tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313938302024-03-26T23:38:04.865-07:00TEACHING TO LEARNPaul Sze -
Honorary Professional Consultant, Dept of Curriculum & Instruction, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Paul Szehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17347555766484102413noreply@blogger.comBlogger788125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31393830.post-43594229086461039842024-03-26T23:11:00.000-07:002024-03-26T23:11:47.122-07:00A Microsoft Forms Practice Quiz that I have created Upon learning about Microsoft Forms' new "Practice Mode", I created the Practice Quiz below, which I tried out yesterday evening with my Language Awareness course participants. My purpose was threefold: (1) to guide them to grasp the correct usage (in terms of language form) of the verb 'suggest', which is tricky to use in a sentence; (2) to use the practice quiz as one example of a Paul Szehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17347555766484102413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31393830.post-42608649980058509932024-03-25T22:27:00.000-07:002024-03-25T22:27:20.489-07:00A Microsoft Forms Quiz I created for Practice: How to use 'suggest' in a sentence Here is my practice quiz: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=gTdBhKa7s0W74E8XxpDaauAvgCsoRCxKscTBnjrnFX1UNEtTS1o2NklBRjNBQkNKVzY1Wlo2QTVSSy4uPaul Szehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17347555766484102413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31393830.post-4532107249974186242024-03-25T20:32:00.000-07:002024-03-25T20:32:00.415-07:00New Quiz Mode in Microsoft FormsQuizzes created with Microsoft Forms can now be assigned in the Practice Mode, as opposed to the previous 'Test only' mode. This is useful for creating practice tasks, and for promoting SDL. Paul Szehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17347555766484102413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31393830.post-83065894910584949862024-03-24T20:46:00.000-07:002024-03-24T20:46:46.005-07:00Youtube Trimmer vs Youtube Clip Youtube has a built-in function called CLIP. You can capture a segment (clip) of a Youtube video, and share this clip via a link. The app Youtube Trimmer serves the same function. But the Youtube Trimmer dashboard is easier to work with in capturing a segment. Plus, the resulting segment in the form of a link, when played, will occupy the whole window, unlike Youtube segment link whichPaul Szehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17347555766484102413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31393830.post-27586556364388086152024-03-24T08:02:00.000-07:002024-03-24T08:02:29.563-07:00Using the 'Present' function in Sutori Sutori also has a Presentation function. Minuses:- 'Presentation' always works in full screen. - Once you click on the link in a card, the webpage will appear in a new tab. But the Presentation mode will be ended, and you will be taken back to the original Sutori. If you wish to continue presenting, you have to click Present, and start from the beginning again. Pluses- VideosPaul Szehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17347555766484102413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31393830.post-50929037996425344212024-03-24T07:45:00.000-07:002024-03-24T07:45:37.873-07:00Using the Slideshow Function of Padlet A few days ago I had to conduct a staff development workshop at a school. I took the opportunity to create a Timeline Padlet, which shows the rundown of the workshop, and presented it as a slideshow during the workshop. I did not have a separate PPT for the event. One advantage of that is that while presenting the Padlet, the original links in the various cards on the Timeline Padlet Paul Szehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17347555766484102413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31393830.post-84791499923816365112024-03-24T07:31:00.000-07:002024-03-24T07:31:10.109-07:00Exporting a Padlet as PDF: Handout vs Slideshow A Padlet can be exported as a PDF file. There are two choices when exporting: A. Handout:The resulting PDF will be in the usual WORD or PDF orientation. B. SlideshowThe resulting PDF will be for a slideshow, i.e., in horizontal orientation. ++++++++++Yet, one major difference is that in the Handout mode, the embedded links are still clickable, while in the Slideshow mode, Paul Szehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17347555766484102413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31393830.post-26752073444478588402024-03-24T07:18:00.000-07:002024-03-24T07:18:42.695-07:00Creating a teacher-led whole-class language awareness task using Padlet This is a consciousness-raising task to alert students to 3 kinds of nouns in English: Count; Noncount; and nouns which are both Count and Noncount. The screen will show a table with 3 columns (with Headings as 'Count', 'Noncount', 'Both Count and Noncount'. Near the bottom of the screen are 12 nouns. The teacher will guide Ss, or invite them to, drag the 12 nouns into the 3 columns. (Paul Szehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17347555766484102413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31393830.post-24200106435633856922024-03-24T03:45:00.000-07:002024-03-24T03:45:15.299-07:00CapCut vs ChipChamp Just tried the two apps for quickly creating a video from a set of pictures. Interestingly, the two apps functions in almost exactly the same ways, so that I can't tell any difference between them. Paul Szehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17347555766484102413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31393830.post-2276477368167058872024-03-20T08:38:00.000-07:002024-03-20T08:38:12.676-07:00"Mark Sentence' function in Bookwidgets The "Mark Sentence' function can be used as follows: 1. Display a short text, or a paragraph. 2. Ask students to mark (ie, highlight) those words that they don't know, or wish to follow up on, etc. Below is an example from the Bookwidgets Gallery: https://www.bookwidgets.com/play/5JjdwuV1-iQAEZsPQ-gAAA/TFE4BT3/mark-sentence-q?teacher_id=5480712025145344At this point, Paul Szehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17347555766484102413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31393830.post-50719688317935469132024-03-20T08:06:00.000-07:002024-03-20T08:06:52.636-07:00Bookwidgets Webquests as Microlearning units Webquests is one of the task functions within Bookwidgets. Just now while I was browsing the 5 examples, it dawned on me that the Webquest is quite a suitable format for a microlearning unit. True that the examples in Bookwidgets are not that aligned with the conventional framework of a webquest (which includes 5 stages). But Bookwidgets has the advantage that it can embed other Paul Szehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17347555766484102413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31393830.post-90852982857585703242024-03-20T06:03:00.000-07:002024-03-20T06:03:14.936-07:00Microsoft Forms outperforming Google Forms Microsoft Forms 最初出現時,只是Google Forms 的翻版,但它不斷加入新功能,變得比Google Forms好用,最新的毒招,使容許學校或机構的admin可以把現存的Google Forms migrate 成Microsoft Forms. 看來Google 要加倍努力了。https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-forms-blog/what-s-new-in-forms-mar-2024/ba-p/4090181?fbclid=IwAR1vatKa1bqFq-Nwdb2cQk3KB1AcI3BK-Wq4R53BYZaREqbcqtbZoBSCHg4Paul Szehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17347555766484102413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31393830.post-80636898907731869582024-03-18T08:51:00.000-07:002024-03-18T08:51:16.826-07:00Microsoft Clipchamp for creating a video from pictures Microsoft Clipchamp (a desktop app) is very handy to use for creating a video from pictures. It has built-in music audio files which you can add easily to your picture track as background music. The resulting video is an MP3 file which you save in your own computer, or upload to Youtube. Paul Szehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17347555766484102413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31393830.post-57673180988858128362024-03-18T05:22:00.000-07:002024-03-18T05:22:16.618-07:00Ocean of new knowledge Machine learning, Deep Learning, Algorithm, Big Data, DALL-E,artificial neural network ... ...., 唉,吾生也有涯,而知也無涯,惟有專注於科技於英語教學的應用層面。Paul Szehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17347555766484102413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31393830.post-87850464656482637812024-03-17T08:29:00.000-07:002024-03-17T08:29:37.812-07:00Stormboard and Miro vs Padlet for Presentation Checked out Stormboard, and revisited Miro, to see if they were good for on-site presentations. I think they are good for creating an overview diagram for showing (the relationships between) subtopics and ideas. Although Miro does have a Presentation mode (with contents marked as frames), the effect is not that good. My tentative conclusion at this point is that Padlet is Paul Szehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17347555766484102413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31393830.post-52901788497730314062024-03-16T19:02:00.000-07:002024-03-16T19:02:23.043-07:00Deleting line breaks in copied text in WORD So far, this is the best solution that I've found: Method 1: Use the Find and Replace featureHighlight the text that you want to remove the lines from.Press Ctrl+H to open the Find and Replace dialog box.In the "Find what" field, type ^p. This will find all hard returns in your text.In the "Replace with" field, type a single space.Click the "Replace All" button.This willPaul Szehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17347555766484102413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31393830.post-41925868352040098652024-03-13T07:05:00.000-07:002024-03-13T07:05:20.355-07:00Are we doing anything to support EMI students' learning of the content subjects through English? 這陣子中學觀課,偶然看看學生其他科目的教科書,內裏的篇章無論是文字和概念都比同級英文教科書的篇章深得多,今天终於忍不住,把學生中二Science教科書的其中一頁影下來,供 language awareness一科 的学員在稍後的 language across the curriculum 一節中討論。有時不禁想,今天英文科閱讀教學仍在甚麼text type和reading skills 中糾纏,固然英文科有我們的課程目標,但從學生角度,直覺就是英文科的英文「淺」得多,會不會因而輕視英文科?Paul Szehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17347555766484102413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31393830.post-53859910442989540582024-03-11T05:46:00.000-07:002024-03-11T05:46:05.261-07:00Young teachers' AI buy-in 今年Part-tme PGDE觀課和去年有一個很明顯的分別,就是今年不少老師用AI 去create teaching resources, 他們都是教齡一至三年的年青教師,對新技術接受度高;有時候是倒轉頭我從他們獲得使用AI的點子呢!Paul Szehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17347555766484102413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31393830.post-48462019593717306052024-03-10T07:25:00.000-07:002024-03-10T07:25:29.798-07:00Youtube Trimmer Now that Vibby is apparently gone forever, I've been looking for a good alternative. Youtube Trimmer is easy to use. You can easily set the start and end of a Youtube segment, and share the clip with a link. https://www.youtubetrimmer.com/Paul Szehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17347555766484102413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31393830.post-85026727183026691912024-03-08T06:32:00.000-08:002024-03-08T06:32:12.014-08:00Photo Gallery widget in Start.meBeen using Start.me for a while, yet it was not until 5 minutes ago that I found out this useful widget within Start.me: Photo Gallery. It works like a self-progressing photo album. Which means it will be useful for a Start.me which is shared like a website for other people to view. Paul Szehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17347555766484102413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31393830.post-61769808252770967652024-03-02T19:29:00.000-08:002024-03-02T19:29:37.631-08:00Downloading a Wakelet Collection Wakelet collections can be downloaded as a PDF file. The featured links in the original collection are clickable in the downloaded PDF. Paul Szehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17347555766484102413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31393830.post-16924304029141367722024-03-02T06:29:00.000-08:002024-03-02T06:29:56.023-08:00Use Onenote to OCR from an image that contains text Some tools can convert a pdf document to editable text. But if the pdf document was made from an image (e.g. a picture taken of a book page with a mobile phone), the conversion may not work. In this regard, Google Keep is doing a marvellous job. But for desktop work, so far, Onenote's OCR capability is still the best; and it's totally free. Just copy or insert an image (Paul Szehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17347555766484102413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31393830.post-62418295415698670612024-03-02T06:10:00.000-08:002024-03-02T06:10:49.255-08:00The Text Recognition function in Kami It does not really grab the text from an image (containing text) that you upload. It simply turns your uploaded file (docx; pdf; jpg) into a PDF, which you can then edit (e.g., highlight; add text box; add audio comment) within Kami. Paul Szehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17347555766484102413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31393830.post-18819757123524276892024-03-02T05:46:00.000-08:002024-03-02T05:46:23.627-08:00Text Chat Animator TExt Chat Animator is a desktop app for creating a fake text chat. https://chat-animator.com/The Pluses: - You can submit a picture to use as an avator. - Four people can take part in a chat. - You can insert emojis. - The generated chat appears like a movie. The Minuses:- You don't start from scratch with your chat. You have to delete each sentence in the Paul Szehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17347555766484102413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31393830.post-68233565003543286572024-03-02T05:36:00.000-08:002024-03-02T05:36:52.965-08:00Use Autotext for giving Stock Comments In WORD, the function Autotext can be used for giving stock comments. But after my testdrive, I think that instead of saving the first few words of your written comment (on an assignment submitted in WORD) as autotext, if you have several stock comments to use, it is better to list them out in a separate document, and give each a code. Then, when you need to give a stock comment while Paul Szehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17347555766484102413noreply@blogger.com0