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 Tom Walton

 Easy, fun, meaningful tasks with technology.  Tom Walton. Do it #1. With a partner… Show your partner an object of personal value Find out all you can about your partner’s object Photograph it.

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 Tom Walton

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  1. Easy, fun, meaningful tasks with technology  Tom Walton

  2. Do it #1 • With a partner… • Show your partner an object of personal value • Find out all you can about your partner’s object • Photograph it

  3.  Original idea: TechLearning.com “Portraits of Learning” Example: enmibolsillo.blogspot.com #1 Single digital image +text • Steps • Take out (bring?) object of personal value to selves • Show to partner • Partner discovers all about object, why important • Partner takes photo(-s) of object • Partner writes text • Swop roles • Edit text and (single, best…) image • Share texts and images (blog, Flickr, noticeboard…)

  4. Sharing photos • On camera /phone • Via Windows Explorer • Noticeboard in classroom • Flickr.com • Blog

  5. Easy, fun, meaningful tasks… • Easy… • Uses technology available in school • Fast, easy to set up • Free • No installation • Can’t go wrong (in theory!) • Limited post-class production • Technology-light • Fun… • Creative • Enjoyable • Shared • Motivating • Successful • Meaningful… • Tasks with “answers” that matter to people • Real questions • Have an end-product that is shared • Lead to real language use… and to language learning Using technology to create and share end-products

  6. Do it #2 • With a partner… • Look around you for an object (possibly the same one as before) • Photograph it from an unusual angle/very close up • If you are waiting for a camera: • What are the advantages/disadvantages of using a disposable camera for this project?

  7. mobile phone, digital camera, webcam blog, Flickr… via blog comments  Original idea: Susana Ortiz #2 Mystery pix on a disposable camera • Steps • Single disposable camera provided to first pair • Pair have 48 hours to take 3 photos of “mystery objects” (no “telling”!) • Camera then handed on to the next pair • Pictures printed, shared via noticeboard • Guessing game, orally/via pieces of paper

  8. #2b Adv.+Disadv. of disposable camera • Having to develop (cost) • Limited number of photos • Can’t upload (without scanning first) • Can’t edit (unless scanned) • … ? • Easy !!! • Greater mystery • Shared experience • More of a challenge • … ?

  9. #2b Alternatives… • Eyes • Feet • Shoes • Pictures of city… • Etc.

  10. Editing images • Paint * • Picnik.com * • Picasa * • Gimp * • Fireworks, €400 (?) • Photoshop, €985 (?) • *free

  11.  Original idea: Tom Walton Do it #3 DON’T just do it: CREATE it (#3) • In groups of at least 4… • Discuss when language learning actually occurs • Storyboard a tableau vivant using stick figures • Create tableau • Photograph it • Roles: Director, camera person, actors/actresses…

  12. #3 Language learning taking place

  13. open class, but poss. on blog, as ppt. presentations keep, share, scan (?) noticeboard, PowerPoint, blog…  Original idea: Tom Walton #3 Language learning taking place • Steps • Discuss when language learning takes place, in what circumstances, what factors affect it.. • Storyboard tableau vivant with stick figures • Create tableau (roles: director, cameraperson, actors…) • Take photograph(-s) • Share and present photographs (+text?)

  14. whiteboard window www. door  twalton@bcn.ihes.com www.ihes.com/bcn/tt/eltblog/blog/ This is my classroom… • where’s the technology…? • what’s the technology being used for…?

  15. what’s the technology being used for…? • creation, sharing, engagement, interaction, dialogue, owning and belonging… • where’s the technology…? • not getting in the way of language learning

  16.  twalton@bcn.ihes.com www.ihes.com/bcn/tt/eltblog/blog/

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