1. Using E-tivities to create online communities Suzanne Mordue Sirin Soyoz British Council, Istanbul

2. WHAT? E-tivities are: Structured p____________ group work online M________, e_________ and p_________l Based on i_________between learners/students & active c___________ Designed and led by an e-moderator, online teacher, trainer, tutor Usually a_______________ Based on simple text based bulletin boards On or offsite, b______ or online only One-off or built into a programme Gilly Salmon, 2006

3. WHY? Collaborative Cross- cultural experience Free and cheap Suitable for all levels Easy to set up Instant feedback Enjoyable & motivating Easy to make for individual groups & learners Community building activities Can be evaluated & improved

4. WHERE? Online courses Blogs Wikis Social Networking Sites (Facebook, Twitter, Edmodo, Ning) Mobile phone and new technologies Websites

5. HOW? Lesson Plan 1.Decide on Platform 2.Target audience 3.Purpose/Aim 4.Timing 5.Instructions/Example 6.Monitor/Evaluate 7.Feedback/Try again

6. E-TIVITIES ELT Blogathon 2011

7. Twitter – ELT Chat – ELT Blogathon evaluation

8. Primary Essentials – Word Chain http://www.wordle.net/

9. Funny quotes

10. Favourite food/ recipes

11. Premier Skills – Who is your favourite footballer?

12. Beautiful Words Activity by the British Council

13. What s your poison?

14. If you had a magic carpet…

15. Facebook – Favourite paragraph from a book

16. ELT SharePoint – This word reminds me of

17. Facebook –Photography Competition

18. Share your ideas????