Moodle for Teachers Professional Development Programs

Week 1: Getting Acquainted

• Support for Week 1- Welcome to TEFL2YL and week 1. Please hit this blue link to check in and ask a question or hit any of the blue links below to introduce yourself and add your input. Forum
• Presentation used in the ZOOM Meeting for Week 1 URL
• Find your location on the map and add an image by clicking on the image already there or click on this link. Next hit the + sign to start adding your location and photo image. URL
• Let's Get Acquainted with a Voki Avatar Forum

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  Please introduce yourself using Voki and reply to at least one other participant.
  Share the link of your Voki in this discussion forum. 
  
  

  Watch and Learn How to Create Your Voki

  
  

• Introduce yourself with a Kahoot (Activity with a Grade) Add images that help players guess the correct answer. Forum

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• Choose and Showcase Your Curation Tool (Graded Activity) with a screen recorder of your choice. Forum

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  Get a free account, try out, and then choose one curation wall and one screen video recorder from the list:

  Curation Walls
  

  • Wakelet, Miro, Mural, Conceptboard, Ideaboardz, Jamboard, Padlet, Popplet, Notion 

  Screen Recorders
  

  • Screencast-o-matic, LOOM, Flipgrid, Awesome Screenshot, Vimeo, Edpuzzle, TechSmith Capture, Padlet 

  Explain why you chose the curation wall and screen video recorder. Create a video tutorial showcasing the curation tool you will be using in this EVO22 session. Upload your video to Youtube or Vimeo and share the link of the YouTube or Vimeo video (just paste it) for others to view.
  
  Remember to reply to at least one other participant. 
  
  

• Layout of the Course (Required Task) Forum

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• Effects of Voki-supported self-practice on high school students’ English speaking performance PDF Worksheet 351.9KB Uploaded 27/12/21, 07:12
• Using Kahoot! to Gamify Learning in the Language Classroom PDF Worksheet 1.2MB Uploaded 27/12/21, 07:18
• Create an Activity for Voki and Kahoot (Required task with a grade) Forum

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  Read the two articles on the use of Kahoot and Voki in the language classroom and create an activity for your young learners based on Voki and Kahoot Challenge (10 questions). Add the two activities to your chosen Curation wall/board and share the link of the curation wall/board in this discussion forum.
  
  Reply to at least one other participant's activity. 
  
• Read, annotate, take notes, and respond!

  

• The Teacher's Perspectives About Challenges of Teaching English for Young Learners: A Case Study at English Course for Young Learners PDF Worksheet 686KB Uploaded 16/12/21, 06:36
• Patekar, J. (2021). A look into the practices and challenges of assessing young EFL learners’ writing in Croatia. Language Testing PDF Worksheet 810.8KB Uploaded 16/12/21, 06:48
• A Review of Current Conceptual Research on Short Stories Use in EFL Classrooms PDF Worksheet 751.1KB Uploaded 16/12/21, 06:51
• Technology in Saudi EFL undergraduate classrooms: Learning tool or weapon of distraction PDF Worksheet 2.9MB Uploaded 16/12/21, 06:53
• Get ‘em While They’re Young: Complex Digitally-Mediated Tasks for EFL Learners in Primary Schools PDF Worksheet 3MB Uploaded 16/12/21, 06:55
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• Challenges in teaching EFL to Young Learners - Required activity based on the reading and your experiences. Forum

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