TISLID 2010, Second Part

Language teaching/learning Language teaching/learning using task-based 2.0 toolsusing task-based 2.0 tools

22ndnd part part

Gorka J. PalazioGorka J. PalazioUniversity of the Basque CountryUniversity of the Basque Country

TISLID'10TISLID'10MadridMadrid

Web 2.0 tools and tasks for language learningWeb 2.0 tools and tasks for language learning

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Before the implementation of the Before the implementation of the tasks, it is very important to tell your tasks, it is very important to tell your students that MISTAKES are the key students that MISTAKES are the key

to improve language learningto improve language learning

It is not possible to learn a It is not possible to learn a language without mistakeslanguage without mistakes

George W. Bush said: “Taking George W. Bush said: “Taking tests are hard”tests are hard”


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Web 2.0 appsWeb 2.0 apps


Google DocsBlogger

FlickrYouTubeTwitter

WordpressQik...

=Web services

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Tools and tasksTools and tasks

1. Vuvox (multimedia)1. Vuvox (multimedia)2. Voxopop (audio)2. Voxopop (audio)

3. YouTube (express yourself) video3. YouTube (express yourself) video4. Flash cards (Tiny Classroom and Google Docs)4. Flash cards (Tiny Classroom and Google Docs)

5. TiddlyWiki (wikiblog, data container)5. TiddlyWiki (wikiblog, data container)6. Listen-and-write.com (dictation)6. Listen-and-write.com (dictation)

7. English Tube (video)7. English Tube (video)8. Wallwisher (notice-board)8. Wallwisher (notice-board)9. Voicethread (audio-video)9. Voicethread (audio-video)

10. Encyclomedia – Videopedia Archive10. Encyclomedia – Videopedia Archive11. Dotsub (translation)11. Dotsub (translation)


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1. Vuvox1. Vuvox


Slideshows, photo, music and video sharing... Create multimedia panoramic slideshows.

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VUVOX allows you to create VUVOX allows you to create interactive slideshows and interactive slideshows and presentations of photos, presentations of photos,

video and music from Flickr, video and music from Flickr, Picasa Web Albums, YouTube, Picasa Web Albums, YouTube, Facebook or your PC. You can Facebook or your PC. You can share them with your friends, share them with your friends, and embed them on your blog and embed them on your blog

or website. or website.


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How can teachers use Vuvox How can teachers use Vuvox for language learning?for language learning?

Think about a possible task in Think about a possible task in just three minutesjust three minutes


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VuvoxVuvox

Task: the teacher divides the class Task: the teacher divides the class into teams of three. They have to into teams of three. They have to

create a presentation with photos, create a presentation with photos, text and two videos. The subject of text and two videos. The subject of

the presentation is their favorite three the presentation is their favorite three holiday spots (one per person). holiday spots (one per person).

Before doing it, the teacher shows Before doing it, the teacher shows students what kind of app is Vuvox. students what kind of app is Vuvox.

After finishing the task, students have After finishing the task, students have to correct their colleagues' mistakesto correct their colleagues' mistakes


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2. Voxopop2. Voxopop


Start a talkgroup on Voxopop! Use your real voice to share and discuss your interests and passions with people from around the world

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How can teachers use How can teachers use Voxopop for language Voxopop for language

learning?learning?



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VoxopopVoxopop

Task: the teacher tells students how to use Task: the teacher tells students how to use Voxopop, and after that, students have to Voxopop, and after that, students have to answer who the most influential person in answer who the most influential person in their lives is. Pupils have to record their their lives is. Pupils have to record their

voice directly via Voxopop. After finishing voice directly via Voxopop. After finishing the task, the teacher corrects one by one the task, the teacher corrects one by one

all the mistakes that appear in the all the mistakes that appear in the recordings.recordings.


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VoxopopVoxopopAn excellent example, by user mbuckhoff An excellent example, by user mbuckhoff


http://www.voxopop.com/topic/219820e3-d129-4db0-a105-cdb6559df1a0

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3. YouTube3. YouTube


Join the largest worldwide video-sharing community! Express yourself!

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How can teachers use How can teachers use YouTube for language YouTube for language

learning?learning?



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YouTubeYouTube

Task: the teacher shows students how to record Task: the teacher shows students how to record directly from YouTube with a webcam, and after directly from YouTube with a webcam, and after that students have to introduce themselves and that students have to introduce themselves and record it on YouTube. After finishing the task, record it on YouTube. After finishing the task,

students can watch the video clips recorded by students can watch the video clips recorded by all of them, and they have to correct them. One all of them, and they have to correct them. One

video clip at a time. Finally, teachers have to video clip at a time. Finally, teachers have to comment on the quality of the introductions and comment on the quality of the introductions and

correctionscorrections


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YouTubeYouTube

Remember that you have a lot video clips Remember that you have a lot video clips to learn English as a foreign language. to learn English as a foreign language.

YouTube has a huge video repository, and YouTube has a huge video repository, and the most famous producers are teachers: the most famous producers are teachers:

Marina OrlovaMarina Orlova (English teacher) and (English teacher) and ZuzanaZuzana (Gym trainer), both with more than (Gym trainer), both with more than 600 mil. views. 600 mil. views. MisterDuncanMisterDuncan is the other is the other

famous teacher in YouTube with his famous teacher in YouTube with his English learning video channel.English learning video channel.


http://www.youtube.com/user/hotforwords

http://www.youtube.com/user/charliejames1975

http://www.youtube.com/duncaninchina

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4. Tiny Classroom flash card app – Google 4. Tiny Classroom flash card app – Google DocDoc


Tiny Classroom is a feature-rich flash card application for foreign language study.

+ Flash card flip mode+ Written answers+ Auto play mode+ List view and filters+ Import flash cards from web+ Import or edit on phone

Tiny Classroom uses the Flash Card method to learn new foreign language vocabulary

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4. Tiny classroom flash card app4. Tiny classroom flash card app


In Tiny Classroom, your words are organized into lists, and lists are

arranged into groups. This hierarchy enables you to review and categorize

large numbers of words in a structured manner. Words are displayed on cards,

where the front and back of the card can display either your native or foreign language word. On the back of the card

you can also include additional information that will enhance your

study, such as pronunciation, phonetic representation, example usage or a

dictionary definition.

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4. Tiny classroom flash card app4. Tiny classroom flash card app


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FlashcardExchange.com, flash card directoryFlashcardExchange.com, flash card directory


http://www.flashcardexchange.com/

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How can teachers use flash How can teachers use flash cards and Google Doc for cards and Google Doc for

language learning?language learning?



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Flash card (Tiny Classroom)Flash card (Tiny Classroom)

TaskTask: teacher divides the class into three : teacher divides the class into three student teams. The goal of each team is to student teams. The goal of each team is to

implement a list of English idioms with implement a list of English idioms with Spanish equivalents, English synonyms Spanish equivalents, English synonyms

and English common sentences with and English common sentences with translations. Each card has two parts, the translations. Each card has two parts, the

word/sentence and the answer. Flash word/sentence and the answer. Flash cards must be exported to the mobile in cards must be exported to the mobile in

CSV or TXT formatCSV or TXT formatWeb 2.0 tools and tasks for language learningWeb 2.0 tools and tasks for language learning

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TaskTask

Students and teachers will use a Google Students and teachers will use a Google doc for doing it. That doc will be the doc for doing it. That doc will be the

container of all the data, dictionary or container of all the data, dictionary or whatever. The teacher will collect students' whatever. The teacher will collect students' emails in .txt format to use them in G.Docs emails in .txt format to use them in G.Docs

and GMail with a “carbon copy”, so they and GMail with a “carbon copy”, so they can write the dictionary in a collaborative can write the dictionary in a collaborative

way wherever they are.way wherever they are.


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It's your turnIt's your turn

More tasks: 6-11More tasks: 6-11

TiddlyWikiTiddlyWikiListen-and-write.comListen-and-write.com

EnglishTubeEnglishTubewallwisher.comwallwisher.com

voicethread.comvoicethread.comEncyclomediaEncyclomedia

DotsubDotsub


http://tiddlywiki.com/

http://www.Listen-and-write.com/

http://zopelana.org/englishtube

http://wallwisher.com/

http://voicethread.com/

http://www.encyclomedia.com/

http://dotsub.com/

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Thank you very muchThank you very much

If you have any issues or If you have any issues or suggestions please contact me suggestions please contact me

[email protected]@palazio.org

Visit me atVisit me athttp://zopelana.org/englishtubehttp://zopelana.org/englishtube

http://zopelana.org/englishhttp://zopelana.org/english


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http://zopelana.org/englishtube

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TISLID 2010, Second Part