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The Presentation was submitted for the "Effective approaches to English language teaching in Libya” Conference in Tripoli- Libya- 12 March 2013. The original title of the presentation was: Engage Libyan learners: Web 2.0 Technologies in EL Classroom, because it was targeting Libyan EL teachers and educators. The presentation explains the differences between Web 1.0 & Web 2.0 and suggests 13 Web 2.0 tools to be used in ELT. About the authors 1- Nadia Nsir- idea and preparation of presentation Nsir, N. is a faculty member at Tripoli University, Libya and currently a doctoral candidate in Language, Literacy and Technology at Washington State University. She is working as an adjunct Faculty member at both Spokane Falls Community College and Gonzaga University in Washington State, USA. She is certified in TESOL, online courses instruction and integrating Web 2.0 in EL. Her research interests are the role of social media in ELT in Libya, the role of social media in sociopolitical changes in Libya. She is also interested in Critical Discourse Analysis of Libyan adolescents’ Cyberlanguage. Email : [email protected] 2- Shaiban Harith Ahmad- main presenter in the conference Shaiban has MA in Applied Linguistics & a Cambridge ESOL Examiner. Shaiban is a lecturer of Theoretical Linguistics at Tripoli University. Email: [email protected]
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Engage Libyan Learners: Web 2.0 Technologies in EL
Classroom
By
Nadia Nsir
What is Web 2.0?
Web 2.0 is the second generation of the internet.
It is social networking or social Media tools:
What makes Web2.0 different from Web 1.0 ?
• Browse & view pages• Read• One-way• Download • Static template• Receive • Mostly read-only Web
• Interact• Post &Create• Two-way• Upload & download• Dynamic pages• Tag, Connect, Comment• Wildly Read-Write Web
Comparison
Web 1.0 Web 2.0
What are some examples of Web 1.0?
- Read-only documents - Personal websites.
• - Static pages
Web 1.0
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot
read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and
relearn” Alvin Toffler
IS web 2.0 suitable for 21st
Century Learners
• Technology savvy generation
• N-generation.• Digital Natives• Millennial
• Students get involved & engaged.
• Two-way conversation with commenting and sharing.
• Users are producers and publishers.
• Involves participation, collaboration
• Empowers users being user-centered & user-driven.
• Cost effective, collaborative, accessible, relevant &
motivational.
Why Web 2.0 tools in our classroom?
• Learners become active and interactive.
• Students can create and develop content.
• Both EL teachers & students are empowered
to share the resources and the learning
process.
• Sts find Web 2.0 tools interesting
Let’s See how Web 2.o tools may influence ELT
• Use the tools available.
• Share with other teachers.
• Use sites that meet the students’ needs.
• Use students’ experience and involvement.
• Adopt communication/collaboration strategies.
• Get involved in the learning & teaching
community.
What do EL teachers need to do?
1. Voki
2. Tumblr
3. Prezi
4. Voice Thread
5. Jing
6. Scoop It
7. Voxopop
8. Livemocha
9. Story jumper
10. Wordle
11. English central
12. Planet PDF
13. Read write Think
Some Practical Ideas to Integrate Web 2.0 in EL Classroom
• Voki allows learners to create custom
avatars
• Custom text, gender, and speech
• You can also create scenes or
backgrounds
• Save, edit, or view other students’ Voki
• Email Voki’s to friends or publish them
globally Voki
• Students can type or paste any
text and turn it to speech.
• Sts can choose the accent of the
speech.
• Students can record themselves
and publish their recordings.
• Email Voki’s to friends or publish
them globally
Voki
Listening & Speaking Activities
Tumblr
Tumblr can be used in class by
sharing projects and assignments.
Tumblr is a free blogging social
media that involves videos, chat,
quote and sharing photos.
Find and follow other fellow
teachers or education
professionals.
Prezi allows you to creatively present & share ideas online.
You can zoom in on different passages and make fun animations
Prezi
• Voice Thread is a cloud application used by many educators.
Voice Thread creates a classroom scene, by allowing students to post pictures, voice recordings, videos, or text to discuss a topic.
Voice Thread
Use Jing to…• Create images and videos of what you see on
your computer screen, then share them instantly!
• Collaborate, edit and enhance sharing. • Create a quick tutorial video
Jing is a computer software program used to share images or movies with others on the Internet
Jing
With Scoop it, you can…• Connect with a community of bloggers on similar interests
• Easily edit and publish in Engaging Magazines
• Catch your followers' attention
• Make a social media feed
Scoop.It
Scoop.it is a blog that helps everyone to be a publisher by creating a beautiful online magazine.
Voxopop
Voxopop is a voice-based e-learning tool.• Join or start your own talkgroups• Listen, and participate in discussions
with your voice.
Livemocha is an instructor-led language classes.
• Designed to help you practice your English.
• Livemocha lessons are taught by expert instructors and are structured around active English curriculum.
LiveMocha
A website where you can build stories and share them with friends, family, or students.
StoryJumper
WORDLE
• Wordle is simply is beautiful word clouds
• Wordle gives prominence to the most frequent words in the text you paste or type.
• You can print your Wordle images out, or share them with your friends.
• Wordle tutorial on YouTube can
help you use it creatively:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhL5D9nz5aI
With English Central, you learn English with videos
in many topics;
•Choose your video among a variety in topics,
difficulties, and popularity
•While you are watching, you can read the
subtitles & listen to the lines.
•Get the meaning & pronunciation of the
•New words.
•You can read & speak the lines.
English Central
You can join free amazing courses
with different levels and
interactive activities that will:
• Improve fluency
• speaking & listening skills
• enhance your vocabulary
• get feedback & useful
quizzes.
• PDF planet offers a range of free PDF eBooks & popular novels.
• You can get standard PFD copies
• OR tagged PDF copies which are clear for screen- readers and with images description & table structures,
• You can save your eBooks to your computer or print them out.
Planet
• Hundreds of perfect lesson plans
• Teaching material as PowerPoint presentations, games, flow charts, worksheets…so on
• Students interactive materials.
• Fill your work online & print it out.
Read.Write.Think
Social Media for a Networked
Teacherhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/edutoolkit/6203941302/sizes/z/in/photostream/
The Best Of Web 2.0 For Teachers &
Students
NiK Peachey Blogger http://nikpeachey.blogspot.com/
THANK YOU
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