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Integrating Google My Maps and language learning: the collaborative creation of virtual tour guides by Brazilian students

Electronic Village and Technology Showcase

Examining the "E" in TESOL

March 17-19, 2011

Daniel OliveiraJunia Braga

Marcos RacilanMarisa Carneiro

Context and Needs analysis

High school students

Institute of technology

Real beginners

Have students experiment with language

Group work Facilitating peer

Objectives

Involve students with a meaningful learning task

Integrate new technologies in the learning process

Foster the use of authentic material from the net

Promote the development of autonomy

Engage students in collaborative work

General view

Drawing lines

Editing lines

Choosing icons

Finding a hotel

Sightseeing

Pictures and Texts

Pictures and Texts

Videos - future attractions

Videos - current attraction

Trying local cuisine

Variation from original project

Google Earth Virtual Tour

Integrating Google My Maps and language learning: the collaborative creation of virtual tour guides by Brazilian

students

Daniel Oliveira

Junia Braga - juniabraga@taskmail.com.br

Marcos Racilan - marcosracilan@timoteo.cefetmg.br

Marisa Carneiro - marisaufmg@gmail.com

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