Graham Stanley presentation of web 2.0 for
educators interested in language learning and emerging technologies. He is talking about web tools and he says
that there are many different tools on the web that can be used to motivate
students to speak, read, listen, or write but
which of them should we use? And
How to get the most out of websites that can be easily used by any teacher to
enhance the learning and practice of language either in a computer room or
using a class set of laptops. There are examples of 21st century language learners like Blogs, Wikis,
Podcasts, Video. Safe video sharing
sometimes when showing a Youtube clip we
might not want learners to see the other content on the side, so use a site
such as Safeshare to only show the
video we want them to see. We can also
crop the videos before we show them
them, so this site can be used as a teaching aid too.
Why Blogs? Because A Blog is a contraction
of the words web log. Blogs usually provide commentary or information on a
particular issue, event or topic. A Blog is usually maintained by a single
person or a small group of contributors.
Students to the blog can comment on the entries made of respond to comments
made by other students or visitors.
Why Wikis? Because Wikis can also include
images, sound recordings and films.
Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org) the
free internet encyclopedia is the most well known wiki. A wiki can be open to a
global audience or can be restricted to a select network or community. Wikis
can cover a specific topic or subject area. Wikis also make it easy to search
or browse for information.
Why Podcasting? Because Podcasting is a way
of making audio or video files available on the internet that can either be listened to or viewed on a
pc or downloaded to a hand-held device such as an ipod or MP3 player. A podcast will be treated as a sound
recording (Audio podcasts). Podcasts may
also include images , including
powerpoint presentation. If there
is a script or lecture notes for the podcast, that will be protected as a
literary work. There may be multiple layers of copyright in a podcast,
depending on the content of the podcast. There will also be a separate
copyright in the actual recording itself.
