This conversation/workshop will focus on using a variety of web 2.0 tools to engage reluctant learners and build confidence in their abilities. Using experiences from her grade 9 and 10 applied level English classes, the facilitator shares sample work and feedback from students to demonstrate how technology can be a vehicle to reach those who often get left behind and/or do not find a voice in their classes. This discussion covers material on reluctant speakers, writers and readers of both genders.

Audience: All levels

Resources:

• Webinar resources and links (Google doc that includes all resources listed below)
• Audience Survey (using Survey Monkey)
• Post-It Wall for Sharing Teacher Info and Project Ideas
• Webinar presentation (Prezi)
• Some of Christina’s wikis:
  • Grade 9 Applied English (samples of all of today’s mentions):
  • Boys and Literacy,
  • Grade 11 Academic English (Flickr)
  • Grade 12 Academic English (Twitter and Youtube for class projects)
• Tools: Wordle, Tagxedo
• Google Doc of Sample class note using (test review, selection review)
• Blogging with Blogger (from Google)
  • Sample Blogs from reluctant speakers and writers
• THINK poster (guide for thinking before posting, tweeting, uploading, texting, etc.)
• Graphic Log using Glogster: Sample: Harry Potter, follow up student blog post
• Sticky Note Wall: Linoit, Sample
• Survey Tools: www.surveytool.com, www.surveymonkey.com, Sample (Harry Potter Anticipation Guide)
• Twitter, Sample Twitter uses in the classroom: (Bringing Hamlet to Life: #wordnerdhamlet), Gertrude the Guil, Playing the Part
• Using Flickr as a class photostream to showcase class, group, and student work; sample class streams (grade 9 and 11 classes)Bitstrips; sample comics (built around the hero’s journey assignment)
• Presentation Tools:
  • Prezi for presentations, reviews, class/group collaboration; this webinar’s Prezi
  • Samples: group review for a short story unit, class collaboration Prezi (for anticipation to Hamlet)
  • Sliderocket (free online slide maker)
  • Slideshark
  • Voicethread (group collaboration and presentations): Sample Voicethread from my online course (using Voicethread to have class discussion in an asynchronous online course)
• Creating videos with Animoto