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GoAnimate Your ESL Classroom: Lessons Ready to Go!
TNTESOL ConferenceNashville, TN
March 22, 2014
Dr. Patricia Davis-WileyProfessor, WL/ESL ED
The University of [email protected]
Overview
• Web 2.0 tools in the classroom• Intro to using GoAnimate: Sample
vignettes to use with Els• Setting up accounts in GoAnimate• Potential GoAnimate vignette topics:
Whole group• Creation of GA vignettes: Small groups• Sharing of GA vignettes: Whole group• Discussion
Web 2.0 tools• Appeals to Gen Ys and Zs• Teacher- and student-friendly• Many are free!• Can be used with individual students, small
and large groups• Promotes teamwork & stimulates creativity• Accommodates all L2 levels• Promotes practice of L2, basis concenpts
and reinforces content area knowledge• Meta web source:
http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/ellteachingtools?searched=true
WHY Web 2.0 Hands-on Tools?
Sample GoAnimate EL VideosBasic Greetings:http://goanimate.com/videos/0kODYodzRtKcAfter School Conversation:http://goanimate.com/videos/0mY8o6pBUqPIWhat IS it?http://goanimate.com/videos/0ZvUFWHlphgsI feel blue:http://goanimate4schools.com/public_movie/018i12wfOqiY
http://goanimate.com/
Sign up for free account, log in, and get started!
Watch tutorial and make a video!
Filter themes and select one. Some have ready-made templates.
Click on Icon for Ready-Made Template or…start from stratch.
Click NEXT and follow directions!
Select a scene from several options.
Free Account: No choice of Characters; Subscriptions: Choice
Type in narration for each line. Select the type of voice and emotion you want or record your own voice.
GoAnimate links• Overview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCOCJKGi6xY
http://www.cultofpedagogy.com/goanimate/
• Quick Videomaker:• http://goanimate.com/video-maker-tips/how-to-make-a-video/
• Basic tutorials:• http://goanimate.com/video-maker-tips/how-to-make-a-video/• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCf5cihiL_g• http://goanimate.com/videomaker/full/tutorial
It’s YOUR Turn!• Create a GoAnimate free account.• Find a couple of friends.• Create a short small talk conversation
to practice English.• Make your GoAnimate video public.• Send the GoAnimate link to PDW at:
[email protected]• We will then view some together and I
will post some on my wiki site.
Discussion