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Marlene Johnshoy

Google for Teachers: 100+ Tricks | TeachHUB - 7 views

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  • 25. Create online surveys for research projects. Quickly and easily create online surveys for any research project that requires feedback from others. The answers are saved to your Google Docs account.
    • Amy Pierce
      Amy Pierce on 29 Jul 14
       
      Who else still calls it Google Docs?
    • Marlene Johnshoy
      Marlene Johnshoy on 29 Jul 14
       
      Looks like it was published a year ago (from the comment dates - it would be nice if they dated the article...)  When did they switch to call "Drive"?   =)
    • klmcguinness
      klmcguinness on 31 Jul 14
       
      From what I understand, Google Docs exist within one's Google Drive in the same manner as your files and applications exist within your hard drive. I think Google is trying to make a distinction between a larger body and the parts within it. For example, I have an icon on my laptop's menu bar that takes me to my Google Drive. In my Google Drive are "My Drive" which contains my files and folders. I can also access my email, files that are shared with me which I have no ownership of and cannot move to "My Drive" folders, I can also access any Google Groups from my Google Drive, but they are not part of my Google Docs. That's my take on it.
    • brittasparksbr
      brittasparksbr on 31 Jul 14
       
      Thanks for that analogy. That helps a bit, but my head still swims with the amount of vocabulary bounced around in this tech world. I am trying to understand my OneDrive, SharePoint and things like that, with work having switched to Office 365. I am not liking it so far, because of the learning curve.
    • yflanders
      yflanders on 04 Aug 14
       
      Great site for practicing in google search.
speabodymn

Using Music in the Foreign Language Classroom | GradHacker - 11 views

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foreinglanguages Carlatech17 GroupA song music

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  • By Natascha Chtena November 22, 2015 5 Comments   .blog-spacer { display: none; } @media (max-width: 420px) { .blog-spacer { display: block; height:1px; clear:both; } }   googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("dfp-ad-story_level_pages"); }); Natascha Chtena is a PhD student in Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. You can follow her on Twitter @nataschachtena.       One of the challenges I face teaching a daily language class is finding novel and creative ways to maintain student interest throughout my lessons. One of my favorite teaching “tricks” is using music to motivate learning, improve concentration, create a sense of community and help my students absorb material.   Music is a wonderful tool to integrate into your teaching repertoire, especially if you are a foreign language teacher. It has a
  • The key is to not be too ambitious (unless of course you are teaching a language AND culture class) and to set realistic goals: one song one major point! I usually keep it to seven minutes max, which includes a song, a very short “lecture” and some time for student questions at the end.
  • where I asked students to compile a short (German) playlist that describes their personality, explaining what it is about each song that speaks to them and/or that they identify with.
    • murasimo
      murasimo on 27 Jul 17
       
      I would like to try this activity.
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  • By Natascha Chtena November 22, 2015 5 Comments   .blog-spacer { display: none; } @media (max-width: 420px) { .blog-spacer { display: block; height:1px; clear:both; } }   googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("dfp-ad-story_level_pages"); }); Natascha Chtena is a PhD student in Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. You can follow her on Twitter @nataschachtena.       One of the challenges I face teaching a daily language class is finding novel and creative ways to maintain student interest throughout my lessons. One of my favorite teaching “tricks” is using music to motivate learning, improve concentration, create a sense of community and help my students absorb material.   Mus
  • Music is a wonderful tool to integrate into your teaching repertoire, especially if you are a foreign language teacher. It has a way of capturing everything about a culture, its people and their language and it can inspire interest in a subject matter when other methods have failed. Not to mention that students love it and benefit from it intellectually and emotionally (even when they find your music taste questionable).
    • murasimo
      murasimo on 27 Jul 17
       
      I use songs all the time and students love it. it is useful for grammar, vocabulary and culture. most of the time students start following on youtube the singer and present to class new songs from the same singer.
    • heidikreutzer
      heidikreutzer on 29 Jul 17
       
      My students (college level) really enjoy any music I bring into the classroom. Usually, I use it because it fits a grammar or vocabulary theme. I'd love to expand my use of music with my students.
    • vivianfranco
      vivianfranco on 30 Jul 17
       
      My students also love to listen to songs in the target language. As you said, it is useful to work not only the language (grammar aspect) but also the cultural part. In my classes, I try to play 1 minute of music in Spanish before starting the class. They really enjoy it and even bring me more songs suggestions in the target language to play the next day.
    • pludek
      pludek on 30 Jul 17
       
      I like the idea of keeping the song length to a minimum. Sometimes the students get off task, especially if they don't like the song. Thanks for the idea! I love it when they tell me they've added the song to their own playlists!
    • speabodymn
      speabodymn on 30 Jul 17
       
      As a German instructor, I find music also is a great way to bring more traditional texts to life--lots of poems become more exciting to students when combined with a setting by Schubert or Strauss (for example), even if the student isn't initially interested in either poetry or classical music. (I have a video of Schubert/Goethe's "Erlkönig" that adds another dimension through a sort of cartoon horror-story video--so it's text plus music plus visuals.) With this much to discuss, it can easily fill half of a class session or provide the basis for a larger project. Still, I also like the shorter use of music as a way to add energy to many different topics without taking over the lesson.
  • murasimo on 27 Jul 17
     
    "Music is a wonderful tool to integrate into your teaching repertoire, especially if you are a foreign language teacher."
  • Ergan Xu on 31 Jul 17
     
    This sounds fun! I would love to try it next year!
Marlene Johnshoy

Everything You Need to Know About Building a Great Screencast Video | Cult of Pedagogy - 10 views

www.cultofpedagogy.com/screencast-videos

screencast EdPuzzle research preparation whiteboard Farah cultofpedagogy

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    • greghutcheson
      greghutcheson on 19 Jul 20
       
      One of the hardest things for me to get past! It helps to hear the affirmation that a few stumbles will make the final product more genuine....
  • nostraws on 17 Jul 20
     
    These are good tips to keep in mind as I plan my online classes for fall.
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  • ksvinall on 17 Jul 20
     
    I really appreciated reading this as I just tried recording my first screencastify minilecture yesterday and found it really challenging! One tip that I got from this that I will try is to put the recording in EdPuzzle so that I can put in some comprehension checks!
  • pamh6832 on 17 Jul 20
     
    I found this to be a very informative and helpful article with lots of practical suggestions and useful links. I wish I had read this before I tried to make videos with Screencast-o-Matic for my classes this past Spring. I could have used his suggestions! I will definitely be referring to it when I begin to make videos for my classes this fall. I too liked how he put his video into EdPuzzle to increase student interactivity. Thanks for sharing it!
  • anonymous on 19 Jul 20
     
    Hey this is really useful. I have a feeling that I'm going to be using screencasts often as I convert all my teaching to online in the fall. It will be most useful for grammar explanation types of lessons. It looks like it is just what is needed to fill that need for personal explanations that the students want. I prefer interactive worksheets but I get the feeling students don't like them as much as I do.
  • jbenz2 on 19 Jul 20
     
    Thank you for sharing! This will come in handy as I'm prepping for hybrid teaching this fall.
  • spangomez on 27 Jul 20
     
    I used Screencast-o-matic for sharing my presentation while creating a video and it was a great program. Kaltura is also a great way to create presentations.
olso2135

Free Technology for Teachers: My SimpleShow Offers a Good Way to Create Explanatory Videos - 0 views

www.freetech4teachers.com/...offers-good-way-to-create.html

carlatech16 group#2 MySimpleShow

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  • My Simpleshow requires you to write a script for your video before you can start adding illustrations and sounds to it.
    • olso2135
      olso2135 on 31 Jul 16
       
      Great feature to ensure that students are producing language and not simply playing with the illustration/sound features.
  • olso2135 on 31 Jul 16
     
    Great, quick description highlighting My Simpleshow and how to use in a classroom
cwelton

I've Been Using Evernote All Wrong. Here's Why It's Actually Amazing - 1 views

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carlatech18 resources web2.0

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  • I kept hearing how awesome Evernote was
    • cwelton
      cwelton on 09 Aug 18
       
      My school has Evernote premium available to all teachers--it's basically just like Diigo, so I'm excited to try and figure it out this year.
  • Archive whiteboard notes
    • cwelton
      cwelton on 09 Aug 18
       
      I have colleagues who use Evernote to keep logs of their chalkboard notes, so they can send them to students who missed class for example.
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  • all of which become searchable
    • cwelton
      cwelton on 09 Aug 18
       
      because Evernote can read handwriting! so cool.
  • You can share any note in Evernote with other people—even if they aren't Evernote users! So it's actually great for this.
  • The second type of bookmark is the one I use for Evernote. It's bookmarking stuff that you want to reference later, but not the kind of stuff you visit every day. Does that make a little more sense?
  • Forgot to mention my third type of bookmark, which are full articles I send to Readability/Pocket/Instapepr for reading later. That's more for pleasure reading than reference, which is what I use Evernote for.
    • cwelton
      cwelton on 09 Aug 18
       
      I have colleagues who use Evernote for this 'pleasure reading' feature as well.
  • afarachnps on 12 Aug 18
     
    I used to use Evernote a while ago for a staff writer/communications job I held in grad school. It helped a great deal with keeping my boss informed on my progress on news stories and for making suggestions. After reading this, I want to go back to it. I remember how organized it made me feel-- I'm sure I could use a lot more of that as a teacher! Thanks for sharing. Glad that Evernote is back on my radar-- with so much more to it than I remember!
moramichal

The Backchannel: Giving Every Student a Voice in the Blended Mobile Classroom | Edutopia - 4 views

www.edutopia.org/...blended-classroom-beth-holland

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    • sarahlbassett
      sarahlbassett on 30 Jul 16
       
      A backchannel could be a really useful adaptation for SPED and EL students in mainstream classes who find themselves left behind in conversation
    • moramichal
      moramichal on 04 Aug 16
       
      just used SLAck in my workshop - it was a great experiment
  • They create a blended environment where teachers and students engage in both physical and online conversations so that learning is no longer confined to a single means of communication or even an arbitrary class perio
    • sarahlbassett
      sarahlbassett on 30 Jul 16
       
      This solves the "I don't have enough time with my students during class" problem if students have access to conversations beyond the limits of a class period
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  • A face-to-face conversation while simultaneously reading might have been a distraction. However, by typing their thoughts, all students contributed their ideas while each having the autonomy to work at his or her own pace.
    • sarahlbassett
      sarahlbassett on 30 Jul 16
       
      I especially like having an outlet for students to work at their own pace on something while still contributing to a conversation
  • conversations were never los
    • sarahlbassett
      sarahlbassett on 30 Jul 16
       
      "The conversations were never lost" - this is a great point!  Students could read and re-read past conversations.  With a traditional speaking/listening conversation, it isn't possible to read at all, let alone re-read.
  • Backchannel
  • Blended Mobile
  • Classroom
  • Charlie needed an alternative means to participate, and a backchannel would have provided him with that outlet.
  • a digital conversation that runs concurrently with a face-to-face activit
  • TodaysMeet would have let teachers create private chat rooms so that students could ask questions or leave comments during class. A Padlet wall might have fueled students to share their ideas as text, images, videos, and links posted to a digital bulletin board. The open response questions available in a student response system like Socrative or InfuseLearning could have become discussion prompts to give each student an opportunity to share his or her ideas before engaging in class discussion.
    • moramichal
      moramichal on 04 Aug 16
       
      want to try it in my class - to give voice to student how afraid to talk in front of everybody
    • moramichal
      moramichal on 04 Aug 16
       
      i was a fraid to write my thought on the board - imaybe a private channel ?
  • Kimberly Jaeger on 31 Jul 16
     
    Thanks for sharing this (and for the highlights). It's something I need to explore further.
  • msdianehahn on 01 Aug 16
     
    I love this idea.
Abby Bajuniemi

Língua à Portuguesa (Portuguese language) - 0 views

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carla12sn2 portuguese grammar

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  • Abby Bajuniemi on 16 Jul 12
     
    Since I'm on a sort of personal quest to better my Portuguese, I like this page. I can't really concentrate on my Portuguese right now, but I hope to visit it regularly later
Marlene Johnshoy

Why Ed Tech Is Not Transforming How Teachers Teach - Education Week - 5 views

www.edweek.org/...h-is-not-transforming-how.html

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  • Beth Kautz on 11 Jun 15
     
    Discussion on how technology is being used and why we're still struggling to give more control of learning to students. A good read!
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  • Caroline Switzer Kelly on 18 Jul 15
     
    Such an important article. I'd seen it - but not read the whole thing. It's so tru: changing everything, even when you're committed, takes a ton of work!
  • anonymous on 19 Jul 15
     
    "A 2014 paper by researchers at Michigan State University, in East Lansing, provides a tangible example: Teachers and students in the small-scale study were found to be making extensive use of the online word-processing tool Google Docs. The application's power to support collaborative writing and in-depth feedback, however, was not being realized. Teachers were not encouraging group-writing assignments and their feedback focused overwhelmingly on issues such as spelling and grammar, rather than content and organization." This really gets to the heart of the idea of combining education and technology: the technology has to serve the goal and it doesn't sound like the teachers' goals were the same as the stated goals of the assignment. So obviously Google Docs is a fantastic tool, but it has to be utilized appropriately for it to be effective.
  • marispi on 20 Jul 15
     
    I must say I have sat through many workshops in my tenure at my university that included the modification of some practices and even included, to my frustration, the basic structure of a lesson from stating outcomes to assessment. The problem with our particular situation is that usually it is directed to a "one-size-fits-all" use of a given technology that may not apply to many disciplines. I have found them somewhat useful for upper-level courses at times, but the language classes often pose the need for a kind of collaboration and interpersonal technology that isn't presented. Hence my desire to take this course. Another difficulty is the overwhelming number of technological applications presented--I can't tell you how many--and the students really become overwhelmed, since they often have to learn new technologies in almost many courses. Some work and some don't, and since they are the guinea pigs and there are no guarantees that everything will work as planned, and given the astounding changes in tech, the newness never seems to end, neither for the student nor the teacher. So focusing on just 1 or 2 to begin with seems like the only way to deal with it. Finally, I think that, at least in our university, the huge courses found often in the sciences reflect the slowness to adopt meaningful change. Many in these disciplines have simply used the tech to deliver more lectures on topics students must memorize, perhaps adding clickers for comprehension checks. There seems to be a great disconnect between what happens in the classroom and the amazing advances in tech they have made for their hands-on work--labs, collaborative work, etc.
Marlene Johnshoy

Nik's Learning Technology Blog: Creating Social Polls and Questionnaires Using Urtak - 3 views

nikpeachey.blogspot.com/...creating-social-polls-and.html

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    • Marlene Johnshoy
      Marlene Johnshoy on 09 Aug 10
       
      This is a note I created that I can add to the page to draw attention to a certain area, or ask a question, etc. I have also set this note to be visible only to the "carlatech" Diigo group.
    • Marlene Johnshoy
      Marlene Johnshoy on 09 Aug 10
       
      You can add a "reply" to my note so we could discuss here...
  • sbepstein2 on 09 Aug 10
     
    This is terrific, Marlene. I intend to look into this Blog for my Action Research project for the IBSC (International Boys' Schools Coalition) I am part of. I am supposed to work all year long on my action and report on my findings next summer at the annual gathering in London (We are a team of 16 language teachers from all over). Your summer institute has been a wake up call for me in so many senses!! Also, thanks for inviting me to join this group!
Marlene Johnshoy

Technology and Education | Box of Tricks - 3 views

www.boxoftricks.net/?p=1004

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  • Laura Tidball on 29 Oct 09
     
    "Over the past academic year, my students and I have been experimenting with the use of a number of web based applications (often known as Web 2.0 tools). My aim has been to enhance our schemes of work by providing our students with new and exciting learning opportunities. In my opinion, using technology effectively has clear benefits for both teaching and learning and can help to improve motivation by engaging pupils in activities which, perhaps, step out of their ordinary school experience and which show them that it is possible to teach and learn about a subject using tools similar to those they use daily outside school. In other words, we have tried to use the types of tools with which they are often already familiar. I have written about each of these individual tools in separate posts, but I thought it would be useful to list the ten most used internet applications on one post. As ever, I aim to provide, not only a list of the web applications we have used, but also examples of practice which you may wish to follow or, indeed, improve upon. Therefore, each of the entries below has links leading to lesson plans which have incorporated the tools as well as working examples of students' work where appropriate. Without further ado, and in alphabetical order, my ten tried and tested internet tools for teachers are:"
  • Marlene Johnshoy on 08 Mar 11
     
    from a FL teacher in England - who tries and tests a number of tech tools. Here are his 10 favorite web 2.0 apps.
Kim Fynboh

Educational Leadership:Meeting Students Where They Are:Why Teachers Should Try Twitter - 5 views

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    • senora heebsh
      senora heebsh on 14 Jul 11
       
      Good article for convincing non-tweeters that it is a good tool. For Carla Tech 11, we already know this information.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 15 Jul 11
       
      Well, we are all trying it... that's a start.
  • eaching professionals have found ways to use Twitter to share resources and lend quick support to peers with similar interests
    • senora heebsh
      senora heebsh on 14 Jul 11
       
      I've only used twitter for 2 days, and I have ALREADY created a PLN that is full of ideas.
  • o build a
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  • network of people
  • I now turn to Twitter friends for help in the same way that I turn to the teachers on my hallway. Recently, a friend in my Twitter feed pointed me to a great strategy for structuring classroom discussions, a practice I'd been struggling with (http://angelacunningham.wordpress.com/2009/05/teaching-students-to-dialogue.html).
    • senora heebsh
      senora heebsh on 14 Jul 11
       
      Yes!
    • Lorraine Effler
      Lorraine Effler on 15 Jul 11
       
      I can see this being a great use of Twitter.
    • Kim Fynboh
      Kim Fynboh on 15 Jul 11
       
      this would work!
  • he primary reason for my inability to embrace differentiation as a teacher was that, until recently, I'd never experienced differentiation as a learner. Like most practitioners, I've spent too much professional development time sitting in lectures delivered to entire faculties. No one offered preassessments, tiered lessons, or learning contracts to my colleagues or me.
    • senora heebsh
      senora heebsh on 14 Jul 11
       
      How true is that...Back to school fall workshops anyone?
    • Kim Fynboh
      Kim Fynboh on 15 Jul 11
       
      I don't think I'm ready for fall workshops quite yet! :)
Marlene Johnshoy

The Epic BYOD Toolchest (51 Tools You Can Use Now) | Edutopia - 0 views

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byod mobile epic toolchest edutopia device

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  • Marlene Johnshoy on 30 May 14
     
    "You've got every device under the sun in front of you. Now what apps are you going to use? Here are the apps or app categories that I recommend you test for your school. There are lots of apps, and these are just my opinion based on what I've used with my students or successfully tested."
zhangxch2012

Funky Character Maps | The Creative Language Class - 30 views

creativelanguageclass.com/...funky-character-maps

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    • kjjsk8
      kjjsk8 on 29 Jul 14
       
      I thought that this was a cool graphic organizer for character traits rather than doing a traditional way of listing/t-chart/ven-diagram/etc.
    • yflanders
      yflanders on 04 Aug 14
       
      Very creative idea, I would love to try it out with my class. Thanks for sharing.
  • Furthermore, it connects to English Arts and my unit on describing people.
    • kjjsk8
      kjjsk8 on 29 Jul 14
       
      This connects to my Legends and Myths unit and helps me assess content and not just language.
    • srafuller
      srafuller on 03 Aug 14
       
      I like this idea - I'd like to try this with my Level 1 students. We have a children's version of Don Quijote that might lend itself to this. Something else to plan!
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  • The sheet on the left is good, but a little “middle-school” looking.
    • zhangxch2012
      zhangxch2012 on 29 Jul 14
       
      I like this tool. Helpful to create a community sharing things and creating things together.
barichetti

How My Students Use Adobe Spark Page to Create Online Presentations - 3 views

www.weareteachers.com/adobe-spark-page-students

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  • Creating an account for Adobe just requires an email address and password. An .edu address is not necessary, so teachers can keep their accounts if they happen to change schools. Students can use the program for multiple classes without having to join any teacher’s class.
    • barichetti
      barichetti on 06 Aug 18
       
      Will be useful info for my students.
  • How My Students Use Adobe Spark Page to Create Online Presentations
    • barichetti
      barichetti on 06 Aug 18
       
      Useful quick reference for my students.
barichetti

Six Habits of Highly Empathic People | Greater Good Magazine - 6 views

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  • “instrumental empathy” (sometimes known as “impact anthropology”) can go a long way.
  • “instrumental empathy” (sometimes known as “impact anthropology”) can go a long way.
  • ambitious imagination
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  • ambitious imagination
    • vaguevara
      vaguevara on 09 Aug 18
       
      I like this phrase-- it encourages expansive thinking and ways out of old, ineffectual ways of thinking--
    • vaguevara
      vaguevara on 09 Aug 18
       
      I like this phrase-- it encourages expansive thinking and ways out of old, ineffectual ways of thinking--
  • empathic conversationalist.
    • vaguevara
      vaguevara on 09 Aug 18
       
      #great catch phrase for L2 learners
    • vaguevara
      vaguevara on 09 Aug 18
       
      #great catch phrase for L2 learners
  • Inspire mass action and social change
    • vaguevara
      vaguevara on 09 Aug 18
       
      And this is my hope, that empathy leads to agency and action on the parts of my students--L2 is an amazing tool to support action and change
  • Orwell developed new friendships, shifted his views on inequality, and gathered some superb literary material. It was the greatest travel experience of his life. He realised that empathy doesn’t just make you good—it’s good for you, too.
    • vaguevara
      vaguevara on 09 Aug 18
       
      This is a great example of empathy-- I want to bring more of these types of anecdotes into my classroom-- via web apps--
  • Orwell developed new friendships, shifted his views on inequality, and gathered some superb literary material. It was the greatest travel experience of his life. He realised that empathy doesn’t just make you good—it’s good for you, too.
  • Six Habits of Highly Empathic People |
    • vaguevara
      vaguevara on 09 Aug 18
       
      I chose this article, as I feel empathy is the root of language learning, and I am searching for rationale and 'hooks' for student engagement in their L2 learning.
    • vaguevara
      vaguevara on 09 Aug 18
       
      I chose this article, as I feel empathy is the root of language learning, and I am searching for rationale and 'hooks' for student engagement in their L2 learning.
  • ighly empathic people (HEPs) have an insatiable curiosity about strangers.
    • vaguevara
      vaguevara on 09 Aug 18
       
      This is what I want from my students-- I look forward to using the tools of this CARLAtech18 to draw them in and help them to become lifelong language learners
  • the power of empathy to overcome hatred and change our minds.
    • vaguevara
      vaguevara on 09 Aug 18
       
      I am especially interested in the intersection of L2 learning and empathy-- I think that a deeper understanding of culture--differences and commonalities, helps to form a bridge between peoples-- In learning language, we learn humility and stepping into the unknown--trying on new ways of saying things and seeing the world.
  • Six Habits of Highly Empathic People |
  • Six Habits of Highly Empathic People |
  • Empathy is about discovering those tastes.
    • barichetti
      barichetti on 13 Aug 18
       
      I like that this focuses on the active role we play in learning better empathic responses - sometimes I think we act like empathy is either something we have or we don't and that we all feel the same.
  • . Evolutionary biologists like Frans de Waal have shown that we are social animals who have naturally evolved to care for each other, just like our primate cousin
  • HEPs challenge their own preconceptions and prejudices by searching for what they share with people rather than what divides them.
  • Habit 4: Listen hard—and open up
  • claire_mitchell on 13 Aug 18
     
    I really like the phrase "instrumental empathy" -- I think it's something great to strive for in our classrooms and to integrate into our lessons.
Marlene Johnshoy

A faculty member and former ad executive offers six steps for improving teaching on Zoo... - 16 views

www.insidehighered.com/...-steps-improving-teaching-zoom

Zoom insidehighered Hersh onlineteaching

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  • Marlene Johnshoy on 08 Jul 20
     
    "Stephen Hersh outlines six steps for how you can create a community of active learning online if you 'use the medium.' "
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  • papolochan56 on 09 Jul 20
     
    very interesting article! I actually like Zoom and its features and agree with Stephen Hersh. we as teachers will need to look through another lens now and try to adapt to teaching online in a new productive way.
  • debhast on 09 Jul 20
     
    Like the article - when we switched remotely, my advice for the ASL instructors is to keep it simple, to the point and encourage breakaway groups, encourage conversations using new signs, come up with short stories (movies)....most of the students enjoyed it. When the semester ended, we decided we should learn more tech tips and find other features using ZOOM. Its interesting!
  • ebosley on 10 Jul 20
     
    This is nice! Super helpful since many of us are Zoom users! And not to mention that we are not alone in this!
  • anonymous on 11 Jul 20
     
    Yes!! My main takeaway is that online class is not just a duplication of in-person class. Some things have to be done completely differently. I like the part about no lectures. One thing I know is that my fall online classes aren't going to have long lectures...
  • janayalf on 12 Jul 20
     
    This was really useful! I especially liked how he said he used his mini-lectures as a way to kick start group work. I do think that using Zoom, even though not ideal, can bring us to better ways of doing things with our students. I like how he posits that it forced him to talk less and have students participate more. If this is a benefit of the pandemic, then I welcome it (although all the other stuff --no!).
  • greghutcheson on 12 Jul 20
     
    This post reminded me that InsideHigherEd is a great resource for keeping tabs not only on post-secondary education policy, but also on technology. I'll absolutely be delving into their archive!
  • ingridtp1 on 13 Jul 20
     
    Yes,Greg, Agreed, great resource!!! Will use often.
  • elizabethverano on 15 Jul 20
     
    Zoom! I'm pretty sure Stephen Hersch is my neighbor! Teaches at Northwestern. "Stop talking so much!" Yes. Great take away. I saw this video when I looked up to see what TEACHx is since he's involved. Started in 2016. But this linked video https://vimeo.com/249442007 is 4 Northwestern students and how they use technology. Evidently they use Canvas as well. I want to look up want one student said about his Spanish class. But what I liked is one of the students talks about when she doesn't use technology. After having said that all her life she had never used her laptop so much, but still in class the expectation is to arrive prepared and be ready to discuss. Hersch says the same for the what is one of the best uses of Zoom... time for students to discuss. Now! How to really get them all to prepare!?
greghutcheson

Please, let students turn their videos off in class - The Stanford Daily - 4 views

www.stanforddaily.com/...turn-their-videos-off-in-class

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  • When designing your course, ask yourself: What do I want students to get out of the class? Are videos essential or even helpful to the learning objectives of your course? Can I do it some other way?
  • greghutcheson on 30 Jul 20
     
    Gives voice to concerns I've had as I contemplate using Zoom in my classes.
  • jmgabbard on 03 Aug 20
     
    Thanks for sharing this, Greg! I've noticed that trying to share 20+ video feeds doesn't seem to lead to anything productive, and has a tendency to cause connectivity issues on my end. For my upcoming virtual class meetings, I I'll ask students to check in on video/audio when they join, and then mute themselves for the first bit of class. I'll then shift them into small breakout groups as soon as practical, where they can complete activities with cameras and mics on.
  • tclem01 on 03 Aug 20
     
    I definitely understand zoom fatigue from experience. This gives me some thoughts to contemplate to approach this differently. I am considering an exit question each student must answer...
czuchnow

YouTube Task #5: The Search | Creative Language Class - 2 views

www.creativelanguageclass.com/...youtube-task-5-the-search

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  • YouTube Task #5: The Search Showing a good video in a language class can immensely improve a typical lesson but the search can take a ton of time. This is where I spend the majority of my planning time because once I find a good one, it is the foundation for the entire lesson. I have 5 video searching tips to make it a little easier for you and… But wait! Let’s change this up a little. I want to add that this is how I show my STUDENTS to find great videos. The person doing all the work is doing all the learning. – A Wise Educator As soon as I can, I teach my students how to find relevant videos
  • czuchnow on 01 Aug 16
     
    Finding videos
Isis Shawver

Free Technology for Teachers: 5 Services for Creating & Sharing Audio Recordings Online - 1 views

www.freetech4teachers.com/...or-creating-sharing-audio.html

carlatech13 carla resources technology free audio

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      Isis Shawver on 28 Jul 13
       
      I have used vocaroo before.   It is extremely user friendly. There is not need to set up an account!
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      MariaEmicle Lopez on 28 Jul 13
       
      Isis, I wanted to comment on this tool, stating I like the fact that is free and one does not need an account. Anyways, I wanted to add sticky note but I accidentally clicked on Vocaroo and the page popped up on my screen ready for me to provide my voice. Pretty cool!
  • Vocaroo is a free service that allows users to create audio recordings without the need to install any software. You don't even have to create an account to use Vocaroo. All you need to provide is a microphone. I used the microphone built into my MacBook to make the recording below. To create a recording just go to Vocaroo.com, click record, grant Voca
  • roo access to your mic, and start talking. After completing your recording, Vocaroo gives you the choice to publish it or to scrap it and try again. Vocaroo provides the option to embed the recording anywhere.
  • Isis Shawver on 28 Jul 13
     
    Blog about free audio tech resources
  • Jessica Rojas on 28 Jul 13
     
    Thank you Isis. I like all those ones that are useful without signing up. I will keep looking in this page. They have lots of articles!!
Marlene Johnshoy

What's the best way to teach languages? | Teacher Network | The Guardian - 7 views

www.theguardian.com/...est-way-teach-language-schools

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  • my approach is much more topic based with as little grammar as possible
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      Marlene Johnshoy on 21 Jul 15
       
      The opposite of most traditional language courses.
  • anonymous on 17 Jul 15
     
    Although this article is about British language education and it's two years old, my interest was piqued when I read it: ""Languages cannot be taught, they can only be learnt. The best way is to tell students right away that they are responsible for their own learning process, and the teacher is just a guide who has to motivate them."" Made me think about relevancy and how Tech is only one part of that.
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  • Caroline Switzer Kelly on 18 Jul 15
     
    Fascinating article. Quotes a professor of linguistics who suggests that one reason for the move to Task Based learning is that in the UK, unlike in Europe, students don't know English grammar - so teachers can no longer use that as a bridge between languages! The article also quotes Michael Erard, author of 'Babel No More,' - a study of people who speak multiple languages - says: "They use a mix [of methods], with a focus on accomplishing tasks, whether it's communicative tasks or translation tasks."
  • anonymous on 19 Jul 15
     
    Yes, the Erard quote really gets to the heart of it: what combination of learning methods will work for each, individual student? Learning is personal and those who develop their own methods (hopefully with effective guidance) will go far.
  • marispi on 20 Jul 15
     
    Really interesting. I wonder if we changed the setting to the U.S. if the same difficulties would apply. I never really thought about grammar being discarded simply because students don't know it well enough. While I've found that most students we teach don't understand their mother tongue, I still think that the shift to task-based work had as much to do with the lack of real communication skills. Just teaching them grammar and relying on them to go abroad to learn to speak wasn't doing it. That being said, I think the mixture of methods is best, and by mixture I mean the integration of many methods into accomplishing a task. And I agree that the meta-learning is key.
  • Marlene Johnshoy on 21 Jul 15
     
    I remember getting a comment from a student once, many years ago, that she had learned more about English grammar in my Spanish class than anywhere else... (sigh)
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