Week#2 - 3+3 Hanging out with G+, Blogger Tweaks, & Activities Intro

Hanging Out in the Google Universe
Google+ Hangout Guide
In class: Hangout Text Chat, Video Hangout, Activities Overview
After Class: Update your Google+ profile, find others to follow (3+3er's here), Download Hangout app if interested.

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Blogger Tweaks
Questions?

To see some examples of what you can do with a 'Blogger' blog check out the ones below.

• SmartLearning (by former TTP Trainee 오정훈)
• Collablogatorium (by Carla Arena - CALL practitioner extraordinaire)
• ESLTeacher in Korea (University instructor in Busan)
• 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
• embedding a presentation from slideshare or Ted Talk or Quizlet (using html mode)

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Activities, Games, & Quizzes

• Explore the Games & Activities Guide 
• Creation Sites:  Proprofs    Quizlet  Jeopardy (challenging)   Jeopardy Kids  
• Look at 오정훈's examples - Hot Potatoes  ProProfs  Quizlet   WallWisher  (nice Google Doc usage here)
• Play a few online Word Games
  
  To Do
• Explore activity sites and use Diigo to bookmark your favorite sites
  Use our Hangout to share and comment on any interesting finds 
• Create something with Quizlet, Profprofs, or Wallwisher and post it on your blog
• Create other kinds of games using websites or downloadable programs
• Create a short blog post about your thoughts on activity resources and using them in your teaching

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Quizlet

Help edit this set by registering at Quizlet (confirm your email), joining the BUFS TTP class(wait for Jeff to accept your enrollment), and then edit the set.

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Week#1 - 3+3 Fall 2013

The goal of the first week is to get set up with some of the accounts and tools we'll be using (and to grab your first plate of goodies from the buffet).

Week#1 Tasks:

• Go to gmail.com and Create a gmail account if you don't already have one. (this ID might be used for public posting. If you want to remain anonymous online, please choose a pseudonym - don't use your real name as an ID).


• We will go over the Tips & Tricks page in class. If you have any questions, take another look and/or ask Jeff for clarification.

• Create a Blog by going to http://blogger.com/ or clicking 'More/Blogger' from your Gmail menu.  Blogger Guide here.  Create your first blog post about anything you like.
  To see some examples of what you can do with a 'Blogger' blog check out the ones below.
  
  SmartLearning (by former TTP Trainee 오정훈)
  Collablogatorium (by Carla Arena - CALL practitioner extraordinaire)
  ESLTeacher in Korea (University instructor in Busan)
  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
    - embedding a presentation from slideshare (using html mode)
  
• Complete the CALL Entrance Survey
  
• If you'd like to update your Google+ Profile, go to http://plus.google.com and click 'Profile/About/Edit Profile'.
  
• Create an account at Diigo.com   Register here. Step by step  Diigo Guide here.  After you've registered, try bookmarking at least three sites.  Diigo allows you to bookmark sites from any computer, share those links with others, and tune in to other peoples' links.Sample the Buffet!  Go to the Websites page and explore some of the CALL related websites or look through some of the skills guides listed in the left side column.  Try to bookmark anything interesting using Diigo.

• (Optional) Watch Salman Khan's Ted Talk about The Flipped Classroom. This course is conducted as a type of 'Flipped Classroom' and this will provide you with some background information about this approach.

Week#3 (5+1) - Audio & Video

Discussion

• What types of video and audio materials do you use in your teaching and/or learning?
• What sources do you use other than textbook and curriculum CD's?
• What kinds of  audio/video materials would you like to find for classroom use?
• What skills (if any) would you like to develop in order to make better use of audio and video in your teaching and learning?

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Video
In-class overview of the Video Guide

• Sites that use video for language learning
• Downloading YouTube and other online videos
• Editing videos with Windows Movie Maker
• Watching TV Shows and Movies online
• Screen capturing & sharing

Things to try...

-  Look at the Video Guide  Explore the sites listed there.  Remember to use Diigo to bookmark those or other video sites of interest.
- Go to YouTube.com, find any video of interest and post it on your blog (instructions here)
- Use a video download tool (like Torch or  KeepVid.com) to save a video file from a YouTube Video
- Use Windows Movie Maker to edit that video.
- Use your webcam to create and post your own video on YouTube.  Become a YouTube Star!  Guide here

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 Audio Sites & Tools

• Go to the Audio Guide
• Visit some of the audio sites, bookmark those of interest. 
• Take a look at the chatbots. Create your own at Voki if you like
• Try using Audacity to record and edit audio. 

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If time and determination permit, you can experiment with Google+ Hangout.

If you'd like to stream and record a Hangout, try starting a 'Hangout on Air'.

More info about Hangouts in the Google+ Hangout Guide

Week#4 - Odds & Ends

Other Items on the Buffet

• Mapping
• Social networking
• Graphic organizers
• Images

Week#2 - Games, Quizzes, & Activities

• Discuss
  - the current and desired use of computer-based Games & Activities in your teaching
  - any updates on personal CALL projects for your classroom 
• Explore the Games & Activities Guide 
• Creation Sites: Proprofs Quizlet Jeopardy (challenging) Jeopardy Kids 
• Play a few online Word Games 
• Look at 오정훈's examples - Hot Potatoes ProProfs Quizlet WallWisher (nice Google Doc usage here)
  

       To Do

• Explore activity sites and use Diigo to bookmark your favorite sites
  Use our Hangout to share and comment on any interesting finds 
• Create something with Quizlet, Profprofs, or Wallwisher and post it on your blog
• Create other kinds of games using websites or downloadable programs
• Create a short blog post about your thoughts on activity resources and using them in your teaching

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Quizlet Options

Learn




Help edit this set by registering at Quizlet (confirm your email), joining the BUFS TTP class(wait for Jeff to accept your enrollment), and then edit the set.

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Requests
  Trailers with subtitles:
  Captionfish.com/trailers/archive     Dotsub Trailers
  Self-subtitling sites:
  DotSub.com    Amara.org    Overstream.net

Subtitle download Sites

TV & Movie Subtitles & Transcripts
Anysubs.com Tvsubtitles.net Script-o-rama SimplyScript   Subscene.com/
OpenSubtitles.org (Korean Subtitles)

English Subtitles for Korean shows http://withs2.com/

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Short skit scripts

LazyBee Scripts     Short Plays and Simple Scripts    FreeDrama Short Scripts    Fables
    Reader's Theater     Timeless Teacher Scripts

Week#1 - Summer 2013

The goal of the first week is to get set up with some of the accounts and tools we'll be using (and to grab your first plate of goodies from the buffet).

Week#1 Tasks:

• We will go over the Tips & Tricks page in class. If you have any questions, take another look and/or ask Jeff for clarification.
    

• Create a Blog by going to http://blogger.com/ or clicking 'More/Blogger' from your Gmail menu.  Blogger Guide here.  Create your first blog post about anything you like.
  To see some examples of what you can do with a 'Blogger' blog check out the ones below.
  
  SmartLearning (by former TTP Trainee 오정훈)
  Collablogatorium (by Carla Arena - CALL practitioner extraordinaire)
  ESLTeacher in Korea (University instructor in Busan)
  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
    - embedding a presentation from slideshare (using html mode)
  

• If you'd like to update your Google+ Profile, go to http://plus.google.com and click 'Profile/About/Edit Profile'.
  
• Create an account at Diigo.com   Register here. Step by step  Diigo Guide here.  After you've registered, try bookmarking at least three sites.  Diigo allows you to bookmark sites from any computer, share those links with others, and tune in to other peoples' links.Sample the Buffet!  Go to the Websites page and explore some of the CALL related websites or look through some of the skills guides listed in the left side column.  Try to bookmark anything interesting using Diigo.

• (Optional) Watch Salman Khan's Ted Talk about The Flipped Classroom. This course is conducted as a type of 'Flipped Classroom' and this will provide you with some background information about this approach.

Mobile Tools

Resource Sites

• Shelly's Mobile Learning Links
• Mobile Tools from TheConsultants-E.com
• MThatLearning.blogspot.com - \
• Smart Learning by 오정훈
• Langwitches.org/blog/category/ipad/

Apps

• Google Translate - Android  iPhone
• Language Learning Apps Android   iPhone/Pad
  Android: Duolingo   Memrise ESL Daily English  Voxy LearnEnglish Podcasts   Divii
• 15 ELL Apps from MyEnglishTeacher.eu
• ESLGamesplus.com  Mobile Games
• English Phrasebook m(Idioms)
• 15,000 Useful Phrases
• AccelaStudy  (apple only)

Diigo Tags & Groups

• From Shelly: mobilelearing   android-education
• From Carla: mlearning   apps
• General Tags: mobilelearning    mobilelearning+esl  
• Groups:   Mobile Learning  E-Learning for Educator  Leadership for Mobile Learning