tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50421604151001992582024-03-19T06:51:47.045+01:00Encouraging learner autonomy<p> </p>
If you want to use this as a guide to setting up and using blogs and podcasts in your language classes, <p>
start with <a href="http://encouraginglearnerautonomy.blogspot.com/2007/03/blog-post.html">the first post</a> and work backwards <img src="http://www.ydemas.com/blog/mouse.gif" alt="mouse" width="106" height="95" align="right" />
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<p> </p>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328247226446483683noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042160415100199258.post-61780237946654391152010-08-01T16:59:00.002+01:002010-08-01T16:59:41.774+01:00The marvels of lingroIf you paste the URL (address) of a website into <a href="http://lingro.com/">lingro</a>, it will load the page and make all the words clickable. When you click on a word, it offers you the definition of it or a translation into the language you select. Many words also come with a sound file so that you can hear the way they are pronounced. <br />
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If you register (which is immediate) you can save your own word lists and play games with them to help you remember them. I've got my students, who are currently working on projects, to learn 10 new words related to their project topic per week using lingro as part of their homework.<br />
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Seeing is believing - so check it out!Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328247226446483683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042160415100199258.post-35343847826310754352010-08-01T16:53:00.002+01:002010-08-01T16:58:25.788+01:00The present and future of Personal Learning EnvironmentsThat was the title of a talk the Josh Underwood and me gave for ELT teachers in the Basque Country.<br />
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PLEs relate very closely to the idea of Learner Autonomy. As you can see from this video.<br />
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Graham Attwell (one of the people responsible for this video) has described a PLE in the following terms:<br />
" the environment in which we learn. And that includes work, the home, our social environment and the institutional learning programmes in which we participate. It includes books and above all perhaps it includes people… It recognises the primacy of the learner on driving and developing their learning. And – in terms of tools – it provides them the means to organise their own learning… Personal Learning Networks, Personal Learning Environments – I don’t really mind what we call them. What is critical is that a PLE / PLN helps us in organising our learning and helps us make the connections with those with whom we want to collaborate and share, whoever, wherever they are."(See his <a href="http://www.pontydysgu.org/2008/12/how-my-personal-learning-environment-is-changing/">blog</a> for the full post.)<br />
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If you start to think about your current PLE you're well on the way to seeing how you can develop it. A good way to start is to draw up a mind map. Here's <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/mflmadeusto/my-ple">mine</a> for example.<br />
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Then you can consider the resources that you find most useful and productive. For example, I like:<br />
<ul><li>the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/TeachingEnglish.BritishCouncil">TeachingEnglish</a> facebook page for it's lively discussions and teaching tips</li>
<li><a href="http://twitter.com/">twitter</a> where you can do searches e.g. #elt, #tesol,#iatefl and find other teachers' handy tips, links etc.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.symbaloo.com/">Symbaloo</a> which is useful for keeping links to all your own – or your classes - most useful web resources in one place</li>
</ul>Josh suggested a series of language utilities:<br />
<ul><li><a href="http://www.wordnik.com/words/filch">wordnik</a> which gives the meaning of words with examples of their use in context plus links to them</li>
<li><a href="http://www.wordnik.com/words/filch">wordia</a> which includes videos that people upload to illustrate a word</li>
<li>and in general tools that support learning activities for example this <a href="http://windenergyexpt1.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2008-09-26T19%3A22%3A00%2B01%3A00&max-results=7">blog</a> that he developed with students for their science experiments which used a combination of blogger and google docs</li>
</ul>You can see the details of our talk plus a fuller lists of resources to help you and your students develop your PLEs on this <a href="https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AZSbLVPXl4DfZGYzNjNrODZfMjA2Z3ZoazdjZzg&hl=en">google doc</a>.Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328247226446483683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042160415100199258.post-68512732346691555142009-04-12T10:53:00.002+01:002009-04-12T10:57:32.168+01:00Your home town taskHere's the instructions for this task I've used with recent class blogs.<br /><br />Look at my post on my home town, <a href="http://sweet-pop-corn.blogspot.com/2009/01/leiecester.html">Leicester</a>.<br /><br />Now write a post on your home town. Make it as interesting as you can so that anybody reading your post would like to visit it. Try to avoid cliches such as: Bilbao is very beautiful or Athletic is the best football club in the world!<br /><br />Do a Google search or look up your town in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page">Wikepedia</a> to find information that perhaps you didn't know about and can improve your post.<br /><br />But remember: no copying and pasting! Everything you write should be in your own words. And don't forget do do a spellcheck before you publish your post.<br /><br />Here's an <a href="http://sweet-pop-corn.blogspot.com/2009/01/finisterre.html">example</a> of the resultsAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328247226446483683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042160415100199258.post-63693162281359394522009-04-12T10:42:00.002+01:002009-04-12T10:50:58.442+01:00Read, listen and record a podcast taskHere's the instructions for this task I've used with recent class blogs.<ol><li>Read your classmates' posting on their favourite groups and singers.</li><li>Chose one that you think you have the most to say about (it could be because you like them too or because you think they are really bad). Pay particular attention to what your classmate has said about why the group/singer has been successful.</li><li>Go to <a href="http://www.podomatic.com/home">Podomatic</a></li><li>Log in with the login I've given you</li><li>Click on <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Podcast</span></span></li><li>Click on<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Post New Episode</span></span></span></span></li><li>Click on <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Record with your webcam or microphone</span></li><li>Click on <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Record </span></span>and talk about what you think is interesting about the group or singer and say whether you think they deserve the success they have had.</li><li>Preview what you have recorded and click on <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Next step</span></li><li>Give the episode a title e.g. <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Ann on Rihanna</span></li><li>Click on <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Next step</span></li><li>Skip the next page by clicking on <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Next step</span></li><li>Skip the next page by clicking on <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Next step</span></li><li>Click on<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> Post Episode</span></li><li>Click on<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> My Podcast Page</span></li><li>Click on<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> the title </span>of your episode</li><li>Copy its <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">URL </span>(address) from the browser<br /></li><li>Create a <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">New Post</span> on the blog</li><li>Give it a title e.g. <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Ann on the Rihanna</span></li><li>Write the word "podcast" and create a link (clicking on the chain icon) to your podcast episode.</li></ol>Here's an <a href="http://sweet-pop-corn.blogspot.com/2008/11/aitor-on-bobo-dylan.html">example</a> of the resultsAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328247226446483683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042160415100199258.post-20110952250854561082009-04-12T10:29:00.004+01:002009-04-12T10:51:47.409+01:00Sing and investigate taskHere's the instructions for this task I've used with recent class blogs.<br /><br />(It's a good idea to register with <a href="http://www.karaokeparty.com/en/">karaokeparty</a> beforehand and let's your students use your login: that way they have access to al the songs on the site.)<br /><ul><li>Choose a song that you like in English and search for it on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/">youtube</a><br /></li><li>Go to this <a href="http://www.karaokeparty.com/en/">karaoke page</a>. See if you can find the song you chose. Get a set of headphones with a mike and sing along to it. (If your song's not there, choose another.)</li><li>Check out if the singer or group you chose is on <a href="http://www.myspace.com/">myspace</a> and also if there's an entry on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page">wikipedia</a><br /></li><li>Create a new post. Using the information you've found, write about what you think is interesting about the history of your singer/group. Say why you think they have been successful. Put it in your own words - no copying and pasting! Don't forget to give your post a title.</li><li>Write a comment on your classmates' posting: say what you think is interesting about the lives and music of the singers/groups they chose.</li></ul>Here's an <a href="http://sweet-pop-corn.blogspot.com/2008/11/katy-perrys-life.html">example</a> of the results.Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328247226446483683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042160415100199258.post-53498503410751043142008-08-06T12:29:00.015+01:002009-02-20T13:08:27.438+01:00Making collaborative videos with KalturaI've not yet had a chance to experiment with <a href="http://corp.kaltura.com/">Kaltura</a> with students but I think it has great potential for collaborative project work.<br /><br /><object id="kaltura_player_1218013435" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="all" allowfullscreen="true" data="http://www.kaltura.com/kwidget/wid/373/kid/312594" height="381" width="412"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"><param name="movie" value="http://www.kaltura.com/kwidget/wid/373/kid/312594"><param name="flashVars" value=""><param name="wmode" value="opaque"><a href="http://www.kaltura.com/">Kaltura</a></object><br /><br /><br /><ul><li>First you need to create an account</li></ul><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZJsAOZdUFpn_EigOGN1_-CLdA72EasFkzlewDRk5ROofRc9SHXOdbD5wKN4GwstquFbaaO1WjLXpcli9IScl9lbpGLj81ldf5S-UolfV1eo2Zbf4tTN6gS2RS47zOC-KKcTPA2kbNoU/s1600-h/create+an+account..jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZJsAOZdUFpn_EigOGN1_-CLdA72EasFkzlewDRk5ROofRc9SHXOdbD5wKN4GwstquFbaaO1WjLXpcli9IScl9lbpGLj81ldf5S-UolfV1eo2Zbf4tTN6gS2RS47zOC-KKcTPA2kbNoU/s320/create+an+account..jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231407130078798578" border="0" /></a><ul><li>Kaltura will email you with your login details</li><li>Then you can sign in and access your account page<br /></li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguc5XLobh2eoa7ibK5rW-ldLM9wsjJIo4hy-ZFGuONsjxqYhG0tRK9MP5JTa0Bb4qna1ZaSegGjpt1Rwll5yAIssIlB5EJRPH5jOL5bt3jP5bXxfws6BMym1r67NM229KaGhwdcL0W77E/s1600-h/my_account.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguc5XLobh2eoa7ibK5rW-ldLM9wsjJIo4hy-ZFGuONsjxqYhG0tRK9MP5JTa0Bb4qna1ZaSegGjpt1Rwll5yAIssIlB5EJRPH5jOL5bt3jP5bXxfws6BMym1r67NM229KaGhwdcL0W77E/s320/my_account.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231407633612369730" border="0" /></a><ul><li>Here you can either start a new video by clicking on <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Get a New Video Player </span>or continue editing an existing video</li><li>It's easy to include your videos onto a web page our blog, just copy the code that is displayed under the video</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglKp1Si0SU_4K8oKL64xZgYLI0mzbZVdy9SsASfOD1uz77G0dB36a_PIqOwvPFZSQcFD3U880E8HxHcQFoSHbnpg_W8Boon6kjeq273azd-GbO6VYsE7H9JBzymljB2Vr0ld_lrqjKszY/s1600-h/embed_video.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglKp1Si0SU_4K8oKL64xZgYLI0mzbZVdy9SsASfOD1uz77G0dB36a_PIqOwvPFZSQcFD3U880E8HxHcQFoSHbnpg_W8Boon6kjeq273azd-GbO6VYsE7H9JBzymljB2Vr0ld_lrqjKszY/s320/embed_video.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231410108342465778" border="0" /></a><ul><li>Once the video is on your blog or site, you and other people can edit it from there.</li></ul><br /><br /><object name="kaltura_player_1235131666" id="kaltura_player_1235131666" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" allowNetworking="all" allowFullScreen="true" height="329" width="400" data="http://www.kaltura.com/index.php/kwidget/wid/qfu7e5z1m8"><br /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><br /> <param name="allowNetworking" value="all"/><br /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><br /> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"/><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.kaltura.com/index.php/kwidget/wid/qfu7e5z1m8"/><br /> <param name="flashVars" value=""/><br /> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"/><br /> <a href="http://corp.kaltura.com">video platform</a><br /> <a href="http://corp.kaltura.com/technology/video_management">video management</a><br /> <a href="http://corp.kaltura.com/solutions/overview">video solutions</a><br /> <a href="http://corp.kaltura.com/technology/video_player">free video player</a><br /></object><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyMzUxMzE2NzA2NzMmcHQ9MTIzNTEzMTY3Nzk1MCZwPTE5ODY4MSZkPXMwb2J*N21uM3omZz*yJnQ9Jm89YWZhNTRiYWMyZTYyNDgzYjg4ZTgyOTc*ZTMzYzg*ZWU=.gif" /><br /><br /><ul><li>If you'd like to try it out, click on the <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Add to the video</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span><span>button</span></li><li><span>You will find that adding and editing material on Kaltura is pretty intuitive but if you feel happier following instructions, there is a set of excellent <a href="http://corp.kaltura.com/userzone/tutorials">video tutorials</a> on the Kaltura site<br /></span></li></ul>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328247226446483683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042160415100199258.post-78416603615873398822008-04-29T07:49:00.002+01:002008-05-04T20:49:29.505+01:00Ecoogler - every time you do a search, help save a treeThis is an ecologic searcher that works with Google, the only difference is that with every search you donate a symbolic leaf to plant trees in the Amazon and the rest of the trees in the world. It works just as Google and gives you exactly the same results. Donating a leaf is something symbolic, because each 1.000.000 of leaves represent a donation of trees to the Aquaverde association. These trees will be used to repopulate the Amazons and the forests worldwide. <a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.ecoogler.com/">Ecoogler</a> uses Google Custom Search technology.<br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.ecoogler.com/">Ecoogler</a> shows the same results that google.com, so while looking for what you need you will be helping to repopulate the forests.Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328247226446483683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042160415100199258.post-31313005943951997742008-02-03T19:57:00.004+01:002008-08-06T15:54:22.092+01:00Using Bubbleshare with younger studentsOn <a href="http://www.bubbleshare.com/">Bubbleshare</a> you can create a photo album for your students and then let them add captions and trimmings. Click on the photo below to see the results with a Primary 3 class.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bubbleshare.com/album/308325/overview#10964825"><img src="http://image2.bubbleshare.com/media/00/a7/4f/59/5ca1957d6a6331bf6e9644595d5a074afaf7496c/580x435/183454010-ee4ac2a2e6_580x435.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><ul><li>First, create an account and login at <a href="http://www.bubbleshare.com/">Bubbleshare</a></li><li>With very young learners, upload some photos (I uploaded one for every class member) from <a href="http://www.zoo-m.com/flickr-storm/">FlickrStorm</a> to create the album (remember to click on <span style="font-style: italic;">Advanced </span>when you do your photo search so that the photos are <span style="font-style: italic;">Creative Commons</span>)</li><li>Click on <span style="font-style: italic;">edit</span>, then <span style="font-style: italic;">Album properties</span> to select the level or privacy you want. I think <span style="font-style: italic;">Public</span> with the <span style="font-style: italic;">Comments </span>box unchecked is a good combination which allows students to view the album with their friends and parents and you to link to it on a blog, but avoids unwanted comments.<br /></li><li>Demonstrate to the class how to arrive at the album using your login and then clicking on <span style="font-style: italic;">edit</span><br /></li><li>Show them how to add a caption by clicking on the appropriate symbol above the photo</li><li>Get them to size the text at 12 so that it enters into the speach bubble<br /></li></ul>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328247226446483683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042160415100199258.post-71909672845455894282007-12-06T17:40:00.005+01:002009-04-02T07:55:05.059+01:00Making a video with Animoto<span style="font-family:verdana;">With <a href="http://animoto.com/">Animoto</a> it's easy to produce slick videos.<br /><br />Here are the instructions I gave to one of my group of students:<br /></span><ul style="font-family: verdana;"><li>Go to <a href="http://www.zoo-m.com/flickr-storm/">FlickrStorm</a></li><li>Think of a topic that interests you and write it in the search box</li><li>Click on <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">advanced</span> </span>and the option <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Search creative commons photos</span></li><li>Download the photos you like (you need 12 - 15) to the class folder <span><span>on the computer</span></span><span><span><br /></span></span></li><li>When you save your photos, give them a name you'll be able to recognise them by</li><li>Now go to <a href="http://animoto.com/">Animoto</a></li><li>Click on <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Sign up</span> to create a new account - quick and easy to do<br /></li><li>Now click on <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Create video</span></span></li><li>Select <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Animoto short</span></span></li><li>Click on <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Upload</span></span></li><li>Find the folder where you downloaded the photos you saved earlier and select them<br /></li><li>Once your photos have uploaded, think of some text to add and click on <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">add text</span></li><li><span>Drag and drop your text to where you want it in the video then click on <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Continue</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></li><li>In <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Get your music</span></span>, choose <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Select from our collection </span></span>and select something you like</li><li>Give your video a title and click on <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Create video</span></span></li><li>When your movie is complete (which takes a time), view it</li><li>Now click on the option <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Enbed/Post online </span></span><span><span>(the pin icon) and then on <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Blogger</span></span></span></span></li><li>When prompted, fill in the email address you use for signing into Blogger and your password - the title of this blog should appear in the pop up menu<br /></li><li>For <span style="font-style: italic;">Title of post </span>put the title of your video.<br /></li><li>Click on <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">OK</span> and Animoto should advise you that your video has been posted on the blog</li></ul><span style="font-family:verdana;">In the next session they took it in turns to interview each other about their videos<br />using an MP3 recorder.<br /><br />Below are the steps I followed to add their interviews to the class blog:<br /></span><ul style="font-family: verdana;"><li>Open your sound files a freeware program like <a href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/"><span><span>Audacity</span></span></a> with the <a href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&item=lame-mp3&lang=en">LAME MP3 encoder</a> and save them as MP3</li><li>Open an account with <a href="https://www.podomatic.com/path/signup">Podomatic</a><br /></li><li>Click on <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Podcast </span></span>then <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Create an Episode</span></span></li><li>Give your podcast a title, and then click on <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Import</span></span>.</li><li>Find your sound file on your computer</li><li>Click on <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Post Episode</span></span></li><li><span><span>Click on the episode you interested in (if you've already created more than one)</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></li><li>Copy the link and add it to you blog post so that you can access your podcast recording directly from there</li></ul><br /><br /><br /><object id="W47545334ede5c65" quality="high" data="http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/46928cc51133af17/47545334ede5c65" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="opaque" width="432" height="250"><param name="wmode" value="opaque"><param name="movie" value="http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/46928cc51133af17/47545334ede5c65"><param name="scaleMode" value="showAll"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="flashvars" value=""></object><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Listen to an <a href="http://annlanguagepod.podomatic.com/player/web/2007-12-06T03_48_15-08_00">interview</a> with the video maker</span>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328247226446483683noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042160415100199258.post-56917661177744583852007-12-06T10:53:00.004+01:002009-02-27T15:47:31.267+01:00Using VoiceThread<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">VoiceThread</span> is particularly useful for preparing students for the speaking part of the Cambridge Suite of exams (KET to Proficiency), in the section where candidates are asked to describe/compare photographs.<br /><br />If you let students to choose the photos they like best for the task, they are much more likely to be enthusiastic about what they have to say: an important learning experience that they can carry forward to the exam.<br /><br />Here's an example of a VoiceThread from a post FCE student:<br /><br /><object height="360" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://voicethread.com/book.swf?b=28901"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://voicethread.com/book.swf?b=28901" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="360" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br />You can also use <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">VoiceThread</span> with your students for making presentations, storytelling, anecdotes and giving directions.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">VoiceThread</span> is very teacher-friendly. It has privacy controls, comment moderation, and a system of identities that allows all students in a class to work within one account.<br /><br />Again you'll need a microphone attached to the computer(s) that you're going to use.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Creating an account with <span style="font-style: italic;">VoiceThread</span></span><ul><li>Go to <a href="http://voicethread.com/#home">www.voicethread.com</a>, and click on <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Sign in or Register</span><span>.</span></li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG-i5nv9YvnZBiDelpsVhdowGkLQTlaqe-lb2NvZQXxPYiTY3NEsmKOhDXfDuqFIqrtnKaMOJXgM8Szkw2wf7VPoTIB2ia-2ag9v3dhE0RSxyWNEqBK_2YWk7lB-eClTtQelFyQ2rkgVk/s1600-h/voicethread.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG-i5nv9YvnZBiDelpsVhdowGkLQTlaqe-lb2NvZQXxPYiTY3NEsmKOhDXfDuqFIqrtnKaMOJXgM8Szkw2wf7VPoTIB2ia-2ag9v3dhE0RSxyWNEqBK_2YWk7lB-eClTtQelFyQ2rkgVk/s400/voicethread.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197232298552095538" border="0" /></a><ul><li>Fill in your details and click on <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">register</span></span><span><span>.</span></span></li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5YCGb_jVSlyIpeApWuEeD8pmfiiQEn23_wPG9bnEiuzm9_noRf4Js2pQy55Z0cLybpQ0x793uihs2EROWWoZq3mippt_QQdGdHGbzIdjCCSsdto8tIFg2TTbeH7QDWwkU63R_w8XC4A/s1600-h/register.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5YCGb_jVSlyIpeApWuEeD8pmfiiQEn23_wPG9bnEiuzm9_noRf4Js2pQy55Z0cLybpQ0x793uihs2EROWWoZq3mippt_QQdGdHGbzIdjCCSsdto8tIFg2TTbeH7QDWwkU63R_w8XC4A/s400/register.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197233879100060482" border="0" /></a><ul><li>VoiceThread offers you a series of tutorials to help you out.</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwX4qcxho6FQ2n2QcPQEo1qEVkoJcZGBz3M45koqAiL1tfEdIsjrbbgOZC0aq7EVVdsPoLAIdooBcq-MHI_F_bdafrGPpnFlTGRFIHP04Q5wMGQlpgVVxou5A8e3zwQ5wDw1bXpkSJZms/s1600-h/tutorials.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwX4qcxho6FQ2n2QcPQEo1qEVkoJcZGBz3M45koqAiL1tfEdIsjrbbgOZC0aq7EVVdsPoLAIdooBcq-MHI_F_bdafrGPpnFlTGRFIHP04Q5wMGQlpgVVxou5A8e3zwQ5wDw1bXpkSJZms/s400/tutorials.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197235116050641746" border="0" /></a><ul><li>As a teacher, you have the option to register for a special K-12 educator's account which gives you all the features of a paid Pro account. If you're interested, click on <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Go Pro!</span></span> at the top of the page.</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8VHlw955YGDIFwICkS-gMYzWmf3hj8LNLmBHSnrDVT_Ok8CAXl1fH2nVMWhuHn-W5QBGs7zS3hfzH-m9ML6sOhST8fJUx8Oo_8cIJODxOnAM1u1lPQmEcejKML170FbYTD3gHjv3amCY/s1600-h/goPro.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8VHlw955YGDIFwICkS-gMYzWmf3hj8LNLmBHSnrDVT_Ok8CAXl1fH2nVMWhuHn-W5QBGs7zS3hfzH-m9ML6sOhST8fJUx8Oo_8cIJODxOnAM1u1lPQmEcejKML170FbYTD3gHjv3amCY/s400/goPro.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197293866908283746" border="0" /></a><ul><li>Now click on <span style="font-weight: bold;">K-12 Educators click here.</span></li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqrVuiqmDqVktesnMTroer37b3jca7rgCe_in1QBlBIuoPSYXTef9VbaROXXDnCoPzOzIKd4YNO08l0qxUabaeoaIDL6ajFnn8-afsOdfPakKgHUv_9dA6N5O-GVTyUiaUXR_UiDciII/s1600-h/K12educators.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqrVuiqmDqVktesnMTroer37b3jca7rgCe_in1QBlBIuoPSYXTef9VbaROXXDnCoPzOzIKd4YNO08l0qxUabaeoaIDL6ajFnn8-afsOdfPakKgHUv_9dA6N5O-GVTyUiaUXR_UiDciII/s400/K12educators.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197295249887753090" border="0" /></a><ul><li>Fill in your school's details and <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">VoiceThread</span> will send you an email confirming your Educator's account.</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURycmwYaOytUggq05ozeEgNsXx3iNdQKwgv_8GDyBpoCPdC9EpJUToVEWzlBYP35h0CVSE_EC5h6omWJHNB-vOmlGBrdXg7JzE_T_MNLJCsC7Pc0_Ui844MzOfn9TOjnpDkdwUFtd5IU/s1600-h/registerK12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURycmwYaOytUggq05ozeEgNsXx3iNdQKwgv_8GDyBpoCPdC9EpJUToVEWzlBYP35h0CVSE_EC5h6omWJHNB-vOmlGBrdXg7JzE_T_MNLJCsC7Pc0_Ui844MzOfn9TOjnpDkdwUFtd5IU/s400/registerK12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197294481088607090" border="0" /></a><ul><li>When you want your students to use <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">VoiceThread</span>, get them to sign in using your account login (see creating separate identities for them below).</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Configuring your account<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6QP7Zg-sB0bGGSHSMlGUZbwdZVnAJD5NRTohsrvidVVRkBniz_r7COJ842W31T5JCV6vISm1zm_B3Zo5B5HrZplnLnHOVbu8cJ_AerakloqdopPypqlM511n-UHSGDZc70-IjXpzOwdw/s1600-h/myAccount.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6QP7Zg-sB0bGGSHSMlGUZbwdZVnAJD5NRTohsrvidVVRkBniz_r7COJ842W31T5JCV6vISm1zm_B3Zo5B5HrZplnLnHOVbu8cJ_AerakloqdopPypqlM511n-UHSGDZc70-IjXpzOwdw/s400/myAccount.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197297487565714322" border="0" /></a><ul><li>On your <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Account</span></span> page, you can add a picture</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmw-8WYAI6SHDx-JSiqI6TWemRiC4H3Abv53lJe-bZb7iE3hVgE9Rie2j4MoF9md37PEtQdZ3p_P44Pok9F-fDG-GlbnFD_i5m5de330qY1HFfDuhPX4dPP2iY6mduNrO7E36fteFlrk/s1600-h/addPicture.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmw-8WYAI6SHDx-JSiqI6TWemRiC4H3Abv53lJe-bZb7iE3hVgE9Rie2j4MoF9md37PEtQdZ3p_P44Pok9F-fDG-GlbnFD_i5m5de330qY1HFfDuhPX4dPP2iY6mduNrO7E36fteFlrk/s400/addPicture.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197298681566622626" border="0" /></a><ul><li>And add a new identity for each of your students to use when they create a new <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">VoiceThread</span>.</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ccoXSDr0FyAMD4vYcTlUf60ayK9ZIlE663wj5xd4pNKVf9NCtR6Za3d54ITvO0dgrvvTVTizRYhmiuoSmUx_ZYJ8hsEToa8Zly2q-h1l_zlokSiw2DjpsD6AVr2Ksw5g4XrvoKiMQbc/s1600-h/addIdentity.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ccoXSDr0FyAMD4vYcTlUf60ayK9ZIlE663wj5xd4pNKVf9NCtR6Za3d54ITvO0dgrvvTVTizRYhmiuoSmUx_ZYJ8hsEToa8Zly2q-h1l_zlokSiw2DjpsD6AVr2Ksw5g4XrvoKiMQbc/s400/addIdentity.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197299381646291890" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Creating a VoiceThread<br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Selecting and uploading photos</span><br /><ul><li>When you or your students want to start a new <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">VoiceThread</span>, click on <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Create</span></span></li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ycC6xfuITxGmC8eZ01Sl05e-RpoS0nnjMSshO09ClBYasnzX6AXoy8fbveR46kBIjjp2VqiX2L1QqGvA3FzaQkgTK5K7abrCVhMsDaktuTxpzwCHgRVmjfl7V40vs3qUlBU3gRI_UVU/s1600-h/create.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ycC6xfuITxGmC8eZ01Sl05e-RpoS0nnjMSshO09ClBYasnzX6AXoy8fbveR46kBIjjp2VqiX2L1QqGvA3FzaQkgTK5K7abrCVhMsDaktuTxpzwCHgRVmjfl7V40vs3qUlBU3gRI_UVU/s400/create.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197302688771109826" border="0" /></a><ul><li>You and them can upload photos, videos or documents from an individual computer or from Flickr (if you already have an account there containing photos).</li><li>The method I prefer is to use <a href="http://www.zoo-m.com/flickr-storm/">FlickrStorm</a> which searches through all the photos on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</a>. (You can also use <a href="http://images.google.com/">Google Image Search</a> but the quality of the photos often isn't so good.)</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRwwVjhyxh8nosxMWy3zTqrGsZNaWs4EPlYi9_ppPs8QbMjZnCu-ZnZsZEWydGwkQeWIDNdEse-l49SFjJubO1UvqZqovdApwPsjM40xirRFC1FsdFFk2eSjrVUthGj44Rp_lSiYnQeA/s1600-h/Upload.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRwwVjhyxh8nosxMWy3zTqrGsZNaWs4EPlYi9_ppPs8QbMjZnCu-ZnZsZEWydGwkQeWIDNdEse-l49SFjJubO1UvqZqovdApwPsjM40xirRFC1FsdFFk2eSjrVUthGj44Rp_lSiYnQeA/s400/Upload.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197304492657374162" border="0" /></a><ul><li>Open <a href="http://www.zoo-m.com/flickr-storm/">FlickrStorm</a> and write the topic of the photos you want to search for in the box provided .</li><li>Click on <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Advanced</span></span> and select <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Search Creative Commons</span></span> photos - which means that the photos you find will be of free copyright (as long as you are not going to use them for commercial purposes).</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3sZQ-cKGGPQdKAcLVWN9xLlKCei8o8fxGnXSuBSrIHnH9wMqCRmM6vGvNFDC0BTL9GMFZ5W76zitKOYoA4Mv0dePZ9mZc5cqIWVWyKVmebvuyWpj9gwcTCe8X52J8NCzgV4QDfkfc-mg/s1600-h/flickrStorm2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3sZQ-cKGGPQdKAcLVWN9xLlKCei8o8fxGnXSuBSrIHnH9wMqCRmM6vGvNFDC0BTL9GMFZ5W76zitKOYoA4Mv0dePZ9mZc5cqIWVWyKVmebvuyWpj9gwcTCe8X52J8NCzgV4QDfkfc-mg/s400/flickrStorm2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197306455457428450" border="0" /></a><ul><li>Now click on <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">search</span></span>, and after a few seconds you will get results like these.</li><li>Click on the photos you like and then <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Add To Tray</span></span>.</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWYSazmq1lzO6Uac9SaTemdxs7KbyOYp-vXZi42IA_-I7yCXQ8tlb9IYaXmzxm_eygFKa8RuhUe2CqR7ItvbxnAcUy_0GC5lBv4bSI04RqB-obofuYx6ywA2cdy1Q0JwPcDf-xKmBlhg/s1600-h/resultPhotoSearch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWYSazmq1lzO6Uac9SaTemdxs7KbyOYp-vXZi42IA_-I7yCXQ8tlb9IYaXmzxm_eygFKa8RuhUe2CqR7ItvbxnAcUy_0GC5lBv4bSI04RqB-obofuYx6ywA2cdy1Q0JwPcDf-xKmBlhg/s400/resultPhotoSearch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197308328063169522" border="0" /></a><ul><li>Your students will only need to select 2 when practising for the Cambridge speaking exams.<br /></li><li>Now click on the <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Download & link to your tray </span></span>button.</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pyHjeonI4lFO-BI4EjzI5YaEKb9HFdemQwM9RTJpEoEaFz-3s18crB8Sgls39NmAMIfmOYrBCUKfN2wi5Pl3jxG63fCbR7HkUliCD__65ezUkkBt5JUW4ofzXaihaxDhKchRAmpJP3s/s1600-h/tray.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pyHjeonI4lFO-BI4EjzI5YaEKb9HFdemQwM9RTJpEoEaFz-3s18crB8Sgls39NmAMIfmOYrBCUKfN2wi5Pl3jxG63fCbR7HkUliCD__65ezUkkBt5JUW4ofzXaihaxDhKchRAmpJP3s/s400/tray.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197310896453612546" border="0" /></a><ul><li>This will take you to a page like this. Save it using the <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Save as</span></span> option on your web browser's menu.</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhayreW_Gt7SXOps7NtS-bU9aqCsTgk9kn-0ZZY1Q-AwrtVqWc-epQkk6XzlUpQ61T2GGiciSJOpNOyQJMFGWvHfHXBcuW3NG4ituqcEiOxyHxEdb554FY8ye-f7G2V_QWDsMtmpAMKXsE/s1600-h/photoSet.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhayreW_Gt7SXOps7NtS-bU9aqCsTgk9kn-0ZZY1Q-AwrtVqWc-epQkk6XzlUpQ61T2GGiciSJOpNOyQJMFGWvHfHXBcuW3NG4ituqcEiOxyHxEdb554FY8ye-f7G2V_QWDsMtmpAMKXsE/s400/photoSet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197316625939985458" border="0" /></a><ul><li>The photos will be downloaded to your computer in a folder and each will be in .jpg format. It's a good idea to change their titles to something comprehensible.</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6HxI5q_bBDQ8yT6-iirhSa1xiKAkiLFc7jjmz4QLuX9U7EA6zS5G_Mw7nVHeVrRqvSahQwzRqsYbIjYjoy6ToQOfKgN1sRDFjodf3v_pTI13ENOp3cIuAX6jDNf5EGhuKI5iYaiHAzo/s1600-h/folder.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6HxI5q_bBDQ8yT6-iirhSa1xiKAkiLFc7jjmz4QLuX9U7EA6zS5G_Mw7nVHeVrRqvSahQwzRqsYbIjYjoy6ToQOfKgN1sRDFjodf3v_pTI13ENOp3cIuAX6jDNf5EGhuKI5iYaiHAzo/s400/folder.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197312889318437906" border="0" /></a><ul><li>Now you're ready to upload them to <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">VoiceThread</span></span>. Click on Upload <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">From My Computer</span></span>.</li><li>First select the folder where your photos are, then each of the photos and finally, click on <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Select</span></span>.</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3U8aXyBLjNIIq8_fa8Xx-LRvsj0qeN2TJI7X6dunh24WawkAOEhaj1BFWUY3sOn08B8r2GtKoLGazLv_gR7J3fd8Jdg5wiQAwT4hhJyA9fuEBQDboZJfAcJURCdCGMh8AdWolSc6kdqw/s1600-h/uploadphotos.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3U8aXyBLjNIIq8_fa8Xx-LRvsj0qeN2TJI7X6dunh24WawkAOEhaj1BFWUY3sOn08B8r2GtKoLGazLv_gR7J3fd8Jdg5wiQAwT4hhJyA9fuEBQDboZJfAcJURCdCGMh8AdWolSc6kdqw/s400/uploadphotos.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197314474161370146" border="0" /></a><ul><li>Give your <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">VoiceThread</span> a description.</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1JUKcbIHqevbFSWvwEl0L8572h25OjXWdmr5zdYcZ2BdGUt1UH54hDVcTpdQEmbaOvJ__F6kbGwlM9qk0VxCKKKosAKl1Mo65VEBsj1gVfw7EsA3X0gEJRi5DywrDjx8jWNjYdvdBk8/s1600-h/VT_description.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1JUKcbIHqevbFSWvwEl0L8572h25OjXWdmr5zdYcZ2BdGUt1UH54hDVcTpdQEmbaOvJ__F6kbGwlM9qk0VxCKKKosAKl1Mo65VEBsj1gVfw7EsA3X0gEJRi5DywrDjx8jWNjYdvdBk8/s400/VT_description.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197583299059049698" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Recording a comment<br /></span><ul><li>Click on <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Comment</span></li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6N_cKnjiDlncJxBYXHjQ0kbIUEvRtr0JyBIedTcsjWXVhENGkGORAAaViApHZDQar489qhhUH3jf2YTYBMC14aESQSClW9nbJWNUFo0r_VDkY23Egjcv6sKYqyOGK9cZbeNu-2Q1RKt8/s1600-h/clickComment.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6N_cKnjiDlncJxBYXHjQ0kbIUEvRtr0JyBIedTcsjWXVhENGkGORAAaViApHZDQar489qhhUH3jf2YTYBMC14aESQSClW9nbJWNUFo0r_VDkY23Egjcv6sKYqyOGK9cZbeNu-2Q1RKt8/s400/clickComment.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197913813972346098" border="0" /></a><ul><li>If you have created separate identities for your students, you and them can switch between them when recording a comment by clicking on the icon below the photo.</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XIVig4wrAYP9EYWMHEHGayhzm4uZS57hjL5ZxfvS2zQJZ-4953YnDkPxnC1e4ENQqmgcln1WnuhYs7TimvhDvuYBGLj74rToRuWJYGRcUZzrrkOeJFYV7vUviJQKaCO_q-iqtCGud2A/s1600-h/SwitchIdentities.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XIVig4wrAYP9EYWMHEHGayhzm4uZS57hjL5ZxfvS2zQJZ-4953YnDkPxnC1e4ENQqmgcln1WnuhYs7TimvhDvuYBGLj74rToRuWJYGRcUZzrrkOeJFYV7vUviJQKaCO_q-iqtCGud2A/s400/SwitchIdentities.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197915802542204162" border="0" /></a><ul><li>Click on <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">record</span></span> and this dialogue box will appear. Click on <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Allow</span></span>.</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgODpkCXzBQ7dnaAcvPMHDS0sWJBQcOrGZm40ESPoM8ofbRw0XJt0VkEsmjl8Jpcmlv4wd5VOqAJUW90C31vj6ZjERq472WcTTThqaXlGXqRD5KlZC5aV6Jh6Aj5drV1FJlVCo1EPMr1oc/s1600-h/Record_FP.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgODpkCXzBQ7dnaAcvPMHDS0sWJBQcOrGZm40ESPoM8ofbRw0XJt0VkEsmjl8Jpcmlv4wd5VOqAJUW90C31vj6ZjERq472WcTTThqaXlGXqRD5KlZC5aV6Jh6Aj5drV1FJlVCo1EPMr1oc/s400/Record_FP.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197916983658210578" border="0" /></a><ul><li>As soon as you've clicked on <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Allow</span></span>, recording begins, so make sure you're ready!</li><li>When you click on <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Stop, </span></span>your recording is automatically replayed to you so you can decide whether to <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Save </span>or <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cancel</span></span> it.</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgo6f8gXzYv5qvcE_DG65Kks5udr_8ynOq5hgYyzEVNBWTtZ320VS-fPEGZqw7vAx_BSMpdnLL0ngSlKhddeHuIeLC9JUo9oS-pJ8IbKNBVdYjoSRbk7D2LhW0JSAaICQxoAXkLGXxJ4U/s1600-h/saveRecording.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgo6f8gXzYv5qvcE_DG65Kks5udr_8ynOq5hgYyzEVNBWTtZ320VS-fPEGZqw7vAx_BSMpdnLL0ngSlKhddeHuIeLC9JUo9oS-pJ8IbKNBVdYjoSRbk7D2LhW0JSAaICQxoAXkLGXxJ4U/s400/saveRecording.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197919105372054818" border="0" /></a><ul><li>To continue recording your comment on the same photo, just click on<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> record</span></span> again.<br /></li><li>If at any time you decide you don't like what you've said, you can delete the entire comment by clicking on the bin icon.</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilCtRh6wVBGvU5n1tIEl6_Xg1Lirsh7daRqcWJIYVXDNldzKXHKQTVCx1L7El6cdXzjqiK50-xh2D5Xqer7cqEKWtyjBcg26UVH5pGFTmJFZtZJJxLpob6v6aSj5wSF4BKXxHcpUkrI4o/s1600-h/binRecording.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilCtRh6wVBGvU5n1tIEl6_Xg1Lirsh7daRqcWJIYVXDNldzKXHKQTVCx1L7El6cdXzjqiK50-xh2D5Xqer7cqEKWtyjBcg26UVH5pGFTmJFZtZJJxLpob6v6aSj5wSF4BKXxHcpUkrI4o/s400/binRecording.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197923937210262834" border="0" /></a><ul><li>Another interesting feature of <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">VoiceThread</span></span>, that's particularly useful for presentations, is the <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">doodling</span></span> tool. Click on the series of coloured circles that are visible when you are recording and you can signal what you're focussing on.</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnvRugeOQnNZKb8PkOiJo8CnwmKvw8QrFjaju4Hbrm7i4eQPG0Vsy2KGyvfkxYFK3my5fjEbDDQ8s2HHYgaecfY-1TRsOU6PAwPRq7cPToWUNSa01d0bNxlXKPoEX1dFqhjA-pMvzANU/s1600-h/doodling.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnvRugeOQnNZKb8PkOiJo8CnwmKvw8QrFjaju4Hbrm7i4eQPG0Vsy2KGyvfkxYFK3my5fjEbDDQ8s2HHYgaecfY-1TRsOU6PAwPRq7cPToWUNSa01d0bNxlXKPoEX1dFqhjA-pMvzANU/s400/doodling.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197927124075996482" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Sharing your <span style="font-style: italic;">VoiceThread</span></span><br /><ul><li>You have complete control over who can see and comment on your <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">VoiceThread</span>. You can make it public or private and decide to allow all comments or to moderate them.</li></ul><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7L3pGY0vlXSZZHI0o-z4F-rqJm0B06dPMuFY1wbaWo31nkg3uepQoDOt5IM_s7xruHrwgB1VIDJ-5UChVw0vz2hZ0wvuE760OBbE80e_0qDltwKInLix5xsdnGCea5sP6cvW0uAh2fvY/s1600-h/VT_Publishing_options.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7L3pGY0vlXSZZHI0o-z4F-rqJm0B06dPMuFY1wbaWo31nkg3uepQoDOt5IM_s7xruHrwgB1VIDJ-5UChVw0vz2hZ0wvuE760OBbE80e_0qDltwKInLix5xsdnGCea5sP6cvW0uAh2fvY/s320/VT_Publishing_options.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307487109543230002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGBA-_Uem69Cqjy8vkeynFzkYBiXvKxl_yweQBQFDSR9Hk_sHYWywBIijTePr0umRd67rpiJous0CSyUFOfdvSTjxCyj9P6dKg5vDzLumlakZ1YF9alNvqj505XLn2Z7hBab1RRfmW8w/s1600-h/Moderation.jpg"><br /></a><ul><li>To include your <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">VoiceThread</span> on your class blog, copy the code that's displayed when you click on the <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Embed</span></span> button (at the bottoma of the page).</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPi711fXLbozQw9Dpyjj73fCKjTBWhUws7g3jJ5GoBEUFKfrWbo7aU_o53eGny1_KrHV0quIlKQHTn0Bjp1d9c_ZdqiqRXgjFAi3KneW2fBLxE8_1gF2qnMKIhiwZ7bVIkDNZ3qim-Kk/s1600-h/embed.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPi711fXLbozQw9Dpyjj73fCKjTBWhUws7g3jJ5GoBEUFKfrWbo7aU_o53eGny1_KrHV0quIlKQHTn0Bjp1d9c_ZdqiqRXgjFAi3KneW2fBLxE8_1gF2qnMKIhiwZ7bVIkDNZ3qim-Kk/s400/embed.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203249732322073906" border="0" /></a><ul><li>Paste to code into your blog posting (remember to click first on the <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Edit Html </span></span>tag).</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukqaW4AXPWJmj4qgOOLkwral8ihAQC3gSOW6ixC7OjXKweQQDuw7OSGb0CQEJqwj2u54G8YOWiF7x9QmRScH-5oyVpDtPpbvgvUO4qZa5H1yqiVxFVeAPadiJb2lopWqCsLVn65ITzEc/s1600-h/pasteCodeBlog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukqaW4AXPWJmj4qgOOLkwral8ihAQC3gSOW6ixC7OjXKweQQDuw7OSGb0CQEJqwj2u54G8YOWiF7x9QmRScH-5oyVpDtPpbvgvUO4qZa5H1yqiVxFVeAPadiJb2lopWqCsLVn65ITzEc/s400/pasteCodeBlog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203251042287099202" border="0" /></a><br />Here are the results that you can expect.<br /><br /><br /><object height="360" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://voicethread.com/book.swf?b=127326"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://voicethread.com/book.swf?b=127326" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="360" width="480"></embed></object>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328247226446483683noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042160415100199258.post-83720093060918229922007-09-07T17:46:00.003+01:002013-03-27T16:31:48.192+01:00Creating Voki characters<img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://c.gigcount.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEzNjQzOTgyODkxODgmcHQ9MTM2NDM5ODI5NDI*NCZwPTk3NTA3MiZkPTAwMCUyMC*lMjBWb2tpJTIwV2lkZ2V*Jmc9/MSZvPTE4MWY1MmRiMDM1OTQzNTg4Y2JkZWJiNGQzMzNjZDRiJm9mPTA=.gif" /><object height="267" width="200" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" id="widget_name"><param name="movie" value="http://vhss-d.oddcast.com/vhss_editors/voki_player.swf?doc=http://vhss-d.oddcast.com/php/vhss_editors/getvoki/chsm=52615c6743fe7641e093704039babce2%26sc=37311" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="width" value="200" /><param name="height" value="267" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"/><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed height="267" width="200" src="http://vhss-d.oddcast.com/vhss_editors/voki_player.swf?doc=http%3A%2F%2Fvhss-d.oddcast.com%2Fphp%2Fvhss_editors%2Fgetvoki%2Fchsm=52615c6743fe7641e093704039babce2%26sc=37311" quality="high" allowScriptAccess="always" allowNetworking="all" wmode="transparent" allowFullScreen="true" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" name="widget_name"></object>
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Vokis are great for practising pronunciation, particularly sentence stress and intonation, plus all question forms.<br />
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Creating an animated character is real fun to do and gives both you and your students the opportunity to unashamedly <span style="font-weight: bold;">exaggerate </span> what your character has to say.<br />
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<script language="JavaScript" src="http://vhss-d.oddcast.com/voki_embed_functions.php" type="text/javascript"></script><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">AC_Voki_Embed(200,267, '52615c6743fe7641e093704039babce2', 37311, 1, '', 0);</script><br />
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To create a <a href="http://www.voki.com/">Voki</a>, you will need a microphone attached to the computer(s) that you're going to use. (I use a very cheap one that comes with my headphone set).<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Creating an account</span><br />
Create an account with Voki beforehand and get your students to use your login or, if you have time, they can create a new account for themselves.<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjquDLj93qpvUEJ_DSw25-SZEJ7HIJDtYopQJZWmPTG2eyBJT5T7pzxN5lXXEPdITVyi0TUwJdJ5R0H9wGZ3l0yTLeQ-E5bEBEmvfQTLzXTEfg9_uwMTvrKLoZFfDfXXWYW2YFBXa4vMZo/s1600-h/register_voki.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196568468406825522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjquDLj93qpvUEJ_DSw25-SZEJ7HIJDtYopQJZWmPTG2eyBJT5T7pzxN5lXXEPdITVyi0TUwJdJ5R0H9wGZ3l0yTLeQ-E5bEBEmvfQTLzXTEfg9_uwMTvrKLoZFfDfXXWYW2YFBXa4vMZo/s320/register_voki.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a></div>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Instructions for your students:</span><br />
<ul>
<li> Go to <a href="http://www.voki.com/">www.voki.com</a> and sign in.</li>
</ul>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogPxJI1RPVwK42Hviduux8NVBwFB5H-xexz_ejmbYn5q6L4ePQ6PZVhfeJC1csGP2Nw1CG4WK_jB6Wr5tV6GXz75H1zGaPRomJD-Z8PiGWOXtKHMBQG1SYTZw6j-WYiPgNnotVi8IFZA/s1600-h/login_create.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196570989552628306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogPxJI1RPVwK42Hviduux8NVBwFB5H-xexz_ejmbYn5q6L4ePQ6PZVhfeJC1csGP2Nw1CG4WK_jB6Wr5tV6GXz75H1zGaPRomJD-Z8PiGWOXtKHMBQG1SYTZw6j-WYiPgNnotVi8IFZA/s400/login_create.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Creating a voki character</span></div>
<ul>
<li> Click on <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Create</span></li>
</ul>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQ_FjAFSPZ0mzg1G6GxKkc7_0L5BoowLTB8Ayl4JbEfx0PMT2NJhU55YUmEuA_G8mbex8fbrLVdwW-maXjnnZOLwm-ZT88rFDxFXzoqlyPmOVmHu_53gxlxas-3_mEGgOico7uMny0J0/s1600-h/voki_panel.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196572836388565618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQ_FjAFSPZ0mzg1G6GxKkc7_0L5BoowLTB8Ayl4JbEfx0PMT2NJhU55YUmEuA_G8mbex8fbrLVdwW-maXjnnZOLwm-ZT88rFDxFXzoqlyPmOVmHu_53gxlxas-3_mEGgOico7uMny0J0/s400/voki_panel.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Now <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Customize your character</span></li>
<li>You can change character, change his/her hair, clothes and accessories</li>
<li>When you like your character, click on <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">DONE</span></li>
</ul>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpDwgqIwrug6_Ak0i4EgWZwXJeHjiwbR0w0U1BjYo3Bk4W1Lg999vbr7TX1kNf_usAIHQyEpDs9e8LlZEFm_TR2qiN-Eihn3PVCNb_5C6ir8Tuk3-oU1VewZPddLbBCpAdlcw8Z9woRQ/s1600-h/customize.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196573051136930434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpDwgqIwrug6_Ak0i4EgWZwXJeHjiwbR0w0U1BjYo3Bk4W1Lg999vbr7TX1kNf_usAIHQyEpDs9e8LlZEFm_TR2qiN-Eihn3PVCNb_5C6ir8Tuk3-oU1VewZPddLbBCpAdlcw8Z9woRQ/s400/customize.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Recording your character's voice</span><br />
<ul>
<li>Now you're ready to <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Give It A Voice</span>. Click on the microphone</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprcBNMi5g1J3MC8bHJbnqy9hFLo7_hU6VaRmYkSwUanRm8EeMT_n9qd0x3NhXi_7sM4f_iXbIA1lXpCELrJ07s8VvfxqSxDgKxzqxlul05EpTDNhSL0DrUIuDpUpkHZ26LtgwGWEmEqo/s1600-h/give_voice.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196574932332606098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprcBNMi5g1J3MC8bHJbnqy9hFLo7_hU6VaRmYkSwUanRm8EeMT_n9qd0x3NhXi_7sM4f_iXbIA1lXpCELrJ07s8VvfxqSxDgKxzqxlul05EpTDNhSL0DrUIuDpUpkHZ26LtgwGWEmEqo/s400/give_voice.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br />
<ul>
<li>When this dialogue box appears, check <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Permit</span> and then click on <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Close</span></span></li>
</ul>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpndWOzz2plETsllZcTV7ezVVPvUlN_mu3FRsVyk4wBtbFYoFFCECzATbwm24dvQhNXgGE-n7M6CPMfPW86gKPfLGfg_1cIwelw20iz0JLM98bBKsPQW9AtHcsrUGp-rmq9Blut5W0-c/s1600-h/flash_player.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196578510040363698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpndWOzz2plETsllZcTV7ezVVPvUlN_mu3FRsVyk4wBtbFYoFFCECzATbwm24dvQhNXgGE-n7M6CPMfPW86gKPfLGfg_1cIwelw20iz0JLM98bBKsPQW9AtHcsrUGp-rmq9Blut5W0-c/s400/flash_player.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Click on <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">RECORD</span></span> and now record what you want to say</li>
<li>If you like your recording, click on <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SAVE</span></span>. If you don't like it, just record again.</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg29UJaQG8T-7j9kw_rvAFJkXubQq7HXcCsyUQZvL4C4oRurhIe-xYEjtlp0V-fPwQcjfpMpzvYQHApBjtJRHQCTEpgUWXUb8MaRSumXhyphenhyphenYg-n2JyY3x4S-ONnGR-_MYqT0jKYJMF0kQc/s1600-h/record.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196579987509113538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg29UJaQG8T-7j9kw_rvAFJkXubQq7HXcCsyUQZvL4C4oRurhIe-xYEjtlp0V-fPwQcjfpMpzvYQHApBjtJRHQCTEpgUWXUb8MaRSumXhyphenhyphenYg-n2JyY3x4S-ONnGR-_MYqT0jKYJMF0kQc/s400/record.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Give your audio a title (<span style="font-weight: bold;">very important</span>)</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpbSHw2D8aEW6GqmMCd879tblS0dEKsl192e5XjrS9Br5I4avNpL4TdnitBnC5cR0f6y0aCqdTzCe1DT6Ou0o3KbrvqLYIa7B6cz3jVG_TJ8q9eQBT2xGwXRaaXUDch_Kb2iHARytqug/s1600-h/save_audio.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196582577374393042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpbSHw2D8aEW6GqmMCd879tblS0dEKsl192e5XjrS9Br5I4avNpL4TdnitBnC5cR0f6y0aCqdTzCe1DT6Ou0o3KbrvqLYIa7B6cz3jVG_TJ8q9eQBT2xGwXRaaXUDch_Kb2iHARytqug/s400/save_audio.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. The final touches</span><br />
<ul>
<li>Choose a <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Background</span></li>
</ul>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxsShsdxuCGVO-t4A3b1TSQeLnsE84rjiX1L_GG3KhAiPC6NWfozKmC-i_jySs6yCjsRH4E_nSEG7FvsX6m_kNYJur_V7d_4whrc-rNuzYgzibEcPHa9KO2WC1sCAHPb4D6gctdWxxen0/s1600-h/background.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196583973238764258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxsShsdxuCGVO-t4A3b1TSQeLnsE84rjiX1L_GG3KhAiPC6NWfozKmC-i_jySs6yCjsRH4E_nSEG7FvsX6m_kNYJur_V7d_4whrc-rNuzYgzibEcPHa9KO2WC1sCAHPb4D6gctdWxxen0/s400/background.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Choose a <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Player</span></span></li>
</ul>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNXiBYrawna47ZF0TbdpjX7vBGsL8Crtp0OrIvuDC7KavpZvAe3hVMeZQBuzDB5HUkt0_Jnp8h4bqootvk3niIiU6mH3HUqVWYMskOHcqb_tHeR0tgM-ySw1k-9MZlfmfKJ5I5W6VTf0/s1600-h/player.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196585931743851250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNXiBYrawna47ZF0TbdpjX7vBGsL8Crtp0OrIvuDC7KavpZvAe3hVMeZQBuzDB5HUkt0_Jnp8h4bqootvk3niIiU6mH3HUqVWYMskOHcqb_tHeR0tgM-ySw1k-9MZlfmfKJ5I5W6VTf0/s400/player.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Now click on <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">PUBLISH</span></span> and give your scene a title (<span style="font-weight: bold;">very important</span>)</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1JYU9uZPQ_XrhtcdkrzvRnkNxgkVkkfoTgbjJd3EySFIDmbAJoErA4mM-ziLfO93fOQz_LA_ZK5nZAV5vDIiocxrYLEnvXq8C0CLSpS7YHTe4sfA170UrNpS2MpfC0aQo05apjMdTX4A/s1600-h/publish.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196587258888745730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1JYU9uZPQ_XrhtcdkrzvRnkNxgkVkkfoTgbjJd3EySFIDmbAJoErA4mM-ziLfO93fOQz_LA_ZK5nZAV5vDIiocxrYLEnvXq8C0CLSpS7YHTe4sfA170UrNpS2MpfC0aQo05apjMdTX4A/s400/publish.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. Embedding your voki character in your class blog</span><br />
<ul>
<li>Now create a new post on your class blog. Give it a title</li>
<li>Back on the <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Voki</span> site, select and copy the code that's displayed</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCd_gdpVoD7NbAwIf0nQBFazIO1AwnBCLcF3gnS2ZImzsZtEWrHS_xb5bhWxAh70ykIGGlKyTohqPurJGIOV5N-4oeoMVSrxW-A8QGxVwbnkmjdSR2b2d7S2-EvofRdnA9FSfe6XbGctI/s1600-h/embed.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196589084249846546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCd_gdpVoD7NbAwIf0nQBFazIO1AwnBCLcF3gnS2ZImzsZtEWrHS_xb5bhWxAh70ykIGGlKyTohqPurJGIOV5N-4oeoMVSrxW-A8QGxVwbnkmjdSR2b2d7S2-EvofRdnA9FSfe6XbGctI/s400/embed.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br />
<ul>
<li>Back on your class blog posting, click on the <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Edit Html</span> tab and paste the code you copied from <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Voki</span></span></li>
</ul>
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<li>And enjoy the results!</li>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Voki tasks for your classes</span><br />
<ul>
<li>A simple, initial first step is for your students to introduce their characters using a model like this :</li>
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">"My name is ... (student thinks of a name).<br />They call me .... because ... (</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">student thinks</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> of a reason).<br />I love ... (</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">student thinks</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> of something their character loves doing).<br />I hate ... (</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">student thinks</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> of something their</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> character hates doing)."</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana;">Once your students have presented their characters, they can pair up and conduct a question and answer session.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(<span style="font-weight: bold;">Important</span>: to do this they will need to remember the settings they used when they created their character):</span><br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana;">First, they listen to their partner's character's introduction</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Then they think of one or two good questions to ask him/her</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now they take turns in recording their characters' questions and answers</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Finally, they create a new posting on the class blog blog and paste the code for the questions and answers in the same posting so that they form a conversation</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are some examples from a PET level group of students.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><a href="http://theheavyblog.blogspot.com/2007/09/conversation-hilary-wonder.html">Conversation - Hilary + Wonder</a><br /><br /><a href="http://theheavyblog.blogspot.com/2007/09/conversation-michael-and-yogi.html">Conversation - Michael + Yogi</a></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br />
While your students are working tasks like these, take the opportunity to listen with them each individually to their recordings. Being able to stop and start the sound is a great aid for focussing on any particular problems they may be having with individual sounds, word/sentence stress or intonation.<br />
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Moreover, if your students publish their vokis regularly on their class blog, you will have a handy record of their speaking capabilities and be able to measure their advances during the course.<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328247226446483683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042160415100199258.post-62891817876292780412007-05-10T11:13:00.001+01:002009-04-12T11:00:40.572+01:00Some summer lesson ideas for you and your students<ul><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Some fun pronunciation work. Can you keep up with Fergie and her rap?</span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Here are the lyrics to help you.</span><br /></div><br /><div width="240" height="220" align="center"><embed src="http://www.metrolyrics.com/scroller/heart.swf?lyricid=710616" quality="high" wmode="transparent" name="scroll" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" height="210" width="240"></embed><br /><a href="http://www.metrolyrics.com/fregalicious-lyrics-fergie.html" title="Fergie Lyrics">Fergie Lyrics</a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">(for teenagers and older: at CEF B1 level upwards)</span></span><br /></div><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/B2R1RC8c_8Q"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/B2R1RC8c_8Q" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />********************<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">What do you think? Use the video as a memory game or as a starting-off point for a class discussion.<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">(for teenagers and older: at CEF B1 level upwards)</span><br /></div><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ljbI-363A2Q"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ljbI-363A2Q" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />********************</span></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><ul style="font-family: verdana;"><li>Can you write a story to go with the animation?<br /></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">(for any age and level) </span><br /></div><br /><embed src="http://www.teachertube.com/flvplayer.swf" flashvars="config=http://www.teachertube.com/flvplayer.php?viewkey=0ae62e3b1396831a8398&vimg=http://www.teachertube.com/thumb/1_45.jpg" quality="high" bgcolor="#000000" wmode="transparent" loop="false" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" height="350" width="400"></embed><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">********************</span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><ul><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Are you feeling in need of inspiration? If the answer is yes, and can cope with English humour, watch this video.<br /></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">(for teachers especially: at CEF C1 and C2 levels)</span><br /></div><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="VE_Player" align="middle" height="285" width="320"><param name="movie" value="http://static.videoegg.com/ted/flash/loader.swf"><param name="FlashVars" value="bgColor=FFFFFF&file=http://static.videoegg.com/ted/movies/SIRKENROBINSON_high.flv&autoPlay=false&fullscreenURL=http://static.videoegg.com/ted/flash/fullscreen.html&forcePlay=false&logo=&allowFullscreen=true"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="scale" value="noscale"><param name="wmode" value="window"><embed src="http://static.videoegg.com/ted/flash/loader.swf" flashvars="bgColor=FFFFFF&file=http://static.videoegg.com/ted/movies/SIRKENROBINSON_high.flv&autoPlay=false&fullscreenURL=http://static.videoegg.com/ted/flash/fullscreen.html&forcePlay=false&amp;amp;logo=&allowFullscreen=true" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="always" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" scale="noscale" wmode="window" name="VE_Player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" height="285" width="320"></embed></object><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">********************</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><ul><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Watch this comic sketch by Rowan Atkinson with your students and discuss with them what they think makes a good or a bad teacher.<br /></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">(for teenagers and older: at CEF C1 level upwards)</span><br /></div><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3Q-2TAfM3Fg"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3Q-2TAfM3Fg" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">********************</span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><ul><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">What's your carbon footprint? Go to the <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/politics_show/4840366.stm">BBC news page</a> to calculate yours. Then go to <a href="http://www.conservation.org/xp/CIWEB/getinvolved/whatyoucando/">Conservation International </a>and see what you can do to improve your negative impact on the planet.</span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">(for teenagers and older: at CEF B1 level upwards)</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2ocxyu02ibB12LsALmZNdpccXQYZFEsqfc8-S_NwejLJwHhej19wP5nWQDR-K7Myqy_b1DBmvzcs2XvBHhTGKX0g-E5oCccHye78W6x6uYwsJRRx-UeW11ACZjDGE4UqBGhJ1Gm7vC0/s1600-h/footprint.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2ocxyu02ibB12LsALmZNdpccXQYZFEsqfc8-S_NwejLJwHhej19wP5nWQDR-K7Myqy_b1DBmvzcs2XvBHhTGKX0g-E5oCccHye78W6x6uYwsJRRx-UeW11ACZjDGE4UqBGhJ1Gm7vC0/s320/footprint.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057262107486454786" border="0" /></a></span>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328247226446483683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042160415100199258.post-2041118513890984512007-03-10T11:16:00.000+01:002007-03-14T22:46:37.217+01:00Adding knobs and whistles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBo0KJ5EX3A9TA0B1zR-aI5KlfbxtZkscilo0WAPgX0tvMoiV7EQMayy7A4rVn6a4pvRIxL5AaqSjlFQFbYNxVcz813v2Rll1Z3porpcgDVhelPM00zRgpVTtHKlRm2hYOWTs-Cgyh1s/s1600-h/hurricane.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBo0KJ5EX3A9TA0B1zR-aI5KlfbxtZkscilo0WAPgX0tvMoiV7EQMayy7A4rVn6a4pvRIxL5AaqSjlFQFbYNxVcz813v2Rll1Z3porpcgDVhelPM00zRgpVTtHKlRm2hYOWTs-Cgyh1s/s400/hurricane.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040238030566585058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Once you are </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">comfortable with blogging <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">and</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">podcasting</span>,<br />you can start to experiment and branch out</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Add a feed</span> (I mentioned these earlier in <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://encouraginglearnerautonomy.blogspot.com/2007/03/and-keeping-track-of-it.html">Keeping track</a>).<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">You can do this with <a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/home"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">FeedBurner</span></span></span></a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/home"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNxthfoG0BCNsXkxa-1L8AKArHgQhVMOlBG9qbVgWHqSzQs43PIauWxscGbB44t_j7SWj6Aj1d_7D2xsnuKzNoF4v7zmAkDsK2bmA6w_7vgzQeyeh2ztWDpIonIAbYLgH1GSpLXuTwz0/s320/03:10:FeedBurnerjpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040256739444126482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Insert the URL of your blog. Choose <span style="font-weight: bold;">Publicize</span>.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOuKzUuYpj6fX0NLwutgi4xebRpRpLVyjj-EhWuj0t-7TiyUIknF5oA5ZFWKqlHCS_QJOPpPKn51dbx6DN-ZTtvFuIYU8nSvx7sWGpx-vMY8eDhuy2MWhoD791KF56FOLULR0w-I33Wo/s1600-h/feedburner_publicise.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOuKzUuYpj6fX0NLwutgi4xebRpRpLVyjj-EhWuj0t-7TiyUIknF5oA5ZFWKqlHCS_QJOPpPKn51dbx6DN-ZTtvFuIYU8nSvx7sWGpx-vMY8eDhuy2MWhoD791KF56FOLULR0w-I33Wo/s320/feedburner_publicise.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040257499653337890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Add a <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Chicklet</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGIxMM_bk06047LIktPpnIVyoo6eiWDE8ciediBvYB8TI9yVkIIk8M15Plzul8g1G3z2jyQ0pRFRFc4ZMIsN8GBDEX8dtAY5i9t_kRf0BiFckAMKciq08aW1nM7apm4T9BLAxIqtQGmp4/s1600-h/chiclet.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGIxMM_bk06047LIktPpnIVyoo6eiWDE8ciediBvYB8TI9yVkIIk8M15Plzul8g1G3z2jyQ0pRFRFc4ZMIsN8GBDEX8dtAY5i9t_kRf0BiFckAMKciq08aW1nM7apm4T9BLAxIqtQGmp4/s320/chiclet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040258229797778226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Copy the <span style="font-weight: bold;">html code</span> provided.<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8aA87dtbuMD8XUwbR2u4aMQ0dImn4P1VE94k2Nq99ou21jHIYjmBwKRjMxn25yUUmO2T3EomFey-KMerf6vTBL4S6DhvVQBrmQkMILZJVY87j2rZRhDrWA91sLLH0iS8JsN01eY7EJw/s1600-h/feed_html.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 115px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8aA87dtbuMD8XUwbR2u4aMQ0dImn4P1VE94k2Nq99ou21jHIYjmBwKRjMxn25yUUmO2T3EomFey-KMerf6vTBL4S6DhvVQBrmQkMILZJVY87j2rZRhDrWA91sLLH0iS8JsN01eY7EJw/s320/feed_html.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040258788143526722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br />Go to </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">your <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">blog's</span></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Template</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span>and click on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Add a Page Element</span>.<br />Select <span style="font-weight: bold;">HTML/Java script</span>.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZU3BqTHcPMwIZvy-jqtqBijziulVfJVF1Txzqsl9jyHtjBCuPexHabbvoDcmODOqofeAPoiUlj3-UIG_wfgBF_smGyBUyukcJIxW1Oop1dR_fecnJFooo1KZEN18WAkhXNalKqhyzR5I/s1600-h/add+page+element.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 357px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZU3BqTHcPMwIZvy-jqtqBijziulVfJVF1Txzqsl9jyHtjBCuPexHabbvoDcmODOqofeAPoiUlj3-UIG_wfgBF_smGyBUyukcJIxW1Oop1dR_fecnJFooo1KZEN18WAkhXNalKqhyzR5I/s320/add+page+element.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040259561237640018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br />And in the window that opens up, </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">paste</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> the <span style="font-weight: bold;">html code</span> you copied earlier.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZaMStCJaFJ8-tRb_RWiVlTkmnRSchcMzNtLHTSf6AC6LKpc1XA-ltE5XaRtQsnu9zL9ddexfkIs_dFJcbP0yW5HuVGk2bCvv5ZvAHqddk5vOqhRxUx0hV_DLgDeMhdyOMerTRQVwh_g/s1600-h/configure.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZaMStCJaFJ8-tRb_RWiVlTkmnRSchcMzNtLHTSf6AC6LKpc1XA-ltE5XaRtQsnu9zL9ddexfkIs_dFJcbP0yW5HuVGk2bCvv5ZvAHqddk5vOqhRxUx0hV_DLgDeMhdyOMerTRQVwh_g/s320/configure.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040260793893253986" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Now you have a feed on your blog that visitors can easily subscribe to.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-g-QmQqi9dI84FHutJVeEqBL9loTgAF65f9XtXVWQPYRteei8XMJgyeFVGy59nwt47K-t5mg6ASp900ZAHsFqmtBwIT4lRRWO2SbwVddZwyzkT2D7bX9WG5KA37dYY8J0NX4SGe78a5A/s1600-h/feed+on+blog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 209px; height: 78px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-g-QmQqi9dI84FHutJVeEqBL9loTgAF65f9XtXVWQPYRteei8XMJgyeFVGy59nwt47K-t5mg6ASp900ZAHsFqmtBwIT4lRRWO2SbwVddZwyzkT2D7bX9WG5KA37dYY8J0NX4SGe78a5A/s320/feed+on+blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040262533355008882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Add a link to an audio channel using </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.chinswing.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Chinswing</span></span></a><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.chinswing.com/pages/discussion.aspx?id=c7328a9f-3222-483c-9477-4cfb8296c356"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZTFLyya3Y4YpUyFzE_Si1PFZxD-my9fug6SfoS191cDtII2CX7qzkaUHqQOymszYVJrwi84gAUbAvGaCQyJ2Ro2moAqDWFCQ4ZFLR1tmCA99mzoePabFGNx3twHSgZ74M2REgm88osM/s320/Chinswing_thread.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040276191351010226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><br /><br />Or <a href="http://www.vaestro.com/viewforum-68"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Vaestro</span></span></a></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.vaestro.com/viewthread-387-556-960"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBrHdbgcCu4pQAiierK6Mlr37nSRlpn49mKtMdxzaDF_hp56Dvu9egjXC4t5YmwrVaGQhWRrcx847A32HfnaMuLejtC_rl0-EqmoO2hD5NTEZ2C646vHoBcVbrukS3haQP7-6_mrYYGE/s320/veasto_about_Bilbao.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040275336652518306" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Add a map using <a href="http://www.communitywalk.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">CommunityWalk</span></span></a> or <a href="http://platial.com/mapkit"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">MapKit</span></span></a><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTz_BKvm6JHRxAXRTLD2r8olghlX0ptgoRz_qymXa97TdQEr9mbsRmROQmKTj1b_8NvE2-TxAyB8C7mZ0mRGZbXuZG2L2JCtRuID0QE0FqaLLESyYrDQnZmEEd3owLhsoan-3CC6caAZ8/s1600-h/map.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTz_BKvm6JHRxAXRTLD2r8olghlX0ptgoRz_qymXa97TdQEr9mbsRmROQmKTj1b_8NvE2-TxAyB8C7mZ0mRGZbXuZG2L2JCtRuID0QE0FqaLLESyYrDQnZmEEd3owLhsoan-3CC6caAZ8/s320/map.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040279691749356482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br />Organise</span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> your photos </span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">and </span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">add </span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">them using <a href="http://www.flickr.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">flickr</span></span></a><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://joedale.typepad.com/integrating_ict_into_the_/blogging/index.html"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 410px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDzvRKLS6EZXXaMG7TS255iR8QV_DRXiYfQIwY_w6dSMkFs7xDNWdnYoT-YiG1drJ1hbb6d-maeSuFTjafjCxnmJslIQByk1Dyek9vBMVMqPDQQk_Y3XIaIMLlyEVB4Eso8pSWMcwE5Q/s320/flickr_use.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040282934449664978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />When you've accumulated a number of blogs,<br />stick them together with <a href="http://www.suprglu.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Suprglu</span></span></a></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://annf.suprglu.com/"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXBb3JiajsoPMUI0oHCrw1rlcBWCjXRadazonD2zdpDvMFHwftTcczTePtkeOj8pVXbSL1bws1OxPvChC9sEru-NiB12Q0iqAbiTX7W1t1MTd3JyFzDlPJIaESVuPvr7_WCwz-YsDhN0/s320/suprglu.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040290897319031778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><br /><br /><br />Now you're ready to take on the world. So why not try these?</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="https://skypecasts.skype.com/skypecasts/home"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Skypecasts</span></span></a><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://skypecasts.skype.com/skypecasts/home"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Z4iGYOcZPbG3BfQIOMDKXlCWqjbeqB_7dUjiajoJ_-7pzyqSN1j1_vT8JTL02GOUlMLvtdaa08_5V_VshB3PZsneKGykcBZPmiIVZ55VJpVH-xITY-ihkViFAQBbvU9YTPTGpzUMQwM/s320/Skypecasts1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040337141231907826" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">and <a href="http://flashmeeting.open.ac.uk/about.html"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">FlashMeeting</span></span></a><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://flashmeeting.open.ac.uk/about.html"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvjtfQz5goElFcmYppaZ957VFA_95jjf80j0R2aGao680whE5HhMeiJsIXiBVgpVQTFy3tf4zQp0dU9cr9yMum5-iEbZNqm-gzqYApMEOSW3AQZp4FvYKfxgqhIAuYLrYe4G2mD9F_neU/s320/FlashMeeting.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040338279398241282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >And if you've got as far as this, consider yourself a<br />fully-participating member of the world of open web publishing!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328247226446483683noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042160415100199258.post-74614250370850324452007-03-09T21:25:00.000+01:002007-03-16T20:25:04.746+01:00You're not alone<a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRoFYhExWMKoWrskHScge7EXqA9J_TcgWLIcO1cLkDkS5-nK41BT2ChOn02mvdsp0AEwAneD4gMfh9zX7G3vdyl8vQ4L3BllAEfQauobc0wO3zEwlOBSs79GZqh0s16Fb-bR94P2ZF5QM/s1600-h/42982782.alone.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 179px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRoFYhExWMKoWrskHScge7EXqA9J_TcgWLIcO1cLkDkS5-nK41BT2ChOn02mvdsp0AEwAneD4gMfh9zX7G3vdyl8vQ4L3BllAEfQauobc0wO3zEwlOBSs79GZqh0s16Fb-bR94P2ZF5QM/s400/42982782.alone.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040023853432435410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Starting out with blogs and podcast </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">might </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">seem daunting but there's lots of help at hand. You'll find online communities and networks that can give you support.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://webheadsinaction.org/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Webheads</span></a> meet online regularly to explore the latest synchronous and non-synchronous communications technologies, including video and voice, to adapt and demonstrate new innovative ideas for e-learning and classroom curriculum.<br /><br /><a href="http://tappedin.org/tappedin/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">TappedIn</span></a> where there are forums and regular organised chats for teachers using online resources.<br /><br /><a href="http://webpages.csus.edu/%7Ehansonsm/What_is_EVO.html"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">EVO</span></a> The Electric Village Online (that's part of TESOL) provides a set of online courses that takes place every year for six weeks, January-February. Sessions range from simple discussions to hands-on workshops.<br /><br /><a href="http://dekita.org/about"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Dekita</span></a> advocates participatory uses of Web applications in EFL/ESL teaching and provides a network you can link to with your blogs.<br /><br />There are also individual blogs that provide a wealth of ideas and useful information:<br /><a href="http://joedale.typepad.com/integrating_ict_into_the_/blogging/index.html">Joe Dale's blog</a> (which I mentioned earlier)<br /><a href="http://blog-efl.blogspot.com/">Graham Stanley</a><a href="http://blog-efl.blogspot.com/">'s blog</a> (this is one of his blogs but he has quite a lot more)<br /><a href="http://edu.blogs.com/edublogs/">Ewan McIntosh's blog</a><br /></span>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328247226446483683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042160415100199258.post-17645124883932957262007-03-08T12:27:00.000+01:002007-11-20T18:46:51.658+01:00Using blogs and podcasts to encourage learner autonomy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPPjHN3L1t_DhWIPuKyrItrORcYVukhBOVqmtG2F21WfuTLn2JAQPde3Z6Zz-BSnQbVVITlrilnmqTSgGkqQ2_9_OFmLOGhpHnsv9544fhkHGNXr0j91TAgilaZu0JGZ9NrMuQJjGu9U/s1600-h/nNb.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 165px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPPjHN3L1t_DhWIPuKyrItrORcYVukhBOVqmtG2F21WfuTLn2JAQPde3Z6Zz-BSnQbVVITlrilnmqTSgGkqQ2_9_OFmLOGhpHnsv9544fhkHGNXr0j91TAgilaZu0JGZ9NrMuQJjGu9U/s400/nNb.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039514190957794690" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">After looking at the technical side of things -<br />let’s get down to the nuts and bolts.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Why go to all this time and bother</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> of</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />setting up blogs and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">podcasts</span></span></span>,<br />how can we use them in our classes?</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />You can start out as simply as you like. Blogs go down well, even with <span style="font-weight: bold;">young</span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> students.</span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Here is an example from a Junior Elementary group<br />talking about what they've done and learnt in class.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8S4ZS-P3y6KD8tAxV0S7zsI_9smzZk_PAq2DfGzpsGTUce1iKt2heXfkhSlB0f6cZh-E651uVYMwD75NPygCFLB0CT15wVa4ddYTcO93hc0PG0dY509E-hyG-brId5myzYUmcMskyih0/s1600-h/inigoandirene.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 507px; height: 385px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8S4ZS-P3y6KD8tAxV0S7zsI_9smzZk_PAq2DfGzpsGTUce1iKt2heXfkhSlB0f6cZh-E651uVYMwD75NPygCFLB0CT15wVa4ddYTcO93hc0PG0dY509E-hyG-brId5myzYUmcMskyih0/s400/inigoandirene.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039515011296548242" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br />Why not create tasks that <span style="font-weight: bold;">liven up the course book</span> you're using?</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />The unit we were looking at with this class was <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Storytelling</span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />and here is the blog task they did.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://andwearethebest.blogspot.com/2007/01/telling-stories.html"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 504px; height: 644px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBePniUCh4f3nylSYN0nb7WAghWuSIwIcLK-S8oxd04CNgjmAUEgAgSXuk7PKbfqxUElqRzUq9xARBL2GhfesBvtAfBDhLXpVEV8yHErdbV_fkTcoE4aUBU33QPbAWM8tNyh11QaZ8ck/s400/Telling+stories.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039516596139480482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And here is what one student posted in response.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://andwearethebest.blogspot.com/2007/02/i-was-going-to-pick-just-one-song.html"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 503px; height: 583px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_MqNyUqS6vsqmgFqASZiG7Lyz20SmHwvYv_ktTrEy504MN3TTFLmPHG4EG6naMIsD9cBT_LMBBirfwlV1OyxNBce99qVPKdsSmrD9s-nywoaJtGZc_IrjnH0Fqe9p3p6_951TodGgtI/s400/Nerea_posting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039540248524379586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Another task the same group did was to <span style="font-weight: bold;">test out their language level</span><br />using the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">CEF</span></span></span></span> grid and it's <span style="font-style: italic;">can do</span> skills.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Here is one posting in response.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://andwearethebest.blogspot.com/2007/01/my-level-of-english.html"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 659px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8G75QDq_N11DrCy_PPqVA04cGOE3qCv1UjUr_KiOKG75bJltJehgmq7PM78lLYmJ0vWv0UohyphenhyphenF3sum3_BiWRqT-Oz7LBDZFf0MyyBtrRJ5lr5CvwSf_2I9Ug4EDcNdTI4fSV8q2jd-qA/s400/Alvaro+posting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039543761807627730" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />And another.<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://andwearethebest.blogspot.com/2007/01/can-or-cant.html"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 499px; height: 464px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIrYaXr-XwlTreYEELA0PFqSL80HOSETcKLpKzw5nk4jLP8s1KI-vHKLnr5mniVqptQJ4-90SfoJAGAMoiFzhlS4qa4LWueeVEfdtkVmxvZ5aXHywRy_nrnbamK2FE8iLLCYBH5KiMOLs/s400/Can+or+cant.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039664811165898226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br />I've also given the same, but more <a href="http://www.ydemas.com/blog/CEF_grid_tasks_v2.html">guided task</a>, to <span style="font-weight: bold;">higher level students</span>.</span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span>These examples, I hope, paint a convincing picture of how blogs and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">podcasts</span></span></span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span> encourage</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> learner autonomy </span><span>and more than compensate for the time spent in setting them up.</span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><ul><li><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span>They encourage students to find their own resources</span></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span>and enable them to pursue subjects that interest them.</span></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span>Once the ball gets rolling, students generate their own class material</span></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span>and can work at their own pace, writing posts and comments when they see fit.</span></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span>They enjoy operating with media that's in tune with their generation</span></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span>and have the gratifying experience of expressing themselves in English within</span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span> an authentic environment.</span></span></li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUsyp1ki6gBKKVwcILQQv058sumArgXB4XFs315nFH6PVbtNdzLxMg6SFW6q-miZ8AqG6nmfysD28dRSlMhH9rPPYGeA4X6IqcdZXbzSDFxguSBhqqijCcQj_eu4lJvyYMSL1cT7LvCI/s1600-h/Dialogue.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUsyp1ki6gBKKVwcILQQv058sumArgXB4XFs315nFH6PVbtNdzLxMg6SFW6q-miZ8AqG6nmfysD28dRSlMhH9rPPYGeA4X6IqcdZXbzSDFxguSBhqqijCcQj_eu4lJvyYMSL1cT7LvCI/s400/Dialogue.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041521955205149922" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span>Creating a blog with your students can change</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> class dynamics</span><span>, making the relationship between you and your students more of </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">a dialogue.</span></span><br /><ul><li><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span>For example, </span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span>if you comment on the content of your students’ postings between classes, you can then use the time in class, when they are working on the next task, to talk to them individually about their language problems.</span></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span>Both you and your students will find this a far more rewarding and productive experience than setting</span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span> activities in the course book </span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span>for language practice. Here your role becomes more one of a collaborator: giving students a helping hand to express what they really want to say.</span></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span>You can use students’ postings as a natural springboard to practise their</span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span> speaking skills. Ask them to present their blog findings to the rest of the group. Or make the material they’<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ve</span></span> researched for their postings the starting point for a group discussion.</span></span></li></ul><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span>Blogs can help give </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">a sense of continuity </span><span>to your classes.</span></span><ul><li><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span>Put what you plan to do in the next class or what you covered in the last on the blog. This provides students with a point of reference, giving them the opportunity to reflect on what they’<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">ve</span></span> learnt. It also allows students who’<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">ve</span></span> been absent from classes to catch up on what they’<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">ve</span></span> missed.</span></span></li></ul><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span>These things add up. Students become more conscious of the progress they are<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"></span></span> making and begin to reflect on how they learn best. Gradually, they begin to build up their own </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">learning strategies</span><span>. This results in <span style="font-weight: bold;">a shift of focus</span> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">in the learning process</span><span>:</span><span> the student becoming the centre of attention rather than the</span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span> teacher.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4wwpQ3Y3ByvpM9IFhDckSYTFL-afvIbF9xKDYJup23LrWqnxmdw0wiWtSKj1Ts_ASZjAi0-TVJrH7LW8f6geBC1pOREhMHxa5BV1JCLuHxlsErieWBUncDFzTuhfqAiEFLjru545k_Y/s1600-h/light.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 152px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4wwpQ3Y3ByvpM9IFhDckSYTFL-afvIbF9xKDYJup23LrWqnxmdw0wiWtSKj1Ts_ASZjAi0-TVJrH7LW8f6geBC1pOREhMHxa5BV1JCLuHxlsErieWBUncDFzTuhfqAiEFLjru545k_Y/s400/light.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041528719778641170" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">I've talked here of some of my ideas of how blogs can be used in class, but you can find <span style="font-weight: bold;">suggestions</span> for far more at, for example:<br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.eslteachertalk.com/">ESL Teacher Talk</a></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://pod-efl.wikispaces.com/99waystouseapodcast">99 Ways to use a podcast in language education</a></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://userwww.sfsu.edu/%7Enshelley/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Podcasting</span></span> in the classroom </a><br /></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.opensource.idv.tw/wiki/index.php/Class_Blogging_Projects">Class Blogging Projects</a></span></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://danielcraig.wikispaces.com/page/diff/CALL+Class+Resources?v=2862540">CALL class resources</a></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.joedale.typepad.com/">Integrating <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">ICT</span></span></span></span> into the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">MFL</span></span></span></span> classroom</a><span style="font-family:verdana;">.</span></span></li></ul><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >Even if you don't want to set up a blog or podcast <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">yourself</span>, you can still use ones that other people have set up as <span style="font-weight: bold;">learning resources for your students</span>:<br /></span><ul><li><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://thedailyenglishshow.blogspot.com/2007/03/show-314-tuesday-13-march.html">The Daily English Show</a> an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Internet</span> show for learners of English. Each episode has a video and the blog publishes the transcript of it.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.absolutely-intercultural.com/">Absolutely cultural</a> looks at all intercultural aspects of human intercultural communication. Every week there's a new podcast and the blog post summarises what's been said in them.</span></li></ul><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ></span><ul><li><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.englishcaster.com/idioms/">English Idioms and Slang</a> explores the world of English colloquial language.<br /></span></li></ul><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ></span><ul><li><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://englishcaster.com/bobrob/">The Bob and Rob Show</a> offers weekly English lessons.</span></li></ul><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ></span><ul><li><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://storynory.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Storynory</span></span></span></a> presents audio stories for kids with both a summary and the full text available.<br /></span></li></ul><h1 style="font-weight: normal; font-family: verdana;" id="toc99waystouseapodcast0"></h1>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328247226446483683noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042160415100199258.post-91950724297106989172007-03-08T10:47:00.002+01:002008-02-26T10:22:47.681+01:00Producing a podcast<span style="font-family:verdana;">Again you</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> have a choice of</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> resources...<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.podomatic.com/"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOq6gJG3MLvXkaISimRxofxYUiLeHBQ640kUDeSfYXhUrXYD7JdUHRX2AoQOGsHVoUa1sQTO8m4immGzKTQKK6ORnSory5PuZA40WzQ3E1Yke0CPd3JmsiX_EddZ6UiN1zDRg9Yvsqx0/s200/podomatic.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039488403974149346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.switchpod.com/"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy70ItydNUQFZ3_7ZeuZf3A5g20CZRKIQk_rV7ocD1U5Lnt7kEAFogvpx8PUypF9o04UqSqjWIeVz9ZYtxgFD9lXu0zb-jhXlgxpFp0sd5fcs3aA4-5LtOOllWkYzWKsMV3PP3lIbUJfw/s200/switchpod.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039488515643299058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://odeo.com/"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi7NOePNvNEAV6SxHPTnC29Djqcq1GocvlvERw6QoxJjlg1dql9Y0MBan2RY-OuUTWFmozJsGo4hlFTTbecyHRAUoCI-ucarUIPSlN-KSO9DWPTPzGhrJH8CY7IarvYYW0eBfd05eTAqc/s200/odeo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039488631607416066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />The steps are very similar to setting up a blog..</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31dqCVotznATjmonYMg-i2HVWrMcAE8S0FAVKHXt6hn7R1aOarn52m06GisBPBg8jAOK4ausApQ2dAWxeuwJOCoqEjovXWaYNE0y2ZkkMetMZGqhQrqY6CI0INtcfK6EcVMICTbcabbI/s1600-h/Odeo+steps.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 483px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31dqCVotznATjmonYMg-i2HVWrMcAE8S0FAVKHXt6hn7R1aOarn52m06GisBPBg8jAOK4ausApQ2dAWxeuwJOCoqEjovXWaYNE0y2ZkkMetMZGqhQrqY6CI0INtcfK6EcVMICTbcabbI/s400/Odeo+steps.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039492260854781266" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />...except that you have to <span style="font-weight: bold;">record or </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">upload an</span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> audio file</span>.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">You can record directly into <span style="font-weight: bold;">Podomatic</span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;">Swtichpod</span> </span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />using <span style="font-weight: bold;">a mike attached to</span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">your computer</span>.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNfzfXhDa12c1d0V3evsfkWb6MfAjyM23T9R0zag9wmQKg_yBO0E343xG1DcQmwQZRWfhssnEMzLuuB3KYFw-0Gclge8Ho93rmpS0PEUz8jUaZkChr0oYN4bTZ3IYaCHyuuQqPT5AqTw/s1600-h/podomatic_record.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 487px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNfzfXhDa12c1d0V3evsfkWb6MfAjyM23T9R0zag9wmQKg_yBO0E343xG1DcQmwQZRWfhssnEMzLuuB3KYFw-0Gclge8Ho93rmpS0PEUz8jUaZkChr0oYN4bTZ3IYaCHyuuQqPT5AqTw/s400/podomatic_record.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041010145427322050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />If you want to record your sound first using a sound recorder, make sure to compress the sound file to <span style="font-weight: bold;">MP3</span>.<br /><br />You can do this by <span style="font-weight: bold;">downloading</span> a free program called <a href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Audacity</span></a></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> and<br />the <a href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&item=lame-mp3&lang=en"><span style="font-weight: bold;">LAME MP3 encoder</span></a>. (Here is some <a href="http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2005/04/05/create_podcasts_with_pc.html">useful information</a> on how to configure Audacity and create an MP3 file for your podcast.)<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br />Podomatic</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Swtchpod</span> allow you to upload your file to their site. (Here is a <a href="http://tutorial.podomatic.com/">step-by-step guide</a> on creating a <span style="font-weight: bold;">podomatic</span> podcast.)<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Odeo</span>, however, requires that the file</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> is already on a web site.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikX8V39LzvKKTvmm9JPFUvXAbTuccb-gpbR3tD31zbbiAuVWIzrGigIrlrmS4L7tGA7AzW3-mP5SDDPSqb_PJIkRNOBiWJP88oXMwfUyxCNwF5gO_MXtpWjUDi7sIARopOk5fyF3_57Ug/s1600-h/add+Mp3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 486px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikX8V39LzvKKTvmm9JPFUvXAbTuccb-gpbR3tD31zbbiAuVWIzrGigIrlrmS4L7tGA7AzW3-mP5SDDPSqb_PJIkRNOBiWJP88oXMwfUyxCNwF5gO_MXtpWjUDi7sIARopOk5fyF3_57Ug/s400/add+Mp3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039491878602691906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />This is how your <span>finished podcast</span> will look on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Podomatic</span>.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://annlanguagepod.podomatic.com/"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 474px; height: 437px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUA24z9tpk7NcZ1FJ-6AqNyKiAeAvNd2WBZpza85prSMxWf0a-2KENqYgi9y81_mwCSZn0uPOHt_bxoFnqveOsib8j2vaXl6xAVV9wnHUhsyHoQF0clg-JCSohbBGsRdWGZP6K5Vx9MI/s400/Podcast_Podomatic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041022291594835154" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />... which you can now <span style="font-weight: bold;">embed</span> on your blog.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3dq0gp1zoRpoU4z1KOyKhGsPYjdxF99DQCiHyFfPI12rtikmMkgZfsKfBdKJ8LkokIb65X7ORMysA18Dt6BG8iIOgpJ69iBuzYizosxQ3M38ou_mL65iGM5WubVjflB3fYSefPkQWQ0/s1600-h/podomatic_embed.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 475px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3dq0gp1zoRpoU4z1KOyKhGsPYjdxF99DQCiHyFfPI12rtikmMkgZfsKfBdKJ8LkokIb65X7ORMysA18Dt6BG8iIOgpJ69iBuzYizosxQ3M38ou_mL65iGM5WubVjflB3fYSefPkQWQ0/s400/podomatic_embed.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039502087739954530" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The players look slightly different, but the result is the same.<br />Here's mine using <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Odeo </span></span>on the <a href="http://andwearethebest.blogspot.com/2007/03/about-bilbao-podcast.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">We are the best</span> </a>blog.<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://andwearethebest.blogspot.com/2007/03/about-bilbao-podcast.html"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySDBH6rDcTdbEhCr0F5lFtrm8MlJgIyi9Foom80MVuRUdnHL_aIVP8TAoofcWq8kTzd11jf9VuTZGhQCufu1TRQMpx0WCgDos56o_HqAdx7S6CGTvcnqh3fReZtgXC1m_lWK3hEqsbBc/s400/WE+are+the+best+podcast1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039503758482232690" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328247226446483683noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042160415100199258.post-90211480509015280822007-03-06T18:09:00.004+01:002008-03-04T21:22:10.639+01:00Setting up a blog<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBMQaC5sx5lqyIHy82H6PEewHuLnkFhxJSN6pcdR4fTKdizZ7rrJqRxcHzrhtrlrWw31mpTnfykYVKwt-CE6M55gUdBC49D_flx1TtyiO2SRkT5OUnOZ3i5F7UqiWGr6N3G7TtmsIgTDE/s1600-h/Creation+of+Adam.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBMQaC5sx5lqyIHy82H6PEewHuLnkFhxJSN6pcdR4fTKdizZ7rrJqRxcHzrhtrlrWw31mpTnfykYVKwt-CE6M55gUdBC49D_flx1TtyiO2SRkT5OUnOZ3i5F7UqiWGr6N3G7TtmsIgTDE/s200/Creation+of+Adam.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038860692508010818" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">There are many free Internet resources to choose from.<br />Here are 3 of the most</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> well known.<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.blogger.com/start"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 41px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BQsgUsSoAyJdkKrdY_zTFYlHO372vJLn2wjlJDxAbXjnZp2gVo-7YpuT9mCUMkDo6ICLg8exTTr3-EeNyTdTuT5WHAFwNZs9-F9ZN2AISofRW0ZbJCibEVGwQD2FZEU1hXb_370qwkU/s200/blogger.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038862724027541906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://wordpress.com/"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 97px; height: 22px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4SoCA54Ed38GM8hKVutk9DKcmgnuURBksS-_Xz0nSGfzNouPsLaz7UxVa0vbiT-A_oJO6jY0IoPG5QNTSkUEO9v7tU8588wSc6Aq34fYEj3Sp2KA8OvOYXr_DefSfAT4uh0RRekMV2Zo/s200/WordPress.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038861783429704034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://edublogs.org/"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 102px; height: 34px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAf5q0rbxvA32ciqw8i6WFOUS8907C7exEwt-8RJr6Mdz7Omsny3NZfgebhW6NtivX6IIzUmoV50vVks4JjqSINfD3Pc7m4sNoFF2ddKtTdxa3KzjET42kTTIjE8EFQiJ57HIw81Vi110/s200/edublogs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038861972408265074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br />Encouraging learner autonomy</span> is in Blogger but the steps<br />to set a blog up are more or less the same in all 3.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguL8BJLmOn7BNJykZorNA_WmJQSAihkDYQ7nmhDFirtX1Eyg7CWu2rEqaXBwSt-l7TW-tmhmXzjtmTGuKG4B3m3af-6sK7vRZjgsQAwqNRz3L5hPNhpjBnEIGYPAUIYdwIA_DKSQaLPFE/s1600-h/3Steps.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 444px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguL8BJLmOn7BNJykZorNA_WmJQSAihkDYQ7nmhDFirtX1Eyg7CWu2rEqaXBwSt-l7TW-tmhmXzjtmTGuKG4B3m3af-6sK7vRZjgsQAwqNRz3L5hPNhpjBnEIGYPAUIYdwIA_DKSQaLPFE/s320/3Steps.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039286998076910082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Once you have created an account and given a name to your blog,<br />you are offered a choice of <span style="font-weight: bold;">templates</span>.<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBNgordDi9BqTX0o1LQOpHLIhMfDRJdLjWJw52RfJv3RtGYuI1tOmTQ_9I2CAjPlK_wWJtIDyKO4CgI6e5P3Tf8Pa5OkgUdtYTnheOTbJH4BP2Rq8AHVqqMm7Cfb0dk8F6jgkwZW4exA/s1600-h/template.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 444px; height: 362px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBNgordDi9BqTX0o1LQOpHLIhMfDRJdLjWJw52RfJv3RtGYuI1tOmTQ_9I2CAjPlK_wWJtIDyKO4CgI6e5P3Tf8Pa5OkgUdtYTnheOTbJH4BP2Rq8AHVqqMm7Cfb0dk8F6jgkwZW4exA/s320/template.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039287655206906386" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />You can edit and add different <span style="font-weight: bold;">page elements</span>.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicUF8IwqGOXoj7SFHq774qePm5vGB9w9HRrVlBnoHjUBsmwpcr-00nrxbuzfdD0GfLc5ExFC9jObsCE1cNvpTUlohoyw1bNfhZ5KNm-1exO5hY58punu1fYBOdD23mVCxMkRCDACySVp8/s1600-h/page+elementd.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 437px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicUF8IwqGOXoj7SFHq774qePm5vGB9w9HRrVlBnoHjUBsmwpcr-00nrxbuzfdD0GfLc5ExFC9jObsCE1cNvpTUlohoyw1bNfhZ5KNm-1exO5hY58punu1fYBOdD23mVCxMkRCDACySVp8/s320/page+elementd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039288320926837282" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And decide who can see your blog by setting its <span style="font-weight: bold;">permissions</span>.<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFefjMhmvcfNWubg3QXRlb8q2X8x-755Stpp_334fnbAYRUZU0Tmbukar6qlUF-Phc8nZXSTbi_ulf1kTq1czrJGT-nyQ9HXu7bM3fNTxzc0DJoQKilIAWlO5mlTZ6GFiu6-a3-zb1HFA/s1600-h/settings_permissions.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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cursor: pointer; width: 442px; height: 351px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP99m71XIkUnVrq1RDsC29T_ifgVMS-b42_WKg8-HGjavIat6jyVN_Ehp0naIh44LJnkjIRJh2bscKJJjwfePkkSYKm0TQNPYZVHfxuiEfcHHgkU1ZUcdUHisUToiHVc30P6G-YccaE7g/s400/posting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039657161829144034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.ydemas.com/blog/Becoming_blog_author.doc"><br /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ydemas.com/blog/Setting_up_a_class_blog.pdf">Download</a> a step-by-step guide for setting up a class blog, instructions for your students on how to become a blog author and getting your students to generate their own class material.<br /></span>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328247226446483683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042160415100199258.post-77170271329067142422007-03-06T14:15:00.000+01:002007-11-14T08:57:57.040+01:00And now for podcasts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguN_m0hIerf__2ioijHsW6KIxVt0hgaVKzb5dMge7k0NbCWHUv4Jr3_ewvh5AXG7ncbjyLStXIv95JPqur2tQTvgKkVmVsbNAe3X4arVnk27MD2BBj1SvZKaO7QfXw9vncqLYtQ0tyUUI/s1600-h/podcast.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguN_m0hIerf__2ioijHsW6KIxVt0hgaVKzb5dMge7k0NbCWHUv4Jr3_ewvh5AXG7ncbjyLStXIv95JPqur2tQTvgKkVmVsbNAe3X4arVnk27MD2BBj1SvZKaO7QfXw9vncqLYtQ0tyUUI/s200/podcast.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038800489951422770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">“A podcast is a media file that is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds, for playback on portable media players and personal computers.”</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast">Wikipedia</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">“A podcast is a digital audio file (usually</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> MP3 or AAC)</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">made available for download on the internet through an RSS 2.0 feed.”</span> <a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/what-is-a-podcast.htm">How to Podcast - Technical definition</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The term <span style="font-style: italic;">podcast</span> comes from the use that early podcasters made of Apple</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> MacIntosh's popular MP3 player the <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">iPod</span>. </span>But...</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vpciLIA0Kn4"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vpciLIA0Kn4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.apple.com/itunes/overview/"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 116px; height: 77px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsf7xAffSBi6raqolMH3YR8SuIk8Zj9QcuELiXUVw28h1CkQVMVq7aAsd0xKcVttPhMO33wztrXVJpC60MJ6dUv9Ha9Sa_m9M_Swvc6yrI2xzxD1PY_P04L-p8eqSB33iKGgk-YolqlSU/s200/iTunes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039139719353362914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">You subscribe to them using an application such as <span style="font-weight: bold;">iTunes</span>,<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Podomatic</span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;">Odeo</span>.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.podomatic.com/"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 115px; height: 27px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqqQNuDk30ED4hAitiGA5Ryds7PoHaw800FgqHvK16vJBwnlm_WkeGMPRNnrJaIwH-r8HOob3Ir-x8FeiwmHan8dxKNsJMhT0YBelxeTx_L7UT_HikuKnlbVfxmRPsI2dK5ngAErMBrk/s200/podomatic.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040992621960754274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://odeo.com/"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 411px; height: 450px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_K7aRAuURdSjDt6mtHvTX6zZlnOA1F-IPtt8cjAj1938gdqjof-1jsfag3v8un2aKokdCBl72-v9DT6vE9S1oeTVMEIzgXhQ4DsTXpblal0vqkASzpw_LAwJiBzd1Ylgx5koONsCCik/s320/best_podcatst.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040994138084209810" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://andwearethebest.blogspot.com/2007/03/about-bilbao-podcast.html"><br /></a>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328247226446483683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042160415100199258.post-91797758567788480152007-03-05T16:00:00.000+01:002007-03-14T14:16:21.483+01:00... and keeping track of it<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmLwjuk_E7rh0KBApqXYK4eUryOROCJ4-ouIoCJI46jxUradevfrnqv2Mc1AUcaxAK4WK2qXc1Qk-l03EB9nw7e_F_O0SaEcs9__nmqgTEptgNPAGsaqXDFUaX26tuwCeGdNLEKcjhP8/s1600-h/Marquette-RR-derail-lg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ZpckKKJKySCZ5fIyGasDk41mFmyqjU8Zlnai_2ICUqTQEUA9ZqEByo88gGtxpv_arPEjO6CIq8yZi7dddxRVMMZHH4RKQRRWF1jGkUHnHe-_rGa9k9K3o-vJ-SezOG-aTRxwSE01Z58/s200/netnewswire-badge.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038457725877242578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Or use a special news <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">aggregator</span> like <a href="http://www.newsgator.com/NGOLProduct.aspx?ProdId=NetNewsWire&ProdView=lite"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">NetNewsWire</span></a>,<br />and drag the icon onto its sidebar.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />This will subscribe you to the blog (or podcast) and by clicking<br />on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">blog's</span> name you will see a list of it's recent posts and a summary.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIoPbqcXx1SZ9fwjQg1isFOZpZe7PWmGzpp832SUNg088XozYSolBxm1J2iJS3CSR2nwkj2coDohufCILTjKU6Q7T4B8_nmnjxKnjB6g8t6fh7nrIRTJFvD9Gy2surqWW-nOA2jEJKijE/s1600-h/NetNewsWire.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb83iWnAma3q-lR6v2ZVSDUL6BVijYlhUOrX6nRu0UuCTyC3eBC1HyemVfBWIAh1CoZU56WargifVh3NjVAiBWa10PmapbdoQ3RRY_DRCbokAgMnlEuvlQfpKJnAfhYq7JDaZHCeM6CUA/s200/lost+and+found.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038453422320011938" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">So </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">there’s all that interesting information out</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> there,<br />but how can you find what you want?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />These will help you:</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://blogsearch.google.com/"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 181px; height: 72px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYaYbrCC-UTRjbvY1r9dkpeyL2ZBu-Qd7JUAL4XQ7BBd32fnfrCwH6sghFPFcQfmm4oRjHSnLUpbySv0fhnxVRh6wSTdSx8Tl_4lVGtlWwWf0zVEUaeLL8S5vy5RWUchIiYQoD91FnsV8/s320/g_bsrch_logo.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040395312268964882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.technorati.com/"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 37px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTfkXakN61OfVgQCZ1iEo2Tmu1-QUtlE0HVABc49LzqRU6skxx1cfy7yakR3-UYc19vTfy3le-v4EPX7UnWiiqomV63RiuwFJbI8o6tSljWWyhaJ_y0IcUWz0PQ_ZKOf8E5ArhFpafpM/s320/blogolines.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040395703110988866" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328247226446483683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042160415100199258.post-62995056910247401432007-03-05T13:06:00.000+01:002007-12-07T14:06:00.798+01:00Some examples of different kinds of blogs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFO1mSqU7QdvrdLH0Y9FwKMaU_XxZInpdYktwfLX3d8qyngXmebAkucXJ5zna2YTS_YsZUi3UsmOimc2Io-7cMoyzXDZRe-49I0s5pDXweuE11Xwm8TGbPlkyMMeA2lDg18_sZb9GSUg/s1600-h/anousheh_eflyer.thumbnail.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 95px; height: 122px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFO1mSqU7QdvrdLH0Y9FwKMaU_XxZInpdYktwfLX3d8qyngXmebAkucXJ5zna2YTS_YsZUi3UsmOimc2Io-7cMoyzXDZRe-49I0s5pDXweuE11Xwm8TGbPlkyMMeA2lDg18_sZb9GSUg/s200/anousheh_eflyer.thumbnail.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038410816244435362" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />In diary form – <a href="http://spaceblog.xprize.org/by-anousheh/">Anousheh Ansari Space Blog</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://thedailyenglishshow.blogspot.com/2007_03_10_archive.html"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 97px; height: 72px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-7ikamD73JanSMKFULTAEC-NjhG8x9ANkyggX2yFSXOO1TZVISGhs65HNoYrxuGbY0HIEw2Qj4kLM5KuVHwuxOrQDl6gg4Biec4vYfYqYl51PyUFo48G9SEQ_M00AxgnXlYJzZa98q4/s200/sarah.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038411254331099570" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Providing a learning resource – <a href="http://thedailyenglishshow.blogspot.com/">The Daily English Show</a></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://andwearethebest.blogspot.com/2007/01/what-record.html"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 97px; height: 71px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0AcSNC4nnCMXZerdDM0UpJHxo_crZLlGKuWonDUnb1LTVXGiP1w-phzENJhiCJPnfuY3Phz9lUQSqvBmCxGcptTLJfo8qk0nYfvuVOaum3XqfYgxYGEOglByBzt4wWDYdpCt8pE_hJfw/s200/FC2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038411838446651842" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">A class blog - <a href="http://andwearethebest.blogspot.com/">We are the best</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ictinelt.com/2006/02/new-mailing-list-for-teachers-using.html"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 101px; height: 68px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZUXvCaXLSojb4o2-o67y84T76jbRufsYnVyOkYXJV-T0cIuw4AOlt764DUT5JPcEid83RG6hdTj1m4yIgEAwNagjaFkA04FtLcvYw_G5VRW6KTAFMFbiiv0mu1LM0pc7KtnCKLOEHKzU/s200/kids-by-computer-400-737937.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038413028152592866" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">A blog that serves a community - <a href="http://tinglado.net/?">El tinglado</a></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRybNXJLtzhARe3K-nZCtbiG_bgxUPb4kvUEy88JEpUE_uAXoHn1urhrfqCMt-d2hbBR9KxuZHItuHIzOFyO_BkfjxnoMRrhxF-CrerL99BtqgH8jiV4Qr8XAjoY81j1LNKyhLq7cnl24/s1600-h/mmapx1-l.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 102px; height: 81px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRybNXJLtzhARe3K-nZCtbiG_bgxUPb4kvUEy88JEpUE_uAXoHn1urhrfqCMt-d2hbBR9KxuZHItuHIzOFyO_BkfjxnoMRrhxF-CrerL99BtqgH8jiV4Qr8XAjoY81j1LNKyhLq7cnl24/s200/mmapx1-l.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038412710325012946" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">A project blog - why not?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /></span>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328247226446483683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042160415100199258.post-31704793026970955272007-03-04T12:09:00.002+01:002009-06-29T16:23:19.812+01:00What are blogs?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihoOePlEZMNW1jI7c7RHP_B6XdTyZh8Wyi75Yhcco7WPXIypzZfGpeL9sSMDAfJUp3YkjKbhG_2bBArtjyy1ILVa0YG9GZThRvQrwd0yEXx0XUD2aUvmhI-8TXBXPii0tRgbHd7nOCLpw/s1600-h/questions.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihoOePlEZMNW1jI7c7RHP_B6XdTyZh8Wyi75Yhcco7WPXIypzZfGpeL9sSMDAfJUp3YkjKbhG_2bBArtjyy1ILVa0YG9GZThRvQrwd0yEXx0XUD2aUvmhI-8TXBXPii0tRgbHd7nOCLpw/s200/questions.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038397458896144786" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">“A blog is <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">a user-generated website</span> where entries are made in journal style and displayed in a <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">reverse chronological order</span>.” <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog">Wikipedia</a><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">“A weblog is, literally, a "log" of the web - <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">a diary-style site</span>, in which the author (a "blogger") <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">links to other web pages</span> he or she finds interesting using entries posted in reverse chronological order.” from <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/weblogarticle/0,6799,394059,00.html#article">Guardian Unlimited</a><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">“I love weblogs because they're yet <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">another way for people to express themselves online</span>.” </span><a href="http://www.powazek.com/wtf/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">What the hell is a weblog</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> a</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> personal opinion by Derek M. Powazek</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWudL8pdEltIA2l0H7q5WPEdohz1RzTbwpAedmT4YU7hqFH-r6hVhyphenhyphenH7tOeEFwAV-LY06tfuaENG_B9vr1B4mFLsDmRMmHtvUyFOP0bjVGWmudekg0qOOwNnZFnptJRaQkiisP4e223I/s1600-h/blog_history.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 401px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWudL8pdEltIA2l0H7q5WPEdohz1RzTbwpAedmT4YU7hqFH-r6hVhyphenhyphenH7tOeEFwAV-LY06tfuaENG_B9vr1B4mFLsDmRMmHtvUyFOP0bjVGWmudekg0qOOwNnZFnptJRaQkiisP4e223I/s200/blog_history.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039115530097551778" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br />“Weblogs are just too varied, too idiosyncratic, to fit into an existing box. Industry analysts might call this disruptive technology because weblogs have changed personal publishing so profoundly that the old rules no longer apply. We are at the beginning of <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">a new age of online publishing </span>- and I predict that this generation of online pamphleteers is just the first wave.” Rebecca Blood <a href="http://technology.guardian.co.uk/online/weblogs/story/0,14024,1108306,00.html">Guardian Unlimited</a><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ng11Y4Nhjh-oQlxg_-ItSIGYBBjW5Lti_Flx5qk7TQ0CvD3yYK1sCfYj8nwedS5kAKcg5in4U8jxtHSGezIA9yRayJHV5SqQkoJ-mmqy9M7fU_M-8I00wcNa16LHsxZU-9vLuhay8Gc/s1600-h/weblog3.jpg"><br /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And here's a video that sums up what blogs are in a nutshell.</span><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NN2I1pWXjXI&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NN2I1pWXjXI&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328247226446483683noreply@blogger.com0