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Tech Tools & Resources
This year, we are employing several free tools and platforms to enable Electronic Village (EV) participation. By using them during the convention, we hope you will learn more about each category of tools and will reflect on how you might use them in class or for professional development.
Flipgrid: Tech Fairs, EV Fairs - the Classics, and the Best of EVO 2020 asynchronous video-based sessions
Jamboard: What's on Your Mind? - virtual idea exchange—share your opinions and experiences; activities change daily
Poll Everywhere: We're CALL-ing on You - daily polling events
Twitter: Tweet-up with CALL-IS Twitter for ELT professional development
Zoom-based Virtual World tours: explore Minecraft and OpenSim for ELT
* Note: All links/tutorials are provided for demonstration and reference purposes only; CALL-IS does not endorse specific platforms. *
Flipgrid
Participate in EV 2021 Flipgrid Sessions (* please read the Flipgrid site-access update below first *)
Tech Fairs - Making Your LMS Work for You: Lessons Learned and Effective Practices
Tech Fairs - Tools and Activities for Synchronous Virtual Instruction
Tech Fairs - Tools and Activities for Asynchronous Virtual Instruction
Tech Fairs - The Classics: Time-tested Tools and Resources for Today’s Classroom
Best of the Electronic Village Online (EVO) 2021
*** FLIPGRID ACCESS UPDATE: FlipGrid recently disabled public (no login-required) access; this occurred after the EV hosting framework was created and convention videos were uploaded. To interact with EV Tech Fairs video content, participants must now use a free Google or Microsoft account to access Flipgrid. All videos will be made available on the CALL-IS YouTube channel after the convention. We apologize for the inconvenience this situation may cause those lacking Google or Microsoft account access.***
Description: Flipgrid is a tool that allows teachers to post videos with accompanying text ("topics") in a classroom "group." Students can be prompted to respond with video or text; students can also respond to each other. A variety of pre-built, adaptable educational materials and activities have been shared though Flipgrid's site.
Similar tools for your classroom: Playposit, Padlet, Recap 2.0, Vialogues, Edpuzzle, Pear Deck add-on, and more!
Resources:
Empowering English Learners: #Flipgrid4ELs - Jess Boyce, Flipgrid blog (includes several example activities; a free Flipgrid account is required to access them)
7 Reasons to Use Flipgrid with ELLs - Graham Noble
9 New Ways to Use Flipgrid in the Classroom - Kathryn Nieves, Edutopia
Jamboard
How to participate in EV "What's on Your Mind?" Jams (video)
March 25th - Open-ended Questions - Experiences with Online Learning
March 26th - Four Corners Activities
March 27th - This or That? / Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down? + Exit Tickets
Description: Jamboard is G Suite's digital whiteboard that offers a rich collaborative experience for groups and classrooms. You can create a Jam, edit it from your device, and share it with others. Participants can collaborate, brainstorm, and complete group activities on the Jam anytime, anywhere.
Similar tools for your classroom: Sketchboard, HeyHi, Zoom whiteboard with annotations, Miro, Limnu, Google Slides ....
Resources:
GOOGLE JAMBOARD is my JAM! | Beginner Jamboard Tutorial for Teachers - (video) EdTech Classroom
How To Use Google Jamboard Tutorial For Teachers & Students - 2021 Guide - (video) The EdTech Show with Dan Spada
6 Google Jamboard activities your students will love! - The TEFL Zone, Rachel Tsateri (includes several practical activities and links to free pre-built templates near the bottom)
Sample Jamboard ELA Activity - Collaborative Emoji Story Writing - Google
Poll Everywhere
How to participate in "We're CALL-ing on You" activities: visit PollEv.com/callis402 to enter your response to the current poll. Live results will update in the display below. Poll questions will change several times per convention day!
March 25th - Ice breakers: Are you ready for the Electronic Village and TESOL 2021?
March 26th - Checking in: How is your convention and EV experience going?
March 27th - Reflecting: What have you learned? What do you want to know now?
Description: Poll Everywhere is an online audience response system (ARS). Students or other participants can provide live responses from mobile devices via text or via any internet browser without the need for additional hardware.
Similar tools for your classroom: Mentimeter, Kahoot, Socrative, Plickers, Top Hat, Micropoll, and more!
Resources:
5 Ways to use Live Polling in the Classroom - Justin Shewell
Google Slides and Poll Everywhere - Online Teaching Tools - i-Speak English YouTube video
Online Tools for Teaching and Learning - Poll Everywhere - UMass Amherst
Polling Students to Check Understanding - John Rich, Edutopia
Twitter for Professional Development
Find CALL-IS on Twitter: @TESOLCALLIS
New topics posted daily @8am EDT (convert time). Contribute to the conversation throughout the convention day. Use this hashtag for EV tweetups: on Twitter, search for and use #EV21chat to respond
March 25th - Past: Reflecting on our professional learning over the last 12 months
March 26th - Present: Current ELT virtual and tech-supported learning challenges
March 27th - Future: Carrying successes and lessons learned forward
Description: Twitter is a microblogging tool that allows you to send and receive short posts that may include text, links, or images and gifs; the maximum character limit for a tweet is 280. Twitter chats or "tweet-ups" use a hashtag (#EV21chat, for example) to collect related posts into a viewable stream for participants.
Related tools for your professional development: Facebook and other regionally preferred tools; Pinterest, Instagram (visual), Whatsapp groups (for smaller/selected audiences), and more!
Resources:
Twitter for Teachers - Kathy's Schrock's Guide to Everything
Twitter for Teachers 201: Chatting and Best Practices - Meghan Everette - Scholastic Top Teaching Blog
Twitter for Educators - U.S. Department of State - Teacher's Corner
Descriptive List of Twitter Education Chats - Educations Chats
EduChatsCalendar Daily Schedule - Education Chats
Virtual Worlds: OpenSim & Minecraft
Join these EV Virtual Worlds in ELT events via Zoom!
March 25th @ 9am EDT - Virtual Worlds in ELT panel session with Randall Sadler, Jeff Kuhn, Aaron Schwartz, Vance Stevens, and Laura Briggs (convert time)
March 25th @ 10am EDT - OpenSim in ELT: world tour (convert time)
March 26th @ 11am EDT - Minecraft in ELT: world tour (convert time)
Description: Virtual Worlds are multiuser 3-D environments that may be utilized for either classroom-based or autonomous language learning.
Other virtual worlds for language learning: Second Life, Roblox, Active Worlds, Habbo, Club Penguin, and more!
Resources:
Minecraft Education Edition: Introduction to Game-Based Learning, Microsoft Educator Center
Minecraft Apply in the Classroom: Collaborative Gameplay, Microsoft Educator Center
The Language of Massively Multiplayer Online Gamers: A Study of Vocabulary in Minecraft Gameplay, Ya-Chen Chien, TESL-EJ