1. Developing and Evaluating
Speaking and Writing
with Technology
Vicky Saumell
Peru, October, 2012

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Speaking and Writing issues
How much speaking
can you do in class?
How and when do you
evaluate speaking?
How and when do
you give feedback?
Is marking written
assignments time-
consuming?
How and when do you
evaluate writing?
How and when do
you give feedback?
Do you combine
speaking and
writing tasks?

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Any solutions?
Teacher
feedback
Peer
feedback
E-portfolio
Developing and evaluating and writing with Technology l 10/2012

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What do you need?
A PC or laptop
An Internet
connection A headset
with a
microphone
A web cam
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Developing speaking and writing

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• Audio e-mail
• Microphone recording
• Pre-recorded message uploading
• Downloadable
• Tutorial
Developing and evaluating and writing with Technology l 10/2012

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• Video e-mail
• Webcam recording
• Downloadable
• 5-minute limit on free version
• iPhone and iPad apps ($4.99)
• Tutorial
• Video e-mail
• Webcam recording
• Pre-recorded video uploading
• 10-minute limit on free version
• Free iPhone and iPad apps
• Tutorial
Developing and evaluating and writing with Technology l 10/2012

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• Photo + audio
• Webcam recording
• E-mail or social media sharing
• Free iPhone and iPad apps
• Tutorial
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• Photo +
audio/video/text
comments (multiple
users)
• Webcam/microphone
recording
• Pre-recorded message
uploading
• E-mail sharing
• Free iPhone and iPad
apps
• What’s a Voicethread?
• Tutorial
Developing and evaluating and writing with Technology l 10/2012

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• Asynchronous threaded
conversations (multiple users)
• Microphone recording
• E-mail or social media sharing
• Tutorial
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• Presentation + audio
• Microphone recording
• Multiple file format uploading
• Packs media and provides link
• E-mail or social media sharing
• Free viewing iPad app
• Tutorial
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• Presentation +video
• Webcam recording
(50 MB and 15
mins)
• E-mail or social
media sharing
• Free: 3 per month
• Free viewing iPad
app
• Tutorial
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Picture description: Provide a picture, ask students to describe it.
Picture description 2: Define topic for task, students choose the
picture and describe it.
Reading aloud: provide the text and ask students to read it aloud to
practice pronunciation and intonation.
Speaking task: Provide task structure, have students develop task by
following structure.
Task Ideas 1

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Debate: Define topic or starter and have students debate it, pros and
cons, opinions, etc.
Timelines: Provide the timeline structure in a Word doc and have
students speak about it. (biography, work history, typical day, etc.)
Interviews: Have students do video interviews in pairs or groups.
Video comments: Provide the video and have students comment on it.
Task Ideas 2

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Evaluating Speaking and Writing

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Screencapturing / Screencasting tool
• Screencasting + voice narration
• 5 minute videos
• Save or upload to website
& send URL
• Free
• Tutorial
• Screen capturing
+ annotation

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• Presentation + audio
• Microphone recording
• Multiple file format uploading
• Packs media and provides link
• E-mail or social media sharing
• Free viewing iPad app
• Tutorial
Developing and evaluating and writing with Technology l 10/2012

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Vocabulary: Type a list of problem words in a Word doc and record
yourself going over each word (pronunciation, stress, meaning,
etc.)
Grammar lesson: Write brief notes or examples to go over a
grammar concept.
Writing tasks: go over students assignments and comment on
language mistakes, word choice, essay structure, etc.
Feedback Ideas

19. Thank you
My contact details
E-mail: saumell.vicky@gmail.com
Website: http://vickysaumell.blogspot.com/
Blog:
http://educationaltechnologyinelt.blogspot.com.ar/
Twitter: @vickysaumell
References:
Russell Stannard’s website http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/