50 “Tech” Tasks For The English Language Classroom
1. Make a voicethread for the class. Go to the class voicethread and introduce yourself. Listen to your classmates talk about themselves. Practice your grammar on Voicethread. 2. Have a conversation with this chat partner. Copy the conversation and present it to the class. 3. Go to Voxopop and answer the teacher’s question. Make your own question to ask the class and post on the class wiki. Explore Voxopop and participate. 4. Send a video email on the topic “______”. Open up a class Gmail account and share the id/pw. Send the emails to this email address and watch everyone’s video email. Also use Vocaroo to make a simple mp3 recording to share with the class. 5. Go to the Language Lab and study with a partner for 30 minutes. Be prepared to share with the teacher what you did. Also try Click N Learn. 6. Go to Wallwisher and make a wall. Brainstorm all you know about topic “____”. Present to the class. Example here. Do the same on Pindax, Corkboard.me or Linoit. 7. Write a letter on Pirate Pad to your classmate(s) about ____________. Share the webpage address with the class and they will help you write and edit it. 8. Go to the sentence scramble maker and make a 10 sentence worksheet. Share the webpage with a classmate who will unscramble the sentences. 9. Play a game of Jeopardy. Students can make a game with a powerpoint template or Quiz Break and share with the class. Example here. 10. Go to EnglishCentral and study this video. Who in the class can get the most points? 11. Interview a classmate using Audioboo. Prepare your questions before the interview. Share the recording with your class. Also use Skype and invite / interview someone from another country to speak to the whole class. Example here. 12. Choose a famous person. Make a Fakebook page for the person. Share. 13. Go to Wordle or Tagxedo and type in the important words from your coursebook. Print and share with the class. Make one about a special topic.