1. Chris Fuller Blogs, podcasts and all sorts of fun! [email_address] www.chrisfuller.typepad.com – where all of today’s presentations will be available to download Feel free to get in touch whenever you need help / advice
2. Who am I? a Spanish (and a bit of French) teacher not a techy a presenter at national events SSAT Lead Practitioner (2008 /09) not an ICT obsessive someone who believes language teachers have to work far too hard Using mobile phones Podcasting Blogging Moblogging
3. “ If school is to be a truly rewarding experience for today’s students, it must be relevant to them.” Connected magazine, Learning and teaching Scotland
23. Podcasting What is a podcast? - effectively an audio file which is then put onto the Internet
24. Podcasting How have I used them? - Grammar series - pupil recordings - pupil grammar explanations - role-play raps
25. Podcasting Grammar series created to help reinforce grammar learning OUTSIDE of the classroom - responding to a request by a pupil - FANTASTIC for audio learners
26. Podcasting Pupil grammar explanations - benefit of explaining to others - need for script - peer assessment on podcasts - benefits of editing - minimal teacher input, maximum output - pupils then have an immediate revision tool
27. Podcasting Role-play raps - finding DIFFERENT ways to revise / learn - musical recognition techniques - learning on the move
39. www.ed.voicethread.com Magic websites For more details look up Jo Rhys-Jones on Talkabout Primary MFL Ning
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42. My goals as a language teacher... motivate and demonstrate a real purpose improve listening improve speaking improve reading improve writing increase cultural awareness raise the profile of my department My EXTRA tools blogs, podcasts podcasts, videos blog as platform blog blog, podcasts, videos blog, podcasts, videos blog, podcasts Using mobile phones Podcasting Blogging Moblogging
43. For more info… www.chrisfuller.typepad.com (where this presentation will be available to download) [email_address] @chrisfullerisms