Primary

= **Web Tools for Primary ELT** =

//For the purpose of these activities, 'primary' refers to 6-12 year olds.//

**Suitable for:** 6+ **Requires:** computer, microphone, access to a photo, videos (optional - depending on poster) **Time:** 30 mins+ **Beware:** n.a. **Some examples:** Graham's first day poster, Ozge & Shelly's video posters, Primary Class Singing, Vocabulary glog - See also MacMillan Iberia blog ideas **Suggested use:** Create a poster about yourself as a first day activity / Learners make posters about what they are interested in
 * Glogster** @http://www.glogster.com/
 * What it is:** Create dynamic posters with images, audio and video



**Youtube/Google/ videos** @http://www.youtube.com, @http://video.google.com/ or other video sharing site **What it is:** Create class videos and upload them to share **Suitable for:** 6+ **Requires:** computer, microphone, digital still or video camera **Time:** several classes **Beware:** Adverts and some content on Youtube are inappropriate, so I suggest you embed them elsewhere **Some examples:** Daisy & Drago (see below) , **Suggested use:** Learners make animated films / puppet shows which are filmed and uploaded to Youtube

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**Voicethread** @http://voicethread.com/ **What it is:** An interactive multimedia slideshow for images, video, audio, text **Suitable for:** 6+ **Requires:** computer, microphone, digital still or video camera **Time:** several classes **Beware:** Only one Voicethread per account (unless you pay). I suggest you embed them elsewhere **Some examples:** Kids stories (see below) , **Suggested use:** Record learners talking about a story/picture/cartoon they have created/drawn and put the two together media type="custom" key="7020879"

media type="custom" key="7020865" **Voki** @http://www.voki.com **What it is:** Create animated speaking avatars **Suitable for:** 6+ **Requires:** computer **Time:** 30+ mins **Beware:** n.a. **Some examples:** Kid created Vokis are useful ways of sharing student speaking with parents, etc. See here for some examples: Shelly Terrell's Voki Ideas - More ideas from Shelly for Voki **Suggested use:** Record the learners talking about themselves and then in the next class get them to create their own Voki avatar to go with what they said. Embed the results on a class blog or wiki.



**Wallwisher** http://www.wallwisher.com/ **What it is:** Online noticeboard **Suitable for:** 6+ **Requires:** computer **Time:** 30+ mins **Beware:** n.a. **Some examples:** how to use wallwisher in the classroom, More class ideas, And yet more class ideas **Suggested use:** Learners write birthday greetings for classmate / write something about themselves / classroom rules

Looking for more similar ideas for projects? Look at this **Digital Storytelling project resource**: @http://technology4kids.pbworks.com/DigitalStorytelling