Stephen Roney, College of the North Atlantic Qatar John Allan, Niagara College, Canada TESLONTARIO’09 A demonstration of a practical use of Web 2.0 tools for TESL
Web 2.0 Practical resource to share Drill & kill Teacher boredom factor Varies input modes Word lists Computer is suitable and patient CNAQ experience
Identify target Create target Amazon’s Vocab Grabber On line concordancer Establish parameters
Association/Membership Community Multimedia Rich Media of focus Contribution Marketing/Advertising Tagging/fuzzy logic Multisite Distribution Personalized Space
Pronunciation Spelling Batch entry Creates 12 different exercises Crossword, word search, unscramble, audio word match, hang mouse, alphabetize, match it, which word?, complete the word, sentence unscramble
quizlet.com Batch entry Generates 7 activities 1. Familiarize: flash cards 2. Learn: typing 3. Test: interactive tests 4. Scatter: drag definitions 5. Space Race: typing with speed 6. Voice Race: voice recognition 7. Voice Scatter: pronunciation
wordwizard.scholastic.com/minidictionary Generates defs Based on grade quizmaker
Claims to generate 11 activities Problems
sortmylist.com sortmylist.com List sorting utility Sorts by parameters set by user
Batch entry of terms Optional image upload Optional audio upload
Distribute visual slideshows
hotpot.uvic.ca hotpot.uvic.ca Context interactive activity generator Quiz Matching Crossword Scrambler Cloze
Software must be downloaded Generates five drill activities JigWords MatchWords WordSearch WordWeb SpeedWord Audio option (Audacity)
Does not fit the web 2.0 mold
classtools.net classtools.net Games creator CannonBall Fun Manic Miner Matching Pairs
Fling the Teacher Teacher Invaders Half a Min Multiple-choice Match-up
Twenty activity builders including…. Save Your Team Racing Cubes Dunkin’ Teacher Bingo Build It
On line wiki Common writing - collaborative area Multimedia Produce within a garden gate Authentic audience
Survey generator Report generator