Week 1: Getting Started

(January 9th-January 15th)

This week will help us get to know each other and become familiar with basic communication tools we will use all along this session. Please, follow the instructions to complete each task.

Exploring Web tools  


In this activity, you are going to become familiar with web tools we are going to be using along this session. To do that, go to the Tool column and:

1. click on each link to sign up 
2. have a peek on each one of them. If you already have signed up to these tools, you will be half-way through the tasks for this week. :)

Tool	Asynchronous	Synchronous
Yahoo Group	Discussion / Tool inquiries / Comments / Feedback
*Skype		Individualized support
**Blogger	Portal / Activities / Projects
Voicethread	Assess learning
WiziQ		Group meetings
Voxopop	Share expectations
Twitter	Sharing / inquiries	Sharing / inquiries
Glogster	Poster presentation

* Skype: It requires downloading 

** Blog: We suggest Blogger to work on your projects during the session. You can use others like Wordpress and Posterous, though.

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Creating a Glogster  


Creating a glog is an excellent way to introduce ourselves in online sessions like EVO. It has got some other educational applications as well. There's even a Gloster Edu you can use to create different activities for your class. OK, now to the fun part:


1. Go to Glogster and create your account.

2. Create a poster about yourself.

3. Add photos, images, text and videos that reflect who you are as a person and teacher. Do not add any sound yet. We will go back to this poster during week 2 and add an audio file. Follow this example: Miguel's glog, Evelyn's glog and Teadira's glog.

Here´s a tutorial on how to add images, text, videos and tweak your glogster wall:

4. Share your poster. To do that:
4.1.Write your name and paste the glog URL in YOUR GLOG Google Doc.
4.2. Comment on your peers' posters. Choose one or two posters and write comments in the YOUR GLOG Google doc.
4.3. Don´t forget to save. 

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Adding yourself to the map

In online sessions like EVO, it is always important to know where participants are from. For the Podcasting for the ESL-EFL in the Classroom session, most moderators are from Venezuela (Miguel Mendoza, Evelyn izquierdo & Teadira Pérez) and one from the United States (José Rodríguez). What about you?



1. Go to the Podcasting for the ESL-EFL Classroom official blog home page.

2. Scroll down until you get to the Guest Map. 

3. Add your name to the map. Follow this tutorial.

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Answering the survey

How much do you know about podcasting? Let us know by taking this survey.

1. Go to this Survey.

2. Answer each question.

We will be sharing results in our first Wiziq synchronous session.

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Recording your expectations

We would like to know what your expect from this session. Let us know by recording your very own expectations in Voxopop.

1. Go to Voxopop.
2. Record your expectations. Follow the steps below. Click on the image to enlarge.

 

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Searching and sharing Podcast sites

Most of us know one or two podcast directories or websites, even though we may have never recorded any audio file so far. If you don't any it is sure you will find some by doing a quick search in Google. Please, share the ones you know or found with us!

1. Go to the Google Form Podcast directories / websites.
2. Read the question and fill in the form. 

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• signed up and explored web tools 
• made your poster presentation
• read at least two poster presentations and commented about them
• added yourself to the Guest map 
• answered the survey 
• recorded expectations 
• searched and shared Podcast websites 
• attended the First Live Session on WiZiQ

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FIRST LIVE SESSION ON WIZIQ

Date: Sat, January 14, 2012 

Time: 11:30 AM (Caracas time) 
Check your time zone here
Length: 1 hour

Podcasting for the ESL/EFL Classroom Live Session - Week 1 by Evelyn Izquierdo

Note: You can write questions or comments about this week below.