This document provides suggestions for using technology to enhance English language lessons in the 21st century. It discusses using free online tools like word clouds, digital posters, and slideshows to create interactive student projects. These tools can be used for vocabulary practice, cultural discussions, and extending learning outside of class time, even with limited Internet access. Specific ideas include using photos from online searches for scanning activities, creating digital storybooks without Internet in class, and building collaborative comment threads between global students and teachers.

1. Interactive ideas for keeping your English classes relevant in the 21st Century

3. Everything has a learning curve

5. Even if your internet connection looks like this, you can do these projects in class!

7. Create projects

9. Send me questions

10. Tools for this workshop Internet Search Wordle (word clouds) OUP Kids’ Club Voicethread (slide shows) E-mail Glogster (posters)

12. Internet search activity Topic: New Zealand & seasons Science connection: Seasons & hemispheres Cultural tip: Nelson, New Zealand

13. A Google search for “Nelson, New Zealand” No internet in class? Do the search at home and print out results for some great skimming and scanning practice in class

14. What could your students say in English about this page, even if they can’t read all the words?

18. How could you use this in class?

19. How does it change if we add in all the little words? More frequent words are larger. G

20. What kind of activity could you do with a black and white version?

21. Tools for this workshop Internet Search Wordle (word clouds) OUP Kids’ Club Voicethread (slide shows) E-mail Glogster (posters)

23. Download free activities from OUP Kids’ Club Let’s Go page: http://www.oup-letsgo.jp/ What else can you do with the activity pages?

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27. Students created their own book, using the story as a model. How can you create a digital book in a class that doesn’t have internet? Do the online preparation at home.

28. Select photos from a free photo site. (Don’t use copyrighted materials.)

29. Caption the pictures Discuss the story Order the pictures

30. Add the students’ captions to the photos

31. Select the photos to upload to Voicethread.

32. Can you think of other ways to use Voicethread? That’s it!

33. Tools for this workshop Internet Search Wordle (word clouds) OUP Kids’ Club Voicethread (slide shows) E-mail Glogster (posters)

34. The basic lesson. How can you expand and build on the language?

35. Never pass up a free activity that gives your students extra practice with the lesson language!

36. Power Point shapes and OUP Kids’ Club activity art make it easy to make games

37. Extend class contact time with email discussions (cell phones work, too!)

38. Teacher adds photos. Student adds text. No internet in class? Print the page and have students write on the poster. Teacher then adds text to poster at home.

39. Create a poster to practice writing in another format. Publishing online means a chance for students to get real feedback from other students around the world.

40. Take a class poll about favorite animals. Enter the results in Wordle.

41. How could you use this graphic in class?

42. Because the project is online (instead of only in my classroom) it becomes a collaborate effort. Students and teachers around the world can add comments! G

43. Credits Great lessons to build from by Let’s Go Third Edition (OUP) Web-based expansion activities by Let’s Go Teacher’s Books Activities to reinforce language by OUP Kids’ Club http://www.oup-letsgo.jp/ Word graphics by Wordle http://wordle.net Posters by Glogster http://glogster.com Student Alphabet Book by Voicethread http://voicethread.com Teacher resource gathering by Twitter http://twitter.com Visit http://teachingvillage.wikispaces.com for live links and more resources!

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