Final Project - Presentation

Hello Ladies,

Today I will introduce you to your final project. It will be worth 200 points and will be due on November 29th. As with all the other assignments I will grade this presentation then I will give you until December 5th to make changes for an improved grade.

Your project will collect all that your learned this semester into one presentation. It should answer these questions:

1. What different Web 2.0 technologies did you learn about this semester?
2. Which were the most helpful in your English learning? 
3. Which ones will you continue to use in the future?
4. What is your plan for continuing to practice English?

This should be a complete online only presentation and the link should be posted on your blog. I will grade on completeness of thought, grammar and look of your presentation.

Here are the steps:

1. Go to this link and answer these questions in a post titled Presentations (there are some missing videos, but if you Google the information given at the bottom of the missing video you should be able to find it): How to do "good" presentations

• What are some elements you can add to make your presentation engaging?
• What makes an introduction interesting?
• How do you make your main message engaging?
• What are the steps you take if you are giving a presentation in front of an audience?

      2. Choose one of the presentation tools given here. You may need to create an account and if you
          need help learning that presentation tool then there is usually a help section, or you can Google           tutorials for that tool.   Web 2.0: Cools Tools for Schools

     3. Create your presentation and post it to your blog titled: CALL Presentation

Good luck and I am here to answer questions.

Review

Hi Ladies,

Today we will go back and look at some of the things we have learned about so far and read your classmates blogs.

1. First, go back and look at your RSS Reader and post a short summary of how it's different titled Review. Look at how many articles are new and summarize three of them with a few sentences.
2. Go to your classmate's blogs -- they are posted on our main page on the left. 
3. Look at their posts and make comments on two lessons of theirs that you enjoyed the most doing yourself. You will want to go to the links they posted and submit thoughtful comments on their posts. 
4. Next go your subscription on YouTube.com and look to see if there are new videos. Make a note of which subscriptions have new videos.

YouTube

Hello Class,

Today we will do some work on YouTube.

1. Go to this link and read the first two paragraphs about YouTube. This will give you a general understanding of what YouTube is besides just videos. Wikipedia
2. In your blogs create a post titled: YouTube. Answer these questions:
1. What type of web site is YouTube?
2. Who creates the videos?
3. Who uploads videos?
3. Explore YouTube a little and subscribe to three channels. You may need to create an account for this.
4. Next choose three videos to watch.You can search any topic that interests you.
5. After you watch the videos then post comments under each one, and vote it either thumbs up or thumbs down.
6. Answer in your YouTube post these questions:
1. Post links to the homepage of the channels you subscribed to.
2. A link to each video you watched.
3. A summary of each video.
4. Also, answer the question of whether this video was helpful for you with your English. 

Photobucket

Lesson 7 - Photobucket

Today we are going to try a new Web 2.0 web site.

Photobucket

1.     Go to this web site. http://photobucket.com/

2.     In the upper right hand corner click on Sign up.

3.     Fill out the information. Make sure to write down your username and password.

4.     We can explore a little for now, but if you want to we can upload our photos and do more with this site.

5.     Click on Explore on the top blue menu bar.

6.     There you can see different kinds of photos, or you can click on any of the options underneath the blue menu bar like: Top categories, etc.

7.     Look at some photos and post at least three comments on photos that you like.

8.     You can do this by clicking on the photo and simply adding a comment underneath the photo.

9.     At the end of class go to your blog and create a post titled: Photobucket. Answer these questions.

a.     Was this an interesting site?

b.     Besides posting comments can you think of other ways you can use this site to improve your English.

c.      Would you like to use this site again in class?

10. Post links to the photos that you commented on.

Photobucket Story

1.     Choose one photo that you really like.

2.     Create a new post and title it: Photobucket Story.

3.     Then create story about this photo. Image there is a story behind this picture. It can be anything you want. It can be as long as you like, but it needs to be at least three paragraphs.  It should be well written and proofread.

4.     Post a link to this picture.

5.     After you are finished then post replies to your classmate’s posts in their blogs on Photobucket Story.

Grades

Hello All,

I just want to remind you about how make sure you have a good grade in this class.

1. When you finish an assignment go to that post on the class page and post a comment that you are finished with that assignment.
2. Then I will look at your work. If I post comments to make corrections then you will need to make those corrections. Once you make corrections then post another comment in that assignment on our class page. I will check your answers again and change your grade if you followed my suggestions.
3. You should check Populi to see if you have a 0 on any assignment. If you do then either you did not post a comment for me to check your work, or you still need to go back and make more corrections. 

Everyone is doing great! So far you are learning a lot of technology as well as improving your English. Please ask me if you ever have any questions.

Resources 3

Lesson 7 – Resources 3

For this lesson we will take a break and focus on ESL specific activities. Do this only after you have finished ALL the other lessons. You should only use this lesson for one class. We will return to Resources again.

1.     After you have finished all the other lessons, go to our class Resources page and look at the links, and choose a few to do some work with.

2.     At the end of class create a post in your blog titled Resources 3 and tell me:

a.     What sites you used.

b.     Was it helpful? Why or why not.

c.      Will you use them again?

d.   What did you learn?
e.    Last go to your classmate's blogs and post comments on each of their posts.

 

Field Trip

If you are going on the field trip we will be leaving promptly at 1:45 from the front door. Dress warmly. I'll see you there.

RSS Readers

Lesson 6 – RSS Readers

Today we will look at a way to keep Internet media, that is interesting to you, all in one place in your Google account.

What is an RSS Reader?

1.     First, go to this site and read about RSS Feeds. http://www.whatisrss.com/

2.     Next go to this site and watch the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU

3.     Then go to your blog and create a blog titled: What is an RSS Reader? and answer these questions.

a.     Describe (in your own words) what an RSS Reader is.

b.     Why would you use an RSS Reader?

c.      What are the two things you need to do to create one?

Creating a RSS Reader

1.     Since you have a Google account, you already have a Reader.

2.     To find it go to you account page or your homepage. At the top is a tiny black bar. In the middle is a dropdown menu with the word More. Click on that.

3.     Then scroll down to Reader.

4.     Now comes the fun part. Choose some websites that you would like to follow. You will need at least ten, but you can choose more.

5.     To subscribe you can do two things: Follow the instructions in the video, or you can simply click on the orange button on the left that says Subscribe and add the url of the website you want to add.

6.     Add to your blog post the links to the sites you added and a short description of what the site is and why it interests you.

Post Comments

1.     After you have finished your lab, go to your classmate’s blog and read their response.

2.     Read both their answers to the questions and their list of sites. Comment on each of these elements.

3.     Post a comment under our CALL class Lesson 6 when you have finished this lab.

 

New Submissions

From now on please post a comment under each lesson/post on our homepage when you are finished with the lesson. I will make comments and if I make suggestions then I want you to make those corrections, and after that I will change your grade.

TED.com

Lesson 5 – TED

Today we will look at a great resource for listening and learning about new ideas. This site has videos of many different lectures that are given during TED conferences.

1.     Go to this site and read just the introduction.

2.     Next go to this website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TED_%28conference%29

3.     You will need to register.  On the main page in the in the upper right hand corner click on Register. Follow the instructions.

4.     Then on the left side of the page, you can choose what type of lecture you want to listen to. Choose a couple and listen to them. Post comments under the video about each one you watched. Email me the link to the pages where you posted your comments.

5.     Next go to TED Conversations in the upper right hand corner.  Explore Ideas, Questions and Debates. There will be a video from which the Ideas, Questions and Debates are created. Chose a topic under each one. Post a comment after watching the video associated with it.

6.     In your blog create a post titled: TED.com and answer these questions.

a.     Post links to each video you watched and summarize the main ideas.

b.     Post a link to the discussions you choose and explain why you choose it.

Resources

Lesson 4 – Resources

Before you do anything else, go back and read the comments I posted on your blogs. Make any corrections that I suggested then email me so I know I need to change your grade. Next check your grade for this class on Populi so you can see any assignments you haven't corrected yet. Then you can start the lesson for today.

1.     After you have finished Lesson 3 – Web 2.0, go to our class Resources page and look at the link, and choose a few to do some work with.

2.     At the end of class create a post titled Resources and tell me:

a.     What sites you used.

b.     Was it helpful? Why or why not.

c.      Will you use them again?

Web 2.0

Lesson 3 – Web 2.0

Today we will explore the term Web 2.0. We will look at some types of Web 2.0 applications and find some that you would like to work with this semester.

Web 2.0

1.     Go to this video and answer the questions in your blog and title it Web 2.0. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxID2GQWaqI&feature=related

a.     How are Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 different?

b.     What are some examples of Web 2.0?

2.     If you have not logged in then use your Google Account to log in to YouTube and “like” or “dislike” this video and post a comment about it.

3.     Go to this article and read through Characteristics, Technologies, Concepts and Usage. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0

4.     In your own words, describe as best as you can, what Web 2.0 is.

Blogs 2

5.     Now go to this video and learn a little more about blogs. http://www.commoncraft.com/video/blogs

6.     Post in your blog titled Web 2.0 explaining what you learned new about blogs.

Sites

7.     Now go to this link and explore some Web 2.0 sites. http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/web-2.0-websites

8.     Choose some you might like to use in this class.

9.     In your post in your blog titled: Web 2.0 answer these questions:

a.     List the sites you might like to use.

b.     Why they interest you.

c.       How you might like to use them.

More with Blogs and Resources

Lesson 2 - More with Blogs and Resources

Commenting on Blogs

1. First you will need to go into your account and change your setting, so only the people you want can see and comment on your blog.
2. On your Blogger main page, go to the arrow next to the piece of paper in the middle of the page. Click on that and scroll down to settings.
3. Under Blog Readers click on edit and and add Only These Readers.
4. Add me: snrein1016@gmail.com and your classmate's email.
5. They will need to accept your invitation. Check your email.
6. Now go my our class page. 
7. On the left side of the page will be a link titled Class Blog Links, click on that.
8. This will take you to your classmate’s blog. Look at their blogs and post comments with your thoughts of what they wrote. 
9. If they have not added you yet then while you wait go to the next part.  

Resources

1.     Now we will take a break from creating and we will look at some ESL resources.

2.     Go to the resources page on the left and click on that.

3.     Here there are many types of valuable ESL resources. Look through them and choose some to do for the rest of class.

4.     Create a post titled Lab 2 and for the last ten minutes of class write in your blog on the resources you used. Answer these questions.

a.     What websites did you use?

b.     Were they helpful?

c.     Are there other types of websites that would be more helpful?

d.     Anything else you would like to add.