ALL ALC ConferenceALL ALC Conference 2006 2006

Online Teaching Toolscreate your own web based

materials and conferencing platforms

Ahmed Atlagh

A.L.C Agadir

Can computers replace Can computers replace teachers ?teachers ?

Computers can replace Computers can replace teachers teachers

who don't use computers who don't use computers

Reasons for using the Reasons for using the Internet in English classes Internet in English classes

Learning to use computers Learning to use computers provides a strong intrinsic provides a strong intrinsic motivation for learning motivation for learning English English

The Internet places The Internet places English in an international English in an international context context

Internet projects are Internet projects are interactiveinteractive

Why Create Our Why Create Our Own Web-Based Own Web-Based

Language Language Learning Learning

Activities?Activities?

AccessibilityAccessibility

RenewabilityRenewability

AdaptabilityAdaptability

What Can We Teach and What Can We Teach and What can our Students What can our Students

Learn on the Web?Learn on the Web? Vocabulary practiceVocabulary practice grammar lessonsgrammar lessons comprehension exercisescomprehension exercises reading and writing tasksreading and writing tasks Assigning quizzes Assigning quizzes

Online Assessment Online Assessment

Online exercises are Online exercises are limitedlimited in their in their interactivity they can only provide a interactivity they can only provide a way for students to check their own way for students to check their own answers. answers.

Teachers may test their students Teachers may test their students onlineonline and do their own assessments. and do their own assessments.

It is possible to develop online tests It is possible to develop online tests that students fill out and that students fill out and submitsubmit for for gradinggrading and and feedbackfeedback..

www.quia.comwww.quia.com

www.quia.comwww.quia.com

http://school.discovery.com/http://school.discovery.com/

teachingtools/teachingtools/teachingtools.htmlteachingtools.html

Create and storeCreate and store your lesson your lesson plans for easy access. Link plans for easy access. Link your lesson plans to your lesson plans to worksheets quizzes , and worksheets quizzes , and puzzles you create on puzzles you create on DiscoverySchool.com.  DiscoverySchool.com.  

CreateCreate custom worksheets custom worksheets for almost any subject. In for almost any subject. In a rush? a rush?

Use one of the ready-made Use one of the ready-made worksheets created by worksheets created by teachers like you! teachers like you!

Take advantage of the most Take advantage of the most powerful quizpowerful quiz--making tool making tool onlineonline. . Create and administerCreate and administer quizzes that are graded quizzes that are graded online and that provide online and that provide instant feedback to you and instant feedback to you and your students. your students.

Generate your own Generate your own educational educational crossword puzzlescrossword puzzles, word searches, and more. , word searches, and more. The ready-made word lists The ready-made word lists will help. will help.

http://http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/

http://http://www.4teachers.org/ www.4teachers.org/

QuizStar allows teachers to QuizStar allows teachers to create quizzes on-linecreate quizzes on-line..

Create quizzes for your students to Create quizzes for your students to use for reviews. Includes: Multiple use for reviews. Includes: Multiple Choice, True/False, and Short Choice, True/False, and Short Answer questions.Answer questions.

Group Your students by Class Name Group Your students by Class Name Activate and deactivate quizzes so Activate and deactivate quizzes so

they are available to students only they are available to students only on certain dates..on certain dates..

http://quizstar.4teachers.org/inhttp://quizstar.4teachers.org/in

dex.jspdex.jspSample:

A tool for students to use A tool for students to use to create basic project web to create basic project web pagespages . .

http://poster.hprtec.org/http://poster.hprtec.org/

http://http://www.wordsmyth.net www.wordsmyth.net

The Wordsmyth The Wordsmyth GlossaryMaker allows you GlossaryMaker allows you to generate a "miniature to generate a "miniature dictionary". You can type dictionary". You can type or paste a list of or paste a list of vocabulary words in Step 1vocabulary words in Step 1

1.In the empty space 1.In the empty space simply list all of the simply list all of the vocabulary words you'd vocabulary words you'd like to include in your like to include in your glossary. Separate words glossary. Separate words with commaswith commas

and customize your and customize your dictionary's level of detail in dictionary's level of detail in Step 2.Step 2.

2.Using the checkboxes, mark 2.Using the checkboxes, mark the data fields you want the data fields you want returned in your glossary.returned in your glossary.

PronunciationsPronunciations Inflected Forms Inflected Forms Synonyms Synonyms SyllablesSyllables

DefinitionsDefinitions Similar WordsSimilar Words Derived FormsDerived Forms Examples Examples PhrasesPhrases

3.Glossary Title (optional). 3.Glossary Title (optional). This label will appear as This label will appear as the "title" of your glossary.the "title" of your glossary.

Include the date with your Include the date with your title? title?

4. When you click on 4. When you click on

you generate your you generate your GlossaryGlossary in in

print-ready form.print-ready form.

http://www.wordsmyth.nethttp://www.wordsmyth.net

Create Glossary

http://www.nicenet.org http://www.nicenet.org

Nicenet is a volunteer, Nicenet is a volunteer, non-profit organization non-profit organization

providing free services to providing free services to the Internet communitythe Internet community

designed to address the designed to address the pedagogical needs and pedagogical needs and limited resources of limited resources of teachers and their teachers and their studentsstudents

ConferencingConferencing Link SharingLink Sharing AssignmentsAssignments DocumentsDocuments

Internet Classroom Internet Classroom Assistant Traffic ReportAssistant Traffic Report

In the last 10 minutes 292 In the last 10 minutes 292 users have used the ICA. users have used the ICA.

In the last 24 hours 16,841 In the last 24 hours 16,841 users have signed on. users have signed on.

In the last week 48,187 users In the last week 48,187 users have signed on, and 6,998 classes have signed on, and 6,998 classes have been used. have been used.

In the last month 94,533 users In the last month 94,533 users have signed on, and 12,755 have signed on, and 12,755 classes have been used. classes have been used.

http://http://www.nicenet.org www.nicenet.org

Since January, 1998 Since January, 1998 a total of 1,229,630 a total of 1,229,630 users have used the users have used the

ICAICA..

Gaggle NetGaggle Net

Free Email Accounts for Free Email Accounts for StudentsStudents..

Students as young as eight Students as young as eight and as old as eighteen can and as old as eighteen can use Gaggle. use Gaggle.

It's very easy to use.It's very easy to use.

Gaggle NetGaggle Net

How it Works for TeachersHow it Works for Teachers Each teacher receives a Each teacher receives a

master account on the master account on the Gaggle serverGaggle server. .

Teachers can send and Teachers can send and receive e-mail from this receive e-mail from this account or forward email account or forward email to a secondary email to a secondary email address. address.

Teacher accounts give Teacher accounts give access to the special access to the special monitoringmonitoring and and controlcontrol sections within the Gaggle sections within the Gaggle Network.Network.

No matter what you know No matter what you know -- or don't know -- about -- or don't know -- about technology, no matter how technology, no matter how many computers you have, many computers you have, no matter how skilled your no matter how skilled your students are, students are,

you you cancan integrate integrate technology. Remain technology. Remain confident, flexible, and confident, flexible, and enthusiastic and you will enthusiastic and you will succeed succeed succeed succeed succeed succeed succeed succeed succeed succeed succeed succeed succeed succeed succeed succeed succeed succeed

atlagh@teacher.comatlagh@teacher.com

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