During the rest of session#2, we will focus on applying CALL tools and resources to your teaching situations. Before tackling those challenges, let’s take another look at what we’ve ‘tasted’ on the buffet so far. Take the next few hours to attempt tasks that interest you, keeping in mind how you might apply these to your teaching.
Things to Do
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Go to Feedly and check out recent blog posts from current TTP’ers and CALL alumni
- Brush up on your phrasal verb, tag questions, collocations, or other skills. Activity Guide
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Check out more Google+ Communities, or Facebook Groups on the Social Networking Guide
- Create some funny images with sites like Photofunia and post on your blog Site Building Tools
- Create a Padlet, Wordle, or Storyboardthat comic strip and post it on your blog Site Building Tools
- Start a Google+ Hangout or Google+ Hangout-on-air with a classmate or two and post the recording on your blog. Google+ Hangouts
- Work on a Prezi, Google Presentation, or Powtoon and post it on your blog Presentations Guide
- Create your own Quizlet set and post on your blog or try to set the TTP Scatter Record with your Class Quizlet Activity Guide
- Use Windows Movie Maker to edit a video. Video Guide Overview Screencast
- Create YouTube playlists of your favorite videos. Video Guide How-to Screencast
- Create a screencast using Ocam or Screencast-o-matic.com How-to Screencast Screencast
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Download some audio books or podcasts that you can listen to on your way to BUFS. Audio Guide
- Creating an audio recording using Audacity, Voki, or Clyp.it and post it on your blog. Audio Guide
- Use Google Translate to practice pronunciation
- Create a class survey using Google Forms – example Google Form How-to Screencast
- Create a new blog for your classes or redesign your existing blog (new template) and add some gadgets Blogger Guide
- Create Mindmaps or Graphic Organizers and post them on your blog.
- Upload photos (or organize your photos) at photos.google.com or check out the TTP in Action photos
- Continue looking the megalist of CALL websites or the LearningCall Diigo group and add bookmark sites with Diigo.
Check out the Dessert Table
- Take a look around the TTP Down Under Map from previous semesters
- Create a Schoology Account and set up a course there. (overview screencast parent guide)