websites to get your el learners reading and writing
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Some great websites to encourage your English language learners to read and write outside the class using internet tools. For the full, free, voiced over presentation recording, visit www.elt-training.comTRANSCRIPT
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Websites to get learners reading and writing
For free voiced over presentation visitwww.elt-training.com
Jo Gakonga
Websites to get your learners reading and writing
Jo Gakonga
Why reading and writing outside class?
Benefits
• Promotes autonomous learning• Gives extensive language practice• Can be used to consolidate work in class• Can be used to extend work in class
• Lots of possibilities on the net
Difficulties
• It’s too difficult!• Sorting the wheat from the chaff.• Motivation
Reading sites
• Storybird www.storybird.com
• Bookr www.pimpampum.net/bookr/
• Lingro www.lingro.com
Writing sites• Blogger www.blogger.com
• Glogster http://edu.glogster.com/
Reading on the internet….
There’s a wealth of stuff out there…..
Reading on the internet….
But the problem might be ….
It’s too difficult!
Storybird
Storybird
Fantastic illustrationsWide range of stories from children’s to much
more universal.Can view on-line for free (or pay for a hard
copy)
× You need to be quite creative to write a storybird – limited choice of illustration.
Similar, but easier for writing…Bookr
Bookr
Bookr
• Really motivating.• Loads of pictures of everywhere and
everything!• Easy to use and free.• Could be used as the basis for a presentation
in class.
Lingro
Writing- Using blogs
Blogs are great for improving learners’ writing.
Advantages
• Motivating • Can be multi-modal ie pictures, music,
video etc
Advantages
• A real audience for written work. • Learners can read and comment on each
other’s work.
Challenges
• Learners may not feel comfortable with the technology, which will reduce participation rates
Blogger
First, you need a Google account
Then you decide what you want to call your blog….
Your blog title – this will show at the top
of the page.
Your blog url address – this will end in .blogspot.com
Now you decide what it will look like.
And that’s all there is to it!
Now to put something on it.
On-line instructionswww.teachertrainingvideos.com
When you have your blogs…
What could you do with them with your class?
Think of three ideas.
Writing about….
• Their daily lives• Their home towns – (with pictures?)• Their pets – (with a video?)• Their favourite groups – (with music?)• A favourite website – (with a link!)
And don’t forget..
Reading and commenting on each other’s blogs.
Glogster Edu
http://edu.glogster.com/
Any questions?