tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27210336789443558442024-03-13T02:51:31.410-07:00Connected Learning in LanguagesSupporting teachers of Languages in integrating new technologies.Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02243149773467534514noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721033678944355844.post-45018749752847425132014-06-24T16:16:00.002-07:002014-06-24T16:16:25.488-07:00Towards an Asia Literate NSW<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This
professional learning opportuinity is for school leaders and teachers who are
interested in cultivating an Asia literate school. Keynotes will focus on Asia
and Australia’s engagement with Asia and the skills needed for students to be
successful. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Learning lots and lots of
new vocabulary can be overwhelming for language learners. Vocabulary is an
important part of language learning, however, memorising long lists of new
words is not always the best way to go. Most learners have better recall of information they have used,
explored and made connections with. When students are excited and involved with
their learning they are able take on and retain more new information.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Word clouds have
been around for a while and can be quite engaging for students. Many
language teachers successfully use ‘word clouds’ to introduce,
reinforce and review vocabulary. Some of the most popular tools are Wordle, Tagxedo, Wordsift and Tagul. My personal favourite is Tagul and I will explain why later in this post. </span><br />
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<span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The embedded <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/?ss">slideshare</a> presentation by David Dodgson contains succinct information about <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/DavidDodgson/using-wordle-in-the-language-classroom">using word clouds in the language learning classroom</a> </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.slideshare.net/DavidDodgson/using-wordle-in-the-language-classroom" target="_blank" title="Using wordle in the language classroom"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">wordle in the language classroom</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/DavidDodgson" target="_blank">David Dodgson</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am a believer in the addage a picture's worth a thousand words. Hence, rather than describing the tools for you, I have created and embedded some word clouds so that <span style="color: #6aa84f;">you can be the judge!</span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ABCYa</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://tagul.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tagul</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> is an amazing word cloud creator which allows you to customise the shape of your tag clouds and insert active hyperlinks. When you create a word cloud with Tagul all the words are automatically linked to a Google search however you are able to add your own link to any word and link to any pages or content on the web. Tagul will create word clouds from entered text or any url you specify.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I created the tagul above using the names of animals in Spanish. I played with customising the hyperlinks. Most of the words are linked to a wikimedia search but it is also possible to enter specific links for individual words. In the embedded example the links to some words are customised to lead to specific websites. Check out el leon, el antelope, el oso, el gato and la mariposa, to see how the links work. Shell Terrel has written a great post in her blog </span><a href="http://shellyterrell.com/2010/02/20/vocabulary-2-0-15-tips-tools-resources/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Teacher Reboot Camp</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> about using tag clouds to reinforce vocabulary. Her post gives detailed instructions on how to customise the hyperklinks of tags in Tagul.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When you have finished designing your word cloud Tagul provides you with an embed code to put your cloud on your blog. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To get started you may like to use the step by step instructions by Modern Educator in the video below </span><br />
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Barbara Schafferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13707140052339771895noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721033678944355844.post-34152982870884987252013-07-18T22:13:00.000-07:002013-07-18T22:13:17.341-07:00Storybird<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqPyH35hmgT22eiKK9NhnVvs0hw_nvOU3VlfBKud9RBCBlMHFbIsRBBBbVArUatlfZNCFC0MqO81-yyEECYH6g35eFUDOi7TxkQm-gLoCVIqjfSCtBTxTEWLKlXZ16_Eq5HEG59i4axBi/s1600/storybird.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqPyH35hmgT22eiKK9NhnVvs0hw_nvOU3VlfBKud9RBCBlMHFbIsRBBBbVArUatlfZNCFC0MqO81-yyEECYH6g35eFUDOi7TxkQm-gLoCVIqjfSCtBTxTEWLKlXZ16_Eq5HEG59i4axBi/s200/storybird.jpg" /></a></div><a href="http://storybird.com/">Storybird</a> allows students to make and share beautiful story books within minutes, on any sort of device. Students select images from a comprehensive gallery of artwork contributed by illustrators and animators from around the world, then add their own text. The site’s ease of use means students are focused on their writing skills, not on the technology. The stories can be embedded in blogs, emailed to parents or shared with classmates.<br>
Note: European characters can be entered using the ALT codes. Storybird does not accept scripted languages.<br>
It’s free to sign up, and the site is accessible for all DEC students K-12.<br>
You can also find support and see a range of Storybirds already created by students of Languages at: <a href="http://mfl-storybirds.wikispaces.com/ ">http://mfl-storybirds.wikispaces.com/ </a><br>
Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02243149773467534514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721033678944355844.post-72587197043279112102013-05-09T19:02:00.000-07:002013-05-09T19:02:19.460-07:00Image Chef<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hG9ZeZ6n6RP_y2r2RGDghyj-tStXoeac0Doctm8775zamdMdJt_B5aZKA1mWlqTkqH0sg3pxpAO5KaJhsoOBi2qzvY9ncygWizHBh7ni2DVmis94ZEpZ3ay2zjHXlMgMp6349z67MADV/s1600/drums.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hG9ZeZ6n6RP_y2r2RGDghyj-tStXoeac0Doctm8775zamdMdJt_B5aZKA1mWlqTkqH0sg3pxpAO5KaJhsoOBi2qzvY9ncygWizHBh7ni2DVmis94ZEpZ3ay2zjHXlMgMp6349z67MADV/s320/drums.jpg" /><br></a><a href="http://www.imagechef.com/">Image Chef</a> enables students to create a range of short texts, including:<br>
• visual poetry<br>
• photo frames (e.g. vinyl album covers, ‘Wanted’ posters, billboards)<br>
• fun and friendship texts (e.g. fortune cookies, number plates).<br>
It takes foreign characters, using ALT codes, and also takes Chinese and Japanese script (no Korean – sorry!).
Why not have a little explore, and see how you could use it? As always, check before using with students.<br>
Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02243149773467534514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721033678944355844.post-46581045940503690182013-05-09T18:56:00.000-07:002013-05-09T18:57:47.330-07:00Our Asian Stories - a place to share<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLi8_Ch4eaQcry18tK2d_YdEt5D3pw2sj0gObFshd4aPR1i-v_XI0mkFLUkJ8z44VTTiMoOrMCPTT8YRDYMzbxkkQlmKJCbcG0pfFjNjxjSpI9q1d1iIQQ17PEvDHvFaW9Y9gvEb04HNsp/s1600/oas.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLi8_Ch4eaQcry18tK2d_YdEt5D3pw2sj0gObFshd4aPR1i-v_XI0mkFLUkJ8z44VTTiMoOrMCPTT8YRDYMzbxkkQlmKJCbcG0pfFjNjxjSpI9q1d1iIQQ17PEvDHvFaW9Y9gvEb04HNsp/s320/oas.JPG" /></a><br>The NSW Department of Education and Communities is about to launch a new website: <i>Our Asian Stories</i>.<br>The website will provide support for The Arts, English, Geography, History and Languages.<br>
It contains:<br>
1. Background information relating to why Asia is a significant part of our curriculum<br>
2. A suite of resources which relate to intercultural communication <br>
3. A searchable gallery of DEC resources, including those linked to the Australian Curriculum<br>
4. A searchable gallery of teacher-developed resources<br>
5. Related links.<br>
We would love you to <b>contribute your resources</b>! Work needs to be original and contain no third-party images or photographs. Microsoft Clip Art, your own photographs or creative commons images are all okay. Contact ourasianstories@det.nsw.edu.au if you'd like more details. Imagine if every teacher contributed just one resource...Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02243149773467534514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721033678944355844.post-39392708859376674182013-05-09T18:48:00.000-07:002013-05-09T18:48:24.593-07:00Edmodo - would you recommend it?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORQAYYXNA6TRRcngVVlUp21e0VXSnoZM26QMRK0zZVDTf0gb0Y806_HBJBXB8UBL2rhRd9flmEvB9uk75TMTw5YmmhrPcnMdTfttps8SwaYy3FiZDQ7ztzFlxBAiN9UCDdmEYJOBi4uHL/s1600/edmodo.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORQAYYXNA6TRRcngVVlUp21e0VXSnoZM26QMRK0zZVDTf0gb0Y806_HBJBXB8UBL2rhRd9flmEvB9uk75TMTw5YmmhrPcnMdTfttps8SwaYy3FiZDQ7ztzFlxBAiN9UCDdmEYJOBi4uHL/s320/edmodo.JPG" /></a><br><a href="http://www.edmodo.com/">Edmodo</a> provides an easy way for your students to connect, collaborate and access content. I'd love to hear from anyone who's using it successfully - what's your favourite thing about it? Pros and cons? Reaction of students? Has anyone had a bad experience with it? With the shift towards <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flip_teaching">flip teaching</a>, I think it's an interesting platform to explore more. It's also a great way to link classes across schools, motivating students as they connect with peers.<br>I'd love your feedback!Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02243149773467534514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721033678944355844.post-68176606657791023842013-01-21T16:00:00.000-08:002013-02-06T19:18:22.546-08:00My Languages Online (MYLO)<a href="http://www.hellomylo.com/">MYLO</a> is designed to engage young people in learning languages, to raise their competence, and to encourage them to continue studying languages. It is available in German, French, Spanish and Chinese. Why not explore for free? If you like it, you can sign up (also free!!). It includes league tables, for students who like to compete.
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Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02243149773467534514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721033678944355844.post-8179408068614716092013-01-21T14:50:00.001-08:002013-01-21T14:56:17.874-08:00Hindi resourcesThe 2012 White Paper, <i>Australia in the Asian Century</i>, has a range of national objectives, including:<br />
11. All Australian students will have the opportunity, and be encouraged, to undertake a continuous course of study in an Asian language throughout their years of schooling. All students will have access to at least one priority Asian language; these will be Chinese (Mandarin), <b>Hindi</b>, Indonesian and Japanese.<br />
Source: <a href="http://asiancentury.dpmc.gov.au/white-paper">http://asiancentury.dpmc.gov.au/white-paper</a><br />
In response, the NSW Curriculum and Learning Innovation Centre has created seven IWB resources for Hindi. Students’ language skills will be developed though a range of activities, including matching games, ‘drag-and-drop’ and class surveys.<br />The resources have been carefully designed to support both teachers of Hindi and mainstream classroom teachers, with images and sound files supporting both background and non-background speakers.<br />
1.<a href="http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/nalssp/assets/pdf_and_SMART/hindi_colours.notebook">Colours</a> <br />
2.<a href="http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/nalssp/assets/pdf_and_SMART/hindi_family.notebook">Family</a> <br />
3.<a href="http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/nalssp/assets/pdf_and_SMART/hindi_festivals.notebook">Festivals</a> <br />
4.<a href="http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/nalssp/assets/pdf_and_SMART/hindi_fruitveg.notebook">Fruits and vegetables</a> <br />
5.<a href="http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/nalssp/assets/pdf_and_SMART/hindi_greetings.notebook">Greetings</a> <br />
6.<a href="http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/nalssp/assets/pdf_and_SMART/hindi_numbers.notebook">Numbers </a><br />
7.<a href="http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/nalssp/assets/pdf_and_SMART/hindi_pets.notebook">Pets</a> <br />
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Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02243149773467534514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721033678944355844.post-14197228530743459782013-01-21T14:39:00.000-08:002013-01-21T14:55:32.669-08:00Connected classes in Languages: Teaching languages via video conferenceThe NSW Curriculum and Learning Innovation Centre has produced a video to support schools wishing to implement a successful connected class in Languages. It includes information and ideas from delivering and receiving teachers, students and school principals.<br /><br />
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Understanding copyright continues to be an issue for many educators. I love this <a href="http://vimeo.com/ccanz/cckiwi" target="_blank">short video</a>, which explains creative commons in a clear and simple way - excellent for both teachers and students.<br /><br />
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photo credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/valerierenee/125931897/" target="_blank">Valerie Reneé</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com/" target="_blank">photo pin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/" target="_blank">cc</a>Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02243149773467534514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721033678944355844.post-16694195461017289982012-04-09T19:20:00.000-07:002013-01-21T14:34:10.054-08:00EdmodoThis year's "Get Connected!" schools are trialling <a href="http://www.edmodo.com/">Edmodo</a> as the platform for sharing and collaborating. Edmodo is a secure social learning network for teachers and students. It's free to register and easy to navigate. We'd love to hear your feedback if you're already using it!<br />
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<i>Was macht Isaac der Bär?</i> on PhotoPeach<object width="445" height="296"><param name="movie" value="http://photopeach.com/public/swf/story.swf"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"/><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"/><param name="flashvars" value="photos=http://photopeach.com%2Fapi%2Fgetphotos%3Falbum_id%3Dff3u6p&autoplay=0&embed=1"/><embed src="http://photopeach.com/public/swf/story.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="296" flashvars="photos=http://photopeach.com%2Fapi%2Fgetphotos%3Falbum_id%3Dff3u6p&autoplay=0&embed=1"></embed></object>Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02243149773467534514noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721033678944355844.post-88836963564231499192012-02-27T19:02:00.001-08:002012-03-05T19:27:33.797-08:00Reverse image searchTeachers are becoming more and more copyright aware and wanting to model ethical use of digital images in their classrooms. Do you have an image and you are unsure where it came from? Would you like to check if it is an image you are free to use? Or perhaps you would like check how one of your images is being used across the internet? <a href="http://www.tineye.com/">TinEye</a> is reverse image search engine that is free for non-commercial use. Simply upload an image, or type the URL of an image and hit <i>Search</i> to see where it exists on the internet. Your image may not be found, but TinEye is constantly trawling the web and updating the image database all the time so try again at a later date.<br />
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1. You can chose a shape for your text.<br />
2. There is more interactivity when online (words 'pop out' when you scroll over them, and link to a Google search - try it below).<br />
3. It accepts and recognises script.<br />
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For both Tagxedo and Wordle:<br />
1. You can enter phrases (e.g. watching~tv) by joining words with a tilde (top left on your keyboard).<br />
2. The more times you enter a word/phrase, the larger it appears in the final images (acting as a 'heading').<br />
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Sample activities for both:<br />
- vocabulary posters for each chapter/topic/function (e.g. verb charts, preposition charts). Text can be copied from the internet or existing documents.<br />
- pre-testing - ask students what they know at the start of a unit of work, and then again at the end of the unit. Create a poster each time, and then compare - this is an excellent way for students to visualise their progress.<br />
- summaries of an article, chapter, film scene, poem or book (good for Extension/Heritage/Background Speakers courses).<br />
- self-descriptions (students could enter a list of words to describe themselves) - see 'Alice' example below.<br />
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My favourite is No. 20, <i>saudade</i>, although I'm often guilty of <i>tartling</i>!!<br />
<a href="http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/20-awesomely-untranslatable-words-from-around-the-world/2/">20 awesomely untranslatable words</a><br />
photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/julianagoes/2323280872/">Juli Goes</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02243149773467534514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721033678944355844.post-20717214381096027782012-02-12T16:57:00.001-08:002012-03-04T20:45:34.371-08:00Blabberize<a href="http://blabberize.com/">Blabberize</a> enables you to make any photo or image 'talk'!<br />
Students select an image, add a mouth and then record their voices straight on to the website. <br />
Whilst not one of my best effort, the sample below will give you an idea of the end result!!<br />
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Elmo: <i>Hi, my name is Elmo. I am four years old. I have a goldfish called Dorothy. I live in Sesame Street. I like riding my trike and playing with my friends.</i><br />
Note: I recorded my voice with Audacity first, and then changed the pitch (to make me more Elmo-like). Students can record straight on to the site using headsets.Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02243149773467534514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721033678944355844.post-54152069557569153492012-02-12T14:04:00.001-08:002012-03-05T18:50:00.612-08:00Audacity how-to guides<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6gJ4TlFWO2TP9RNYcDgEb0hBgSzXkjay7TrxuF9Yl0qs5oEMh0rC5xw6eMp_AoP7JhqqLaippxlGn2wlAlyzPJhDmo5x3Qfo8VjdhEE70LZ2Wl_L-rWqAIYlXhibx761mMKlqWmPngTH/s1600/small_193617487.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="190" width="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6gJ4TlFWO2TP9RNYcDgEb0hBgSzXkjay7TrxuF9Yl0qs5oEMh0rC5xw6eMp_AoP7JhqqLaippxlGn2wlAlyzPJhDmo5x3Qfo8VjdhEE70LZ2Wl_L-rWqAIYlXhibx761mMKlqWmPngTH/s320/small_193617487.jpg" /></a></div>Audacity is free software, which means you can download it and use it for free (or it's already on the DER laptops!). Audacity enables you to record your own listening tasks (and change your voice, so it can sound like two different people talking) and also enables students to create speaking tasks. Take a look at the short videos and information on our website, and you'll be using Audacity in no time!<br />
• <a href="http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/nalssp/assets/video/audacity_1.m4v">Recording and changing your voice for listening tasks</a> <br />
• <a href="http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/nalssp/assets/video/audacity_2.m4v">Transferring audio from cassettes to digital files</a> <br />
• <a href="http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/nalssp/assets/video/audacity_3.m4v">Editing listening exams</a> <br />
• <a href="http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/nalssp/assets/video/audacity_4.m4v">Creating speaking tasks</a> <br />
• <a href="http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/nalssp/assets/docs/dechipmunk_audacity.doc">'De-chipmunking' Audacity</a><br />
photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/penmachine/193617487/">Derek K. Miller</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">cc</a>Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02243149773467534514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721033678944355844.post-72737244795639627292012-02-09T20:34:00.001-08:002012-03-05T18:54:22.594-08:00Copyright - an important issue for teachers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEl5u1I-M1dduy90ZtDEEoSos5dtUh5qofpAe0sMRzXscq7Ab3E4nRX1nHeHNa1d7IfZDFQNvBsV_-9HE2kzYrMp8lnUX92txy3mM_zkMql2MB0N6j0pam1WDpLx3bOFPfhWi3NS3vxN5h/s1600/small_4371001458.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="135" width="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEl5u1I-M1dduy90ZtDEEoSos5dtUh5qofpAe0sMRzXscq7Ab3E4nRX1nHeHNa1d7IfZDFQNvBsV_-9HE2kzYrMp8lnUX92txy3mM_zkMql2MB0N6j0pam1WDpLx3bOFPfhWi3NS3vxN5h/s320/small_4371001458.jpg" /></a></div>Copyright is an important and, at times, confusing issue for all teachers. For example, many teachers think they can copy up to 10% of a textbook without any associated costs. Whilst Part VB of the Copyright Act allows teachers to copy up to 10% of the textbook, the NSW Department of Education and Communities does still pay the writer of the book for the portion copied. This includes paper and digital copies. With more and more schools now storing resources on school intranets and learning management systems (e.g. Moodle), a clear understanding of copyright is vital.<br />
To support teachers in their understanding of copyright, we have included the following resources on our website:<br />
• <a href="http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/assets/Copyright/copyright_faqs.pdf">Copyright FAQs</a> – summarises ‘the basics’, for individual teachers<br />
• <a href="http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/assets/Copyright/Copyright.notebook">SMART Notebook presentation</a> – examines the importance of “getting it right” with regard to copyright in the Languages classroom. Good for prompting discussion at faculty meetings. Note: If you are having trouble downloading the Notebook, right-click on the link and select 'Save As'. In the drop-down menu at the bottom, select 'Save as type: All files', then add .notebook to the end of the file name.<br />
• <a href="http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/assets/Copyright/ssaab_pres.ppt">Copyright in the digital world (PowerPoint)</a> – provides comprehensive advice for all educators.<br />
• <a href="http://lrrpublic.cli.det.nsw.edu.au/lrrSecure/Sites/LRRView/7690/index.htm">Copyright for teachers</a> – links to key copyright websites (includes a student-friendly version).<br />
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Copyright-free images<br />
• Microsoft Clip Art: Teachers are free to use Microsoft Clip Art images in the resources they create for the classroom, as long as these resources are not sold.<br />
• <a href="http://search.creativecommons.org/">Creative Commons</a> enables teachers to look for ‘free for educational use’ images from a range of websites, including Flickr.<br />
• <a href="http://photopin.com/">Photopin</a> provides a similar service, making searching and attribution simple. Excellent for bloggers who like an easy-to-use interface.<br />
photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/4371001458/">opensourceway</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">cc</a>Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02243149773467534514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721033678944355844.post-77511691786639922302012-02-09T20:26:00.001-08:002012-07-30T17:16:38.931-07:00PhotoPeach<a href="http://photopeach.com/home">PhotoPeach</a> has to be one of the easiest sites ever for creating a photostory. I'm not exaggerating when I tell you it took less than two minutes to create! Students could make a PhotoPeach about their family, their friends, their school - whatever they like! Text can be added to each slide in the form of captions.<br />
<b>Luke's 5th birthday on PhotoPeach</b><br />
Note: The DEC has blocked this site.<br />
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<param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"/><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"/><param name="flashvars" value="photos=http://photopeach.com%2Fapi%2Fgetphotos%3Falbum_id%3D147y6vu&autoplay=0&embed=1"/><embed src="http://photopeach.com/public/swf/story.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="296" flashvars="photos=http://photopeach.com%2Fapi%2Fgetphotos%3Falbum_id%3D147y6vu&autoplay=0&embed=1"></embed></object>Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02243149773467534514noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721033678944355844.post-5312726815674948402011-10-12T21:31:00.000-07:002011-10-12T21:31:28.598-07:00blogED - the Department's blogging toolAre you new to blogging and feeling a little overwhelmed? The NSW Department of Education and Communities had its own blogging tool, which is very user-friendly for beginners. BlogED enables teachers to create blogs for their students easily and safely, through the DEC portal. Students can create posts on the topics they are learning, or collaborate on shared tasks. For a short introduction, take a <a href="https://detwww.det.nsw.edu.au/it/learnsyssupport/bloged/videopages/tourofbloged.htm">quick video tour</a> (4:52 mins) or visit the <a href="https://detwww.det.nsw.edu.au/it/learnsyssupport/bloged/beginnersguide.htm">website</a>.<br />
Note: blogED does not accept Asian scripts.<br />
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We have included a comprehensive support section on our website which will assist you in developing the skills to use this technology with confidence.<br />
<b>Note: Due to the size of SMART Notebooks, some school servers want to download them as zipped (.zip) files. If this happens to you, right-click on the link and select 'Save Target As'. Then add .notebook to the end of the file name and, in the drop-down menu at the bottom, select 'Save as type: All files'.</b><br />
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<b>Beginners guides to using a SMARTBoard</b><br />
These SMART Notebooks are for complete beginners, and include activities where you can practise your skills (best done on the SMARTBoard, rather than sitting at a computer).<br />
<a href="http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/nalssp/assets/pdf_and_SMART/introduction.notebook">Introduction (non-language specific)</a><br />
<a href="http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/nalssp/assets/pdf_and_SMART/IWB_templates_chinese.notebook">Chinese: Samples of SMART templates</a><br />
<a href="http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/nalssp/assets/pdf_and_SMART/IWB_templates_indo.notebook">Indonesian: Samples of SMART templates</a><br />
<a href="http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/nalssp/assets/pdf_and_SMART/IWB_templates_japanese.notebook">Japanese: Samples of SMART templates</a><br />
<a href="http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/nalssp/assets/pdf_and_SMART/IWB_templates_korean.notebook">Korean: Samples of SMART templates</a> <br />
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<b><a href="http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/nalssp/assets/pdf_and_SMART/iwb_creating_SMART_Notebook_for_Languages1.notebook">Creating SMART Notebooks for Languages</a></b><br />
This Notebook takes you through everything you need to know about developing SMART Notebooks for the Languages classroom, including copyright information, lower order thinking skills vs. higher order thinking skills, addressing the four macro skills, vocabulary building, grammar activities, etc.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/nalssp/assets/pdf/NALSSP_cl_templates.pdf">SMART activity templates applicable for Languages</a></b><br />
SMART Notebook software includes a range of interactive activity templates, including multiple choice, random word chooser and keyword match. All you need to do is drop in the content and SMART does the rest! Most of the activity templates can also be used with Asian scripts. The activity templates can be accessed through the Gallery tab in SMART Notebook.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/nalssp/assets/pdf_and_SMART/self_create.notebook">Developing your own templates for SMARTBoards</a></b><br />
This Notebook is designed to support teachers in developing their own SMART activities, including sorting, 'magic' translators, interactive class rolls, quizzes and class surveys. For each activity, you will find a sample and a 'how-to' page, which includes instructions on a pull tab.Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02243149773467534514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721033678944355844.post-56820785096333438052011-10-09T17:44:00.000-07:002011-10-09T17:51:37.630-07:00Procedures for support: Workshops in your regionDo you teach at a NSW public school? Would you like NSW Curriculum and Learning Innovation Centre (NSW CLIC) consultants to come to your region to provide professional development activities for teachers involved in your projects? Your School Education Director will need to email Raju Varanasi (Director, NSW Curriculum and Learning Innovation Centre) and cc your Regional Director, requesting the consultant’s attendance and providing a brief summary of the support required.Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02243149773467534514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721033678944355844.post-37639429944497924652011-09-28T16:30:00.000-07:002011-09-29T18:10:40.934-07:00ToonDoo<a href="http://www.toondoo.com/">ToonDoo</a> is an online comic-creating tool. You can sign up for free, or pay for an educational version.<br />
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