4. Blogs in Language Teaching
Might include blogs written by or
for teachers, covering a wide range
of topics related to
education, purpose of classroom
instruction, and a developments to
learner composition.
5. EduBlogs
To guide students to online To provide extra
resources appropriate for their reading practice
level. for students
6. Types of blogs used in language
teaching.
Tutor blog
Student blogs
Class blog
7. Advantages : Useful resource for
educators and even
learners to find
information related to
their particular discipline
or interests.
provide a real
audience for student
Help build a closer relationship
writing
between students in large classes
9. How to Start Using Blogs
with Learners .
Step 1 : Setting up a Sample blog .
Step 2 : Setting up students blogs .
Step 3 : Posting to and visiting blogs .
Step 4 : Follow-up .
10. A website created by a group; rather than by an individual.
Wiki Wiki Shuttle at Honolulu International Airport
13. What is a podcast ?
“Is like a radio or TV show, but the
different is that you can listen to or
watch a podcast on a topic that
interests you whenever you want to. A
podcast can be downloaded
automatically using RSS. It can be on
any topic, and can include music and
video”.
14. •How can we use Podcasts in
teaching ?
Distribution of lecture
Delivery of supplemental
educational materials and
content
Assignments requiring
students to produce and
submit their own podcasts.
15. Ss give their thoughts on a topic
assigned by the teacher
Agony Aunt: Giving advice, Creating
riddles, Role play, Debates, Dramatic
monologues, Radio Drama...
16. “it helps me to make
sense of my notes” “I can’t take notes”
Useful for revision
Creating study aids
Podcasting
Lectures for classmates
“I get things I didn’t
understand the first
time”
Student-created
Advantages of Podcast Podcasts
Stimulating in-class
discussion
“having the podcast would
be reassuring, if for some Interviews with
Presenting
reason I couldn’t attend the own point of
professionals,
lecture…” view
academics or
experts
17. How to create a project
podcast?
Step 1:
- Setting up a podcast page
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- Creating learner podcasts
18. Step 3:
- listening to learner
podcast
Step 4
- Students start
making their own
podcast
19. "Podcasting does
not contain any
inherent value. It is
only valuable in as
much as it helps the
instructor and
students reach their
educational goals, by
facilitating
thoughtful, engaging
learning activities
that are designed to
work in support of
those goals."