Learning Call: 2019

Monday, December 30, 2019

Charades

Charades
App Android Apple

Sets

TTP Vocab 1: BkZAZ6Jp8

Saturday, August 31, 2019

Welcome to TILL 2019

Technology Integrated Language Learning
Busan University of Foreign Studies
TESOL Grad & Teacher Training Program
a COOL Course
(Collaborative Open Online Learning)
Group Site: TTP2019.blogspot.kr

Tools * Websites * Skills Training * Readings

TILL GROUP NOTES:    Elementary   Secondary

BANDS:   Whole TTP Elementary   Secondary
Quizlet Folder:    TTP2019
TTP Kitchen

LearningCall Diigo Group

TTP Youtube MegaPlaylist (join) Elementary MegaPlaylist (join) Secondary Megaplaylist (join) PopSongs for ELT (join)
Song Index Google Doc

Our Activity Database Experiment

Posts

Blogs

Elementary

Secondary

Monday, August 5, 2019

Homestretch Tasks of TILL 2019

For the remainder of TTP, TILL time will be spent....
...building a course website or portfolio of digital resources
...working on TILL-related projects with others
and/or
...reviewing skills and tools

Of course, it's always possible that Jeff might introduce a few more new tools or resources :)

Homestretch of TILL Tasks

Request slow-mo assistance with earlier buffet items (ask Jeff or submit anonymous request here)
Build a course website (Site Building Options)
revisiting the buffet
work on a tech-related MD project (Trello Guide , TTP2019 Trello Team)
check out what might be Jeff's new favorite browser, 'Brave'.

At the end of Session#4, you'll be asked to share (show & tell style) what you've worked on.

This Week's New Buffet Item - Interactive Video

Simon's Cat Channel Icecapades Interactive Prepositions

ISL Collective Video Lessons Creator

YouTube Cards

Thursday, July 4, 2019

Revisiting the TILL Buffet (2020)

Below is a list of items on the TILL Buffet. Some you might like try again, some you might have no interest in, and others you might not even remember. In any event, please help yourself :)

Go to Feedly and check out recent blog posts from current TTP'ers and TILL alumni
Build a collection of your favorite Kahoots, Charades sets, and Quizizz and/or start creating your own.
Create Quizlets, Padlet, or Wordart, and post it on your blog Site Building Tools
Work on a Prezi, Google Presentation, or Powtoon and post it on your blog Presentations Guide
Use one of the puzzle makers listed in the Activity Guide to make a crossword puzzle or word search.
Add videos to YouTube playlists and/'or create your own. Video Guide How-to Screencast
TTP MegaPlaylist Elementary MegaPlaylist Secondary Megaplaylist ELT Songs Playlist
Create a screencast using Ocam or Screencast-o-matic.com How-to Screencast Screencast
Brush up on your phrasal verb, tag questions, collocations, or other skills. Activity Guide
Check out English-related Instagram accounts or Facebook Groups on the Social Networking Guide
Download some audio books or podcasts that you can listen to on your way to BUFS. Audio Guide

Gather some interesting reading materials for students Reading Resources
Create your own Google map or add locations to the TTP2019 Google Map Mapping Tools
Creating an audio recording using Audacity and post it on your blog. Audio Guide
Use Google Translate to practice pronunciation
Create a class survey or quiz using Google Forms - example Google Form How-to Screencast
Create Mindmaps or Graphic Organizers and post them on your blog.
Upload photos (or organize your photos) at photos.google.com or
Continue looking through the megalist of CALL websites or the LearningCall Diigo group or network and add bookmark sites with Diigo.
Use text to speech tools (or grab a nearby native English speaker) to create mp3 files of texts and dialogues. Audio Guide
Go to the Digital Storytelling Guide and create a story with Storybird or a comic strip with Storyboardthat.com
Go to the Reading Resources page, find some materials of interest to your students and post on your blog.

A few things we skipped on our first lap around the buffet
Use Windows Movie Maker or another video editor to edit a video. Video Guide Overview Screencast
Create your own Hot Potatoes Activities Hot Potatoes Guide
Create some funny images with sites like Photofunia and post on your blog Site Building Tools
Information about finding copyright friendly images, sounds, and other media Copyright & Fair Use
A little grammar fun Eli Hinkle's Teaching Tips
(swf files: Tenses Prepositions ..ing)

Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Course Website Options

Blog Platforms (Blogger, Wordpress, or Edublogs)

BLOGGER

Former Trainees' Blogger Examples: MOAEnglish, Claire's English Playground, Happy English w/Xena SmartLearning, Undertaker's English, Coffee with Jackie, Humming English,

Jeff's Sites: Writingbridges, BUFS GSIT, BUFSENG, EnglishwithJeff (Wordpress)

WORDPRESS
Wordpress.org Support Wordpress.com Hosting

TTP2019 Wordpress Sandbox

Teacherbridges.com/ttp2019/
ID: ttp2019 Password: T......!

EDUBLOG Edublogs.org TheEdublogger.com

Edublog Megalist of Class Blogs

Learning Management Systems

Google Classroom

https://classroom.google.com Video Guide: Google Classroom for Everyone its finally here! NEW 2017 Features
Presentation Guide: Intro to Google Classrom
TTP2019 Demo Class:Join Code: 5fg2us

Schoology Schoology.com
Schoology (video introduction) Schoology Tutorial Playlist

Use 4ttp2019@gmail.com as the main admin account Schoology (video introduction) Schoology Tutorial Playlist

Join Codes

Clare Class: KCQR-G5KX-DC5FX

Clare Class, Storybook: XTVM-H92M-XBF4J

Technology Use: QCG2-WX5Q-GDJH9

with Lia: Reading: 8RWJ-M98W-ZKXMJ

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Student YouTube Faves

Students' Favorite YouTube Channels

Weehom Liau

Sunday, June 23, 2019

Feed Us...with Feedly!

Feed Us with Feedly!

Using an RSS Reader like Feedly.com to subscribe to sites you like.

We will do this in class together, but if you have any additional questions, you can watch the screencast below. In order to get things set up, you will need to download the TTP2019 opml file

Step#1: Download these two files

TTP2020 opml file

Assorted-feeds.ompl file

Step#2: Go to Feedly.com and Log in with your Google Account

Step#3: Click your ID icon in the bottom left and 'Organize Sources'.

Step#4: Click 'Import OPML' and find the files you downloaded.
Start with ttp2020.opml and then assorted-feeds.opml.
It will take a minute or two to process all of the feeds.

Slightly outdated screencast guide

Please create a blog post about and/or including some of the things you've found via Feedly.

Friday, June 21, 2019

TTP Solstice Friday Agenda - June 21, 2019

Create a Summer To Do List Doc in your Journals folder Jeff's
Share selected items on ‘Our TTP 2019 Summer To Do List’
Add items to Curriculum Topics Covered by Year
Share IBLL & PBLL Discussion notes and ideas
Get ready for TD#2
Need Ideas? Check out Google's New Chromebook App Hub
Share Play Day photos
Revisit TILL Holes in the Wall
Explore IBLL, PBLL, and related resources
ER Log and personal Quizlet up-to-date?

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Week#15 - TILL Review Drills

First Up: Please take the TILL Task Interest Survey

Next up: TILL Drills!
Remember that tsunami of TILL Tools we surfed back during the chilly months of March & April.
It's time to see how much we remember.

Try to complete as many of these tasks as you can.

Add videos to a YouTube playlist
TTP MegaPlaylist Elementary MegaPlaylist Secondary Megaplaylist PopSongs for ELT
Create a Google Form Questionnaire and post it on your blog
Find an interesting Google Map and post it on your blog
(Mapping Tools)
Embed a Quizlet, animated Wordart, Google Presentation, and/or Ted Talk on your blog
Find or Create a Quizizz and post the code on the TILL Group Notes Elementary, Secondary)
Create an mp3 file of a text to speech recording of
‘Hey Jeff, I know how to make an audio recording of a 'text to speech' sentence. Pretty cool, eh?” and post it on your blog. (see Audio Guide)
Rank these words from most common to least common:
connoisseur embellish morsel reckon lucrative trickle brat soggy
(see Week#5 Buffet / reference)

Friday, June 14, 2019

TILL Holes in the Wall

Using a Smart board

Show us what we can do with a smartboard and how we can effectively use it in our teaching

https://mytechclassroom.com/how-to-use-smartboards-in-the-classroom/

Google Classroom

Set up an experimental Google Classroom for TTP. Teach us how to use it as teachers and students and provide us with some sample activities.
Use 4ttp2019@gmail.com as the main admin account

Classroom.google.com

Video Guide: Google Classroom for Everyone its finally here! NEW 2017 Features

Presentation Guide: Intro to Google Classroom

Join Code: 5fg2us

Using Schoology

Set up an experimental Schoology.com class for TTP. Teach us how to use it as teachers and students and provide us with some sample activities.
Use 4ttp2019@gmail.com as the main admin account Schoology (video introduction) Schoology Tutorial Playlist

Join Codes

Clare Class: KCQR-G5KX-DC5FX

Clare Class, Storybook: XTVM-H92M-XBF4J

Technology Use: QCG2-WX5Q-GDJH9

with Lia: Reading: 8RWJ-M98W-ZKXMJ

Audio Recording, Mixing, and Editing

Show us how audio recorded on two or more phones can be mixed into on sound file along with a bit of a musical backtrack. Show us other cool audio editing tricks with Audacity and/or other audio software. Audacity Guide

Screen Mirroring

Show us some options for screen mirroring and how to use the different functions of mirroring in our teaching. Possibilities include: ApowerMirror & Airdroid

Friday, April 12, 2019

Google Forms & Add-ons

Guides

Google Form Guide
General Screencast
Quiz Screencast
Examples:
- TP2020 Demo Quiz- TTP Entrance Questionnaire
. EGL115 Midterm Challenge
- Assorted School Forms

Save as Doc Chrome Add-on to help view responses

To use a Google Form as a Quiz

To find add-ons for Docs, Sheets, or Slides

To embed on a page, click 'Send / <>'

Friday, April 5, 2019

Week#5 Buffet - TD Ahoy!

ER Resources

Lounge Goodies

Quizlet - search 'Title Chapter'

Reference

Examples: Google Translate (expand, more examples)
Word Frequency: Wordcount.org or Google a word in "quotes" "visit" vs. "sojourn" and check the number of results
Usage(collocations): Ozdic.com
UsingEnglish.com - reference and forums

Teaching Demonstration Thoughts

- 50+%,

- output documentation

- during TD, lean into 'teacher mode'

- whole group, anyone?

- part 1- part 2
- Self-Assessment, Embrace the Experiment, Don't be afraid to flop

- Tentative Schedule Here

Classroom English/ TEE
- Classroom English Megalist * Checking for Understanding (ICQ & CCQ)

More TEE Resources

TILL Output

Produce at least one blog post describing how you can use one or more TILL tools in your teaching. Create at least one example teaching object (e.g. Quizlet set, Wordart, Quizizz, etc.) and link to or embed it on your blog.

Audio Guide Odds & Ends

Text to Speech Tools

Free Natural Reader (text-to-speech with variable accents and speed
TTSreader.com/
Fomtexttospeech.com (downloadable)
Oddcast.com (multilingual demo)
Read Aloud - Chrome Extension
Voki.com (animated text to speech or recorded voice) Voki Guide Screencast
Examples: Text to Speech Voice Recording

Questions for Former Trainees
Elementary Secondary

TTP 2018 Overseas Albums (Elementary Secondary Secondary#2)

Friday, March 29, 2019

Week#4 Odds & Ends

Odds & Ends

Side TTP Blogroll (adding gadgets)
Archive.org (Wayback Machine)
LyricsTraining.com (Make your own - 'New Exercise') (remove ads with Adblock)
FreeESLMaterials.com
Website Mega-buffet

Video Playlists
TTP MegaPlaylist Elementary MegaPlaylist Secondary Megaplaylist PopSongs for ELT

(click +add icon) Photo Albums
Whole Group Elementary Secondary

Audio Guide

Audacity & Audio Recording/Editing

Audacity - a free, cross-platform, open source tool for recording and editing audio.
You can download Audacity here. - In order to export mp3 files with it, you will also need to download and install the Lame Encoder. -The screencast below shows how to use Audacity.

Audacity Introduction Screencast

Graphic Organizers and Mind Mapping