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About
Weblogs
What
is a weblog?
Viewing
weblogs
Deciding
what kind of weblog you want to
create?
Starting
a weblog
Using
weblog hosting tools to create your own
weblog
Articles
of Interest
The
Art of Blogging
George Siemens
Writing
with Weblogs
Kristen Kennedy
Weblogs
for Use with ESL Classes
Aaron Campbell
Creating
a Writing Course Using Class and Student
Blogs
Andrew Johnson
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Viewing
Weblogs (Blogs)
To get an idea of some ways you can use weblogs
in ESL/EFL, take a look at various types of weblogs
created by both educators and students. Read
several entries in each one to determine the
purpose of the weblog.
Blogs
Used as Components of ESL/EFL
Classes
- Our
Class 2007
Rosa Ochoa creates class blogs where she
sets up weekly work for her students in Sydney,
Australia.There are quizzes, competitions,
students' own texts, students' recipes, photos,
videos, and a lot more. Check out Rosa's
Our
Class 2006
and Our
Class 2005
blogs, as well.
Links to student blogs include Ivy's
Blog
and Marcelino's
Blog.
- Bee
Online
A Meeting Place for Students to Share
Opinions and Discuss
Barbara Dieu, who teaches EFL at the
Franco-Brazilian school in Sao Paulo, Brazil,
runs an interactive teacher-student weblog,
creating a "forum" where her high school EFL
students can post messages, writing freely about
their ideas and opinions on topics they are
working on in class. Links to individual student
weblogs include Felipe's
Weblog
and Pineldo
2nd 1.
- Globally
Speaking
Sandy Peters used this Weblog to provide
her ESL students an out-of-class writing space
where they can express their ideas and opinions
on topics of global interest. Short posts on
topics of interest, along with related photos,
prompt student comments (click on
Comments at the end of each post to read
the student contributions. There are links to
student Weblogs. Sample student logs:
Jiro
and UiKi.
- A
Look at
Bullying
Sandy Peters runs this weblog to help
university ESL students explore and comment on
aspects an issue of consequence: school
bullying.
- Spotlight
on Rwanda
Sandy Peters created this weblog to help
university ESL students explore and comment on
the issue of genocide in Rwanda.
- PI
BW Class Blog
Karen Haines used this blog with her
students in Auckland, New Zealand. She links to
her own blog, Karen's
Blog.
Sample student blogs
include: JiYoung's
Blog
and Sherry
^_^.
- ESL
Intermediate Low at Pacoima Skills
Center
This blog is for the adult immigration students
in Barry Bakin's ESL Intermediate Low Class at
Pacoima Skills Center in Los Angeles. JHe uses
photos, videos, online links to readings, and
prompts to engage his students.
Blogs
Describing ESL/EFL Teaching Experiences/Presenting
Classroom Activities and Games
- ESL
Madness
Just a little help
The author created this blog in order to help
her organize her thoughts about teaching. Many
teaching activities and games are presented,
primarily for elementary school students, but
many are good for adult learners as well.
- Teaching
Experiences
Maria Jordana is an EFL teacher in Spain.
She writes about her teaching experiences while
working with EFL students at pre-intermediate
and intermediate levels.
Blogs
That Present Learning Resources of Interest to
Teachers and Learners of English
- Dave
Kees - Teach English in
China
Dave Kees challenges teachers to
think about teaching and student-teacher
interaction. There are lots of articles on
teaching methodologies, teacher development, and
ways to make lessons better learning
experiences.
- The
English Blog
For learners and teachers of English
Jeffrey Hill's weblog provides links to
English learning resources and other items of
interest for teachers and learners of
English.
Blogs
to Learn English in Unusual Ways:
Haiku
- Feel
the Season
A collection of seasonal diaries by Japanese
college students students
Ozeki
Shuji
runs
this weblog. His Japanese EFL college students
write seasonal essays and respond to digital
photos with Haiku. Their writings focus on daily
life, the arts, books, food, music, shopping,
sports, and other topics.
Continue
to section 3:
What
kind of weblog do you want to
create?
Creating
ESL/EFL Weblogs - TOPICS CALL Pages -
©2003-2008
- Created by Sandy
Peters
- topics.mag@gmail.com
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