Working with digital resources
For CALD and other learners
Lynne Gibb

CALD Learners? Students?
• Working with CALD students can
present challenges
• Digital resources can assist
• It is all about facilitation & support
• Telephone, email, online classroom, Discussion
forums, wiki messaging, text messaging
• ...but it is ALWAYS about people & facilitation

Supporting students – wiki discussion
A well-used discussion board!

Supporting students – Wiki messaging

WIKIS
• Are we using the full function of our
wikis???
http://earthquake-shakeup.wikispaces.com/
http://soar2newheights.wikispaces.com/
http://hums3001.unsw.wikispaces.net/

Students in charge of own learning
 Discussion boards
Timetable Scheduling &
Collaborate  Allocate tasks
Calendar reminders
 Direct student input
 Messaging
Themes
Own colours Video
Customise Multimedia You tube etc
Logo
Backgrounds Audio
Add text
User Assessments
Pictures Upload/
friendly Resources
RSS Download Timetable
Tables
Calendar

Supporting students – Online Classroom

Blended
Learning
• Blend with other forms of learning ie face-to-
face.
– Use e-learning centre
– Research skills
– Paired & small group activities
– Group and individual assessments
– Reflecting online at end of each class
– Download assessments, Unit Outlines
– recording interviews

Use multimedia LOTS with CALD
students
• Learning using the senses

• Can include text, video, audio, animation and
virtual environments
– Eg upload you powerpoints, easy for students who
find it difficult to take notes
– Students video each other in class, interviewing
etc (Flip camera, Digital storytelling)

Tools are just another resource
What tools do you already use to assist you
deliver your classes?

Embedding Elearning

Digital tools
OMG – not MORE
Weird-sounding
web 2
• Wikis stuff!!@@####!!
• Voki
• Voxopop

Voki
Hmmm….what’s Voki & what can it do for my students?
Voki is a free service that allows you to create personalized
speaking avatars and use them on your wiki, blog, profile, and in
email messages. They are fun and engaging & easy to make.
Examples of Vokis with sound effects
Easy instructions on how to utilise vokis with students
OK – so how might you use vokis with your students?

Voxopop Voxopop?
Voxowhat??@@!!
• Its all about the voice
• Practise speaking then listen to it
• Encourage conversation between 2 or more
students
• Dale Pobega –ESL practitioner using Voxopop –
Dale’s ESL Club
• Another example of Voxopop being used for
assessment

More Digital Tools
• Michael Chalk’s wiki
• Podcasting
• Powerpoint – converted easily into flash movie
• Social networking
• Twitter
• Tokbox - http://tokbox.com
• Voicethread - http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/
Ed Tech link
• Screencasting
• Mobile technology – SMS etc

Fave toy!
1. Press the button and film
2. Flip out the USB connector
3. Download onto computer or straight into
You Tube, Teacher Tube or My Space
4. Grab the code & insert movie into wiki or
blog
5. Ideas?
• Students interview e@ other
• Interview worker in field Flip Camera
• Voxpop in the street on a given topic
• Students interview other teachers
• Celebrate achievements
• Introductions

So much to choose from!
• Get excited!
• Find one tool and play with it.
• Pick a likely student or group of students to
trial it on
• Learn from mistakes and improve
• Get the students excited
• Give yourself time to take on learning new
things
• Ask me!!!

Be courageous – you and your
students will benefit!

Lynne’s blended delivery tips
Do not assume that:
• students will not like/be
scared of technology
• will not have access to
technology at home
• Its all about the facilitation – not the tools

Thank you for participating
Look forward to seeing great things
Happening with CALD learners & web 2.0
Handout & copy of today’s powerpoint available from
http://coonarastaff.coonarahouse.org.au
Lynne Gibb
lynne@coonarahouse.org.au