Two web tools to help support learners with authentic online material

Exploiting web-based sources for practice at home.

Jo Gakonga

elt-training.com

Study time

ESOL learners

Work

Family commitments

Money/ work/ family/ visa worries

Language study at home???!!!

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Flipped classroom

Homework

Advantages of authentic material

Real language

Sense of achievement

Promotes autonomy

Difficulty of level

How can you support them?

Two tools that will help to support learners with online authentic content.

For video content

For text content

http://www.educanon.com/index

What does it do?

Takes authentic video Allows you to add tasks

• Multiple choice• Check all that apply• Reflective pause

Can link questions to web pages/ embed material

Here’s one that I made earlier…

The present perfect

www.educanon.com/public/13020/198985?cn=s

Why is this better than a worksheet?

• It’s all on one link for learners• Questions inserted at certain points• You can know if they have done it and

which questions they have got right.

Much more control

www.educanon.com/listcode/198985/e8e217

Will this take me a lot of time?

Yes… but…

• Useful• Re-useable• Shareable

For text content

Takes text content

• Underlines/ highlights• Adds notes/ questions/ definitions• Shareable

Here’s another one I made earlier…

http://www.scrible.com/contentview/page/QKG80905H4KSO23A14O1O0PE42C0G0A2:127370526/index.html?utm_source=tb_share&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=trans&_sti=2168269

http://1000words.org.uk/would-you-like-to-come-in/

http://1000words.org.uk/would-you-like-to-come-in/

http://www.scrible.com/contentview/page/QKGQ0901H40C827A14C3O19R42E0I4A6:127425770/index.html

Any questions?

NATECLA

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