CALL for Newcomers

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Presenters

Ellen Dougherty, University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee; doughertye@usf.edu
Jose Antonio da Silva, Casa Thomas Jefferson, Brazilia, Brazil; joseaok@yahoo.com

'Curators'

Deborah Healey, American English Institute, University of Oregon, Eugene; dhealey@uoregon.edu
Website: www.deborahhealey.com
John Madden, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota; jpmadden@stcloudstate.edu
Website: web.stcloudstate.edu/jpmadden/

Robert Wachman, Yuba College, Marysville, California USA (retired), rcwachman@gmail.com
Website: http://tesol-lipro.wikispaces.com/home

Resources

Teacher tools

TESOL Technology Standards: Download standards framework (free), or buy: http://www.tesol.org/BookLanding?productID=721
Rod Ellis's summary of SLA theory for teachers: http://www.cal.org/content/download/1553/16478/file/PrinciplesofInstructedSecondLanguageAcquisition.pdf
Lesson plans, articles and research: iteslj.org
Larry Ferlazzo's blog for ideas about different skill-builders, teacher tools, and more: larryferlazzo.edublogs.org
Nik Peachey's blog for ideas about different skill-builders, teacher tools, and more: nikpeachey.blogspot.com
Rubrics - rubric generator: rubistar.4teachers.org
Gradebook - ThinkWave: thinkwave.com or search online
Make long URLs short - TinyURL: tinyurl.com or Google URL shortener: goo.gl
Customize, shortened URLs: http://bit.do/
Mobile technology

Overview: http://mobileesl.blogspot.com
Kathy’s Schrock’s Bloomin’ Apps (organized by Bloom’s Taxonomy) http://www.schrockguide.net/bloomin-apps.html
 List of apps at goo.gl/C8AWX
More from Larry Ferlazzo: http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/12/07/the-best-web-2-0-applications-for-education-in-2013/

CALL-related teacher tools
Journals: TESL-EJ (www.tesl-ej.org/wordpress), Language Learning and Technology (llt.msu.edu), CALL-EJ (callej.org)
CALL Interest Section: www.call-is.org
Webskills course content: available at umbc.uoregon.edu/eteacher/webskills/assignments_su10.html
BBC Learning English site: www.bbc.co.uk/learning/subjects/english.shtml (wide range of useful resources; not updated recently)
British Council LearnEnglish site: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/
LearnEnglishKids (BBC) at learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/listen-and-watch/
Edutopia - K-12 Education resource: http://www.edutopia.org/
Creative Commons - a platform for sharing knowledge & resources - https://creativecommons.org/

Example of video a Creative Commons' resource - How to use Google Docs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRqUE6IHTEA

Khan Academy: Videos that can teach any subject or topic

https://www.khanacademy.org/

TED Talks: Talks on academic subjects, with subtitles, transcripts, ability to change the speed of the speaker, etc

https://www.ted.com/

Authentic material and strategies/tools for working with authentic material

Authentic material in different media:

BBC: www.bbc.com
PBS: http://www.pbslearningmedia.org
English Insight: condor.depaul.edu/~dsorsa/insight/
Free text open-access scholarly articles and academic material: https://doaj.org/
Cautionary tales: http://scholarlyoa.com/
Wikipedia: www.wikipedia.org
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
wikiHow: http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page

NoodleTools for web searching suggestions and options: www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html
Readability of web pages: use Advanced Search in Google and choose readability level
Delicious to store web links: www.delicious.com (how-to information at www.deborahhealey.com/techtips/sept2009.html)
On-line safety - Netsmartz: www.netsmartz.org/internetsafety
Online Writing Lab: owl.english.purdue.edu
Web translators: www.bing.com/translator/ and translate.google.com
YouTube

Twins Talking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSQZlcEv1ZI
Racoon Invading Home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zytGecxm5C0
Listen Linda ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP8RB7UZHKI
How bout ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6WPfo9qNSM
Carpool Karaoke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqrvm2XDvpQ&t=95s

YouTube Channel - How to Sign up

https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/161805?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en

Graded material/ authoring by teachers and students

BreakingNewsEnglish: - www.breakingnewsenglish.com and LessonWriter: www.lessonwriter.com to use/prepare material
Crosswords, word search generator - PuzzleMaker: www.puzzle-maker.com
Authoring programs (including crosswords)- Hot Potatoes: www.hotpot.uvic.ca (free download) (how-to handout)
Create gap-fill exercises from any text - Textivate: www.textivate.com (no longer free)

Project-based learning sites and tools

WebQuest: WebQuest site (webquest.org ), QuestGarden (questgarden.com) , Zunal (www.zunal.com); WebQuest templates in Google Sites
Class-to-class project possibilities: iEARN: iearn.org (find a partner class) and Taking IT Global: www.tigweb.org (join a project/discussion)
Concept mapping: Bubbl.us (online, free): https://bubbl.us/ or FreeMind: freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php (free download and install) and Inspiration or Kidspiration (both commercial: http://www.inspiration.com/ ).
Screencasting (creating videos with the computer screen and audio) with Screencast-o-Matic: www.screencast-o-matic.com (free online) or Jing: www.techsmith.com/jing/ (free download)
Class and individual web pages: sites.google.com (how-to PDF and informational wiki)
Class and individual blogs: www.blogger.com (how-to handout for Blogger)
Audio recording and sharing - Vocaroo: www.vocaroo.com
Audio recorder/editor - Audacity: http://www.audacityteam.org/ (free download)
Record audio or video on a mobile phone
Audio discussion forum: Voxopop: www.voxopop.com , ANVILL: https://anvill.uoregon.edu/anvill2 (get a free login - see email on the site)
Audio file sharing: Podomatic: www.podomatic.com

Skill area resources

Writing

Tools in Word: Insert Comments,Track Changes
Google Docs (docs.google.com) for file sharing - see Example Document
Group discussion sites - Nicenet: www.nicenet.org (how-to handout)
Concept mapping: Bubbl.us (online, free): https://bubbl.us/ or FreeMind: freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php (free download and install) and Inspiration or Kidspiration (both commercial: http://www.inspiration.com/ ).
British Council LearnEnglish site: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/

Reading

Breaking News English for pre-made readings and activities: www.breakingnewsenglish.com
VOA Special English for simplified news read more slowly: www.voanews.com/specialenglish
Project Gutenberg for literature: www.gutenberg.org (free downloads in different formats)
CNN Student News: http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/
LessonWriter to create activities for your reading: www.lessonwriter.com
Hot Potatoes to author exercises: www.hotpot.uvic.ca (free download) (how-to handout)

Listening

Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab with pre-, during-, and post-listening activities: www.esl-lab.com
Breaking News English for pre-made readings and activities: www.breakingnewsenglish.com
English Insight: condor.depaul.edu/~dsorsa/insight/ (video and exercises to download)
Some of the activities at ManyThings for ESL Students: www.manythings.org

Speaking

Voxopop (audio discussion forum): www.voxopop.com
Voicethread (not free) to add audio, text, or graphics to a prompt that can be a graphic: www.voicethread.com
ANVILL: https://anvill.uoregon.edu/anvill2 (get a free login - see email on the site)
Audio recording and file sharing: Vocaroo: vocaroo.com
Audio file sharing: Podomatic: www.podomatic.com
Audio recorder/editor - Audacity: http://www.audacityteam.org/ (free download)
Video file sharing: Vimeo: vimeo.com (less public than YouTube), YouTube: www.youtube.com

Vocabulary

Practice in context with LessonWriter: www.lessonwriter.com and BreakingNewsEnglish: www.breakingnewsenglish.com
Concordancing: Compleat Lexical Tutor (LexTutor) www.lextutor.ca/conc (this includes some information about concordancing as well) and AntConc: www.antlab.sci.waseda.ac.jp/software.html (free download)
Cloze and other vocabulary building activities: www.lextutor.ca (try them yourself first so you know what each one does)
Vocabulary exercises - choose the ones that are most appropriate for your students: Many Things: www.manythings.org or a4esl.org (be selective!)
BBC Learning English site: www.bbc.co.uk/learning/subjects/english.shtml (wide range of useful resources)
British Council LearnEnglish http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/
LearnEnglishKids (BBC) at learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/listen-and-watch/
Spelling City - vocabulary practice - https://www.spellingcity.com/
16 Websites to teach vocabulary

Critical Thinking

What's your learning style? http://www.educationplanner.org/students/self-assessments/learning-styles.shtm
iPadagogy Wheel

https://designingoutcomes.com/assets/PadWheelV4/PadWheel_Poster_V4.pdf

Mobile technology: laptops, tablets, mp3 players, (smart) phones, more

Mobile pedagogy for English language teaching: a guide for teachers:

http://englishagenda.britishcouncil.org/sites/ec/files/E485%20Mobile%20pedagogy%20for%20ELT_FINAL_v2.pdf

Adobe Voice app (create a story with audio and visuals):

https://standout.adobe.com/voice/

Adobe Spark

https://spark.adobe.com/home/

Google for Education:

https://www.google.com/edu/products/productivity-tools/

Wordle (word cloud generator):

http://www.wordle.net/

Thinglink (add media links to photos & videos):

https://www.thinglink.com/

Edpuzzle (make videos interactive):

https://edpuzzle.com/

Kahoot! A game based learning platform

Teachers: https://getkahoot.com/
Students: https://kahoot.it/#/

iMovie Trailer - (easy video creator)

QR Codes

Create your own QR Code

https://www.qr-code-generator.com/

Quizzez -

https://quizizz.com/

Start with a needs assessment

What do you and your learners have?
What are your objectives?

Options

Oral skills: Audio, video, phone calls
Written skills: Web, email, texts
Also: Flashcards and games

Social networking

Consider

What are your school policies?
What are your learners’ needs?
What do your learners think about this?
Why are you doing this? What are your goals? What are YOU familiar with?

Start with what you know

How will your and your students’ information be used?

Consider creating a group page or a ‘public’ page with resources

Group games on Facebook (www.facebook.com)

Skype (www.skype.com) for small-group audio (free) or video (paid)

Application

Create one or more lesson plans using some of the tools above.

Sample lesson plan template with technology component (Word doc to download)

Create a lesson dealing with a cultural issue – a web quest or use of on-line resources integrated with interviews students record and papers students write

WebQuest template on Google Sites (you'll need a Google login to use this)

Updated 23 March 2018 E. Dougherty/ J. daSilva