Ohio TESOL Technology Fair 2008

Ohio TESOL Technology Fair 2008

Friday 11:35-12:10

Event Coordinators: Greg Kessler & Dawn Bikowski

Sally Aljoris, Ohio University

Using Google Documents Google Docs is a good tool to engage students in collaborative writing. It boasts their confidence and increases their writing abilities by letting them experience participating in a teacher-free environment. However, the teacher can keep track on all the participations, and may follow up with feedback.

Shane Bauerle, Ohio University Moodle Glossary This presentation will explain how Moodle's glossary application was used in a Reading & Vocabulary class in an intensive English program. Students added words, parts of speech, definitions, and their own example sentences to a collaborative glossary which became the basis for vocabulary assessment. There will be a discussion on the perceived effectiveness of this method.

Stephanie Buechele, Ohio University

Portable Green Screen Video The Presenter will demonstrate how to make green screen video using a typical laptop and green posterboard backdrop. These videos allow teachers and students to embed themselves within any photo or video backdrop.

Mike Dombroski, Ohio University
Using GPS Devices to Teach English with Geocaching Geocaching is much like a treasure hunt, except you use the receiver to help you locate the "treasure". There are approximately half a million geocaches located throughout the world and chances are that you have some near your location. We will see how we can use the receivers and geocaching to plan activities for your students. Geocaching will also help your students with team building and navigation skills,as well as allowing them to learn more about the area in which they live. This can be used with most ages and levels of students.

Ashley Ford, Ohio University
Online Pronunication Tutor Training Will explore an online self-access teacher training tutorial. This tutorial is being designed specifically for a one-on-one pronunciation lab program to help train their tutors on how the lab runs and on effective pronunciation teaching.The program integrates information on English phonology, common problems for students, goals and objectives for teaching, and ideas for activities. Activities are illustrated through interactive online tasks.

Chris Hill, Ohio State University The Ohio TESOL Interactive Whiteboard Grant Through a grant from Ohio TESOL five sets of inexpensive interactive whiteboards have been created and made available to ESL teachers across the state. These can be used in a variety of ways to enhance teaching. Find out about how you can apply for one of these interactive whiteboards to use in your classroom!

Jenifer Parnell, Ohio University

Flip Video in Pre-School This Demo will present a project done with a group a preschool students using a Flip video camera. Before filming, the students collectively "wrote" a story, each adding different parts to the script. We put together a short montage of the story and burned DVD's that the students could take home with them at the end of the day. The parents were very happy,and the students were very proud of their accomplishments.

Juan Soto, Ohio University
Speech Journals/Audio journaling This presentation aims to present different ways instructors can have their learners do and use speech journals using technology. The technology involved here refers to free software such as Audacity and Audio Recorder 3.2. Instructors and learners can share audio journals via emails (attachment) or upload files to course management sites such as Blackboard or Moodle. Learners can also carry out oral forum discussions. Instructors also have the opportunity to insert their feedback in learners’ audio files.http://ju-st-english.net/

Rose Spicher, Ohio University

Using Moodle For Intercultural Exchange This presentation will detail the preliminary steps toward establishing a lively cross-cultural online exchange between Indonesian students studying English and International Studies and American students studying Indonesian at Ohio University, using a Moodle discussion board. The presentation will display the online training materials that have been created or adapted for the exchange, as well as the preliminary design of the program.

Sally Aljoris, Ohio University	Using Google Documents Google Docs is a good tool to engage students in collaborative writing. It boasts their confidence and increases their writing abilities by letting them experience participating in a teacher-free environment. However, the teacher can keep track on all the participations, and may follow up with feedback.
Shane Bauerle, Ohio University	Moodle Glossary This presentation will explain how Moodle's glossary application was used in a Reading & Vocabulary class in an intensive English program. Students added words, parts of speech, definitions, and their own example sentences to a collaborative glossary which became the basis for vocabulary assessment. There will be a discussion on the perceived effectiveness of this method.
Stephanie Buechele, Ohio University	Portable Green Screen Video The Presenter will demonstrate how to make green screen video using a typical laptop and green posterboard backdrop. These videos allow teachers and students to embed themselves within any photo or video backdrop.
Mike Dombroski, Ohio University	Using GPS Devices to Teach English with Geocaching Geocaching is much like a treasure hunt, except you use the receiver to help you locate the "treasure". There are approximately half a million geocaches located throughout the world and chances are that you have some near your location. We will see how we can use the receivers and geocaching to plan activities for your students. Geocaching will also help your students with team building and navigation skills,as well as allowing them to learn more about the area in which they live. This can be used with most ages and levels of students.
Ashley Ford, Ohio University	Online Pronunication Tutor Training Will explore an online self-access teacher training tutorial. This tutorial is being designed specifically for a one-on-one pronunciation lab program to help train their tutors on how the lab runs and on effective pronunciation teaching.The program integrates information on English phonology, common problems for students, goals and objectives for teaching, and ideas for activities. Activities are illustrated through interactive online tasks.
Chris Hill, Ohio State University	The Ohio TESOL Interactive Whiteboard Grant Through a grant from Ohio TESOL five sets of inexpensive interactive whiteboards have been created and made available to ESL teachers across the state. These can be used in a variety of ways to enhance teaching. Find out about how you can apply for one of these interactive whiteboards to use in your classroom!
Jenifer Parnell, Ohio University	Flip Video in Pre-School This Demo will present a project done with a group a preschool students using a Flip video camera. Before filming, the students collectively "wrote" a story, each adding different parts to the script. We put together a short montage of the story and burned DVD's that the students could take home with them at the end of the day. The parents were very happy,and the students were very proud of their accomplishments.
Juan Soto, Ohio University	Speech Journals/Audio journaling This presentation aims to present different ways instructors can have their learners do and use speech journals using technology. The technology involved here refers to free software such as Audacity and Audio Recorder 3.2. Instructors and learners can share audio journals via emails (attachment) or upload files to course management sites such as Blackboard or Moodle. Learners can also carry out oral forum discussions. Instructors also have the opportunity to insert their feedback in learners’ audio files.http://ju-st-english.net/
Rose Spicher, Ohio University	Using Moodle For Intercultural Exchange This presentation will detail the preliminary steps toward establishing a lively cross-cultural online exchange between Indonesian students studying English and International Studies and American students studying Indonesian at Ohio University, using a Moodle discussion board. The presentation will display the online training materials that have been created or adapted for the exchange, as well as the preliminary design of the program.