motivate and energize with skype
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~ an EV Fair (Electronic Village) presentation by Holly Dilatush, [email protected]
(TESOL Convention, New Orleans, March 2011)
Motivate and Energizewith SKYPE!
~ a bit about me ~
Holly Dilatush
• Has facilitated 575++ Skype chats• Currently working as a Consultant and
Online Facilitator/Instructor for EnglishCafe.com• Masters in Adult Education and Training (2009)• Certificate: TESOL Principles & Practices of Online Teaching
(2007)• Taught EFL, Catholic University of Korea (2004-2005)• 11+ years (and counting!) in Adult ESOL / EFL • Mother, storyteller, poet, wife, community volunteer, more!• Prior work in clerical, retail, insurance, newspaper office,
sole-proprietorship (floral shop owner & designer), more!
Access
Comfort level
Progress/Success
Approaching any (new) technology
Orientation / Objective(s)
Learning/Reinforcement
Opportunities to demonstrate competence
Best Practices Include:
*Awareness, monitoring and documentation of your own and learners’ access, comfort level, progress, success
Internet / Computer / Skype use
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Where are you on this continuum right now?On a scale of 1 to 100+ (1 = novice, 100 = pro)
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What is Skype? (What do you know about Skype already?)
Know Want to Know Learned
How many people use Skype?
• 100 million users as of October 2010• Between 4 and 6 million “live” users
(average) at any given moment!• 9 a.m. – 10 a.m. EST = peak usage time• http://www.voip-news.com/news/skype-100million-042806/
• Skype http://skype.com
Skype http://skype.com
Easy-Breezy Download!
Skype http://skype.com
Easy-Breezy Download! http://skype.com
(sample Skype Transcript)
Standard emoticons • May be “unanimated” • (go to Tools / Options / IMS & SMS / IM Appearance)
• Have YOU used Skype?
• How often?
• With whom / for what purpose?
Skype and YOU
feel like I know "almost nothing"/never used SkypeHave used at least once in the past two weeks / use at least once a
month
Possible uses for Skype?
• family• friends
Personal
PD in PJs?! (Professional Development in your pajamas?)
Lessons Learned / Tips to share:
Oops! Camera needs adjustment!
Lessons Learned / Tips to share:
Oops! They can see everything you do!!
Lessons Learned / Tips to share:
Learn your options and when to use them, and CHECK your settings before you start a class chat!
Adjust your settings!(BEFORE your Skype chat!)
Skype / Tools / Options / Video Settings / …
Internet / Computer / Skype use
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Where are you on this continuum right now?On a scale of 1 to 100+ (1 = novice, 100 = pro)
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Ready to try Skype?
Today’s Live Chat from New Orleans!
• Class scheduled and booked from EnglishCafe.com
• Students logging in from Sri Lanka, Egypt, India, Israel, Italy, and Vietnam, reserved their space in the class (and others may join us!)
• Are you ready to speak with them?
Want Ideas / help / tutorials for Skype?Check these links:
• http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/skype_in_the_classroom_launches_to_connect_teacher.php
• http://education.skype.com/about• http://
www.maximumpc.com/article/features/20_essential_tricks_and_skills_every_skype_user_should_know
• http://www.teachingdegree.org/2009/06/30/50-awesome-ways-to-use-skype-in-the-classroom/
• http://thelovacute.blogspot.com/2011/01/jurnal-how-to-use-skype-in-eslefl.html
• https://support.skype.com/
Groups on EnglishCafe where presenter has used Skype effectively:
• Transcription• Open Conversation Topics• Travel • Job Interview practice• Describing Photos• Retelling Fables (and other stories)• Book Clubs • Spelling practice• Many, many more!http://www.englishcafe.com/groups/transcription-practice-and-related-pronunciation-practice-21723http://www.englishcafe.com/groups/z-open-topic-skype-voice-chats-21645http://www.englishcafe.com/groups/i-love-travel-2257http://www.englishcafe.com/groups/job-interviews-23134http://www.englishcafe.com/groups/description-english-20317http://www.englishcafe.com/groups/learn-english-with-aesops-fables-retelling-well-known-stories-114688http://www.englishcafe.com/groups/wwydi-what-would-you-do-if-23036http://www.englishcafe.com/groups/book-club-kite-runner-21634http://www.englishcafe.com/chatcafe/group-forum/recap-spelling-chat-august-28-2010-90472
*click on “Discussion” to see recap posts from Skype chats & classes
Motivate and Energize, with Skype !
Holly’s Skype ID = Smilin7
Holly Dilatush
Skype = smilin7
Twitter: hollydilatush
http://englishcafe.com/smiling7
more about Holly
Topics I’m especially interested in, links you may find helpful:• Anything related to Adult ESOL / EFL• Online Learning • Hybrid / Blended Learning• Process Drama / Using Drama techniques to enhance ESOL learning• [Drama EVO moderator: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EVO_Drama_2011,
http://tesoldrama.wordpress.com]• EnglishCafe.com [my profile page on EnglishCafe]• Skype and web-conferencing tools• Twitter [hollydilatush]• Diigo [my diigo links collection]• Portaportals [one of my portaportal collections]• Webheads [Webheads!/]• Flickr [my Flickr collection]• Andragogy ~ Storytelling ~ Poetry • Moodles ~ VoiceThread ~ PhotoPeach
Internet / Computer / Skype use
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Where are you on this continuum now?On a scale of 1 to 100+ (1 = novice, 100 = pro)
1 100
Thank you!