Integrating Technology in EFL Classes
with Web 2:00 Tools.
Presenter: Stella Grama
“Prometeu-Prim” Lyceum
Correspondence to:
[email protected]
META Conference
25 April 2015
“We keep moving forward, opening new doors,
and doing new things, because we are curious
and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.”
/Walt Disney/
What is Moodle?
- a flexible, free software, open source learning platform. It can be used to create a private website
for dynamic online courses (e-learning projects).
What are web 2:00 tools?
- new ways of creating, collaborating, editing and sharing user-generated content online.
Why Web 2:00?
o to improve students’ learning motivation;
o to meet students’ learning needs;
o to support student-centered learning;
o to address different learning styles;
o to offer opportunities of cultural and linguistic exposure;
o to practise authentic language in use.
Advantages of using web 2:00 tools
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providing access to sources of information and knowledge more extensive and varied
causing a significant increase in documentary research
providing opportunities for the introduction of new learning situations
moving the focus from teaching to learning
adopting active, participatory methods
promoting independent work, resourcefulness, creativity
fostering cooperation and dialogue by integrating specific collaborative environments.
1. www.pinterest.com
2. www.teach-nology.com
http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/lesson_plan/
3. www.visuwords.com
4. www.visualdictionaryonline.com
http://www.merriam-webster.com/video/index.php
- the video section provided by Merriam-Webster dictionary which offers a wide choice of video
registrations concerning the use of English grammar, vocabulary, spelling rules, etc.
5. www.proprofs.com
- a leading platform for online training and assessment with the world’s largest library of
professional tests and quizzes. Register the platform and create your own online tests (multiple
choice, filling in, matching, etc.) Below you have the links to three ready-made quizzes for grades
VIII and IX.
http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/preview.php?title=londonsights-definite-article-the
http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/preview.php?title=the-tower-oflondon
http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/preview.php?title=thelegislative-executive-and-judicial-powers-in-moldova_2EB
6. http://edu.glogster.com
7. http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
- a free tool to help teachers create quality rubrics. You can choose from various topics to create
new rubrics based on templates. These are the links to ready-made rubrics: the first one is for oral
presentations and the other one can be used to evaluate students’ posters.
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=ShowRubric&module=
Rubistar&rubric_id=2516660&
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=ShowRubric&module=
Rubistar&rubric_id=2531072&
8. https://storybird.com/
- creative, administrative, and social tools for writing, reading, and storytelling in educational
settings. It can be used by readers, writers, as well as educators. This is the story created in
collaboration with another participant of the Moodle course:
https://storybird.com/books/queen-of-the-sun/?token=e9ftxn6wwb
9. www.wordle.net
10. http://prezi.com/
Other important web teaching tools:
 “Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them,
the teacher is the most important.”
/Bill Gates/