Technology integration to language teaching

Integrating technology
Integrating technology
to language teaching
to language teaching
Derya Bozdoğan, 2013Derya Bozdoğan, 2013

IntroductiontoCALL
IntroductiontoCALL
 What are your top 10
What are your top 10
favourite tools for your
favourite tools for your
own personal
own personallearning/
learning/teaching/
teaching/worwor
kingking??

Textivate
Textivate  http://www.textivate.com/
http://www.textivate.com/

http://textivate.posthaven.com/video-http://textivate.posthaven.com/video-
tutorialstutorials

 http://www.professorword.
http://www.professorword.
Improve your
Improve yourvocabulary while
vocabulary while
you surf the web
you surf the web
Get one
Get onecclick definitions a
lick definitions a
nd find SAT
nd find SAT®®
/ACT
/ACT®®
vocavoca
bulary words on any
bulary words on any
site.
site.

Create Image BooksCreate Image Books
 Bookr
Bookr
http://www.pimpampum.net/boo
http://www.pimpampum.net/boo

interactive image books with text captions.interactive image books with text captions.
InWhite by Robert FrostInWhite by Robert Frost
simple to create, you just need to type in a key word to findsimple to create, you just need to type in a key word to find
the images you want and then drag them onto the pages andthe images you want and then drag them onto the pages and
add your text:add your text:
Bookr video tutorialBookr video tutorial

So how can we use this with our studentsSo how can we use this with our students??
 PoemsPoems - get students to illustrate poems,- get students to illustrate poems,
by typing in the words and picking anby typing in the words and picking an
image for each of the key words in theimage for each of the key words in the
text.text.
 students illustrating the same poem theystudents illustrating the same poem they
could justify their choice of image.could justify their choice of image.
 you could collect them together on a blogyou could collect them together on a blog
or webpage as a kind of poetry carnival.or webpage as a kind of poetry carnival.

 Jokes and Songs
Jokes and Songs
A good place to look for
A good place to look for
child friendly jokes is
child friendly jokes is
Yahoo Kids Jokes
Yahoo Kids Jokes andand
for more adult jokes try
for more adult jokes try
101 Fun Jokes
101 Fun Jokes
 Two places you can find
Two places you can find
song lyrics are
song lyrics are
SongLyrics.com
SongLyrics.com andand
Lyrics Search Engine
Lyrics Search Engine..

GrammarExamples
GrammarExamples
get students to create books
get students to create books
of personalised sentences
of personalised sentences
based on various grammar
based on various grammar
structures.
structures.
- For- For present perfect :
present perfect :
'experience books' with
'experience books' with
images of places they have
images of places they have
been and things they have
been and things they have
done.
done.-- future plans
future plans book
book
-- conditionals
conditionals books with an
books with an
image to illustrate
image to illustrate
each clause of the conditional
each clause of the conditional

Narrativeandstory
Narrativeandstory
telling
telling
- give the students
- give the students tenten
keywords
keywords, they find images to
, they find images to
match the words then create a
match the words then create a
story.
story.
-- search out the images
search out the images
yourself
yourself then ask the students to
then ask the students to
write the text for them. (by
write the text for them. (by
publishing an image book, get the
publishing an image book, get the
students to open the book and
students to open the book and
'Recycle'
'Recycle'. They will then be able
. They will then be able
to edit the book and save their
to edit the book and save their
own version.)
own version.)
- create a
- create a blank book with your
blank book with your
own text
own text in and ask the students
in and ask the students
to read and select images for the
to read and select images for the
text (
text ('Recycle'
'Recycle' to edit their own
to edit their own
version).
version).

 Matching text to image
Matching text to image --
create your own image and
create your own image and
text matching exercises by
text matching exercises by
creating a book with images
creating a book with images
and the descriptive
and the descriptive
sentences on the wrong
sentences on the wrong
pages. Students would have
pages. Students would have
to cut and paste the
to cut and paste the
sentences in to the correct
sentences in to the correct
pages.
pages. Error correction
Error correction - Select
- Select
some images and write
some images and write
some text to describe each
some text to describe each
image, but include some
image, but include some
mistakes.
mistakes.

 Personal
Personalinformation book
information book --
hobbies, interests,
hobbies, interests,
favourite singers etc.
favourite singers etc.
(Make sure they don't
(Make sure they don't
include location or
include location or
contact information)
contact information)

 Favourite things
Favourite things --
describing some of their
describing some of their
favourite things, a bit
favourite things, a bit
like the song (Rain
like the song (Rain
drops on roses etc.)
drops on roses etc.)
 Hobby book
Hobby book - favourite
- favourite
hobbies or sports which
hobbies or sports which
they enjoy, like a guide
they enjoy, like a guide
to basketball (Including
to basketball (Including
images of all the
images of all the
equipment etc.) or
equipment etc.) or
skateboarding.
skateboarding.

 Scrap book
Scrap book - create a
- create a
scrap book using
scrap book using
images to illustrate a
images to illustrate a
trip or holiday they
trip or holiday they
went on. This could be
went on. This could be
even more effective if
even more effective if
they have their own
they have their own
Flickr
Flickr account as they
account as they
could actually use
could actually use
their own images from
their own images from
their holiday.
their holiday.

Text to Speech Movies for EFL ESLText to Speech Movies for EFL ESL
Xtranormal
Xtranormal creates text to speech
creates text to speech
animated movies
animated movies
a range of characters and
a range of characters and
backgrounds:
backgrounds:possibilities for creating
possibilities for creating
situational
situationaldialogues
dialogues
build these scenes into a
build these scenes into a
series:longer projects
series:longer projects

 create dialogues for
create dialogues for
specific contexts.
specific contexts.
 specific tasks (Convince
specific tasks (Convince
your partner that taxis
your partner that taxis
are better than buses)
are better than buses) work in pairs, taking it
work in pairs, taking it
in turns to create each
in turns to create each
side of the dialogue,
side of the dialogue,
then they can show
then they can show
class their work.
class their work.

 news reports and then
news reports and then
create a movie of their
create a movie of their
own news bulletin
own news bulletin
 monologues of
monologues of
characters telling
characters telling
jokes or stories or
jokes or stories or
reading poems and
reading poems and
develop this into an
develop this into an
animated talent show
animated talent show

 a rating and a
a rating and acomments feature, so
comments feature, so
once students have
once students have
finished their work
finished their work
they can look at and
they can look at and
rate each others'
rate each others'
videos
videos

 'Remix' button on each
'Remix' button on each
movie which enables
movie which enables
you to grab a copy of
you to grab a copy of
someone else movie
someone else movie
and make it your own
and make it your own
and remix / change it.
and remix / change it. You could create movies
You could create movies
with errors in the script
with errors in the script
and ask the students to
and ask the students to
remix the movie and
remix the movie and
take out the errors.
take out the errors.

create a movie with only
create a movie with only
one half of the dialogue.
one half of the dialogue.
Your students would then
Your students would then
have to remix it and add
have to remix it and add
the script for the missing
the script for the missing
person
person
get students to create their
get students to create their
own soap opera, adding a
own soap opera, adding a
new scene each week.
new scene each week.

 create the first scene
create the first scene
from a story and get
from a story and get
your students to create
your students to create
the next scene.
the next scene.
 show your students
show your students
scenes from real films
scenes from real films
or a TV series and then
or a TV series and then
see how much of the
see how much of the
scene they can recreate.
scene they can recreate.

Bubble JoyBubble Joy
a way of sending short (60 seconds)a way of sending short (60 seconds)
fun video messages to peoplefun video messages to people
Example:Example:
http://www.bubblejoy.com/card.php?id=kpmbvhttp://www.bubblejoy.com/card.php?id=kpmbv
a selection of message cards and youa selection of message cards and you
just record your video message to go injust record your video message to go in
the middle using a webcam andthe middle using a webcam and
microphone.microphone.

HowdoweusethiswithourESL/
HowdoweusethiswithourESL/EFLstudents?
EFLstudents?
 you only have 60
you only have 60
seconds, and the
seconds, and the
video card expires
video card expires
after it has been
after it has been
viewed 50 times.
viewed 50 times.
 for specific occasions
for specific occasions
(there are cards
(there are cards
specifically for
specifically for
Christmas, Valentines
Christmas, Valentines
etc.)
etc.)

 get students to create
get students to create
messages (What
messages (What
would you say from
would you say from
inside a lion's mouth,
inside a lion's mouth,
inside a shark, on
inside a shark, on
safari) and then build
safari) and then build
a story to go with the
a story to go with the
cards explaining why
cards explaining why
this happened.
this happened.

 plan an imaginary
plan an imaginary
holiday and then send
holiday and then send
a card to tell other as
a card to tell other as
about it (on safari,
about it (on safari,
riding in a hot air
riding in a hot air
balloon etc.)
balloon etc.)

 use one of the TV or
use one of the TV or
stage designs to give a
stage designs to give a
brief news report. They
brief news report. They
could each report on
could each report on
their day in class or
their day in class or
what they did on
what they did on
holiday, at the weekend
holiday, at the weekend
or on a class visit.
or on a class visit.

KaraokewithaSocialNetwork
KaraokewithaSocialNetwork
RedKaraoke
RedKaraokebackground tracks and you see
background tracks and you see
the words of the lyrics
the words of the lyrics
highlighted as you are
highlighted as you are
supposed to sing them.
supposed to sing them.You can rate other singers too
You can rate other singers too
and have your own profile as
and have your own profile as
well as take part in forums and
well as take part in forums and
there's also synchronous chat
there's also synchronous chat
too.too.

http://www.redkaraoke.com/
http://www.redkaraoke.com/

iWiseiWise
 Using Wise Quotes with EFL ESL Students
Using Wise Quotes with EFL ESL Students::
http://www.iwise.com/index.php
http://www.iwise.com/index.php

SomequoteactivitieswithEFLESL
SomequoteactivitieswithEFLESLstudents
students
 Get students to find a random
Get students to find a random
quote and translate it into their
quote and translate it into their
own language or find a parallel
own language or find a parallel
quote in their own L1.
quote in their own L1. Collect 8 - 10 quotes on a
Collect 8 - 10 quotes on a
similar topic and get students
similar topic and get students
to discuss them and see which
to discuss them and see which
ones they prefer / most agree
ones they prefer / most agree
with.
with.
 Get 8 - 10 quotes and cut them
Get 8 - 10 quotes and cut them
in half to create a matching
in half to create a matching
activity. Get your students to
activity. Get your students to
match the two halves of each
match the two halves of each
quote.
quote.

 Get you students to
Get you students to
match the quotes to the
match the quotes to the
writer of the quote.
writer of the quote. Give your students a list
Give your students a list
of 6 - 8 topics and ask
of 6 - 8 topics and ask
them to find their
them to find their
favourite quote on each
favourite quote on each
topic, then compare
topic, then compare
them in class and
them in class and
discuss / have a class
discuss / have a class
vote on which is the
vote on which is the
best (students should
best (students should
try to convince others in
try to convince others in
the class that theirs is
the class that theirs is
the best quote)
the best quote)

 Give the first part of some
Give the first part of some
quotes to your students and
quotes to your students and
see if your students can write
see if your students can write
an ending to it.
an ending to it.
 Use a single quote at the start
Use a single quote at the start
of each lesson to lead in to the
of each lesson to lead in to the
theme of the lesson.
theme of the lesson. Use a single quote at the start
Use a single quote at the start
of each lesson as a warmer and
of each lesson as a warmer and
ask students if they agree /
ask students if they agree /
disagree with the quote. They
disagree with the quote. They
could give it marks out of ten
could give it marks out of ten
too. Keep a league of favourite
too. Keep a league of favourite
quotes.
quotes.

Wallwisher
Wallwisher
http://www.wallwisher.com
http://www.wallwisher.com

 create grammar walls and get students tocreate grammar walls and get students to
post what they know and examples ofpost what they know and examples of
different verb tenses or grammar points.different verb tenses or grammar points.
 post their wishes on it using thirdpost their wishes on it using third
conditional.conditional.
 notify our students or parents ofnotify our students or parents of
homework assignments and keep them uphomework assignments and keep them up
to date with what's happening in class.to date with what's happening in class.

Worlde
Worlde
 http://www.wordle.net
http://www.wordle.net
//
 The video on how to
The video on how to
use Worlde:
use Worlde:http://www.technogogy.org
http://www.technogogy.org

How to use this with EFL ESL studentsHow to use this with EFL ESL students
Revision of textsRevision of texts
 You can paste in short texts that your students haveYou can paste in short texts that your students have
studied recently. Show them the word cloud and see if theystudied recently. Show them the word cloud and see if they
can remember what the text was about and how the wordscan remember what the text was about and how the words
were used within the text. You can build up a bank of wordwere used within the text. You can build up a bank of word
clouds over a semester and pull them out at random to getclouds over a semester and pull them out at random to get
students to recall the texts they have studied and the keystudents to recall the texts they have studied and the key
vocabulary in them. You could also see if they could rewritevocabulary in them. You could also see if they could rewrite
or reconstruct the text based on the word cloud.or reconstruct the text based on the word cloud.
PredictionPrediction
 You can create word clouds of texts before the studentsYou can create word clouds of texts before the students
read or listen and ask them to make predictions about theread or listen and ask them to make predictions about the
content of the text based on the word cloud. They couldcontent of the text based on the word cloud. They could
also check any new words from the word cloud that theyalso check any new words from the word cloud that they
are unsure of before they read or listen.are unsure of before they read or listen.

Dialogue reconstruction
Dialogue reconstruction
 create a word cloud of a
create a word cloud of a
dialogue students are
dialogue students are
studying and use it as a
studying and use it as a
prompt to remember or
prompt to remember or
reconstruct the
reconstruct the
dialogue.
dialogue.Short poems
Short poems
 generate a word cloud
generate a word cloud
from a short poem then
from a short poem then
ask students to create
ask students to create
their own work based
their own work based
on the word cloud. They
on the word cloud. They
could then see how
could then see how
close they came to the
close they came to the
original.
original.

Text comparisonText comparison
 You can create word clouds from a number textYou can create word clouds from a number text
genres (news article, poem, story, advertisement,genres (news article, poem, story, advertisement,
dialogue etc.) and then see if the students candialogue etc.) and then see if the students can
decide which genre each is from and why.decide which genre each is from and why.
 with a small collection of poems short stories orwith a small collection of poems short stories or
articles.articles.
 StsSts read the complete texts and match them toread the complete texts and match them to
the word clouds. Here are two poems. One is fromthe word clouds. Here are two poems. One is from
Shakespeare and the other is from Robert Frost.Shakespeare and the other is from Robert Frost.
Try to decide which one is from Shakespeare. HowTry to decide which one is from Shakespeare. How
did you know?did you know?

Personal informationPersonal information
You could get your students to each create a text aboutYou could get your students to each create a text about
themselves and then turn it into a word cloud.Youthemselves and then turn it into a word cloud.You
could them put the clouds up around the class and seecould them put the clouds up around the class and see
if the students could identify each other from theif the students could identify each other from the
cloud.cloud.
Learner trainingLearner training
• StsSts can regularly make copies of the texts they studycan regularly make copies of the texts they study
and pin them up to revise them or keep them in theirand pin them up to revise them or keep them in their
gallery on the site.gallery on the site.
They could even create word clouds of their study notesThey could even create word clouds of their study notes
to help them revise.to help them revise.

 Sts write about their
Sts write about their
strengths
strengths Write grade related
Write grade related
criteria (sts see what to
criteria (sts see what to
concentrate on)
concentrate on)
 Sts in groups identified
Sts in groups identified
assessment objectives/
assessment objectives/
keywords
keywords Guess the fairytale by
Guess the fairytale by
looking at the keywords
looking at the keywords
 Syllabus on Wordle
Syllabus on Wordle
 Student essays
Student essays

Sts write expectations of
Sts write expectations of
the course
the courseA famous speech- main
A famous speech- main
ideas
ideas
Brainstorming on an
Brainstorming on an
unknown word
unknown wordPre-reading: read and
Pre-reading: read and
guess what it is about
guess what it is about
Compare 2 worldes on
Compare 2 worldes on
the same topic
the same topic

 Greeting cards
Greeting cards Love song as a gift
Love song as a gift
 Weekly spelling list
Weekly spelling list
 Word walls= Worlde walls
Word walls= Worlde walls
 ““What have you learned?
What have you learned?””
Write 5 words
Write 5 words Name of the student (x10)
Name of the student (x10)
and sts add a positive
and sts add a positive
thing about that student
thing about that student
 Song lyrics
Song lyrics

Teaching Speaking in Second LifeTeaching Speaking in Second Life

Videodebatingwebsite
Videodebatingwebsite
 BigThink.com
BigThink.comcontains video clips from a very large and
contains video clips from a very large and
broad range of experts giving their
broad range of experts giving their
opinions on various issues. users then
opinions on various issues. users then
have the opportunity to vote on whether
have the opportunity to vote on whether
they agree, respond to the questions
they agree, respond to the questions
raised or rate the speaker.
raised or rate the speaker.
The site also provides people with there
The site also provides people with there
opportunity to upload their own questions
opportunity to upload their own questions
or statements via video, audio, slideshows
or statements via video, audio, slideshows
or text.
or text.
 These are some really good examples
These are some really good examples
 Where do human rights come from?
Where do human rights come from?
http://www.bigthink.com/truth-justice/1941
http://www.bigthink.com/truth-justice/1941
 Is globalisation killing local culture?
Is globalisation killing local culture?
http://www.bigthink.com/features/150
http://www.bigthink.com/features/150
 Can technology make us happy?
Can technology make us happy?
http://www.bigthink.com/science-technology/517
http://www.bigthink.com/science-technology/517
 The future of education?
The future of education?
http://www.bigthink.com/policy-politics/education/3227
http://www.bigthink.com/policy-politics/education/3227

 watch some of the videos and rate for how interesting they arewatch some of the videos and rate for how interesting they are
 find the expert they most agree withfind the expert they most agree with
 find one that they disagree with and prepare a response (thenfind one that they disagree with and prepare a response (then
respond on the site or in class)respond on the site or in class)
 summarise an opinion they have viewedsummarise an opinion they have viewed
 view an opinion and then defend that opinion in a class debateview an opinion and then defend that opinion in a class debate
(even if they don(even if they don’’t agree with it)t agree with it)
 As the teacher you could set up some questions that you wouldAs the teacher you could set up some questions that you would
like your students to respond to, or you could get your studentslike your students to respond to, or you could get your students
to set up questions that they would like you or their fellowto set up questions that they would like you or their fellow
student to respond tostudent to respond to
 Get students to create a big think question to add to the site.Get students to create a big think question to add to the site.
(Review later and see if there are any answers to your(Review later and see if there are any answers to your
question)question)

AnimatedEFLESLWritingPrompts
AnimatedEFLESLWritingPrompts
http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspa
http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspa
 A site with a collection
A site with a collection
of image and gif
of image and gif
generators that you can
generators that you can
customise with your EFL
customise with your EFL
ESL students and add
ESL students and add
their texts to.
their texts to.
Example:
Example:talking flowers
talking flowersgiving a warning about
giving a warning about
the environment.
the environment.

 And a few other things likeAnd a few other things like tomatoestomatoes,,
owlsowls and aand a wizardwizard..
 The generator helps you add a text to aThe generator helps you add a text to a
packet of cigarettespacket of cigarettes and also aand also a newspapernewspaper..
 Add your text to a fieldAdd your text to a field
 Click the generate button.Click the generate button.
 Download your image or get an embedDownload your image or get an embed
code to add it to a blog or website.code to add it to a blog or website.

 the animal and vegetable animations to getthe animal and vegetable animations to get
students to express opinions about differentstudents to express opinions about different
topics we discuss.topics we discuss.
 create an animal or vegetable very shortcreate an animal or vegetable very short
story.story.
 thethe cigarette packetcigarette packet generator: agenerator: a
competition to think up the best reason notcompetition to think up the best reason not
to smoke (could use this for modals ofto smoke (could use this for modals of
obligation too - you shouldn't / mustn'tobligation too - you shouldn't / mustn't
smoke because..)smoke because..)
 thethe newspaper gifnewspaper gif : write a short news story: write a short news story
about how they became famous, what theyabout how they became famous, what they
did at the weekend, their last holiday etc.did at the weekend, their last holiday etc.

 the newspaper gif: to write somethe newspaper gif: to write some
classroom or celebrity gossip to shareclassroom or celebrity gossip to share
 Write a short news text for them with theWrite a short news text for them with the
headline -headline - 'Teacher Found Murdered''Teacher Found Murdered' --
add a few details and get them to writeadd a few details and get them to write
short questions to ask you more about theshort questions to ask you more about the
story.story.
You could even develop this into a roleYou could even develop this into a role
play with students having to think of anplay with students having to think of an
alibi to explain where they were at thealibi to explain where they were at the
time of the murder and get some studentstime of the murder and get some students
to act as detectives and interrogate theto act as detectives and interrogate the
other students.other students.

 the newspaper gif: to create an editingthe newspaper gif: to create an editing
task by creating a text with a number oftask by creating a text with a number of
your students' common errors in andyour students' common errors in and
asking them to act as newspaper editorsasking them to act as newspaper editors
and find the mistakes.and find the mistakes.
 the newspaper gif: to get students tothe newspaper gif: to get students to
convert a popular story form literature orconvert a popular story form literature or
folk tale (Romeo and Juliet, Goldilocks andfolk tale (Romeo and Juliet, Goldilocks and
the 3 bears, Cinderella etc.) into a quickthe 3 bears, Cinderella etc.) into a quick
news article. This is a good activity tonews article. This is a good activity to
practice summary writing skills.practice summary writing skills.
 the Ninja or Wizard animations: to createthe Ninja or Wizard animations: to create
short advertising slogans.short advertising slogans.

A Picture's worthA Picture's worth
http://1000words.net/
http://1000words.net/
 collects together images
collects together images
with short essays (300 -
with short essays (300 -
1000 words)
1000 words) based on the old saying
based on the old saying
that a picture is worth a
that a picture is worth a
thousand words.
thousand words.
 The pictures and essays
The pictures and essays
are sent in by site
are sent in by site
visitors.
visitors.

LessonPlansearchon
LessonPlansearchon
Google
Google
 http://www.google.co
http://www.google.co
m/edu/teachers/lesso
m/edu/teachers/lesso
n-plan-search.html
n-plan-search.html

http://gamestolearneng
http://gamestolearneng
lish.com/
lish.com/
https://educlipper.net/
https://educlipper.net/
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DEBATE SITE:http://www.quibl.com/
http://www.quibl.com/

Presentationmakers
Presentationmakers
http://slid.es/
http://slid.es/
http://emaze.com (beta)
http://emaze.com (beta)
http://app.emaze.com/My
http://app.emaze.com/My
Presentations
Presentations

References
References
 http://nikpeachey.blogs
http://nikpeachey.blogs
pot.com/search/label/gr
pot.com/search/label/gr
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http://www.thedailyriff.c
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om/articles/the-flipped-
class-conversation-
class-conversation-
689.php
689.php http://theinnovativeedu
http://theinnovativeedu
cator.blogspot.ca/2013/
cator.blogspot.ca/2013/
05/wrong-free-
05/wrong-free-
computers-dont-
computers-dont-
affect.html
affect.html

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