Multi-media Tools for Learning English

UNIVERSIDAD NACIOINAL MICAELA BASTIDAS DE APURIMAC

“Curso Internacional sobre Estrategias de Enseñanza y Aprendizaje del Idioma Ingles.”

July 21 & 22, 2013

Claudia Behnke

VOKI

• Create speaking, animated avatars for speaking and listening activities.

• Students love these!

• FREE!• http://www.voki.com/

VOKI EXAMPLE• Examples of Voki activities

• Listening comprehension activity using Voki (listening in an interaction with the teacher)

• Students listen to a recording on Vocaroo (Vocaroo.com) giving a brief description of a famous figure in Latin America including a physical description.

• Students then create their own Voki that resembles the physical description. After brief research, the student then records a short message speaking as if they were the famous person.

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VOKI EXAMPLE

• Jigsaw activity: Thanksgiving Day

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FOTOBABBLE

• Upload a photo and record audio for up to 1 minute.

• Students can upload a photo and describe the photo, narrate a story, etc.

• Teachers can send students the photo with an audio message giving instructions for an activity.

• Free!• http://www.fotobabble.com/

FOTOBABBLE EXAMPLE

• Students select an image of an animal from the internet.

• Students record themselves speaking for 1 minute as if they were they animal looking for the ideal owner.

• http://www.fotobabble.com/m/NEduN3JtWitjM1k9

FOTOBABBLE EXAMPLE

• Students upload a photo and record audio to describe the photo.

• What are going to wear for the New Year’s party?

• http://www.fotobabble.com/m/UmNzL0MwMStQMzg9#.TrMYs7aV2kY.facebook

BLOGS

• Students create blogs and publish content.

• Teachers create blogs to share content and activities.

• Students follow other blogs in English.

• FREE! • http:/spa512blogclaudia.blogspot.com/

GLOGSTER• Students create multi-media

posters.

• FREE!

• Possible applications:

• Book Review

• “All about me”

• Cultural presentation• http://www.glogster.com/

• http://www.glogster.com/claudetteaz/glog-claudiabehnke/g-6m3116pp633upqc0hsquma0

WEEBLY• Create your own website!

• Publish activities and resources for students.

• Publish student work.

• Create community by announcing different activities to practice English outside of class!

• FREE! • http://claudiabehnke.weebly.com/seacute-ciudadano-global.html

OTHER TOOLS:

• Vocaroo - record audio clips to practice speaking and listening (FREE!).

• http://vocaroo.com/

• Youtube - Use for listening activities or students can create and upload videos (FREE!).

• http://www.youtube.com/ or teacher tube http://www.teachertube.com/

• Screencast - Record a video from your computer desktop with audio (FREE!).

• http://screencast-o-matic.com/

FACEBOOK• Students participate in an online

learning community.

• They share projects and comment other students work.

• The teacher maintains communication with students and students maintain communication with other students.

• FREE!

• Facebook demonstration on Saturday!

QUESTIONS?

• Find this presentation at:

• Contact me:

• Claudia.behnke.az@gmail.com