AgendaDay 1: Laying The Foundation- Getting Started
- Welcome, Overview, Outcomes
- Introductions and expectations
- Setting the Stage: Research & Practice
- Activities: Speaking & Listening
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Speaking Tools- Blabberize: http://blabberize.com
- It allows you to upload an image, have the mouth’s image move in a comedic way, and then “speak” your voice. Students can use their own photos, or a famous person, cartoon character, etc. Blabberize can be used in the same way ESL/EFL teachers sometimes have students use puppets — students can feel more comfortable speaking when it’s not really “them” doing the talking.
- LiveMocha: www.livemocha.com
- This fast-growing language-learning site has an incredible number of features. For speaking, not only can users send their recording to whomever they choose, but there’s also a social network component that lets others provide feedback. Another nice aspect of the site is that it’s structured so that users are responding directly to prompts from LiveMocha’s scaffolded teaching/learning system.
- SmashMash TV: www.smashmash.tv
- A new web application that allows you to grab images or video off the web and then do an amazing number of fun things with it — animation, insert text, create “talking lips” to say what you want the image to say, and a bunch more.
- Vocaroo: http://vocaroo.com
- A super easy way for students to record a message — of any length — and then place a link or an embed code on a student or teacher website. It’s got to be one of the most simple ways for audio recording out there — no registration is required and you just click “record.”
Listening Tools- ELLLO: English Listening Lesson Library Online: www.elllo.org
- It has over 1,000 audio slideshows, games, exercises, songs, etc. — all geared towards developing conversational skills.
- Read The Words: http://readthewords.com
- Lets you convert any text - from a document, blog, or website - into audio with your choice from a variety of voices. You can then embed the voice player into your site. English Language Learners can easily copy and paste an essay they’re writing to hear if it sounds “right.”
- YAKIToME: www.yakitome.com
- Lets you copy and paste pretty much anything you want and the convert the text to speech.You can choose the type of voice (it uses ATT technology), the rate of speed (there are numerous settings), and even customize pronunciation for certain words. You choose to see the text when you’re listening to it being spoken. And you can create private groups if you want.
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