Using Twitter

OK, I'll admit it now.  I've never used Twitter.  So I can hardly even call myself a Twitter beginner.  This article, however, is an excellent look into how we can use it for language teaching and learning.

Using Twitter

Lino

Well, in the 1970s, we used to have lino on our kitchen floor.  it never looked as fancy as this stuff here....



But this isn't about cheap and durable flooring.  It's a virtual noticeboard, where you can  put 'stickies' or post-its.  You could have a different sticky for each group, or individual, and could use this to differentiate your tasks.


Here's one I made earlier...http://linoit.com/users/elliemlewis/canvases/E-learning

Padlet

So, it sounds really cute doesn't it!  Like a baby platypus or something.

Actually, baby platypuses are unofficially called puggles.

Anyway, that's not what padlet is.

Here is what a padlet is...

Web 2.0 - writing skills

Here is a useful website that lists a lot of Web 2.0 tools that can be used to develop writing skills.

The website also has loads of other information about developing a whole range of skills.  Definitely worth a look through.

Web 2.0 for Language Teachers

Web 2.0 tools

An interesting article by two Turkish educators, Ahmet Başal and Talat Aytan, talking about the use of Web 2.0 tools in English language teaching:

Using Web 2.0 Tools in English Language Teaching

"Technology can only become effective and useful in language teaching and learning environments in hands of competent teachers. When it comes considering the use of Web 2.0 in language education, teachers should first decide whether these tools serves to achieve objectives of the language lesson and whether they meet the pedagogical needs of teaching situation. If these two criteria are taken seriously into consideration, Web 2.0 tools can aid to create a more communicative and collaborative language teaching and learning environment."