as homework), with the students sharing and commenting on their stories via Edmodo. Yay!Īlternatively, you could set the task to be done outside class (i.e. The advantages are: (1) they have to collaborate and talk (2) anyone who hates writing or thinks they just don’t have the imagination for this task gets help from a partner and (3) you reduce the amount you might have to correct by 50%.
Personally, I actually prefer to have students work in pairs I sit them in pairs in front of a single computer, and they write one story per pair. If you don’t have one device per person (computer, laptop, tablet or even mobile phones …), have your students work in pairs. I’ve been using this idea with pen and paper for over 20 years, but if you have computers in the classroom it can be done in class. The lesson suggested below works well in different ways. It makes a great virtual staffroom for sharing ideas! They should join Edmodo as teachers (not as students), then join your group. With Edmodo, you could set up a group for other teachers to use with you. Tip: As with all technology, it can be helpful to try it out first yourself.
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You have full information, videos on set-up, etc on (see Useful links, below). If that sounds complicated, don’t worry: one of the great things about Edmodo is that it’s so easy to use.
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Your students then need to (4) join Edmodo as students, using the access code to join your group. You will need to: (1) register as a teacher with Edmodo (2) set up a group and then (3) provide the access code to your students – a vital piece of information you can provide on your blackboard. TOOLS REQUIRED: Signing up for Edmodo – one of the many things I like about Edmodo is how easy it is to join and manage. if Valentine’s Day is coming up, romance if it’s nearly Halloween, horror stories, etc. You can add to this by having your stories on a particular theme, e.g. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Simple past forms, including past perfect if you’ve also been doing that. You can, however, take the lesson suggested and use it at any level, right up to C2.ĪIM: Creative practice using the irregular verb forms, with the students writing and sharing their stories via Edmodo. LEVEL: Any class in which you are teaching or revising irregular simple past forms and (optionally) past perfect forms (A1–A2). You could certainly also do the lesson with adults, but with them a private Google+ community might be better. There is already quite a lot about writing here on onestopenglish, but with this lesson I’m going to look at a combination of something ‘everyone’ loves (technology) with something people don’t always like (writing).ĪGE: Edmodo is possibly most suitable for teens (though they might prefer to use Facebook!). Here, I’m going to look at just one – a collaborative creative-writing assignment. There are many, many ways Edmodo could be used in 21st century language teaching. one of your classes)īefore you do anything else you’ll want to obtain school and parental permission to use it, which you’re more likely to get if you explain (1) that it guarantees privacy and (2) what you intend to use it for. You don’t (and can’t) share your entire private life there, only what is created by the users in a given group (i.e. However, it’s designed for education and allows you to set up private, ad-free groups to use with your students. If you’re not familiar with Edmodo, which now has more than 50 million users around the world, it’s a bit like a private Facebook group. Tom Walton shares his tips and tricks for creative story-writing using edu-tool Edmodo.
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