Languages+ICT+PD+day

=Languages ICT PD day: 25 November @ Wintec=

= **Welcome to the Cobham Connections ICTPD day centered on ePortfolios.** = = **The ePortfolio tool that we are using is called Mahara.** =

**Participants**: **//Wintec//**: Malcolm Roberts, Bob Bottomley **//Hillcrest//**:Martin Weren, Fumiko Akiyama, Sarah Collett, Allyn Danzeisen, Danielle le Héron, Julian Roleston **//HGHS//**:Patsy Hall, Dorota Roznawska, Ronja Skandera, Masa Ogino, Vicki Glassey, Hollie Gray, Te Waitiehu Hamana **//Guests//**: Jeanne Gilbert, Sandrine Douarin, Pip Feast, Dea Jespersen, Suzanne Weiss (Hillcrest) **//Guest Presenter//**: Mark Osborne

Mahara: [] Mahara is an open source e-portfolio system with a flexible display framework. Mahara, meaning 'think' or 'thought' in [|Te Reo Māori], is user centred environment with a permissions framework that enables different views of an e-portfolio to be easily managed. Mahara also features a weblog, resume builder and social networking system, connecting users and creating online learner communities.

Quick guide to Mahara: click here


 * Parking**: The teachers from Hillcrest can come in Gate 5 from Tristram Street and drive up to the top of the loop road. There will be a sign directing cars to turn left and park on the road outside the new Hub building. Bob will be waiting to direct teachers at the top of the loop road.

**Guest Parking**: Jeanne, Sandrine, Pip, Mark – park on the lower HGHS field


 * Meeting place**: The social area in the Hub next to the coffee shop: Big open space with tables and chairs. At 8.30am Malcolm will direct the group to the computer suite which is Ng.06.


 * Computer Suite:** This is located in N Block: ground floor: Ng 06. We will be in the same computer suite all day.


 * Lunches**: There is a Cafeteria located in student Hub or there are many eating places in the city in Victoria Street.

**BRING** : a USB, Flips __Timetable__ 8.30am Meet at the Hub in the Wintec campus 8.45am have everyone logged on 9.00am-11.00am Mark Osborne Guest Presenter 11.00am-11.30pm Morning Coffee break 11.30am – 12.30pm Using eportfolios and Mahara 12.30 – 1.30 – lunch break 1.30 – 3.15 – Mahara and Web 2.0 tools for language teachers.

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Some of the web 2.0 tools below are taken from ideas in the Web 2.0 tools for teachers above. Extra tools have also been added to suit language teachers. If you have an extra tool that you would like to share with the group, join the wiki and add your favourite site that you use with your students.

Penzu http://www.penzu.com
A simple online tool for creating a personal journal.Could be used as an interactive journal similar to a blog in Mahara. Share entries with other people.

Voxopop http://www.voxopop.com
A web based audio tool that enables users to record their speaking for others to listen to and respond. It allows teachers and students to build up threaded audio discussions online similar to those on text based bulletin boards. The Voxopop could be linked to Moodle. How to use with students:
 * 1) Discussion points: You can record a series of contentious statements and ask students to respond to each one.
 * 2) Language based discussion: You could record a question in French, Spanish or another foreign language and ask students to respond in that language.
 * 3) Narrative: You could record the first sentence of a narrative and then ask students to listen to the thread and add a sentence to the story.
 * 4) Dictations: You could record your own online dictation texts. Get the students to listen to the text and write down what they hear and then record their own version to the text for you and the other students to listen to.
 * 5) True/false statements: Record some statements about a topic. Get the students to listen and then respond to which are true and which are false after some research.
 * 6) Homework: Record the weekly homework instructions for the students.

Listen and Write http://listen-and-write.com
Listen and write is a dictation exercise creation tool. It has a large number of dictation exercises already created in a number of languages, but you or your students can also create your own. The dictation tool offers a number of options to support and develop students ability to listen. To use Listen and Write You dont need to register but if you and your students do register there are advantages such as the ability to track your students progress and to create your own activities.

Forvo http://forvo.com
Forvo is a multilingual user generated pronunciation dictionary. You can search and find the pronunciation of words from a vast array of languages. You can also add words yourself and record the pronunciation or add words that you need the pronunciation for and wait for someone to record the word for you. Most of the pronunciations have additional information about the nationality, ethnicity, geographical origin of the speaker, so where words have more than one pronunciation example it is possible to compare different accents.

ESL Video http://www.eslvideo.com/index.php
ESGL Video is a site that enables you to create web based interactive quizes based around online videos. You can create a variety of multiple choice type questions, add transcripts or translations, add notes etc... Once you have completed your quiz you can either send students to a link to it via Moodle or you can use the embed code and link the quiz to a web page on Moodle.

Dvolver Moviemaker []
Dvolver is a simple tool that enables you to create your own animated cartoons by selecting from a range of character backgrounds and scenarios and adding your own dialogue text bubble. The movies can then be sent by email or embedded into blogs or Moodle for others to do. Very easy to use and user friendly :)

280 Slides http://280slides.com
280 slides is a web based presentation tool similar to PowerPoint. It enables you to create presentations with a series of slides and embed rich web based media into the slides such as video, audio and images. You can then deliver the presentations online, embed them into blogs or moodle or download to a computer hard drive.

Prezi []
Prezi is an online presentation tool that allows you to create zooming presentations that are stored online. Free to use. Another PowerPoint type presentation with a difference!

Eyeplorer http://eyeplorer.com/show
Eyeplorer is a research and study tool built around Wikipedia. It enables students to seach and cross reference terms in order to find and collate notes and references in preparation for writing assignments. It helps students to develop their writing through a process approach as well as developing literacies. Try putting in a keyword and watch the results.

Wordle []
Wordle is a simple tool that creates a colourful graphic representations of text based on a word occurrence from any given text. You just feed in the text by copy and paste or by specifying a URL. Wordle will then create a large colourful representation with more frequently occurring words appearing larger. You can adjust colours or designs to suit your taste. To capture the images use the Print screen button on a PC then paste the image into Paint. Then use the select tool to save the image as a jpg.

Voice thread []
Voicethread is a web 2.0 application where people can have group conversations around images. This could be useful for language teachers where you could upload a series of images and ask the students to comment in another language or comment using a written form. Once at the site browse the voicethreads for the language based ones. You can upload up to 3 voicethreads on a free account. Highly recommended. Here is an example of a voice thread Malcolm has created. Note because I have made it public I do not know many of the people that have contributed responses.[] Here is the link to the language section: []

Busuu.com http://www.busuu.com/
Busuu is a free online community for learning languages. You can directly connect with other members of the community in order to practice your language skills with an integrated video chat. Additionally, you have free access to photo based learning material covering more than 100 different topics.

Teachers TV: Modern Languages: http://www.teachers.tv/subjects/secondary/modern-foreign-languages
A website of easily downloaded videos on teaching best practice.

Ebiwrite http://ebiwrite.com/home.html
Tools for translators.

Goto Web 20: http://www.go2web20.net/#tag:language
Web 2.0 sites for teachers of languages :)

Scootle: A resource site for teachers: http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/search?learningarea=%22Languages%20other%20than%20english%22