Learning Call: Spring 2017: Weeks #1 & 2 - Course Overview and Setup

The goal of the first two weeks is to get oriented to the course, acquainted with each other, and get set up with some of the accounts and tools we'll be using (and to grab your first plate of goodies from the CALL buffet).

To Do List (Short Version)

Diigo - Install the 'Blue d' (Diigo Chrome extension). Create a Diigo Account Join the Learning Call Group Explore the CALL Website Buffet and use Diigo to bookmark a few sites. Go to your favorite teaching site, bookmark it, and share it with the LearningCall Diigo Group.
Create a Blogger Blog
Create your first blog post - perhaps your favorite teaching video from YouTube.
Create a Quizlet Account. Join BUFS TTP AND the TTP2017 Quizlet Classes.
Create your own Quizlet of TTP Vocabulary and add it to the TTP2017 Quizlet Class.
Post your Quizlet on your blog by copying the embed code - Screencast Guide here
Add your Blogger URL, Diigo Profile URl, and Quizlet Profile URL to the TTP Account Info Doc
Go to your Google Drive and make sure you have access to your TTP Journal Folder and Documents. Rename your ER Log to "Your Name - TTP Extensive Reading Log"
Enjoy watching your classmates Introduction Videos in the TTP Band
(Optional) Watch the videos about Flipped Classrooms and SOLE.

Please look below for more details and guides.

Week#1&2 Tasks:

Create your Gmail Account.
Create a Blog by going to http://blogger.com/ or clicking the 'Google Matrix/More/Blogger' from your Gmail menu. Blogger Guide here. Create your first blog post about anything you like. Add your Blog URL to the TTP Account Info Doc

To see some examples of what you can do with a 'Blogger' blog check out the ones below.
From former TTP Trainees
Humming English, Nayoung's English, Jackie's Ideabox, Claire's English Playground, SmartLearning, Undertaker's English, Happy English w/Xena

... and others

Blog-EFL (by Graham Stanley - CALL practitioner extraordinaire)

The Korean Foreigner (from a Gyopo resident of Korea)

LearningCall.net (this site)

To experiment with your new blog, try
- posting a photo
- posting a video
- adding 'gadgets' to the side of your blog
Create an account at https://diigo.com Register here. Step by step Diigo Guide here. Make sure to Join the Learning Call Group . Diigo is a social bookmarking tool that allows you to bookmark sites from any computer, share those links with others, and tune in to other peoples' links.
After you've registered, try bookmarking at least three sites. Sample the Buffet! Go to the Websites page and explore some of the CALL related websites . For a Korean-friendly look at some great CALL sites and tools, you can check out 오정훈 's site: http://www.ismartedu.net/ You can also look through some of the skills guides listed in the left side column. Try to bookmark anything interesting using Diigo.
Add your Diigo Profile URL to the TTP Account Info Doc
Create an account at Quizlet.com. You can use your gmail address if desired.
Join the BUFS TTP Quizlet Class AND the TTP2017 Class. You can explore some of the quizlets there from past cohorts of TTP and browse through millions of other Quizlet sets.
Quizlet App here.
(Optional) Look at some of the tools we'll be experimenting with and how current and former trainees have used them.

Apps to Install

Band

Android Apple

Google+

Android Apple

Blogger

Android Apple

Google Hangout

Android Apple

Google Translate

Android Apple

Quizlet

Android Apple

Extra Special Super Important Very Fun Week#1 Assignment Post a 1~5 minute INTRODUCTION VIDEO to the your the TTP Whole Group BAND
You can take a ‘selfie video’ with your phone or get help from a friend. Be as creative as you like! (e.g. give a tour of your home, take us out with you on Friday night, sing your favorite song, etc.) If you have any problems uploading the video to the Band, email the file to Jeff at pufslebow@gmail.com

(Optional) This course is conducted as a type of 'Flipped Classroom' and integrates elements of 'SOLE' (Self-Organized Learning Environments). The materials below this will provide you with some background information about these approaches.

Sugata Mitra - SOLE (Self Organized Learning Environment)