Week#4 - Summer/Fall 2012

Hour#1
   Review Tasks

• Use Diigo to bookmark one of your favorite non-CALL sites.
• Post a YouTube Video on your blog.
•  Post some photos on your blog.
  From your cell phone, the easiest way is to upload to Picasa and post from there.
  
• Take a look at your Google Reader.  Find some new posts in the EFL Bloggers Category and in the Bloggers in Korea Cateory.  Now check out your classmates posts and make at least one comment. 

Hour#2
  Presentations

•  Look through the presentation guide. Check out some of the specific examples of presentations posted on sites like Slideshare and Authorstream. Try to embed one on your blog. Try to download one if you like. 
• Post an answer on the TTP VoiceThread
  
• Try to create your first Prezi. (optional)

  Other Tasks

• Return to the CALL Website Buffet.  Find a few sites of interest.  Blog about them and/or add them to Diigo
• Go to EnglishCentral.com and practice 'extensive listening/speaking'. 

Week#3 - Summer/Fall 2012

Week#3

Hour#1 Demonstrations and Whole Group Tasks

• Google Tools
  
  • Using Google Drive (Google Docs), Presentations,   Forms (surveys)
  • Google Reader Download the opml file.
  • Google Photos
  • Google  Maps
  • Google Hangouts
• Exploring  EnglishCentral.com   In classs demonstration.  EnglishCentral Guide

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Hour#2

Independent Tasks

• Experiment with Google Docs.
  
  • Create a Google Document and share it with Jeff (pufslebow@gmail..com)
  • Create a Google Presentation and post it on your blog. 
  • Create a Google Form and post it on your blog
• Use Google Reader to check out your classmates' blogs. Post comments. Visit other blogs in your reader. 
• Upload some photos to your Google Photo Space. Post on your blog if you like.
• Visit the EnglishCentral.com TTP Fall 2012 Course Page.  Enroll in the course. Choose a video. Listen at least once.  Try recording your voice and getting feedback. 
• Bookmark at least a couple sites using Diigo (click on the Blue D)
  These can be sites from the Websites page or sites you already use for assorted CALL purposes.
  

Week#2 - Summer/Fall 2012

Things we'll do together

• Create your Google+ Profile.  Click on the +YourName at the left top of your Gmail.   
  
   This will take you to your Google+ page. Click on Profile/About/Edit Profile.
  
  Provide some basic information about yourself.  (Jeff's profile here)
  Please copy the  URL of your Google+ profile and paste it in the appropriate place on the 3+3 Portfolio Page

• Create a Blog by going to http://blogger.com/or clicking 'More/Blogger' from your Gmail menu.  Blogger Guide here.
  Please copy the URL of your blog and paste it in the appropriate place on the 3+3 Portfolio Page

• Create an account at Diigo.com   Register here. Join the Learning Call Group here. Step by step  Diigo Guide here.  

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For the remainder of class, experiment with these tools

• Do some social bookmarking. Use Diigo to bookmark at least three sites,  Start with sites you already use for some CALL purpose (Korean sites are fine). Then sample 'buffet items' from the CALL Websites page and use Diigo to bookmark sites of interest. 
• Create a post on your Blog about your first two weeks of TTP, your thoughts about Salman Khan's Ted Talk, or any other topic of interest.  You can also experiment with posting photos or videos and adding gadgets.  
• Look at other areas of the LearningCall website that are of particular interest to you.

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Coming up next week... 

• Exploring  EnglishCentral.com    I will explain more about this during Week#3 class, but feel free to look at the EnglishCentral Guide, register for an account at  EnglishCentral.com, and explore.
• Using Google Drive (Google Docs) and other Google Tools (Reader, Presentations, Photos, Maps, Hangouts, etc.)