Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Optional CALL

Week#7

Sacramento Survival Guide


Photo Uploading: Guide    Picasaweb.google.com



Another Option: Facebook 




PUFS TTP Facebook Group
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Skype
Register for an account at http://www.skype.com/go/join?intcmp=join
If you don't have Skype on your computer, download it here: http://www.skype.com/intl/en/get-skype/on-your-computer/windows/
Start the program and login.
Skype Guide

Google+ Hangouts
Guide to creating and joining a Google+ Hangout

Video Email
Register here: http://eyejot.com/join
Click 'Compose New Message'
Week#6



Electronic Village Online


January 8~February 12, 2012



Becoming a Webhead 2012Multiliteracies for Social Networking and Collaborative Learning EnvironmentsTESOL-Drama Workshop: Implementing and Evaluating the Facilitation of English Language learning through Drama
Digital Storytelling for Young LearnersDigital Tools with Purpose in the ClassroomPLEs and PLNs for Lifelong Learning 
Teaching and Language Learning Through GamificationMachinEVO 
Video Productions of Language Learning Conversations
Teaching English to Young Learners and Teens
Developing our Mentoring SkillsMOODLE for TeachersPodcasting for the EFL/ESL Classroom
Social Networking: Making it Work for You and Your Students!
Tutoring with Web 2.0 Tools - Designing for Social Presence






Pages of Note
BaW 2011 Favorite Tools
Multiliteracy Tutorials
Digital Tools Group Favorite Tools



Digital Tools Participant Map


View EVO2012 DigitalTools Participants in a larger map


Week#5 - Activities Revisited

New Activity Sites
Favorites
Others
Sites designed specifically to provide test taking peparation
Online Activity Generators




Week#4 

Make your own comics and animations



Week#3

Video capturing and editing
   Sites that can be used to download video from YouTube
  Window Live Movie Maker Guides 
____________________________________
Screencapturing & Screensharing
________________________________________
    Week#2

    Go to this Google Doc and add your Skype ID and Gmail Address

    Skype
    Register for an account at http://www.skype.com/go/join?intcmp=join
    If you don't have Skype on your computer, download it here: http://www.skype.com/intl/en/get-skype/on-your-computer/windows/
    Start the program and login.
    Skype Guide

    Google+ Hangouts
    Guide to creating and joining a Google+ Hangout

    Video Email
    Register here: http://eyejot.com/join
    Click 'Compose New Message'

    Interactive Presentation Environments
    Blackboard Collaborate
    Video example - Collaborate Recording
    Webhead Recordings    Classroom20 Recordings

    Try joining a Collaborate room at Webheads http://home.learningtimes.net/learningtimes?go=273662
    Click Join. Then Login and click 'Enter Now'
    Save the 'meeting.php' file and open it.  Click Run

    Classroom2.0 Site  &  Upcoming Events
    WebheadsinAction  EVO2012 Workshops

    ----------------------------------------------

    Week#1
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    Monday, November 28, 2011

    PUFS Map

    2011.11.28 | 지도 크게 보기 ©  NHN Corp.
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    Tuesday, October 18, 2011

    Week#6


    Let's 'Hangout'  
    Plug in your headset.
    Click on the little +YourName at the very upper left of your gmail window.

    Getting started with Google+ here
    If you see 'Jeffrey Lebow is hanging out", click 'Join this Hangout'.
    Hang out.  Smile when Jeff takes the Class Hangout Screenshot Picture.

    (Hangout Guide Here)
    For information about a similar tool, check out the Skype Guide
    Something to think about: How might you use Google Hangout in your teaching and personal life?

    Next, let's play with Todaysmeet.com
    Go to http://todaysmeet.com/LearningCall
    Enter your name and click Join.


    Type something and click 'Say'.




    Chat and answer Jeff's Super Challenge questions as quickly as possible

    Something to think about: How might you use this kind of tool for educational purposes?

    Social Networking:  Google+ is one of the newest 'social netwoking' sites out there.  You can find infomration about many others in the 
    Social Networking Guide.
    For now, the most popular social networking site on the planet is Facebook. I've created a
    PUFS TTP Fall 2011 Group here.
     In the past,  this has been used as a way for TTP participants to share photos and resources during the program and stay in touch afterward.  It's also useful for connected with people you might while in the U.S. To join, you'll need to create a Facebook account (if you don't already have one), click on the above link. People who are already in the group can add 'friends' to it.
    If you'd like to become 'friends' with Jeff, you can do so here by clicking 'Add Friend'.

    For information about Twitter, LinkedIn, and other ELT Groups, check out the Social Networking Guide.  (optional)

    Spend the rest of class doing one or more of the following:

    Review assorted skills
    - Make a  Hot Potatoes Activitiy
    - Record audio with Audacity and post it on your blog
    - Post photos and videos on your blog
    - Create a Google Presentation or Prezi
    - Check your Google Reader and comment on blogs
    - Sample the website buffet and use Diigo to bookmark sites of interest

    AND/OR

    Experiment with some new ones
    - Create a PBWorks account and upload an html or mp3 file there.  This will allow you to have your own space for uploading those kinds of files.
    - Experiment with social networking.  Create a Twitter account and find people to follow. Explore some of the Language Learning communities out there.
    - Experiment with chat tools like TodaysMeet, Voki, or Natural Reader

    AND/OR

    Write a blog post about...
    ...the 5 most useful CALL resources you've seen (in this class or elsewhere) with short descriptions of why you like them.
    or
    ...how you might use CALL tools in your teaching


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    Wednesday, October 12, 2011

    Getting Started with Google+

    To get started with Google+, click on the +YourName in the upper left of your Gmail Window (or go to plus.google.com)

    The first time you use Google+, you'll need to enter information about gender and age. Click Join. 


    You'll see several screens that ask you about profile information and adding people to circles.  You can enter information or ignore and click 'continue' each time. 

    If you see Jeffrey Lebow at some point, click 'Add to circles'. 

     Then 'create new circle' and enter 'TTP'.




    Now go to Jeffrey Lebow's Profile page
    If you see 'Jeffrey Lebow is hanging out", click 'Join this Hangout'.
    Hang out.  Smile when Jeff takes the Class Hangout Screenshot Picture.


    Additional Google+ Links







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    Wednesday, October 5, 2011

    Week#5

     The CALL Buffet - Week#5
    Choose the buffet items of most interest and dig in! You will probably NOT have enough time to do all of the tasks mentioned.
    ________________________________________________________
    Presentations:
    Take a look at the Presentation Guide.
    Task: Look at some of the specific examples there. Try to embed one on your blog. (see presentation guide for details on how to do this.  Example here)
    Optional Tasks: Try to create and embed a Google presentation (guide here) on your blog.  Try to create your first prezi.
    ________________________________________________________
    Audio
    Look at the Audio Guide
    Tasks:
    - Explore     the sites listed there and Bookmark at least 2 audio sites using Diigo
    - Use Audacityto record an mp3 file.
    - Upload it to: JeffLebow.net/ttp-files 
         ID: pufsttp  Password: 4CALL-fun
         Edit/Choose File / Upload / SAVE
    - Post that audio file on your blog with a short description (guide here) (example here)
    ________________________________________________________
    Video
    Look at the Video Guide
    - Explore the sites listed there and Bookmark at least 2 video sites using Diigo
    - Go to YouTube.com, find any video of interest and post it on your blog (instructions here)
    - Use a video download site to save a video file from a YouTube Video
    - Use your webcam to create and post your own video on YouTube.  Become a YouTube Star!

    _________________________________________________________
    At the end of class, use Google Reader to see what your classmates have posted and make a couple of comments.
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    Thursday, September 29, 2011

    25 Good Sites

    25 Best ESL/EFL Teacher Resources
    View more presentations from Maricel Pinzon
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    Wednesday, September 28, 2011

    Week#4


    Post photos to your blog.
    The easiest way to do this is shown     here in the Blogger Guide. Example here
    If you’d like to experiment with Google’s Photo service Picasa, here’s how.
    Picasa allows you to create and     embed slideshows like this on your blog. Task: post at least 5 photos with short descriptions on your blog (either five in one single post or fives posts with one photo each).



    Use Google Reader to subscribe to blogs (your classmates and many others). Download the PUFSTTP-Fall2011.opml here
    Google Reader Guide Here
    Task: import the above opml file and browse some of the blogs you’re subscribed to.



    Comment on your classmates’ blogs.  Toward the end of class, use your Google reader to look through you classmates blogs. Task: Make at least two comments.



    Update your blog
    Task: If you haven’t already done so, edit your ‘About Me’ page to include a short introduction.




    Diigo Review:
    Task: Edit the 'Resources Page of your blog. Add a link to your Diigo page.
    Then browse from the websites buffet and bookmark at least three sites using Diigo. (Diigo Guide here)




    Take a look at the Presentation Guide.
    Task: Look at some of the specific examples there. Try to embed one on your blog.
    Optional Tasks: Try to create and embed a Google presentation (guide here) on your blog.  Try to create your first prezi.
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    Wednesday, September 21, 2011

    Week#3



    CALL Week#3 Agenda
    Hot Potatoes & Activity Websites


    • Go to the Activities Guide and follow instructions.
      - Look at Hot Potatoes examples
      - Create any kind of Hot Potatoes activity. The activity can be very simple (i.e. a 3 questions quiz, a gap activity with a few blanks, etc.). Look at the Hot Potatoes Guide for help.
      - Save the HP activity (Save as & Create webpage) in c:\temp and save a copy on your USB drive. Make sure the file name includes your name and class#.      ______________________________________________________________

      -       (Optional) Post a Hot Potatoes Activity on your  blog.  
      - Create a ‘new post’ on your blog.
      - Then paste this code into a blog post (make sure to use  'Edit HTML tab, not Compose tab)
       <iframe src="URL Here" frameborder="0" height="500" width="600" scrolling="auto"></iframe> (to find that code, click Questions on the LearningCall.net menu.
                                                                                                   Click on Hot Potatoes Question)
      - In another tab, upload that the Hot Potatoes html file to JeffLebow.net/ttp-files
            (access info on handout)
      - Once the file is attached and the post saved, RIGHT click the html file and 'copy link location'.
      -  In your 'new post' , paste that URL into the the code where it says 'URL Here'.
      _____________________________________________________________
       
    • (Optional) Use Google Forms or and try to create a basic quiz or survey with at least two questions. Post a link to that quiz (or embed it) in a blog entry on your blogger.com blog.
       
    • Explore some of the websites on the Activities Guide which have many, many different kinds of activities. Remember to use Diigo to bookmarks sites you might want to visit again.
       
    • HOMEWORK - Bring five digital photos with you to class. Try to choose photos of things that are important to you (people, places, events, etc.)
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    Wednesday, September 14, 2011

    Week#2 (Fall 2011)

    Today's Agenda
    Hour#1
    Blogger

    • Create your Blogger Blog as shown in the Blogger Guide 
    • Go to you main Docs page.  docs.google.com
      You should see a spreadsheet entitled 'Fall 2011 Class# MegaContact Page'
      Open that spreadsheet and add the URL of your blog on the appropriate line. 
    • Decide whether you'd like your blog to be public or private.
      If you'd like it to be public, do nothing.
      If you'd like it to be private, watch this video, Go to your Dashboard/Settings/Permissions, and change your blog reader settings 'Only people I choose. Please choose pufslebow at gmail dot com' and jefflebow at gmail dot com.
    • Format your blog with Pages & Course Categories.  Here's an example of how you can format it and here are instructions on how to do so
    • Post a photo on your blog.  Instructions here.  Add the label 'Photos'. 
    • Create a short blog post about anything you like - TTP so far, CALL thoughts/wishlist, Chuseok experiences,etc. 

      Hour#2
      Diigo       (Social Bookmarking)
      • Look at the Diigo Guide. Register at Diigo, join the Learning Call Diigo group, browse websites, and bookmark at least five websites.
      If time permits (or if you get bored or frustrated with above tasks), feel free to check out some future 'buffet items'.

      Finding, creating, & publishing activities & games.
       Activities Guide    Hot Potatoes Guide

      Creating, Editing, & Publishing Audio files
      Audio Guide


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      Wednesday, September 7, 2011

      Week#1 - Fall 2011


      The goal of this week is to get set up with some of the basic accounts and tools we'll be using (and to grab your first plate of goodies from the buffet).

      Tasks:
      • Go to gmail.com and Create a gmail account if you don't already have one.  (this ID might be used for public posting.  If you want to remain anonymous online, please choose a pseudonym - don't use your real name as an ID)
      • We will go over the Tips & Tricks page together. If you have any questions, take another look. 
      • Complete the PUFS TTP CALL Entrance Survey
      • Go to the Google Docs Page and attempt the tasks. 
      • We will create your blog together, step by step.  There's additional information on the Blogger Intro Page. Check that out and experiment if you wish. If time permits, create your first post - 'reflections on my first week of TTP'. 
      • Register for an account at EnglishCentral.com
      • If you finish all of the above, go to the Websites page and
        explore some of the CALL related websites.

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      Fall 2011 CALL Entrance Survey

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      Monday, September 5, 2011

      Creating a Gmail Account


      • Go to Gmail.com
      • Click 'Create an account'
      • Enter your first name and last name (  is fine)
      • Choose your 'Desired Login Name'. Only English letters and numbers can be used. There are more than 200,000,000 gmail accounts, so you probably will need to be a little creative.  Click 'check availabilty' before proceeding.  If your desired login is not available, choose another (you can choose from the suggestion list or retype your own).  When you have succesfully chose your login name, WRITE IT DOWN! REMEMBER IT!  This is your main google ID. 
      • Choose a password and enter it twice. WRITE IT DOWN. REMEMBER IT!
      • Choose a Security question and write an answer you can remember. 
      • For 'Recovery Email' enter your existing email address (yourID@naver.com, @hanmail.net, etc.)
      • Carefully enter the Word Verification letters. 
      • Click 'I accept. Create my account' at the bottom of the page.
        > If you see the same page again, something went wrong. Look for a message in red - that will tell which part of the application has a problem.
        > If you see a page that says 'Congratulation!', click 'Show me my account. 

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      Sunday, September 4, 2011

      All Tasks (Fall 2011)


      Tasks


      Week#6



      Let's 'Hangout'  
      Plug in your headset.
      Click on the little +YourName at the very upper left of your gmail window.


      If you see 'Jeffrey Lebow is hanging out", click 'Join this Hangout'.
      Hang out.  Smile when Jeff takes the Class Hangout Screenshot Picture.

      (Hangout Guide Here)
      For information about a similar tool, check out the Skype Guide
      Something to think about: How might you use Google Hangout in your teaching and personal life?
      Next, let's play with Todaysmeet.com
      Go to http://todaysmeet.com/LearningCall
      Enter your name and click Join.


      Type something and click 'Say'.


      Chat and answer Jeff's Super Challenge questions as quickly as possible

      Something to think about: How might you use this kind of tool for educational purposes?


      Social Networking:  Google+ is one of the newest 'social netwoking' sites out there.  You can find infomration about many others in the
      Social Networking Guide.
      For now, the most popular social networking site on the planet is Facebook. I've created a
      PUFS TTP Fall 2011 Group here.

       In the past,  this has been used as a way for TTP participants to share photos and resources during the program and stay in touch afterward.  It's also useful for connected with people you might while in the U.S. To join, you'll need to create a Facebook account (if you don't already have one), click on the above link. People who are already in the group can add 'friends' to it.

      For information about Twitter, LinkedIn, and other ELT Groups, check out the Social Networking Guide.  (optional)

      Spend the rest of class doing one or more of the following:

      Review assorted skills
      - Make a  Hot Potatoes Activitiy
      - Record audio with Audacity and post it on your blog
      - Post photos and videos on your blog
      - Create a Google Presentation or Prezi
      - Check your Google Reader and comment on blogs
      - Sample the website buffet and use Diigo to bookmark sites of interest

      AND/OR

      Experiment with some new ones
      - Create a PBWorks account and upload an html or mp3 file there.  This will allow you to have your own space for uploading those kinds of files.
      - Experiment with social networking.  Create a Twitter account and find people to follow. Explore some of the Language Learning communities out there.
      - Experiment with chat tools like TodaysMeet, Voki, or Natural Reader

      AND/OR

      Write a blog post about...
      ...the 5 most useful CALL resources you've seen (in this class or elsewhere) with short descriptions of why you like them.
      or
      ...how you might use CALL tools in your teaching




       The CALL Buffet - Week#5
      Choose the buffet items of most interest and dig in!  You will probably NOT have enough time to do all of the tasks mentioned.
      ________________________________________________________
      Presentations:
      Take a look at the Presentation Guide.
      Task: Look at some of the specific examples there. Try to embed one on your blog. (see presentation guide for details on how to do this.  Example here)
      Optional Tasks: Try to create and embed a Google presentation (guide here) on your blog.  Try to create your first prezi.
      ________________________________________________________
      Audio
      Look at the Audio Guide
      Tasks: 
      - Explore       the sites listed there and Bookmark at least 2 audio sites using Diigo
      - Use Audacity to record an mp3 file.
      - Upload it to: JeffLebow.net/ttp-files 
           ID: pufsttp  Password: 4CALL-fun
           Edit/Choose File / Upload / SAVE
      - Post that audio file on your blog with a short description (guide here) (example here)
      ________________________________________________________
      Video
      Look at the Video Guide
      - Explore the sites listed there and Bookmark at least 2 video sites using Diigo
      - Go to YouTube.com, find any video of interest and post it on your blog (instructions here)
      - Use a video download site to save a video file from a YouTube Video
      - Use your webcam to create and post your own video on YouTube.  Become a YouTube Star!
      _________________________________________________________
      At the end of class, use Google Reader to see what your classmates have posted and make a couple of comments.

      ____________________________________________________
      Week#4

      Post photos to your blog.

      The easiest way to do this is shown here in the Blogger Guide. Example here


      If you’d like to experiment with Google’s Photo service Picasa, here’s how.

      Picasa allows you to create and embed slideshows like this on your blog.

      Task: post at least 5 photos with short descriptions on your blog (either five in one single post or fives posts with one photo each)


      Update your blog

      Task: If you haven’t already done so, edit your ‘About Me’ page to include a short introduction.

      Diigo Review:

      Task: Edit the 'Resources Page of your blog. Add a link to your Diigo page. 

      Then browse from the websites buffet and bookmark at least three sites using Diigo


      Hour#2


      Use Google Reader to subscribe to blogs (your classmates and many others).




      Task: import the above opml file and browse some of the blogs you’re subscribed to.

      (we will do this step-by-step together at the beginning of the 2nd hour or class.


      Comment on your classmates’ blogs.  Toward the end of class, use your Google reader to look through you classmates blogs.




      Task: Make at least two comments.


      If time permits, coming attractions...

      Take a look at the Presentation Guide.

      Task: Look at some of the specific examples there. 
      Optional Tasks: Try to create and embed a Google presentation on your blog.  Try to create your first prezi.

      ________________________________________________________________

      Week#3

        Hot Potatoes & Activity Websites
      • Go to the Activities Guide and follow instructions.
      • - Look at Hot Potatoes examples
        - Create any kind of Hot Potatoes activity. The activity can be very simple (i.e. a 3 questions quiz, a gap activity with a few blanks, etc.). Look at the Hot Potatoes Guide for help. 
        - Save the HP activity (Save as & Create webpage) in c:\temp and save a copy on your USB drive. Make sure the file name includes your name and class#.______________________________________________________________


        - (Optional) Post a Hot Potatoes Activity on your  blog.  

        - Create a ‘new post’ on your blog.

        - Then paste this code into a blog post (make sure to use  'Edit HTML tab, not Compose tab)

         <iframe src="URL Here" frameborder="0" height="500" width="600" scrolling="auto"></iframe>

        (to find that code, click Questions on the LearningCall.net menu.

                                                                                                     Click on Hot Potatoes Question)

        - In another tab, upload that the Hot Potatoes html file to JeffLebow.net/ttp-files
              (access info on handout)
        - Once the file is attached and the post saved, RIGHT click the html file and 'copy link location'.
        -  In your 'new post' , paste that URL into the the code where it says 'URL Here'.
        _____________________________________________________________
      • (Optional) Use Google Forms or and try to create a basic quiz or survey with at least two questions. Post a link to that quiz (or embed it) in a blog entry on your blogger.com blog.
      • Explore some of the websites on the Activities Guide which have many, many different kinds of activities. Remember to use Diigo to bookmarks sites you might want to visit again.
      • HOMEWORK - Bring five digital photos with you to class. Try to choose photos of things that are important to you (people, places, events, etc.)




      Week#2
      Hour#1
      Blogger

      • Create your Blogger Blog as shown in the Blogger Guide 
      • Go to you main Docs page.  docs.google.com
        You should see a spreadsheet entitled 'Fall 2011 Class# MegaContact Page'
        Open that spreadsheet and add the URL of your blog on the appropriate line. 
      • Decide whether you'd like your blog to be public or private.
        If you'd like it to be public, do nothing.
        If you'd like it to be private, watch this video, Go to your Dashboard/Settings/Permissions, and change your blog reader settings 'Only people I choose. Please choose pufslebow at gmail dot com' and jefflebow at gmail dot com.
      • Format your blog with Pages & Course Categories.  Here's an example of how you can format it and here are instructions on how to do so
      • Post a photo on your blog.  Instructions here.  Add the label 'Photos'. 
      • Create a short blog post about anything you like - TTP so far, CALL thoughts/wishlist, Chuseok experiences,etc. 

        Hour#2
        Diigo         (Social Bookmarking)
        • Look at the Diigo Guide. Register at Diigo, join the Learning Call Diigo group, browse websites, and bookmark at least five websites.
        If time permits (or if you get bored or frustrated with above tasks), feel free to check out some future 'buffet items'.

        Finding, creating, & publishing activities & games.
         Activities Guide    Hot Potatoes Guide

        Creating, Editing, & Publishing Audio files
        Audio Guide

        _______________________________________________________________
        Week#1

        • Go to gmail.com and Create a gmail account if you don't already have one. (this ID might be used for public posting. If you want to remain anonymous online, please choose a pseudonym - don't use your real name as an ID)
        • We will go over the Tips & Tricks page together. If you have any questions, take another look.
        • Complete the PUFS TTP CALL Entrance Survey
        • Go to the Google Docs Page and attempt the tasks.
        • We will create your blog together, step by step. There's additional information on the Blogger Intro Page. Check that out and experiment if you wish. If time permits, create your first post - 'reflections on my first week of TTP'.
        • Register at EnglishCentral.com
        • If you finish all of the above, go to the Websites page and explore some of the CALL related websites.
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