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Now You’ve Got My Attention! Developing Learners’ Listening Skills with Digital Tools & Apps Bit.ly/listen321 ShellyTerrell.com
I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening. ~ Larry King
Welcome to my buffet of tools! Serve yourself a plate of a few tools so you don’t get stuffed.
What does listening involve??
http://rockingyourrole.wordpress.com/tag/chinese-symbol-for-listen/
What types of listening acBviBes do you give students?
Some Listening Activities Englishclub.com/listening/
Adventure Games as a Listening Task? Nickjr.com/wonder-pets/
Anita-‐kwiatkowska.blogspot.com Lyricstraining.com Lyricstraining.com??
Pre-Task Contribute to an online audio discussion!
Option 1 Voxopop discussion-‐ • What are your thoughts about the use of digital tools and mobile apps to improve listening skills? • What types of listening tasks have you used with your language learners? • How can you use Voxopop with your learners? Works best in Firefox
Voxopop.com- Participate in Talk groups? Doesn’t work in Chrome!?
Bit.ly/eltmoocvox? Voxopop.com/topic/af709faa-bded-40a8-a1a6-b3df95c97f40?
Option 2 Voicethread discussion-‐ • What are your thoughts about the use of digital tools and mobile apps to improve listening skills? • What types of listening tasks have you used with your language learners? • How can you use Voicethread with your learners?
Voicethread.com? • Free iPad app • Students doodle, comment by voice/ text • Upload videos, images, documents
Voicethread.com/share/5159099/? Bit.ly/eltmoocvt
Option 3 Vocaroo (post the link as a comment on our class page) • What are your thoughts about the use of digital tools and mobile apps to improve listening skills? • What types of listening tasks have you used with your language learners?
Character Texts? Vocaroo.com • Email & save recordings • Embed on a blog, wiki, site • Messages can be saved onto your computer • No registra;on is required, • with registra;on you can access your last recordings • You can rerecord messages
Post Task Create a listening game or quiz for your learners!
Post Task How do I create a listening game? Quiz?
Assess your situaBon!
Recommended Tools Character Texts? Short URL: hDp://bit.ly/interac;veassessment Ebookevo.pbworks.com/DigitalSandbox#Interac;veTools
Find an Interactive YouTube Quiz? blubbr.tv
Find an Interactive YouTube Quiz? blubbr.tv
Character Texts? ESLVideo.com
Character Texts? ESLVideo.com