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Explore how Google Tools can support afterschool activities, focusing on learning, collaboration, and results. Discover resources for educators such as collaborative revision with Google Docs and educational uses of digital storytelling.
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help students learn more about technology itself, learning and communicating in the target language; • motivate shy students to participate more in a “safer“ environment.
We need to use technology to... • provide situations with more opportunities to practice the language; • allow students the freedom and independence to practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing. • learn more about students‘ interests and learning styles;
Using Google Tools to Support Afterschool • Google Docs (Excel, Word, Spreadsheet, Forms, Templates) • Google Maps • Google Books • Google email
Google Resources Three BIG ideas • Focus on Learning • Build a Collaborative Culture • Focus on Results
Google Docs Spreadsheets Forms (survey – quizzes) Presentations Docs
Google Resources • Google Docs Tour: http://www.google.com/google-d-s/intl/en/tour1.html • New Features: • http://www.google.com/google-d-s/whatsnew.html
More Resources Google Docs for Educators Teach Collaborative Revision with Google Docs Google Docs in Plain English
Writing Sites Photostory 3 http://faculty.coe.uh.edu/brobin/TLA/pages/03.htm Educational uses of digital storytelling. www.google.com http://corkboard.me/
Reading Sites QR readers/generators Turn a paper based book into an interactive book with QR Codes Graphic Organizers https://sites.google.com/site/sphsliteracyleaders/graphic-organizers Literacy Sites http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/912sites.htm High School sites http://www.sweetsearch.com/sweetsites/categories/high-school/students Watch/know/ and learn! http://www.qrstuff.com/
http://www.incredibleindia.org/ Paris! Thailand
Listening Sites http://www.voki.com/create.php http://imtranslator.com http://www.efl.net/caol.htm http://www.manythings.org/el/ http://www.esl-lab.com/ http://www.pearltrees.com/#/N-p=21486657&N-play=1&N-u=1_234100&N-fa=2642568&N-s=1_2642568&N-f=1_2642568
Speaking Sites http://www.fotobabble.com/ http://audacity.sourceforge.net http://www.uic.edu/depts/tie/coolsites.htm http://portaportal.com http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/comm/pubspeak_cmk_071307/
Assessment Sites http://cueprompter.com A teleprompter http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html http://hotpot.uvic.ca/
Fun Sites Color Sheets Build a family tree. Wordle
http://bighugelabs.com/ and http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/
‘and what is the use of a book,’ thought Alice ‘without pictures or conversation?’
‘Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?’ Where do you want to go with afternoons with technology?