ODRŽIVI JAVNI PROSTORI
Dec 19, 2014
Webtools and websites
Listening and Speaking
Fotobabble is an online tool to combine photos with audio. It is free and easy to use.
It is appropriate for children, teenagers and adults
Disadvantage: not available offline
CREATING A FOTOBABBLEIn three simple steps
1. Upload your photo and press create2. Give it a name and record your audio. Then press save
3. Enjoy! Now you have a picture that tells a story
LESSON PLANUsing fotobabble
Travelling Ss pick a photo of their holidays to tell a short anecdote.
Places I’d like to visit
Ss pick a photo of a place they’d like to visit and provide a short explanation
Sample: My pets
Ss pick a photo of their pets and describe them
LESSON PLANpositive and negative aspects
The stories can be presented in a more creative way
Ss organize what they want to say and may feel more confident because they are recording themselves
Fotobabbles can only last one minute so Ss’ll have to select what information is more relevant
Fotobabble needs internet access both to create them and to watch them
USEFUL LINKS
Video Tutorial:
Teaching ideas:fotobabbles about teaching ideas
More ideas for the English Classroom
https://www.youtube.com/show/10questions
Time.com
Interviews
Trustworthy info
Famous people?
Free access
Constant video updates
https://www.youtube.com/show/10questions
Advertising
Extremely easy to use Download the video onto your computer
https://www.youtube.com/show/10questions
Education-related features
Target: young adults onwards
Level: Intermediate onwards
Topics: Rather serious; not for kids
Learning styles: auditory and visual mostly
Proper realia
Doesn’t offer ready-made activities
Some videos include a transcript
https://www.youtube.com/show/10questions
Research TIME! (pre-viewing)
Prediction TIME! (pre-viewing)
Guessing “what” TIME!
Guessing “who” TIME!
Interviewing TIME! Try also using..
Try these teaching ideas out...
https://www.youtube.com/show/10questions
Interviewing TIME! (sample)
Created with.. http://blabberize.com/view/id/1129368
Accuracy and acceptance Content ⇒audio files,while and after-listening activities (pdf and word
files) and quizzes (2 different ones) Content => dated No area under construction No reference as regards the last time the site was updated
Some links are not valid ⇒ ‘About the author’.
Authority and coverage
Sean Banville (2006) = University of Birmingham Contact = e-mail address , twitter or blog Links to other materials -his personal e-book- and other sites of his
own Several adds = makes it annoying to navigate the website.
Audience and relevance
Intended audience ==> teachers of English and students Topics ==> some are appropriate for children -Autumn, football or
holidays- whilst some others are not blood, prostitution, etc. Material ⇒ Audio and while and post-listening activities More relevant and ‘in-context’ material could be found somewhere
else -tv shows or films.
Educational focus
Main focus ==> listening skills Learners with auditory preferences Learners with visual preferences Appropriate stages of the National Curriculum or examination body
= no links at all.
Ease of use
Easy to find the listening you are looking for = unnecessary to add a search facility within the site.
Site = easy to use It loads quickly 100% free Registration=Not needed
Ease of use
It might be difficult to find the place where to listen to the audio file No reference = level of difficulty or intended audience Design = not attractive Site is copyrighted –2006-2014- and Sean encourages users to
recommend this site on blogs, forums or other sites.
Ideas on how to use this website
- Select a topic you are interested in- Listen to the audio file- Do the while and post-listening activities related to that audio file
Sock Puppets
★Free application ★Available in the app store ★For iPhone, iPod, iTouch, iPad or
your Mac PC.
SOCK PUPPETS
SOCK PUPPETS FREE APP
Create your own puppet shows.
Create lip-synched cartoons: puppets
automatically lip-synch to your voice.
Friends can work together and create hilarious
conversations with multiple puppets.
Share them on Facebook or YouTube.
Sock Puppet Tutorial
Learn everything you need to know about how to create and share
your very own movies! Click on the video link to watch a tutorial
hosted by our puppet friends Socky and Sandy..
Sock Puppet Home Screen ● start new projects● open saved projects● purchase add-ons from the
Store.
SOCK PUPPETS TUTORIAL SOCK PUPPETS FREE APP
SOCK PUPPETS SELECTION SCREENS
# Character Select Screen.
Choose and select up to four
characters for your story.
# Background Select Screen
Select up to five backgrounds.
Import your OWN backgrounds right from your camera roll by
tapping the Import button.
# Props and Scenery Screen
Choose several things to spruce up your sock puppet scene.
SOCK PUPPETS FREE APP TEACHING IDEAS
TEACHING IDEAS:
* Young students can explore creative storytelling, show their
feelings, watch and listen to their creations, share them and
HAVE FUN!!
*Teachers can create puppet shows that review vocabulary,
model behavior, help children develop language skills, their
imagination, problem solving, and creative thinking.
SOCK PUPPETS FREE APP Advantages and Disadvantages
ADVANTAGES
+It’s a free application available on the App store.
+It’s easy to use, it has a user friendly format,
+Tutorials included.
DISADVANTAGES
- It’s designed for iPhones, iPods, and iPads.
- You can also download it on your PC, but only if it’s a
MAC!
http://www.listen-and-write.com/
Educational focus
* Free listening and spelling practice
* Target: teenage and adult learners
+ Offers practice in different
languages
+ Practice divided into levels of
proficiency. Level test available
+ Score for activities includes
animated fireworks if they have
done well
- Ignores some punctuation marks
- May contain some mistakes
http://www.listen-and-write.com/
+ Website updated regularly
+ Quite user-friendly website; tutorial video available.
- Using the site requires registration
+ Registration is very simple
http://www.listen-and-write.com/
Teaching idea: T can prepare a recording for their students to work with + Users can contribute their own recordings to the website