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We are Carla, Erika and Ronaldo, Casa Thomas Jefferson teachers and Technology enthusiasts. We truly believe that by teaching and using online social networking tools in the classroom, we can help our students see the world with different eyes, know other cultures and meet students from around the globe, using English to communicate. We hope that our students will, then, be able to shape their own future, respecting cultural diversity and valuing those cultural differences.

The Machine is (Using) Us

The Internet has evolved from mainly informative websites (Web 1.0) to highly interactive social spaces (Web 2.0). This workshop aims at familiarizing participants with some of the latest Web 2.0 tools which can be used to enhance interactivity in the language classroom.

Helpdesk in the old days...

Digital Natives x Digital Immigrants - Prensky (2001)

marc_prensky.pdf

What is Web 2.0?

Characteristics of Web 2.0

Web sites are interactive
Content is user generated or user influenced
There is sharing, editing and collaboration
There is a shift from informative to functional

Defining Web 2.0

Wikipedia definition

Examples of Web 2.0:

http://www.seomoz.org/web2.0/

http://www.go2web20.net/

http://www.emilychang.com/go/ehub/

Taking Advantage of Web 2.0 tools

YouTube

The voice of nature

Blogs

If I had a million dollars

Russia - Brazil

Photo Sharing - Bubbleshare - Slide - Picasa - Flickr

Modal verbs

Superlatives

Mother's Day

When the UFO landed...

Voice Thread

Discussion about Sweets

Discussion about Stereotypes

Podcast - students voice online

Samba EFL

April Fool's Day

Pets

Skype

Download Skype

Some Tips on Using Skype

Be sure that you have no other audio applications open when you are trying
to use Skype: the settings for Skype and other applications may interfere with

each other.

For best results, use a headset with both earphones and a microphone.
This will usually result in better sound quality and less background noise.

Be sure that your audio preferences (both in Skype and on your
computer) are set for the audio-in and audio-out that you will use (ideally

a headset).

Check the audio level when you contact the person (people) with whom
you will be talking.

Pause briefly before you respond to the person (people) with whom
you are talking; if you don't, you may end up speaking at the same time.

If you are able to make contact by Skype but one person in the conversation
cannot hear the other(s), remember that you can also use text chat in Skype.