1. Easy Technology in the Classroom Sandy Millin IH Brno 26 February 2011

2. What do you do?

3. Picture from #eltpics on flickr Word Clouds

4. Word clouds: introduction Input text your own from a website Output word appears more in original = bigger in word cloud hundreds of options: colour, font, size, orientation Wordle simple to use good for short texts can control everything no save function (Print Screen / Cmd+Shft+3) Tagxedo a bit more complicated good for longer texts can control everything shaped word clouds save function

5. Word cloud: ideas Warmer

6. Word clouds: ideas Pre-reading

7. Word clouds: ideas Post-listening

8. Word clouds: ideas Speaking: high levels

9. Word clouds: ideas Speaking: low levels

10. Word clouds: ideas Grammar

11. Word clouds: ideas Vocabulary: idioms

12. Word clouds: ideas Vocabulary: synonyms

13. Word clouds: ideas Writing prompts www.ideastoinspire.co.uk

14. And more… Copy & paste words from SS compositions into wordle. They guess who wrote it. @Raquel_EFL via Twitter What the wordle (guess the topic of the wordles) http://eflclassroom.com/flash/whatthewordlelarge.swf Create word clouds to teach English http://www.luizotaviobarros.com/2011/01/create-word-clouds-teach-english.html 101 ways to use word clouds: http://acliltoclimb.blogspot.com/2010/11/wordle-of-tricks-and-ideas-101-ways-to.html 50 ways to use wordle: https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dhn2vcv5_157dpbsg9c5&pli=1 Wordle in the classroom: http://www.techlearning.com/blogs/33184

15. How to use them Wordle Tagxedo (Tagxedov. Wordle)

16. Your turn! Think of an activity you’ve done recently / are going to do soon. Turn part of it into a word cloud.

17. Triptico

18. Triptico: introduction Downloadable software (www.triptico.co.uk) Many different functions:

19. Find Ten

20. Word Magnets Ideas for using word magnets from a user… http://www.screencast.com/users/bobread/folders/Jing/media/c895a00d-590a-4c73-8dbd-d253290e2efb …from the creator (mystery magnets)… http://www.triptico.co.uk/2011/02/18/triptico-tips-3-with-video/ …and from me…

21. Word Magnets

22. How to use it Triptico

23. Your turn! Go to www.Triptico.co.uk Download the free software Choose an application Make an activity (don’t forget to add .txt to the filename)

24. Voice Recording

25. Voice recording tools Audacity Downloadable software Can save as mp3 (need to download extra bit of code) – ‘Export’ function Unlimited length Jing Downloadable software Share online Mobile Phones / Cameras Online: www.audioboo.fm (up to 5 minutes) www.fotobabble.com (up to 1 minute with a photo) www.voxopop.com www.vocaroo.com www.voicethread.com (images + recording) www.vimeo.com (videos) www.mailvu.com (audio mail)

26. Voice recording: pros and cons Why do it? exam preparation pronunciation intonation accuracy focus awareness-raising redoing an activity individualised But… SS might be scared the first time show them the benefits and they will get used to it. May be time-consuming for you do activities where SS self-monitor Technical problems always have a back-up plan!

27. Voice recording: activities Record yourself doing one part of the exam / a presentation… …and listen to it – how could you improve your exam technique? …and send it someone else for feedback Record some of the pronunciation sentences from your coursebook and compare them to the track from the CD (teacher needs to send this out) Record yourself reading one of the tapescripts from the back and compare it to the original track Redo an activity which you’ve done in class – can you improve the things mentioned in class? Practise tongue twisters SS all record the same thing e.g. a description of the same photo. T listens to them and does error correction based on it Short presentations in class. Do them twice, recording them the second time: http://cerij.wordpress.com/workshops/tefl-del-sur-swapshop/

28. Voice recording: examples Free speaking (mobile phone; I uploaded) http://audioboo.fm/boos/271457-klara-and-jessie Directed speaking (mobile phone; I uploaded) http://audioboo.fm/boos/274849-cash-or-credit-card-andrea Describing a photo (recorded online) http://www.fotobabble.com/m/OWticmtpOVNFMlk9 Presentation (recorded separately; I collated / uploaded) http://www.vimeo.com/20172891 Tongue Twisters (I made it; SS added their voices) http://voicethread.com/?#u1326490.b1377791.i7303946 More examples every week! http://sandysstudents.wordpress.com/

29. Voice recording: links How voicethread works (for teachers) https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dfpwwgj5_194z8g2bzhb Voicethread for students http://bit.ly/fvYJOE 10 ways to use Audacity with your students http://kerileebeasley.com/2009/04/08/10-great-ways-to-use-audacity-with-your-students/ The online speaking blog http://tefltecher.wordpress.com/2011/02/18/tesol-spain-thingy/

30. How to use them Audacity Jing Fotobabble Voicethread Vocaroo and Mailvu

31. Your turn! Go to Audacity Download the free software Record yourself speaking Export to mp3 (download the extra code) Listen back to it

32. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Digital-camera_aj_ashton_01.svg Digital Cameras

33. Digital Cameras: why?

34. Digital Cameras: ideas Take photos in class and share them with each other. SS choose portraits of their classroom. Use phones to take photos of the boardwork. Keep as digital records of the lesson. Look at them again at the beginning of the next class. Snap spontaneously on the way to class and write the story (the before and after). Snap yourself with five things that define you. Take photos every day for a week. Use them to describe what you did. Start with a close-up. Imagine you take one step back. What can you see? Set the scene (lots of ‘senses’ vocab) http://cerij.wordpress.com/images/tiles/ (These ideas all via @fionamau @cerirhiannon on Twitter)

35. Digital Cameras: ideas Catalogue your journey to schoolhttp://bcnpaul1.blogspot.com/2011/02/barefoot-teaching-journal-mobile.html Digital Camera Scavenger Hunt http://iteslj.org/games/9884.html Create a photo story (SS could polish it up at home) http://chrisspeck.wordpress.com/2010/03/14/using-digital-cameras-in-the-esol-esl-ielts-classroom-part-2/ Teach the alphabet http://www.eslteachersboard.com/cgi-bin/articles/index.pl?page=3;read=3234

36. Digital Cameras: Links Ideas for recording videos on digital cameras http://myeslcorner.blogspot.com/2009/01/get-fun-with-your-digital-camera-in-esl.html Ideas for the classroom http://www.drscavanaugh.org/digitalcamera/ Why use digital cameras? + lesson ideas http://www.wacona.com/digicam/digicam.html Ideas for younger learners http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech148.shtml A collection of links http://www.techteachers.com/digitalcameras.htm

37. Your turn! Take a photo of something (or use a photo on your camera / phone / computer) Think about what activities you could use the photo for in class

38. something for you Twitter

39. Twitter: a quick intro What? Easy to join 140 character messages A global staffroom Continuing professional development 24 / 7 Free! Why?

40. Getting started Blogpost from my seminar from IH Brno Conference on blogs and Twitter, including lots of links to help you start using both: http://wp.me/p18yiK-41 Take your time: From: http://cogdogblog.com/2008/03/20/twitter-life-cycle/

41. Take a look! http://tweetchat.com/room/eltchat Weekly conversation for ELT teachers by ELT teachers Wednesdays, 12pm and 9pm GMT

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43. Thank you! See the presentation on my blog: http://sandymillin.wordpress.com Contact me on Twitter: @sandymillin