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Web 2.0 Collaboration in the LOTE Classroom
An increase in the use of ICT as a powerful learning tool in the LOTE classroom has been a focus at Fairhills High School over recent times. With some ground work begun last year, the passionate and dynamic team of LOTE teachers have hit the ground running in 2008 and pushed the boundaries of current thinking around ICT and its place in the classroom. With the installation of IWBs into two of the LOTE rooms we began to see a shift in the way teachers were interacting with students and a massive increase in the particpation of students in the classroom. As teachers created online games and used programs like Easiteach to develop highly interactive, ICT rich learning experiences for their students, their understanding of the power and possibilities of Web 2.0 tools grew rapidly. The two tools we have been making most use of are :
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These tools have been used in a number of different ways by different teachers. Some have simply used them as a teaching tool within the traditional classrom, for examples recording student oral presentations using voicethread. Some use them to encourage cooperative learning in the classroom. Others have begun to build their courses around them, building virtual classrooms for their students to collaborate and get into some www learning.... whatever, wherever, whenever.
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This session takes us through some examples of the Virtual Classroom style application of the Web 2.0 tools wikispaces and voicethread.
www.awesomeo.wikispaces.com
Year 11 students using wikis and voicethread to workup, discuss and storyboard a collaborative film project for German class. The regular teacher is contributing heavily, despite the fact she is on long service leave in Germany!!!
www.haadobenkyoo-fuu.wikispaces.com
.Year 12 Japanese students working with the language assistant to improve their pronunciation and link with native speaking “experts” for their detailed study outcome.
myspace... sort of...
In a non-LOTE example, an English teacher attempting to get her students reflecting and writing about themselves developed a myspace styled wiki in which students posted songs they liked, images of friends and interests and videos
www.fhs-ict.wikispaces.com.au
An interactive wiki for teachers of Fairhills HS to practice and recieve support
www.kslc-using.wikispaces.com
This provides links and ideas for a range of Web 2.0 tools, put together by a team from the Knox Secondary Learning Community.
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Some of the benefits we have seen through our use these tools have included: .
- Different learning styles and strengths are acknowlwedged and drawn upopn
- Visibility of the thinking of other students .... challenging without pressure
- Getting help at home - particularly useful in LOTE
- Different Learning Styles and strengths are acknowledged and drawn upon
- Massive increase in ability to ask questions
- Freeing up classtime - especiallly in terms of vocab and pronunciation practice
- WWW learning - whatever, whenever, wherever … collaboration out of realtime
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We are just beginning our journey into the use of Web 2.0 tools. Weare really keen to keep moving forward and have plans to develop the following projects:
Voicethread…
Sister Schools and LOTE
We are planning to put together voicethreads with photos of our school and have our junior German and Japanese students make comments about the pictures in the LOTE language. Students from our sister schools in Germany and Japan will then ask questions and make comments in English for our students to listen to and make replies.... both groups of students will therefore be contributing to the voicethread in their LOTE.
Wiki…
Japanese Study Tours
Develop a connection between the partner school in Victoria, prior to going on the tour. And to communicate and discuss issues of concern with the organisation in Japan..... get to know the host families.... that sort of thing.... and then use it to keep a track of the tour.... maybe even having kids back at school monitoring what we are doing...???
Elluminate…
VCE cross school collaboration ....
Using online, realtime, collaboration with elluminate.... holding the class with the teacher "up front" then putting the students into breakout rooms in pairs so they can discuss or work on vocab, then come back and share with the groupLinking with international native speakers and experts
Linking with experts and "natives" for the detailed study online. Asking questions, sharing info, and going into further detail.
And who knows what is around the corner….?
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