up privacy controls. KIOSK International Training workshop 2011

61. KIOSK International Training workshop 2011 KIOSK Tutorials Blog

62. KIOSK Tutorials blog It is a blog whose main purpose is to serve as a tool for both teachers and students to enhance and promote language learning by providing activities for self-study with online material. KIOSK International Training workshop 2011

63. KIOSK Tutorials blog It is designed to match the specific contents for basic, intermediate, pre-advanced, advanced and even TOEFL. KIOSK International Training workshop 2011

64. Some features User friendly Organized by levels and courses Available in any computer with an internet connection Easy to find KIOSK International Training workshop 2011

65. Downsides There are not practice links for some levels yet Some links do not longer work It needs to be updated with a new format and the inclusion of other features KIOSK International Training workshop 2011

66. Blog stats Number of visits since may 2010: 10,882 Busiest day in 2011: February 21 Busiest month: October 2010, 1390 visits Number of visits in 2010: 7,156 Number of visits in 2011: 3,729 Average visits per day: 34 KIOSK International Training workshop 2011

67. Top 10 visited levels Basic 1 Intermediate 1 Basic 4 Pre-Advanced 4 Advanced 1 Intermediate 2 Basic 3 Pre-Advanced 3 Basic 2 Pre-Advanced 1 KIOSK International Training workshop 2011

68. Visits by the month

69. Visits by the month

70. Ideas to use this blog Use it in the classroom to provide additional practice during your classes Use it in the computer lab on campus to review and reinforce the contents previously seen in class Use it to promote autonomous language learning in your students by telling them to access it at home, work or whatever place at whatever time KIOSK International Training workshop 2011

71. To learn more: Bibliography http://jhonnyesolteacher.wordpress.com KIOSK Tutorials blog http://kioskxalapatutorials.wordpress.com KIOSK International Training workshop 2011

72. Thanks!!! KIOSK International Training workshop 2011