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Week1

Page history last edited by Carla Arena 12 years, 3 months ago

 

 

 WELCOME TO WEEK 1

 

 


Week 1  (Jan 9 - 15, 2012)

 

During the first week of the course, participants will

 

  • Join the group online meeting place
  • exchange introductions and become familiar with the group environments
  • explore some online tools 
  • create and/or share their digital portfolios
  • go on a web safari about technology integration
  • reflect upon technology integration in the classroom 
  • discuss their own ideas on how they can use those tools with their students. 

Week 1 Tasks 

 


 

Task 1 - Joining our Digital Tools Wiki

 

a. Request access to this wiki, which will be our collaborative webpage for our session.

 

 

 

b. Once you are granted access to it, go to your account settings to add your details and upload your photo. 

 


 

Task 2- Connecting - Getting Started with EDMODO

 

a. Sign up for an account at http://edmodo.com as a TEACHER.

 

b. Access our Edmodo group (left on your screen) and join us Group Code: 9m0oq6.

 

c. Once your membership has been approved, explore our group page and connect to others.

 

d. Go to your page settings and customize your space, check your information, change its appearance and set up your email preferences. Take your time to explore this place for social networking in a school-safe environment and fill our your profile and add your photo. 

 

 

 



 

Task 3 - Your Story - Introducing Yourself, Establishing Bonds, Socializing

 

a. A Story of Who We Are.
In an online setting, there are multiple ways we can introduce ourselves. Find your own unique way to tell your story, the one which tells us who you are. You can write a poem, add a video, a PPT, a photo, or just words. It's up to you to decide on how you're going to introduce yourself with your own story.

 

Prepare your introduction, access our Introductions activity in our EDMODO group Discussion Forum and add the link to your story.

 

 

Here are four TOOLS that you can sign up for an account, explore and use to prepare your introduction:

 

- http://animoto.com (make a 30-second video about yourself)

http://about.me/ (tell us who you are)

- http://flavors.me 

- http://prezi.com 

 

Here's an example of the final result using the four different platforms:

 

 

 

b. Take a seat and "listen" to the others at the Introductions area, check their stories, and interact with, at least, two other participants.

 


 

Task 4 - Your e-Portfolio - Deciding for your Online Space

 

Throughout this online session, the idea is that you

  • collect the digital resources you produce along the way
  • keep a space for reflection on your learning and the tools you get to know about
  • receive feedback from your peers in what you've been producing
  • start your journey as a lifelong learner

 

There's no right or wrong way to organize your online space, as well as not a best tool. It will all depend on you, your style, your interests.

 

a. You'll choose an online space to keep your tools, reflection, collection. 
    If you already have an online space, no need to create another. Just use the one you're used to.   

 

    Here are some platforms you can use to start your portfolio:


Wikis
Blogs

WikiSpaces.com 

Help

Blogger.com  

Help  

 

PBWiki  

Help

 
Posterous.com 

Wordpress.com 

Help 

 

In all of those spaces, there's a help page to get you started. 

 

b.  Share your session space portfolio with us at our portfolios Page.

 


  

Task 5 - Web Safari, Reflection and Action Time

 

a. Let's go on a Web Safari

 

b. Check the Technology Integration Matrix  and browse it as you wish. 

 

c. Reflect upon where you are nowadays and where you'd like to be according to your own educational context. 

 

d. Add your thoughts to our Edmodo Group Discussion

 

e. Now, action time!

 

This week, you've come across 

 

EDMODO  ANIMOTO  ABOUT.ME  FLAVORS.ME  PREZI 

 

  1. Think of how you could use one of these tools with your students.
  2. Add your ideas to your own digital portfolio. (consider language goals, digital tool to be used, time frame, steps)
  3. Then, share with us the link of your lesson plan idea in the comment area below on this page.
  4. Check each other's lesson plans and give some feedback to your peers in their own lesson plans. 

Help Desk 

Access our Help Desk

 


Completion Checklist

 

Have I finished Week 1? Check it here.

 

 

 


 

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, an international education association

   


 

 

Comments (63)

Marie said

at 9:06 am on Jan 4, 2012

Hi I've just completed task n°5: here is the link to my web page (EVO 2012 - class digitools, at the bottom of my blog's first page).
http://sharingteaching.blogspot.com/p/evo-2012-class-digitools.html

Looking forward to reading you!:)

Marie

Carla Arena said

at 9:32 pm on Jan 8, 2012

Fantastic, Marie! Soon, we will take a look at it. Thanks for sharing it.

Maja Dakic-Brkovic said

at 4:25 pm on Jan 8, 2012

Q: May I use my blog which is not in English? My native language is Serbian and I use it to publish texts and assignments for my pupils. I plan to use digital tools I learn on this course and create materials on my language for my pupils. I will use certain tag and category to indicate materials created on this course. For the purpose of this course, Google translator may be used.

Carla Arena said

at 9:30 pm on Jan 8, 2012

Maja, it is up to you. However, my feeling is that you'll
Mix your work with students with your own digital
Portfolio, which will be your place for sharing and reflection with the group. Anyway, you are the one who should decide how you want to approach it. 😜

Maja Dakic-Brkovic said

at 12:24 pm on Jan 11, 2012

Yes, thank you, Carla! :)

Charlene said

at 1:55 pm on Jan 9, 2012

I have posted my thoughts about the tools I came across as well as ideas for lesson plans using these tools.
http://digital-tools-in-the-classroom.posterous.com/

Carla Arena said

at 10:10 pm on Jan 11, 2012

Great, Charlene!

nla12@psu.edu said

at 4:45 pm on Jan 10, 2012

I have posted my thoughts on using Prezi and an example of how it could be used to present new vocabulary terms.

http://nikkievo.blogspot.com/2012/01/week-1-task-5.html

DPohl said

at 7:24 pm on Jan 10, 2012

What a great idea, this vocabulary prezzi! How long did it take you to produce? I still find it a bit difficult to get my head round prezzi. Almost literally ;-)

nla12@psu.edu said

at 5:26 pm on Jan 11, 2012

Thanks! It took me between 5-10 minutes since I am still learning to navigate Prezi. I think I could do it in 5 minutes or less next time.

Carla Arena said

at 10:13 pm on Jan 11, 2012

That's a fantastic idea!

Maja Dakic-Brkovic said

at 7:33 pm on Jan 12, 2012

Hey, I like your prezi! Great! :) Bravo!

Maria Laura Bargas said

at 10:08 pm on Jan 10, 2012

The following is the link to task 5.
http://myportfolio2012.pbworks.com/w/page/49663932/Classdigitools
It's in my wiki.

Isabelle Garnier said

at 5:58 pm on Jan 13, 2012

Great idea!
Isabelle.

pcozens said

at 1:56 am on Jan 11, 2012

Hi all,

I am using the http://philczns.wordpress.com/ as my portfolio.

Carla Arena said

at 10:11 pm on Jan 11, 2012

wordpress is always a good choice!

Brahim Ait Hammou said

at 6:07 pm on Jan 11, 2012

I have already shared this video which I created using brainsharm.com .In the video you will learn many things about my personal and my professional life.Here's the brainshark video again : http://my.brainshark.com/Thats-just-a-few-things-about-me-618586969
T have already gone through and printed technology integration matrix charts ,and I think that I am in the adaptation stage as I have already introduced my students to so many web 2.0 tools.
These are my spaces for reflection: auxiliarybrain.wordpress.com or this new one ihaveit.wikispaces.com
You can also go through my brainshark content and see how students can use this tool to boost their speaking and technology competencies. http://my.brainshark.com/tariq-bouhmid-on-how-to-make-ifnouzen-73190475

Carla Arena said

at 10:30 am on Jan 13, 2012

Hey, Brahim. Let me know which blog you'll use for your EVO Portfolio.

Simonida said

at 9:19 pm on Jan 11, 2012

I already have a blog, created 3 months ago, and I intend to use it here. I made one PAGE (Classdigitools) to collect good digital tools from here and the link is: http://simonidinpsihoblog.wordpress.com/classdigitools/

I also made a new category in my blog, also named Classdigitools, where I put some ideas of how to use web tools we learned about.The link is: http://simonidinpsihoblog.wordpress.com/category/classdigitools/
My blog is on Serbian language, but these pages are on English!

Carla Arena said

at 10:13 pm on Jan 11, 2012

That's a very nice idea, Simonida, to use the static pages on wordpress, as well as a specific category to keep you organized and help us find your content. Thanks for sharing it.

Nicki_ESL_Technology said

at 10:16 am on Jan 12, 2012

So this is my Wiki, I use PBWorks. http://nickiesltechnology.pbworks.com/w/page/49666654/Class%20DigiTools%20Portfolio. The tools into different categories. Where possible, a YouTube video tutorial has been added. It's still a work in progress. Will be adding widgets and a discussion forum.

Maja Dakic-Brkovic said

at 7:49 pm on Jan 12, 2012

Hello, here is my task for this week: http://wp.me/p1UAbV-aH

karenjtait said

at 10:08 pm on Jan 12, 2012

Hi,
I have really enjoyed looking through some of the ideas for using these tools in class. Here is my addition to the conversation http://theflightlessenglishteacher.blogspot.com/
Loving all the collaboration!
Karen

roberta righetto said

at 11:58 pm on Jan 12, 2012

Hi, this is the link for task 5:
http://teachingwithfuntga.blogspot.com/

Maja Dakic-Brkovic said

at 9:08 pm on Jan 13, 2012

Oh, this is something completely new for me! http://www.spiderscribe.net/ is a great tool! Thank you for sharing it! :) Congrats for using Edmodo for 2 years! :)

carvalho1968@... said

at 9:40 am on Jan 13, 2012

Hi, here is the link to task 5.It´s a modest contribution but it was fun working with Prezi.
http://majocarenglishteacher.edublogs.org/evo-2012-digital-tools/


Maja Dakic-Brkovic said

at 9:09 pm on Jan 13, 2012

So useful presentation! I like you prezi.

Carla Arena said

at 10:24 am on Jan 13, 2012

Fantastic, guys! All of your spaces for sharing what you learn around are aggregated in Portfolios page at http://classdigitools.pbworks.com/w/page/49147633/portfolios

Azhar Youssef said

at 3:02 pm on Jan 13, 2012

Hi everybody,

I have created my lesson plan using three of these tools; edmodo, about.me and animoto.
Please visit my blog and give me your feedback.
Here is the link: http://azharreflections.blogspot.com/2012/01/digitools-week-1-reflection-action-plan.html

I'm looking forward to seeing you there!
Azhar Youssef
Egypt

Maja Dakic-Brkovic said

at 9:11 pm on Jan 13, 2012

Hes, THIS is The lesson plan! :) Bravo!

Cristina said

at 5:02 pm on Jan 13, 2012

Hi Everybody,
I´ve just created my blog and posted an introduction. I´ll soon be adding my reflexions on the use of. web tools.

http://mylifelonglearningcorner.blogspot.com/

Seeing you any moment.
Cristina

Isabelle Garnier said

at 6:17 pm on Jan 13, 2012

I love the cartoon!
Isabelle.

Rebecca said

at 11:07 am on Jan 14, 2012

I loved the cartoon as well! Thanks!

Maria Rita said

at 6:39 pm on Jan 14, 2012

Hi Cristina, really nice image. I could identify too with this teacher. I'm going to make a poster of it and bring it to school. :-)

Gil said

at 8:18 pm on Jan 13, 2012

Hi I just loved your post. Really nice Thanks for sharing. Gil

epecasse said

at 8:19 pm on Jan 13, 2012

Hello all, I finished this week's assignments. Ideas of how to use Animoto and Edmodo in the classroom can be found here: http://ellendigitalportfolio.blogspot.com/
Comments and ideas are welcome!

Ellen

Ellen said

at 12:13 am on Jan 14, 2012

Hello
I have added my idea for using Animoto with beginning students. The nice thing about Animoto is that you can save it without haveing to have an Internet connection at school. This is a consideration that I must take into account, since there are many times I cannot count on the connection in my building. I must also think about the students who do not have access to Internet in their homes. http://teachingknowledge.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/ellens-a-learner-and-a-doer-2/

I would have loved to use Prezi, but have not seen how to save work off line. Any help or pointers will be greatly appreciated.

ElizabethA said

at 10:24 am on Jan 29, 2012

Hi Ellen - it's really easy to download Prezi once you have finished making it (press download :--) But I don't think you can actually use it off line

Rebecca said

at 11:30 am on Jan 14, 2012

Hello! Just in the process of finishing all the homework for this week. Whew! I've been enjoying looking at the many lesson plans and ideas posted above. I decided to go with Edomodo since I think have a virtual classroom is extremely useful. On my blog http://nonbirira.blogspot.com/ I have posted a sample task that I would assign my students using Edomodo. It very similar to what we were asked to do but I think my students would LOVE voki.com!

Rebecca said

at 11:30 am on Jan 14, 2012

(Oops! ...HAVING a virtual classroom...)

catherine boissier said

at 2:41 pm on Jan 14, 2012

I've put a very rough idea of a lesson project using Animoto with one of my classes on my new Wiki blog! It's all new to me so don't expect much compared to some of the very detailed & interested blogs I've been looking at this week. Thanks to you all I have managed to keep swimming through the tasks and am getting ready for next week. See you soon! http://boissierevo.wikispaces.com/

Anna Conway said

at 4:21 pm on Jan 14, 2012

Regina10 said

at 4:43 pm on Jan 14, 2012

Hi,
I've designed a practical lesson plan using Prezi and Flavors.Me for my elementary level students. Please check it over on my blog. I'd love to read your comments! It's great to have finished all the assigments for Week 1. Thank you!
http://ginabe09.blogspot.com/2012/01/lesson-plan-ideas.html
Regina Gomes

Ruslana Shamanska said

at 4:54 pm on Jan 14, 2012

Hello from Ukraine. This first week inspired me to begin two new projects using web-tools. Here are details - http://shruslana.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-ideas-for-lessons.html

Maria Rita said

at 6:50 pm on Jan 14, 2012

Hi everybody,

This is the link to my lesson plan http://mrp4evo.blogspot.com/2012/01/classdigitools-week-1-lesson-plan.html. Any suggestions and/or comments are highly appreciated. I have completed my Week 1 tasks.

Nancy Lake said

at 7:07 pm on Jan 14, 2012

I haven't really had time to work on a lesson plan for teacher trainees (my students) because I am so busy with the initial training process. That being said, I have had a chance to look at the contributions of others and set up my wikispace so when I get around to it, I will make sure to put in a link.

Nina Liakos said

at 11:51 pm on Jan 14, 2012

About.me could be a good tool for students to use to introduce themselves to their classmates. Even low-level students could write some basic biographical information. But it's not interactive. You can't post a comment on it; the only way to respond, it seems, is to email the owner of the page.

Nicki_ESL_Technology said

at 12:02 am on Jan 15, 2012

Here goes- an updated intro using Storybird http://storybird.com/books/greetings-across-the-miles-wintry-canada/

Carla Arena said

at 9:59 am on Jan 15, 2012

Dear Nicky, fantastic intro! Thanks for sharing it with us. Just love storybird!

Maria Laura said

at 12:58 pm on Jan 17, 2012

Dear Nicky, the visuals and the narrative look so sweet. I feel like trying storybird and create my introduction.

Carla Arena said

at 9:52 am on Jan 15, 2012

Wow, guys. what wonderful ideas and lesson plans you've shared with us. We do hope that participants take some time to visit each other's portfolios to comment, reflect and reuse the ideas!

nagwa soliman said

at 10:38 am on Jan 15, 2012

Hi, I am Nouga and I introduce myself on this link:http://flavors.me/buebue2#
My e-portfolio's link is:http://www.blogger.com/home

nagwa soliman said

at 10:48 am on Jan 15, 2012

I am Nouga once again. My e-portfolio link is:http://nagwa-soliman.blogspot.com/

Andrea said

at 8:47 pm on Jan 15, 2012

Here's a simple teaching idea using "about.me": http://andreagascoyne.blogspot.com/2012/01/teaching-idea-using-aboutme.html

mariageorgina24@... said

at 9:54 pm on Jan 15, 2012

when I came across Prezi, I prepared a lesson to introduce my students into the world of adjectives. I used Prezi to delve into the topic, using a whiteboard for them to carry out some interactive tasks.

It starts presenting what an adjective is, continues with a nice riddle, provides practice, and it goes further to integrate the comparative and superlative forms.

http://prezi.com/qj5w2xeiriky/copy-of-working-with-descriptions/

Maria Laura said

at 12:56 pm on Jan 17, 2012

I used prezi for presentations but not for introducing myself. I really like it.

Carla Arena said

at 1:25 pm on Jan 17, 2012

Great, Maria Laura!

Carla Arena said

at 1:27 pm on Jan 17, 2012

Great idea, Maria Georgina.

Maria Laura said

at 1:08 pm on Jan 17, 2012

Hi, I'm in charge of a literacy programme in a bilingual school. I teach grades 4-7 and I was thinking of the uses I can give to avatars. Here's the link to some ideas:
http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=4116962&height=267&width=200

Carolyn Quarterman said

at 11:12 pm on Jan 21, 2012

I love your ideas, Maria! I have never considered using Avatars, but you've given me some food for thought...

Sara Goke said

at 4:17 pm on Jan 19, 2012

Here's my new portfolio. Just another blog :) http://sedmodo.blogspot.com/

ola Bakri said

at 10:56 am on Jan 20, 2012

http://eslfirstaid.wikispaces.com/Class+Digital+Tools

Hello, I finished this yesterday, but forgot to post it. On this page, there is the lesson plan for using about me.

Svetlana Obenausova said

at 6:49 am on Feb 12, 2012

Hello,
Since I started my blog and my wiki with BAW and continued this year, they are really products of my lifelong learning as you suggest. Being a moderator in BAW I did not have as much time as I would want to participate in this group but did quite a few things and enjoyed them very much. Thank you for preparing such a great course. I only hope that both this PBwiki and Edmodo will remain open to us so that I can continue studying step by step when I have more time. Thanks for everything. I have filled in the final questionnnaire and here is my wiki http://ict1olomouc.wikispaces.com/ and here is my blog http://svetlanaict.blogspot.com/
Thanks a lot to all moderators and participants. Svetlana

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