The Connected Classroom

Tools to Revolutionise Speaking Activities

www.teachertrainingvideos.comRussell Stannard

www.teachertrainingvideos.comTodays TalkQuick bit of information about meFocus on technologies for speakingQuestions

www.teachertrainingvideos.comBig thank you to Express PublishingExpress publishing sponsored my whole trip to Sirolo.Excellent CLIL apps that go along with their CLIL readers which I love and recommend on my site.Watch this video that Russell made.

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Russell StannardPart-time lecturer MA in ELT at the University of WarwickNorwich Institute for Language Education.Currently working on EU funded project VideoForAll( see end)Run www.teachertrainingvideos.comFree website that offers step by step help videos to show teachers how to use technology in their teaching.Now visited by around 350,000 teachers a year.Newsletter with nearly 20,000 subscribers.Subscribe to my newsletter by clicking herewww.teachertrainingvideos.comEarly work in developing speakingFrustrated in what I could get students to do for homeworkFrustrated with the amount of speaking I could get my students to doInfluenced by the work of Peter Schneider/David Kluge ( see references)Practice a speaking activity in the class but do recordings at homeTrying to find easy technologies that can allow even technophobic teachers to try out my ideasLooked at both short recordings and longer pieces

www.teachertrainingvideos.comHow my work links to CLILLUse speaking to summarise work from projects, reflect on learning, final presentations ( not always writing)Change learning styles, develop fluency, presentation skills etcThis has a lot of relevance to the type of work we could do in CLILL-At the end of a module groups of students record presentations of what they have learnt.-At the end of a unit students reflect on what they have learnt-The teacher provides a series of questions based on a book the students have to read ( CLIL-Learning content rather than a story)

www.teachertrainingvideos.comVocarooSimple websiteClick on a button, record yourself speakingPress another button and send the recording like an emailTeachers receive the email and can listenGreat for getting students to talkRecordings can be collected and built up over a courseWatch this video to see how easy it is.

www.teachertrainingvideos.comEarly work with VocarooFrom 15 students on a Spanish course in the first week only 3 students did the work.I played the best examples in the class.Slowly more students began doing it.Build up collections of student recordings using VocarooI learnt to link the lesson and the recordings more tightly together.

www.teachertrainingvideos.comLinkingwww.teachertrainingvideos.comPractice stageThe practice stage is vital

Dont expect students to go home and make recordings unless they are REALLY clear what they have to do.

www.teachertrainingvideos.comOne ideaPrepare as group of 33 minute2 minute1 minuteThen students make recording 2 minutes at home/class

ScaffoldingYou do an example firstYou provide some guide questionsYou provide some key wordsThe students make a planThe students use pictures

www.teachertrainingvideos.comMyBrainSharkFirst introduced this tool in 2011Allows students to upload PowerPoint presentations and then add their voicesHow to use the toolGreat for end of modules, units, projectsCan be used as part of formative assessmentExample from one of my studentsStudent had been doing a project on Internet SecurityStudied topic, gathered information, seen examples from me, then students make an exampleHere is an example from a studentwww.teachertrainingvideos.comFood for thoughtWhat feedback would you give to Mechelle?

www.teachertrainingvideos.comCheck list for the students

www.teachertrainingvideos.comUsing myBrainSharkPlenty of preparationGet students to work in groups-not aloneThink carefully about your marking criteriaThink about what the students can self/peer reflection and what the teacher needs to do.Remember the more the students process the feedback the more they will remember.Involving them more in the evaluation procedures will foster autonomy.www.teachertrainingvideos.comUsing MyBrainSharkAnother ExampleCecliia-Reflecting on a lesson

Think aboutPresentation at end of module in groupsInterview with questions provided by the studentsInterview with questions provided by the teacherPeer feedback/Self reflection

www.teachertrainingvideos.comPresent.MeCurrently the most popular tool on my website.Huge impact when I first demonstrated the site.Allows you to upload a PowerPoint presentation/Google Doc and add your voice and webcam.This is how it works. Click hereIncredible potential for Blended Learning, Flipped Classroom, developing fluency etc Example from Jonathan using Present.Me

www.teachertrainingvideos.comPresent MeHas potential for being used for exam oral practice in pairs, groupsGood for speaking activitiesPresentations on topicsPresentations at the end of unitsAssessed work etc

www.teachertrainingvideos.comWhere to keep all this stuff?How to students keep all their recordings organised?How do we make it easy to review their work?Moodle/BlackboardWikiBlog ( click on blog to watch video example)Edmodowww.teachertrainingvideos.comReferencesLam, R and Lee, I. (2010). Balancing the dual functions of portfolio assessment. ELT-J 64/1Kluge, D. Boosting Speaking Fluency through Partner Taping ITESLJ-available at http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Kluge-PartnerTaping.html Shneider P. Using Partner taping ITESLJ-available athttp://iteslj.org/Techniques/Kluge-PartnerTaping.html

www.teachertrainingvideos.comHelp videos for all the tools I showed you.MybrainSharkhttp://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/brain/index.htmlPresentMehttp://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/presentme/index.htmlVocaroohttp://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/vocaroo/index.html

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