Workshop

Mind the App!Thomas Strasser

www.learning-reloaded.com thomas.strasser@schule.at | @thomas_strasser

June 27th, 2013, Webinar, 19:00-20:00 CET

Simple but effective internet tools for the EFL-lesson.

Helbling

Educational Applications(Churchill 2006, Heckmann & Strasser 2012, Strasser, 2012, 2013, Strasser & Pachler 2013)

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3 domains

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Quick ‘n dirty

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Focus on didactics, not on the tool/technology

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Educational Applications are not arocket science.

www.tagxedo.com

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Potential

• Text analysis (songs, speeches, poems, etc.)

• Guess the celeb

• Brainstorming

• Improve productive skills

www.spreaker.com

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Potential

• Professional podcasting (quick ‘dirty)

• Radio shows

• Audio learning diary

• Audio book report

• Etc.

www.padlet.com

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Potential

• Brainstorming/mindmapping

• feedback

• Word of the day

• Who am I?

www.flipsnack.com

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Potential

• Illustrate texts (layout, design)

• Tourist brochure

• Book report

• newspaper

www.tricider.com

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Potential

• Expressing your point of view

• Controversial discourse

Penzu.com

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Potential

• portfolio

• Sharing material

• Learning diary

www.classtools.net

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Potential

• Create various quiz types

• Fakebook

• Fake SMS

www.cueprompter.com

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Potential

• News reporter

• Presidential speech

• castings

• reading

• Spot the mistake

www.easydefine.com

www.wordsift.com

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Edupad.ch

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Potential

• Collaborative text production

• “Netiquette“

• Brainstorming

• Backchannelling

• Feedback

Storybird.com

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Potential

• Text production within a creative context

• Text production with visual inputs

The book:www.helblinglanguages.com/mindtheapp

Free video tutorials!

Free links, resources!

Thanks for your attention!

Dr. Thomas Strasser

thomas.strasser@schule.at

www.learning-reloaded.com

@thomas_strasser

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