WEBQUESTS & PODCASTS

This was the last session. The one I won't talk much about because I'm not very fond of the tools we were taught about. We learned about:

1. Searching the Web - Search Tools: directories, web bibliographies... ; Search Engines: google, yahoo,  http://www.ask.com/  , http://www.altavista.com/... , and the first portuguese search engine http://www.kplaces.com/ ; Meta-Search http://www.metacrawler.com/ ,  http://webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/fournets.htm
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2. Webquests - a project work done on the web. It's made of building blocks http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/buildingblocks/p-index.htm. We were given many examples of Webquests: http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/wattle/abstuds/index.htm, about Aboriginal studies; http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/wattle/abstuds/index.htm, about women of the century http://webquest.sdsu.edu/LessonTemplate.html .
3. Podcasts for ELT - a series of digital Media files, you can ckeck Russell Stannards website  http://teachertrainingvideos.com/ for more practical tips on  Audioboo, iTunes and PodOmatic.  You can use Audacity which is a free sotfware and very professional. 

        Podcast examples: http://www.eltpodcast.com/ , 
                                        http://www.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/ ,
                                        http://www.thebobandrobshow.com/website/index.php .

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