Working with digital resources

1. Working with digital resources For CALD and other learners Lynne Gibb

2. CALD Learners? Students? • Working with CALD students can present challenges • Digital resources can assist • It is all about facilitation & support • Telephone, email, online classroom, Discussion forums, wiki messaging, text messaging • ...but it is ALWAYS about people & facilitation

3. Supporting students – wiki discussion A well-used discussion board!

4. Supporting students – Wiki messaging

5. WIKIS • Are we using the full function of our wikis??? http://earthquake-shakeup.wikispaces.com/ http://soar2newheights.wikispaces.com/ http://hums3001.unsw.wikispaces.net/

6. Students in charge of own learning • Timetable • Calendar Scheduling & reminders • Discussion boards • Allocate tasks • Direct student input • Messaging Collaborate • Themes • Own colours • Logo • Backgrounds • Video • You tube etc • Audio Customise Multimedia • Add text • Pictures • RSS • Tables User friendly Upload/ Download • Assessments • Resources • Timetable • Calendar

7. Supporting students – Online Classroom

8. Blended Learning • Blend with other forms of learning ie face-to-face. • Use e-learning centre • Research skills • Paired & small group activities • Group and individual assessments • Reflecting online at end of each class • Download assessments, Unit Outlines • recording interviews

9. Use multimedia LOTS with CALD students • Learning using the senses

10. Can include text, video, audio, animation and virtual environments • Eg upload you powerpoints, easy for students who find it difficult to take notes • Students video each other in class, interviewing etc (Flip camera, Digital storytelling)

11. Tools are just another resource What tools do you already use to assist you deliver your classes?

12. Embedding Elearning

13. Digital tools OMG – not MORE Weird-sounding web 2 stuff!!@@####!! • Wikis • Voki • Voxopop

14. Voki Hmmm….what’s Voki & what can it do for my students? Voki is a free service that allows you to create personalized speaking avatars and use them on your wiki, blog, profile, and in email messages. They are fun and engaging & easy to make. Examples of Vokis with sound effects Easy instructions on how to utilisevokis with students OK – so how might you use vokis with your students?

15. Voxopop Voxopop? Voxowhat??@@!! • Its all about the voice • Practise speaking then listen to it • Encourage conversation between 2 or more students • Dale Pobega–ESL practitioner using Voxopop – Dale’s ESL Club • Another example of Voxopop being used for assessment

16. More Digital Tools • Michael Chalk’s wiki • Podcasting • Powerpoint – converted easily into flash movie • Social networking • Twitter • Tokbox - http://tokbox.com • Voicethread - http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/Ed Tech link • Screencasting • Mobile technology – SMS etc

17. Fave toy! • Press the button and film • Flip out the USB connector • Download onto computer or straight into You Tube, Teacher Tube or My Space • Grab the code & insert movie into wiki or blog • Ideas? • Students interview e@ other • Interview worker in field • Voxpop in the street on a given topic Flip Camera • Students interview other teachers • Celebrate achievements • Introductions

18. So much to choose from! • Get excited! • Find one tool and play with it. • Pick a likely student or group of students to trial it on • Learn from mistakes and improve • Get the students excited • Give yourself time to take on learning new things • Ask me!!!

19. Be courageous – you and your students will benefit!

20. Lynne’s blended delivery tips • Do not assume that: • students will not like/be scared of technology • will not have access to technology at home • Its all about the facilitation – not the tools

22. Thank you for participating Look forward to seeing great things Happening with CALD learners & web 2.0 Lynne Gibb lynne@coonarahouse.org.au Handout & copy of today’s powerpoint available from http://coonarastaff.coonarahouse.org.au