Week#2

EFL537 Computer Assisted Language Learning
Sept. 21~ Dec. 8, 2011

Week#2 Agenda Hello EFL537'ers,  Below is our agenda for tonight's class. I'll be joining in live at 7pm. Work on Hour#1 tasks beforehand. If you encounter any major obstacles, don't spend too much banging your head against the monitor.  Move on to the next task and we'll sort things out during Hour#2.   Hour#1  (feel free to start a hangout on your own to work together on these tasks - guide here)  If you haven't already done so, complete the CALL Entrance Survey     Mikogo (Desktop Sharing) Register an account at Mikogo and download it. (that's all for now, we'll experiment with this in Hour#2)    Blogger Tasks create a short 'About Me' page ( guide here) and move it to the top menu bar of your blog. (please note the difference between 'pages' and 'posts' in the guide) create a new post that contains at least one image (guide here) with a  short description. Feel free to upload additional photos.  go to YouTube.com.  Find a video of interest (doesn't have to be CALL related) and post it on your blog. (guide here)   Diigo Task Sample the website buffet (or these other sources of links. Bookmark at least five websites of (genuine) interest. Include appropriate tags (e.g. pronunciation, listening, vocabulary).  Also include the tag 'EFL537' for anything relevant to CALL. See that bottom of that page for EFL blogs that use blogger.  Hours #2 & #3 If you haven't already started a Hangout, I will do so. Start Google+ Hangout.  Look for a 'join this hangout' link on your Google+ Page or in Group Skype Chat. (Meghan, I'll add you as soon as you accept a contact request from 'worldbridges'. If it's not popping up try to make contact with me) Discuss Readings - Standards for the 21st Century Learner - Intro to new technologies and how they can contribute to language learning and teaching Share Desktops using Mikogo Add a Diigo Feed to your blog Introduction to Google Reader. Import the efl537.opml into Google Reader.  Assignments 'Take a look at'   - Emily Chen’s Introduction to CALL   - ICT4LT's Introduction to Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) - 1st reflection blog post By next Wednesday, please write a 2-4 paragraph reflection on your blog.  How are 21st century digital literacies likely to impact your teaching environments and professional development? - Keep bookmarking sites with Diigo and adding subscriptions to your Google Reader. Register for an account on Twitter.com