Practical ideas and projects to connect teenagers with their communities through ICT. http://www.abelsteachertrainingpage.blogspot.com

1. ELT Conference: Motivating Learning
ABEL GALVEZ BENITO
BARCELONA
SEPTEMBER 2013

2. • TEENS TODAY
• SOME BACKGROUND
IDEAS
• WHAT OUR COMMUNITIES
HAVE TO OFFER
• USEFUL TEENS
• CREATIVE HERITAGE
• URBAN ART PROJECT
• A HISTORICAL NOVEL
• A HALLOWEEN STORY IN
MY NEIGHBOURHOOD
• TIME FOR QUESTIONS

5. http://www.onlineeducation.net/students-love-tech

6. • HOW CAN WE CONNECT
THEM TO
– OUR SCHOOL?
– OUR SUBJECT?
– OUR COMMUNITIES?
– OUR WORLD?
• http://
www.edutopia.org/ikid-digital-lea

7. • DON’T LET THE
TEXTBOOK DICTATE
YOUR SYLLABUS
• INTERDISCIPLINARY
WORK
• COLLABORATION IS THE
KEY
• BUILD STRONG PEOPLE

8. • “My challenge to teachers is to create
assignments, projects and techniques to capture
your students' attention.
• Projects should be technology-rich, highly
engaging, and fun learning experiences that reflect
real-world skills.”
Engaging Students on Their Own Terms
http://thejournal.com/articles/2012/01/20/omg-engaging-students-on-their-
own-terms.aspx
By Anthony A. Luscre

9. • HERITAGE
• FOLKORE
• CHARITIES AND
• GROUPS
• FIRMS AND
TECHNOLOGY
• CELEBRITIES
• EXPERT RELATIVES

10. • NOT ALONE
• CONNECTED
• WITH AN ACTIVE
ROLE TO PLAY

11. • RELEVANT LEARNING
• “KIDS CAN RELATE
SOMETHING YOU ARE
TEACHING TO
SOMETHING THEY
KNOW”
• REAL LEARNING
• “IT MEANS THAT THERE’S
A PERCEIVED
CONNECTION BY THE
STUDENTS, AT EVERY
MOMENT BETWEEN
WHAT THEY ARE
LEARNING AND THEIR
ABILITY TO USE THAT
LEARNING TO DO
SOMETHING USEFUL IN
THE WORLD”
TEACHING DIGITAL
NATIVES
MARC PRENSKY

12. • MNACTEC NEEDS:
CAN YOUR STUDENTS
HELP US?
http://www.mnactec.cat/

13. • THE PROJECT

14. • MNACTEC NEEDED
CONNECTED TEENS
– TO HELP DEVELOP AN APP
– TO GIVE FEEDBACK ON
NEW MUSEUM EXHIBITS

15. • THE VISIT

16. • THE VISIT

17. • THE PROCESS
– LOOKING FOR
INFORMATION
– WRITING SHORT
SUMMARIES IN 3
LANGUAGES
– COLLABORATIVE WRITING
USING GOOGLE DRIVE
– RECORDING THE FINAL
VERSION WITH
WWW.SOUNDCLOUD.COM
–
http://aumentala.blogspot.com.es/

18. • ART IN MY CITY?
• http://publicart.iearn.cat/

19. http://woices.com

20. http://woices.com/echo/14188

21. URBAN ART PROJECT
http://woices.com/explore/map#coords=(41
.56254567414487,
2.0096397399902344)&z=13

22. • HISTORY AND LANGUAGE
COME TOGETHER
• A VISIT TO THE MEDIEVAL
HERITAGE IN TERRASSA
– SCHOOL TRIP WITH THE
HISTORY TEACHER AFTER
COVERING THE MIDDLE AGES
– NARRATIVE TECHNIQUES
WITH THE SPANISH TEACHER

23. • OUTCOME:
• A HISTORICAL NOVEL
TAKING PLACE IN YOUR
CITY
– FIELD TRIP
– WRITING
– ONLINE PUBLISHING AT
WWW.ISSUU.COM
– SHARING IN SCHOOL
MAGAZINE.

24. • LEARN
• CREATE
• PUBLISH
• SHARE
• http://issuu.com/carleshipi/d
ocs/novela_final_carles_hid
algo_buena?
e=3134284/4972958

25. Everyone loves a ghost story!
Celebrate Halloween season
with Augmented Reality
SKILLS
-Writing
-Speaking
-ICT skills: Geotagging
http://woices.com/walk/4049

30. CHOOSE A SPOOKY LANDMARK
OF YOUR CITY
TAKE PICTURES OF 3 OR 4
SETTINGS
WRITE THE GHOST STORY IN 4
PARTS, EACH RELATED TO
EVERY SETTING.
CREATE AND ECHO WITH
EVERY PART
CREATE A WALKING GHOST
STORY WITH THE 4 ECHOES.
SHARE IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS
AN D THE CITY WEBSITE
http://woices.com/walk/4049

31. SUGGESTED FOLLOW-UP
HAVE STUDENTS VISIT THE
LANDMARK AND FOLLOW
THE HALLOWEEN WALK
WITH THEIR MOBILE
PHONES FOR HOMEWORK.
COMMENT ON THE STORY
AFTER YOU LISTEN TO IT.
HAVE A CLASS CONTEST AND
CHOOSE THE SCARIEST
STORY!
http://woices.com/walk/4049

33. http://marcprensky.com