Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
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My first daughter is a high school student,
second daughter is a middle school student,
last youngest son is an elementary school student.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Creating Activities
Creating Activities
Other Guides: Official HotPotatoes Tutorial MakeUseOf.com Guide EFL537 Hot Potatoes Creation Screencast
Look at examples of different kinds of Hot Potatoes activies below
Look at a couple of websites that use Hot Pototoes
Tasks:
Finding Activities
Hot Potatoes: If you don't already have Hot Potatoes installed on your computer, you can download it (for free) here
Guide: Jeff's Hot Potatoes GuideOther Guides: Official HotPotatoes Tutorial MakeUseOf.com Guide EFL537 Hot Potatoes Creation Screencast
Look at examples of different kinds of Hot Potatoes activies below
| Jquiz | JCloze | JMatch | JMix | JCross |
| exercise | exercise 1 exercise 2 | exercise 1 exercise 2 | exercise 1 exercise 2 | exercise1 |
Look at a couple of websites that use Hot Pototoes
Tasks:
- Hot Potatoes
-Create any kind of Hot Potatoes activity. Jeff's Hot Potatoes Guide The activity can be very simple (i.e. a 3 questions quiz, a gap activity with a few blanks, etc. ).
- Save it (Save as & Create webpage) in c:\temp and save a copy on your USB drive. Make sure the file name includes your name and class#.
- If time permits, try different kinds of activities - (Optional) Upload that file to JeffLebow.net/ttp-files (access info on handout)
- Post that file on your blog (details here)
- (Optional) Use Google Forms (guide here) or Proprofs.com Quizmaker and try to create a basic quiz or survey with at least two questions. Post a link to that quiz (or embed it) in a blog entry on your blogger.com blog.
- Explore some of the websites below which have many, many different kinds of activities.
Finding Activities
Online Activities (some made with Hot Potatoes, some not) and test taking prep
- AgendaWeb - Free English Exercises
- 5 Minute English- Hundreds of Short Self-Study English Lessons
- SpellingCity
- Exercises for Beginners
- Manythings.org
- StarFall.com
- Jezarka's Interactive Exercises
- elllo.org - English Listening Language Lab Online
- A4ESL.org - Activities for ESL/EFL Students (English Study)
- ESL Blues
- Real-English.com - ESL Videos ESL Lessons.
- Business English Grammar Lessons
- English Exercises Online
- English Works! Exercises Main Index
- ESLBears: ESL Activities and Exercises
- English Language Centre Study Zone
- Teaching ESL
- Rong-Chang.com
- Adult Learning Activities | California Distance Learning Project
- Breaking News English Lessons
- Learn English Online at Open English World
- English Learing Activities List (Emily Chen)
- ITESLJ's links to Games & Quizzes
- Delicious.com/learningcall/activities
- http://www.english-test.net/
- http://www.gettoefl.com/practice.htm
- http://www.easyenglish.com/
- http://www.eslgold.com/
- http://www.selfaccess.com/ (click 'free samples')
- http://www.examenglish.com/
- http://toefl.practice-tests.learnhub.com/
FYI - Other programs and web-based tools
(You don't need to do anything with these. There just here for future reference.)
Learning Call: Language Learning Activities - Creating, Finding, ...
Language Learning Activities - Creating, Finding, & Using them
Computer based games, activities, and quizzes are perhaps the most common examples of CALL. These can be created with downloadable software or online services. It is possible to create activites using a program on your computer (like Hot Potatoes) or online site (like Proprofs, Quzlet, or Google Forms). There are also many, many activities already online that you can access and sometimes download.
Creating Activities
Other Guides: Official HotPotatoes Tutorial MakeUseOf.com Guide EFL537 Hot Potatoes Creation Screencast
Look at examples of different kinds of Hot Potatoes activies below
Look at a couple of websites that use Hot Pototoes
Tasks:
Finding Activities
Creating Activities
Hot Potatoes: If you don't already have Hot Potatoes installed on your computer, you can download it (for free) here
Guide: Jeff's Hot Potatoes GuideOther Guides: Official HotPotatoes Tutorial MakeUseOf.com Guide EFL537 Hot Potatoes Creation Screencast
Look at examples of different kinds of Hot Potatoes activies below
| Jquiz | JCloze | JMatch | JMix | JCross |
| exercise | exercise 1 exercise 2 | exercise 1 exercise 2 | exercise 1 exercise 2 | exercise1 |
Look at a couple of websites that use Hot Pototoes
Tasks:
- Hot Potatoes
-Create any kind of Hot Potatoes activity. Jeff's Hot Potatoes Guide The activity can be very simple (i.e. a 3 questions quiz, a gap activity with a few blanks, etc. ).
- Save it (Save as & Create webpage) in c:\temp and save a copy on your USB drive. Make sure the file name includes your name and class#.
- If time permits, try different kinds of activities - (Optional) Upload that file to JeffLebow.net/ttp-files (access info on handout)
- Post that file on your blog (details here)
- (Optional) Use Google Forms (guide here) or Proprofs.com Quizmaker and try to create a basic quiz or survey with at least two questions. Post a link to that quiz (or embed it) in a blog entry on your blogger.com blog.
- Explore some of the websites below which have many, many different kinds of activities.
Finding Activities
Online Activities (some made with Hot Potatoes, some not) and test taking prep
- AgendaWeb - Free English Exercises
- 5 Minute English- Hundreds of Short Self-Study English Lessons
- SpellingCity
- Exercises for Beginners
- Manythings.org
- StarFall.com
- Jezarka's Interactive Exercises
- elllo.org - English Listening Language Lab Online
- A4ESL.org - Activities for ESL/EFL Students (English Study)
- ESL Blues
- Real-English.com - ESL Videos ESL Lessons.
- Business English Grammar Lessons
- English Exercises Online
- English Works! Exercises Main Index
- ESLBears: ESL Activities and Exercises
- English Language Centre Study Zone
- Teaching ESL
- Rong-Chang.com
- Adult Learning Activities | California Distance Learning Project
- Breaking News English Lessons
- Learn English Online at Open English World
- English Learing Activities List (Emily Chen)
- ITESLJ's links to Games & Quizzes
- Delicious.com/learningcall/activities
- http://www.english-test.net/
- http://www.gettoefl.com/practice.htm
- http://www.easyenglish.com/
- http://www.eslgold.com/
- http://www.selfaccess.com/ (click 'free samples')
- http://www.examenglish.com/
- http://toefl.practice-tests.learnhub.com/
FYI - Other programs and web-based tools
(You don't need to do anything with these. There just here for future reference.)
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
My TTP Courses
I am taking the following courses as parts of the PUFS
Teacher Training Program.
CALL, Classroom English, Cultural Understanding, Drama, ER, Fun Fun, Games, Idioms, Listening, Outdoor Activity, Pronunciation, Speaking, Survival English, TLS, TRW, Writing
Teacher Training Program.
CALL, Classroom English, Cultural Understanding, Drama, ER, Fun Fun, Games, Idioms, Listening, Outdoor Activity, Pronunciation, Speaking, Survival English, TLS, TRW, Writing
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