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We use several free tools and platforms to enable Electronic Village (EV) participation. By experiencing 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.
We use several free tools and platforms to enable Electronic Village (EV) participation. By experiencing 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.
Wakelet: Innovate and Implement: Practical Tech-Supported Instruction Tips and Best of EVO 2022 asynchronous video-based sessions
Genially: Online Interactive Content Made Easy - Daily tutorials and hands-on practice using different Genially features for language instruction
Mentimeter: We're CALL-ing on You - daily polling and e-response events
Twitter: Learn about professional development applications below and share your #TESOL_EV experiences
* Note: All links/tutorials are provided for demonstration and educational reference purposes only; CALL-IS does not endorse specific platforms. *
* Note: All links/tutorials are provided for demonstration and educational reference purposes only; CALL-IS does not endorse specific platforms. *
Wakelet
Wakelet
Engage with EV 2022 "Innovate and Implement" and select "Best of EVO22" On-demand Sessions
Description: Wakelet is a free digital curation tool used to create multimedia resource collections; a resource collection on this platform is called a "wake." Wakes can be shared publicly or privately. Wakelet is available via internet browsers, mobile apps, and as a Chrome extension.
Similar tools for your classroom: Playposit, Padlet, Recap 2.0, Vialogues, Edpuzzle, Flipgrid, Pear Deck, and more!
Resources:
An Educator's Guide to Wakelet - Wakelet Learning
How to Use Wakelet in the Classroom - Holly Clark, The Infused Classroom
What is Wakelet and How Does it Work? - Luke Edwards, Tech & Learning
6 Tips for Curating Resources for Students - Monica Burns, Edutopia
Genially
Genially
Within this "Online Interactive Content Made Easy" Genially presentation, click on each day's learning content to learn about a Genially function that can be used in ELT classes. You don't need a free Genially account to view and interact with each day's content, but if you want to complete the bonus task each day, you may choose to create one or log in with Google credentials.
March 23rd - Creating animated quizzes with Genially
March 24th - Creating animated infographics with Genially
March 25th - Creating animated games with Genially
Click here to access each day's Genially activities You can navigate the Genially content using the arrow buttons on the left and right sides of the screen. Go to the tutorial and activity of the corresponding day on page 3.
Description: Genially is all-in-one, web-based tool to create interactive, animated presentations, images, infographics, poster projects, quizzes, learning games, and more.
Similar tools for your classroom: ThingLink, Prezi, Canva, Powtoon for Edu, Piktochart
Resources:
15 Ways to Use Genially in Class - Manny Curiel & Karly Moura, Ditch that Textbook blog
Genially for Teachers - New EdTech Classroom (Video)
What is Genially and how do you use it? - Tutorial and first steps for beginners - Genially YouTube Channel
Mentimeter
Mentimeter
Join today's "We're CALL-ing on You" daily polls or scan the QR code on the right with your mobile camera. Live results are being shared here and on the EV home page.
March 23rd - Ice breakers: Getting started with TESOL 2022!
March 24th - Checking in: How is your convention and EV experience going?
March 25th - Reflecting: What have you learned? What do you want to know now?
Description: Mentimeter is an web-based polling, engagement, and presentation tool. Students or other participants can provide live responses from mobile or desktop devices via any internet browser. Mentimeter polls are accessed via a link or QR code, and can be also be embedded directly in some electronic presentation formats, such as Powerpoint.
Similar tools for your classroom: PollEverywhere, Kahoot, Socrative, Plickers, Top Hat, Micropoll, and more!
Resources:
Tools for Online Teaching - Mentimeter
What is Mentimeter and How Can It Be Used for Teaching? Tips and Tricks - Luke Edwards, Tech & Learning
5 Ways to use Mentimeter to Engage and Interact with Students (video, 5:31) - EdTech Teacher YouTube Channel
5 Ways to use Live Polling in the Classroom - Justin Shewell
Staff Meetings Get a Needed Makeover During the Pandemic (Increasing Teacher Voice) - Emelina Minreo, Edutopia
Twitter for Professional News & Development
Twitter for Professional News & Development
Find CALL-IS on Twitter: @TESOLCALLIS
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 (#EV22chat, 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
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