1. Mientras espera : Configure su micrófono y altavoces Herramientas  Audio  Configurar Audio. Para compartir su “Perfil” con otros, ingrese sus datos Herramientas  Perfil  Editar Perfil… Para ver el perfil de otro participante, pase con el mouse sobre su nombre en la ventana de participantes * Usuarios Mac usar por favor : Elluminate Live!  Preferencias Instituto Superior San Bartolom é” 1988 - 2008 Reaching Farther, Reaching Wider Título Disertante

3. Using Computer Tools to Hone Communication Rita Zeinstejer CALL Consultant rita@zeinstejer.com

4. tools texted speech audio and video conversation tools Online Learning Environments class discussion facilitators presentation tools pronunciation work social tools teacher role

5. texted speech: text based speaking practice asynchronous: email writing blogs microblogs: Twitter podcasting wikis discussion forums movie makers / comic stripmakers synchronous: (with live audience) Chat (many versions) Messenger: YM, MSN, Skype (+video) MOOS (Tapped In) Second Life

6. a blog or a wiki??

7. both allow uploading of files and photos by different users Blogs structured highly personal focus: process administered by one individual editable by creator chronologically organized Wikis flexible intensively collaborative focus: content open to anybody editable by anyone organized in innumerable ways

8. classblog Sharing Learning at Ning http://ritamz.ning.com/ http://ritamz.ning.com/ Opened: March 2008 CAE students: 18 Age: 17-20 Number of members today: 93

9. objectives familiarize learners with technology allow them to practise English in authentic, meaningful situations contact English speaking people from other countries raise awareness of the importance of going global help students hone the four skills expand learners' cultural understanding and horizons

10. main aim successful communication most important feature: tagging

11. blog Classblog: http://ritamz.ning.com/ http://ritamz.ning.com/ Included: Project work Discussion forums Links for extra practice Tools and apps Individual blogs

12. microblogging Twitter http://twitter.com/home Searching for Twitterers…? http://search.twitter.com/

13. wiki http://caeb2008.pbwiki.com/http://caeb2008.pbwiki.com/http://caeb2008.pbwiki.com/ collaborative project work links photos maps audio files

14. discussion forums Learning Times: http://learningtimes.net/http://learningtimes.net/ English Club: http://www.englishclub.com/http://www.englishclub.com/ Dave’s EFL Café: http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.ph p?t=63056 http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.ph p?t=63056 Onestopenglish: http://www.onestopenglish.com/ http://www.onestopenglish.com/

15. Movie makers Windows Movie Maker http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates /moviemaker2.mspxhttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates /moviemaker2.mspx ZimmerTwins http://www.zimmertwins.com/ DigitalFilms http://www.digitalfilms.com/ JumpCut http://www.jumpcut.com/ examples: http://caeb2007.podomatic.com/entry/eg/2007-05- 01T07_01_40-07_00 (mine)http://caeb2007.podomatic.com/entry/eg/2007-05- 01T07_01_40-07_00 http://www.dfilm.com/mm2s/mm_route.php?id=3210331 (a std’s)http://www.dfilm.com/mm2s/mm_route.php?id=3210331 http://webheads10years.wikispaces.com/space/showima ge/ritaz_comix.jpghttp://webheads10years.wikispaces.com/space/showima ge/ritaz_comix.jpg

16. synchronous Chat (many versions) Messenger: YM, MSN, Skype (+video) MOOS (Tapped In) Second Life

17. MOOs Multi-User Object Oriented Systems socially oriented text-based virtual realities allow for safe environments connect classes everywhere a new way of allowing stds to write

19. Second Life a 3D virtual world vast digital continent teemimg with people, entertainment, opportunities everything: resident created making movies, acting, making transactions, investing money, having fun, opening offices and business build your dream park, island, yacht, palace

21. audio and video conversation tools: with partner at a distance synchronous: Skype, Messenger, ooVoo asynchronous: video recording: Skype + Audacity/ Pamela; mp3 recorder podcasts and video blogs Voicethread YouTube: to store video clips

22. finding class partners http://www.epals.com/ http://www.epalscorp.com http://www.iecc.org/

23. online learning environments: OLE’s Elluminate Alado WIZIQ

25. class discussion facilitators interaction at computer Simulations: SimCity - city creation simulation game http://simcity.ea.com/about/simcity4/overview.php Where in the World….?: capture Carmen interacting with people! http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/13/Where+in+the+Wo rld+is+Carmen+Sandiego.html http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/13/Where+in+the+Wo rld+is+Carmen+Sandiego.html Quandary: an application for creating Web-based Action Mazes http://www.halfbakedsoftware.com/quandary.php http://www.halfbakedsoftware.com/quandary.php

26. presentation tools: for f2f audience OpenOffice MS PPT (templates)

27. pronunciation work http://esl.about.com/library/lessons/blst ress_extension.htmhttp://esl.about.com/library/lessons/blst ress_extension.htm http://readthewords.com/ Text To Speech Technology: generates a clear sounding audio file from almost any written material

28. Social Tools Facebook http://www.facebook.com/ http://www.facebook.com/ Delicious http://delicious.com/ http://delicious.com/ Flickr http://www.flickr.com/ http://www.flickr.com/

29. Teacher role selecting the tool guiding use: language, purposes, skills integrating into lessons

30. My 2008 CAE Students Feedback Voicethread: group conversations around images, docs and videos. http://voicethread.com/#q.b178197.i0.k0 http://voicethread.com/#q.b178197.i0.k0

31. when one teaches two learn…

32. summary: http://usingcomputertoolsto honecommunication.pbwiki. com/http://usingcomputertoolsto honecommunication.pbwiki. com/

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