SSAT Annual Languages Conference 2008
As promised, here is the slidecast of the talk I gave on Friday at The SSAT Annual Languages Conference 2008 called New tools, new curriculum, new opportunities. It is intended to encourage colleagues to be bold when faced by the demands of planning for the new KS3 curriculum and offer suggestions on how new technologies such as blogging and podcasting can enhance their pupils' learning.
Using Alec Couros' excellent diagram of what a 'networked teacher' can look like in the 21st century as a guide, I drew on materials already created by different language teachers around the country and proposed how others could follow their example. Whether this happens is another question all together, but I do hope that those who attended do at least now start to take advantage of the power of RSS and use the delivery system to connect with like-minded colleagues around the world.
It was great that none of the sessions on using technology at the conference overlapped too much and in many ways they complimented each other dealing with topics such as using virtual learning environments, interactive self-authoring exercises and moblogging. I was glad to see that both Chris Fuller and Frankie Villatorro were extolling the virtues of the Flip video camera as a quick and easy way of shooting and uploading video to the web. I can see this tool having a similar impact as it has already had in the states.
Another highlight was seeing how Andrew Balaam is using Moodle to record the individual scores that his pupils are achieving when completing Hot Potatoes exercises both in and out of school. This was impressive particularly as both tools are free to use for educational purposes.
Hope you find my presentation as useful and get in touch if you need any help. Don't forget "Be bold!"
Download new_tools_new_curriculum_new_opportunities.mp3
Summary
- Introduction
- seeing Kathy Wicksteed at Language World 2008
- Kathy and Chris Maynard from QCA inviting teachers to be bold when implementing the new KS3 curriculum
- Alec Couros' diagram of the networked teacher
- how language teachers are creating their own Personal Learning Networks (PLN)
- explaining RSS and how to subscribe in Google Reader
- being able to skim the titles of hundreds of blog posts in a matter of minutes
- the value of having a PLN for your continuing professional development (CPD)
- sharing ideas with other teachers from around the world
- finding the RSS feed in your browser
- subscribing to a RSS feed
- celebrating language related events on Flickr
- tagging photos on Flickr so pictures can be shared by different people in the same collection
- embedding Flickr slideshows on to your blog
- uploading videos as well as images to Flickr
- using the video fuction on a still digital camera
- subscribing to the photostreams of other language teachers
- sharing your favourite websites online with social bookmarking
- using email to find out about the latest updates as an alternative to RSS
- adding a del.icio.us tag roll to your blog
- the benefits of being part of an online community (fora/Ning networks)
- having an open or closed network
- micro-blogging with Twitter
- the power of asking questions on Twitter
- sharing not just taking
- using Twitter for language learning purposes
- downloading YouTube clips and embedding them into PowerPoint
- creating customised RSS feeds to search for clips by username and tag
- using Skype to make free calls to other users or inexpensive calls to landlines over the internet
- recording and editing Skype calls from a USB stick
- bringing authentic voices into the classroom
- using SkypeOut credit to ring landlines for a few pence
- videoconferencing with Flashmeeting
- using wikis for creative writing, collaborative projects and for hosting multimedia resources
- reasons to start blogging and ideas on promoting your blog
- ideas to start moblogging
- the educational value of podcasting
- CILT video case studies on the effective use of ICT
- creating the Nodehill french Grammar Podcasts and putting them on iTunes
- using podcasting for assessment for learning purposes and distance learning
- using podcasting for global citizenship and eTwinning
- how to morph your voice in Audacity
- some cool tools for schools (Wordle, Mobus, Tumblr+Kwout, VoiceThread, eBook to Images, Go! Animate)
- further reading
- a few final thoughts
Show Notes
Kathy Wicksteed at Language World 2008
Typical teacher network v the networked teacher
Google Reader in Plain English
European Day of Languages 2008 on Flickr
The Isle of Wight Conference 2007 on Flickr
SSAT Annual Languages Conference 2007 on Flickr
Video VoxPop at Language World 2008 on Flickr
Lisa Stevens' puppets set (lisibo)
Alex Blagona's EDL and LAFTA set (Blaggers)
Isabelle Jones' del.icio.us tags
The Isle of Wight Conference Ning
Creating your personal learning network with Twitter
Asking about PLNs using your PLN (murcha, spookingdorf, nwinton, cwebbtech, digtalmaverick, paulawhite, tricias, mberry, lisibo
Tweeting about my presentation for the SSAT Conference
Embedding YouTube and Google videos into PowerPoint
Download video clips with Real Player 11
Search YouTube via username with RSS
Subscribe to YouTube video tags via RSS
MFL Karaoke and Role Play Raps
Recording Skype calls with Pamela
Record and Edit Skype calls from a USB stick
Bucharest eTwinning Conference 2008 and using a USB modem abroad
Audacity Anytime Anyplace Anywhere
Interview with Kathleen Holton
Podcasting and Language Skills
eTwinning ambassador John Warwick and his email contact
Flashmeeting project for Primary Languages
Live Blogging with Cover It Live
Making Use of Blogging, Podcasting and Wikis in the MFL Classroom
Peter Morris and his CILT Wikimania project
Making Languages Count: CILT Cymru DVD
Using SkypeOut credit with Utterli
The educational value of podcasting presentation at Jersey e-Learning Conference
CILT video case studies on effective use of ICT
Nodehill French Grammar Podcasts
Nodehill French Grammar Podcasts go from strength to strength
Nodehill French Grammar Podcasts now on iTunes
Spread the IOW Conference Wordle
Tumblr + Kwout for simple tumbleblogging
Learning languages with VoiceThread
Mobile revision with eBook to images
Posts on blogging, podcasting, moblogging and mobile phones
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Hi Joe
Thanks a lot for this great overview and the links to some of my resources. There is so much to explore!!
Looking forward to the IOW conference.
Isabelle
http://isabellejones.blogspot.com
Posted by: Isabelle Jones | 12/10/2008 at 11:16
There is a wealth of information here. It also fascinates me that you used slideshare. Did you podcast your talk, and then time the slides in slideshare with them. I would love to know how to do that. I wish I had a week of spare time to really look at all this as there is so much to explore. Thanks
Posted by: Anne Mirtschin | 12/10/2008 at 12:55
Hi Anne,
I uploaded the mp3 file to my blog and the PowerPoint to SlideShare and then synchronised the two together using the Slidecast feature of SlideShare.
See this post for more information: http://joedale.typepad.com/integrating_ict_into_the_/2007/08/slidecast-tutor.html
Posted by: Joe Dale | 12/10/2008 at 13:05