1. Nik Peachey | Writer | Trainer | Learning Technology Consultant
NIK PEACHEY
EXPLOITING WEB-BASED
C O M M U N I C AT I O N
2. Nik Peachey | Writer | Trainer | Learning Technology Consultant
Nik Peachey
Learning Technology Consultant, Trainer , Writer
Associate Trainer - Bell Educational Services
20 Years World Wide Experience in ELT
PRINCE 2 Project Manager
M.Ed Tech ELT
CELTA Trainer
DELTA Trainer
ICT Trainer
My ebook project:
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/digital-classrooms-online-video
NikPeachey@Mac.Com
3. Nik Peachey | Writer | Trainer | Learning Technology Consultant
N E W G E N R E S O F C O M M U N I C AT I O N ?
• email
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N E W G E N R E S O F D I G I TA L
C O M M U N I C AT I O N ?
• email
• texting
• video conferencing (synchronous vs asynchronous)
• webinars
• discussion forums
• audio messaging
• blogging - web-based publishing
• inboxing
5. Nik Peachey | Writer | Trainer | Learning Technology Consultant
WHICH DO YOU USE?
• email
• texting
• video conferencing (synchronous vs asynchronous)
• webinars
• discussion forums
• audio messaging
• blogging - web-based publishing
• inboxing
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HOW DO YOU HELP YOUR STUDENTS
TO USE THESE IN ENGLISH?
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VIDEO
C O M M U N I C AT I O N S
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W H Y U S E V I D E O C O M M U N I C AT I O N
• Gets students speaking
• They learn a 21st century skill
• Enables reflection
• Engaging and can be replayed
• Student autonomy
• Building a stronger sense of connection
• 1 to 1 time
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THE SALES PITCH- TBL
• Give students the task - Sell something
• They prepare the language
• Do their sales pitch
• Compare theirs to your model one
• Decide what elements that can take from you
• You give some suggestions
• Retry with a focus on accuracy and improvement
• NB: Focus on paralinguistic too.
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V I D E O D I C TAT I O N
Dictation text from The Speech Accent Archive
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V I D E O D I C TAT I O N
• Record your video dictation
• Send it to your students
• They have to listen and write it down
• Then they record it and send it back to you
• NB: Focuses on receptiv and productive pronunciation
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VIDEO DICTIONARY
• Collect any new vocabulary which comes up during your
lesson
• Give each of the words to individual students
• Show them an example dictionary video
• Ask them to create their own clip for the word
• Collate and share the clips
• Use them for vocabulary revision
Example video dictionary http://www.vidtionary.com/
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SOME PROS AND CONS OF WEBCAMS
PROS
CONS
Reflection
Privacy
Portfolio
Quality
One-To-One Time
Accessibility
Communication
Attitude - Self-consciousness
Digital Literacy
Collecting Your Own Corpus
Nik Peachey | Writer | Trainer | Learning Technology Consultant
24. Nik Peachey | Writer | Trainer | Learning Technology Consultant
HOW DO YOU LOOK GOOD ON A
WEBCAM?
Nik Peachey | Writer | Trainer | Learning Technology Consultant
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HOW DO YOU LOOK GOOD ON A
WEBCAM?
• Smile
• Don’t read
• Eye contact
• Clothes
• Posture
• Lighting
How To Look Good On a Webcam!
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/look-good-on-webcam/
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HOW TO LOOK
GOOD ON A
WEBCAM
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HOW TO LOOK GOOD ON A WEBCAM
GIVING UP
http://www.fotofriend.com/video-booth
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H A V E Y O U D E L I V E R E D O R W AT C H E D A
WEBINAR?
• Did you enjoy it??
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WEBINAR RECORDINGS FOR TD
• IATEFL YL SIG
• British Council Seminars
• Cambridge English Teacher
• Webinars for English Teachers
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P L AT F O R M S
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P L AT F O R M S U G G E S T I O N S
http://tinyurl.com/o5azatc
37. WIGGIO - VLE
• Synchronous & asynchronous communication tools
• Closed environment
• Easy to register
• Wide range of tools for management and peer
interaction and collaboration
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SYNCHRONOUS VIDEO
C O M M U N I C AT I O N
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THREE ONLINE TEACHERS
• Which teacher did you prefer?
• Why?
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W H AT A R E T H E C H A L L E N G E S ?
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W H AT A R E T H E C H A L L E N G E S ?
• Presence
• Peer interaction
• Pace
• Preparation
• While listening tasks
• Content
49. Nik Peachey | Writer | Trainer | Learning Technology Consultant
A Poem
som sA d wrld wiL nd n fire,
som sA n ice.
frm wot I've tasted of desire
I hold w thOs hu favor fire.
bt f it had 2 perish twice,
I tink I knO Enuf of h8
2 sA dat 4 destruction ice
iz also gr8
& wud suffice.
Nik Peachey | Learning Technology Consultant, Writer, Trainer
http://www.poetryoutloud.org/poem/173527
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Dialogue
wot iz n a name? dat whch we caL a
@}--{--
By NE othR nAm wud smeL az
swEt
Nik Peachey | Learning Technology Consultant, Writer, Trainer
http://www.artofeurope.com/
shakespeare/sha8.htm
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A TEXT BASED LESSON
P R E PA R E Q U E S T I O N S
http://primarypad.com/
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CLASSROOM TOOLS
C H AT R O O M I N T E R V I E W
http://todaysmeet.com
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A TEXT BASED LESSON
P E E R / E D I T A N S W E R S , C R E AT E T E X T &
PUBLISH
http://primarypad.com/
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C R E AT I N G A N E W S PA P E R A R T I C L E
• Show students the picture + headline
• Get the to write the interview questions
• Use the chatroom for the interview
• Get students to collect answers
• Use the answers to create a written newspaper article
• Publish the article on a blog
• Alternatively, use a webcam to create a spoken news report based on
the interview
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W H AT ’ S Y O U R E X P E R I E N C E O F B L O G S ?
• As reader
• Writer
• Interlocutor
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ONE TEACHER’S EXPERIENCE OF
BLOGGING
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W H AT D O S T U D E N T S G E T F R O M
BLOGGING?
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W H AT D O S T U D E N T S G E T F R O M
BLOGGING?
• A voice
• An audience
• A response
• Writing practice
• A reason to write
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I M P O R TA N T
• To make blogging projects work with students you need to be
sure of a few basic things:
• You give your students a reason to write
• Make sure they get some feedback and response to
what they have written. This can be from you or from
their peers
• Give students some form of credit or recognition for
writing work
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B L O G G I N G TA S K S
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SHOW AND TELL
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C U LT U R A L P R O J E C T
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A N I N T E G R AT E D S K I L L S B L O G G I N G
LESSON
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SEVEN THINGS YOU DON’T NEED TO
KNOW ABOUT ME(AND SOME LIES)
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A N I N T E G R AT E D S K I L L S B L O G G I N G L E S S O N
WRITE AND PEER REVIEW
http://primarypad.com/
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A N I N T E G R AT E D S K I L L S B L O G G I N G L E S S O N
PUBLISH AND COMMENT
http://kidblog.org
75. Nik Peachey | Writer | Trainer | Learning Technology Consultant
A N I N T E G R AT E D S K I L L S B L O G G I N G L E S S O N
FIND THE LIES
http://kidblog.org
76. Nik Peachey | Writer | Trainer | Learning Technology Consultant
SEVEN THINGS - LESSON PLAN
• Read about the teacher and try to decide what’s true
• Write bullet points about themselves
• Write questions about their partner’s bullet points
• Create their own text based around the questions
• Publish the text
• Use blog comments to ask Qs and guess which are lies
77. Nik Peachey | Writer | Trainer | Learning Technology Consultant
BLOGGING SKILLS
• Structuring text
• Concise writing
• Engaging an audience
• Referencing
• Embedding media
• Hyperlinking