This document consists of a blog by Marina Gorosito about using various online tools for English language teaching. It includes 17 posts providing samples and tutorials for tools like GoAnimate, Glogster, Sketchcast, and Zimmertwins. The final 4 posts propose activities for students to use these tools, including creating videos on issues, making posters about eating disorders, designing monsters in Sketchcast, and crafting cartoons in Zimmertwins.

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Link to my Blog:
http://eltuseful.blogspot.com/
Post #1
Welcome!
This blog has been created with the purpose of updating ESL teachers AND students
with the latest tools Internet offers.
Post #2
Sketchcast.com SAMPLE
Here is another sample! This is a fun tool for your students to create videos. It
kinda works like paint, and you can add voice too. So, for example, there are
tutorials on how to draw faces, bodies, etc.
Enjoy!
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Post #3
Glogster.com SAMPLE
Here is sample #2! This tool allows you to create posters online
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Post #4
Animoto.com SAMPLE
So, here goes sample #3 animoto lets you create videos too
Only drawback? You’re only allowed a 30-second long video in the free version

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Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.
Post #5
PimPamPum.net SAMPLE
One more sample! This time, from PIMPAMPUM, a website where you insert a
phrase and a video is created with images related to the words in your phrase.
sample by marina :: PIMPAMPUM :: Phrasr .:.
Post #6
Penzu.com SAMPLE
Here is my fifth sample Penzu can be used as a kind of journal by students.
https://penzu.com/pad?s=a0b0546e4edf

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Post #7
GoAnimate.com SAMPLE
Here’s another sample! From goanimate.com
Enjoy!
GoAnimate.com: Ironic by Marinag
Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com. It's free and fun!
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Post #8
ZimmerTwins.com SAMPLE
You can watch my last sample by clicking here: Explosion
Zimmertwins allows you to create great videos with fun characters!

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Post #9
Sites I’ve chosen to highlight!
The sites I’m going to work with in future posts are:
1. GoAnimate.com
2. Glogster.com
3. Sketchcast.com
4. ZimmerTwins.com
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Post #10
GoAnimate.com TUTORIAL
GoAnimate.com is a website that allows you to create videos with fun
characters. This site can prove very useful when your students are
working with physical descriptions, or even some tenses, for them to
create dialogues and have characters interact with one another.
Here is a tutorial video I created on how to use the site ENJOY!

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Post #11
Glogster.com TUTORIAL
This site is very useful for kids and teachers to create their own interactive
presentations including music, pictures, videos, etc.
I’ve created a tutorial video on how to work with it! Enjoy
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Sketchcast.com TUTORIAL
This site is very useful for creating tutorials on how to draw, but it is also
useful for students to work with art projects. For example, they can draw
something and explain their characteristics while doing so.
This is a tutorial video I’ve created for the site. Enjoy!
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Post #13
ZimmerTwins.com TUTORIAL
This is a website that allows you to create videos with fun characters. This
can prove very useful when teaching your students how to develop a
story.
Here is a tutorial I’ve created! Enjoy!

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Post #14
GoAnimate.com ACTIVITY #1
Students will be asked to create a short video with at least 3 characters
and 5 scenes. Students will have to choose a topic and write a dialogue
around it. The topics must deal with current issues.
Level: Intermediate - Advanced
Activity Development:

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1. Students will be told that they will be using a new web tool for their
following project. They will be shown the tool and the sample that
can be seen here.
2. After watching the sample video, they will be asked to choose the
topic. (They will be provided with newspapers in English and
access to the Net.)
3. After they have chosen the topic, the teacher will ask them to
think about how they would talk to a classmate about the issue
they have picked. (For example, urban tribes or drug abuse). Then,
they will be asked to write a short dialogue on the topic and send
it to the teacher by e-mail.
4. The teacher will correct the ‘scripts’ with the students and they will
put together the final draft.
5. Once the dialogue is ready, they will be shown a tutorial on how to
use the GoAnimate.com that can be seen here.
6. Students will now create a short video using the dialogue and the
different characters the site offers.
7. Once they have finished, the teacher will post the final results on
the class blog or wiki.
Evaluation Criteria:
Students will be evaluated following the chart below:
Poor Good Very Excellent

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Good
Overall
impression
Language
Mastery of
tool
Development
of topic
Organization
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Post #15
Glogster.com ACTIVITY #2
Students will be asked to create a poster dealing with eating disorders
and what they can do to help someone going through them.
Level: Intermediate - Advanced
Development of the activity:
1. Students will be told that they will be working with Glogster.com for
their next assignment.
2. In order to get them familiarized with the tool, they will be shown a
sample here.
3. Then, they will be told that the topic will deal with eating disorders.
Students will be divided into groups of 4 and each group will get a
different topic, for example, binge eating, anorexia, etc.

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4. Then, they will be shown a tutorial on how to work with the site,
which can be seen here.
5. Students will be given time to complete the task and when
finished, the teacher will post it on their wiki or blog.
Evaluation criteria:
Students will be evaluated following the chart below:
Poor Good Very
Good
Excellent
Overall
impression
Language
Mastery of
tool
Development
of topic
Organization
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Post #16
Sketchcast.com ACTIVITY#3
Students will be asked to create a ‘monster’ on sketchcast and then,
when they show their video to their classmates, they will explain how
they did it step by step.

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Level: Beginners - Pre-intermediate
Development:
1. Students will be told they will be working with Sketchcast.com for
their next assignment, with that purpose in mind, they will be shown
the sample that can be seen here.
2. Students will be instructed to create a monster with the tool. For
this purpose, they will be shown the tutorial that can be seen here.
3. Once students finish creating their monsters, they will be asked to
describe its characteristics while they play the video.
4. After all students have shared their work with the rest of the class,
the teacher will upload their work to their wiki or blog.
Evaluation criteria:
Students will be evaluated on their ability to use the language
accurately and the originality of their creations.
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Post #17
Zimmertwins.com ACTIVITY#4
Students will be asked to create a cartoon depicting a situation
previously scripted.
Level: Pre-intermediate - Intermediate
Development:
1. Students will be told that they will be working with the website:
zimmertwins.com for their next assignment. For this reason, they will
be shown the sample creation that can be seen here.
2. After watching the sample, they will be asked to watch the
tutorial, which can be seen here.
3. Then, they will watch the starters and choose one as a trigger for
the brainstorming that will lead to the writing of their scripts.
4. The teacher will conduct a brainstorming activity with the different
groups in order to get ideas for the development of their video
outline.
5. Students write the outline for their videos.
6. Then, they create their videos on the website. Once they have
finished, the teacher will post a link to their creations on the class’
wiki or blog.

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Evaluation criteria:
Students will be evaluated following the chart below:
Poor Good Very
Good
Excellent
Overall
impression
Language
Mastery of tool
Development
of topic
Organization
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