TESLONTARIO’09
A demonstration of a practical
use of Web 2.0 tools for TESL
Stephen Roney, College of the North Atlantic Qatar
John Allan, Niagara College, Canada
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Web 2.0
Practical resource to share
Drill & kill
Teacher boredom factor
Varies input modes
Word lists
Computer is suitable and patient
CNAQ experience
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Identify target
Create target
Amazon’s Vocab Grabber
On line concordancer
Establish parameters
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Association/Membership
Community
Multimedia
Rich Media of focus
Contribution
Marketing/Advertising
Tagging/fuzzy logic
Multisite Distribution
Personalized Space
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Pronunciation
Spelling
Batch entry
Creates 12 different exercises
 Crossword, word search, unscramble,
audio word match, hang mouse,
alphabetize, match it, which word?,
complete the word, sentence unscramble
• quizlet.com
• Batch entry
• Generates 7 activities
1. Familiarize: flash cards
2. Learn: typing
3. Test: interactive tests
4. Scatter: drag definitions
5. Space Race: typing with speed
6. Voice Race: voice recognition
7. Voice Scatter: pronunciation
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wordwizard.scholastic.com/minidictionary
Generates defs
Based on grade
quizmaker
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www.studystack.com
Claims to generate 11 activities
Problems
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sortmylist.com
List sorting utility
Sorts by parameters set by user
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www.flashcardmachine.com
Batch entry of terms
Optional image upload
Optional audio upload
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www.slideshare.net
Distribute visual slideshows
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hotpot.uvic.ca
Context interactive activity generator
 Quiz
 Matching
 Crossword
 Scrambler
 Cloze
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Software must be downloaded
Generates five drill activities
 JigWords
 MatchWords
 WordSearch
 WordWeb
 SpeedWord
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Audio option (Audacity)
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Does not fit the web 2.0 mold
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classtools.net
Games creator
 CannonBall Fun
 Manic Miner
 Matching Pairs
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www.contentgenerator.net
Fling the Teacher
Teacher Invaders
Half a Min
Multiple-choice
Match-up
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www.teach-ict.com
Twenty activity builders including….
Save Your Team
Racing Cubes
Dunkin’ Teacher
Bingo
Build It
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On line wiki
Common writing - collaborative area
Multimedia
Produce within a garden gate
Authentic audience
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www.surveygizmo.com
Survey generator
Report generator