TASK 2: INTERESTING WEB RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS.

 

2.1/ Word booster.

 

Word booster is a website that allows you to put the URL of an online text such as a news article and generate a word list for the learner that includes dictionary definitions of each term and a quiz based on these words.

WORD-BOOSTER WEBSITE 

I generally use it to create different worksheets based on the actual and interesting news so that students feel more motivated.

2.2/ Blabberize.

Blabberize is a photo editing tool that creates talking animations from a photo or other images. However there are some aspects that we should take into account before using it:  First, we should introduce learners to this tool by watching some examples and creating one as a whole class experience. Then Students should know how to upload an image from a free, safe and legal source. Second, they record a 30-second message from the computer’s microphone. 

 

 BLABBERIZE WEBSITE

I would use this tool to create different projects such as animal description, asking and giving speaking dialogues, a historical speaking project by talking about the past as a historical character.

Other important characteristics of its usage involve: to inform students about the registration page that includes an option to mark your blabbles as public or private and to get parent permission before posting student work.

2.3/  Unio by Harness.

 

Unio is a free platform for creating and delivering useful lessons to your students. You can create presentations, assignments and quizzes by using different materials such as PowerPoint, pdf-files, videos, Doc document and we can also see what our students are doing. Thus, we get the real-time insight of the students’ understanding level.

 UNIO BY HARNESS

 

I normally use it for sharing speaking exercises such as listen to the message and get to the building by drawing the path on the map. Although we can use it to introduce or revise difficult grammatical aspects. For example simple present versus present continuous usages. One essential aspect of this tool is that students can annotate their understanding problems, work at their own pace and you can select a student’s screen, see what he or she has done and give him or her quick feedback in the form of an emoji.

2.4/ LearningApps.org.

 

LearningApps.org is a website that helps us to create simple games such as memory games, word search, hangman, crossword, multiple choice quiz, matching pairs on a map, cloze test, or group assignment. Once registered, you can create classes for your students and monitor their progress.

 LearningApps.org   

 

I use it as a part of the lesson, for example vocabulary review by means of games like hangman, crossword or matching pairs that involve whole class, pair group or individual student.