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Using Chromebooks in the ESL Classroom
Created by Emilie Racine & Pascal Gosselin
Instructions for teachers
Oral responses
- Connect to your FLIPGRID account.
- Choose a question you would like to answer.
- Brainstorm ideas on a sheet of paper. Use a dictionary to find words you will need for your oral response.
- Click on the and start recording your video.
- Keep track of the number of questions answered by checking the table below.
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Weather report
- Choose a natural disaster.
- Use this Google Slide template.
- Modify the template by changing the text, videos and pictures.
- Write your text down on a sheet of paper.
- Record your weather report using Screencastify.
Template ↪
monurl.ca/goowr
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BIOGRAPHIES
- Use this Google Doc template.
- Pick a cartoon character.
- Create the character’s biography.
- You can look for images and information online.
- Make sure your text is written in your own words.
Template ↪
https://monurl.ca/biographytask
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Greeting
cards
- Use this Google Slide template.
- Modify the template by changing the text, videos and pictures.
- You can choose to make a card for different occasions, for example:
- Christmas - Halloween - Teacher Appreciation card� - Easter - Mother’s Day - Congratulations card� - Valentine’s Day - Father’s Day - Birthday card
Template ↪
https://monurl.ca/googc
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Daily
Prophet
- Use this Google Slide template.
- Modify the template by changing the text, videos and pictures.
- Write articles about characters and events from the Harry Potter saga.
- Invent another adventure involving the characters and the places of the Harry Potter world.
Template ↪
https://monurl.ca/goodp
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Page
- Use this Google Slide template.
- Choose a famous person www.randomlists.com/random-people.
- Make a Google search to find out information about this person.
- Write interesting information about the life, the accomplishments, the friends and/or family of the person you selected.
- Select pictures of the person you selected to include on your Facebook page.
Template ↪
https://monurl.ca/googc
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Comic Book
- Use this Google Slide template.
- Search information and images of your favorite superhero www.superherodb.com/characters/
- Your comic book must tell the story of your favorite superhero and include the following information about the selected superhero…
- Full name -Place of birth - occupation (job)� - Friends and foes - Powers � - How did he/she/it get his/her/its super powers
Template ↪
https://monurl.ca/goocb
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This day in history
- Use this Google Slide template.
- Visit the following website: https://www.onthisday.com/
- Enter your birthday to see what happened on this date in the past.
- Choose one event and research it.
- Modify the template by changing the text, videos and pictures.
Template ↪
https://monurl.ca/thisdaytask
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National geographic
- Use this Google Slide template.
- Choose one animal https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/.
- Read about this animal. Take notes. Search the web if needed.
- Find images and a YouTube video of the chosen animal.
- Create your magazine.
- The animal - Its habitat - What it eats� - Its babies - Fun facts ? - Life span - Is it endangered or not
Template ↪
https://monurl.ca/nationalgeotask
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Travel Presentation
- Use this Google Slide template.
- Pick a country of your choice.
- Find pictures of the chosen country.
- Search the web for information about the chosen country.
- Create your travel presentation.
- Population - Food - What to visit� - Hotels - Animals - Fun facts - Climate - Currency - Transportation
Template ↪
https://monurl.ca/gootp
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Movie review
- Write a movie review in a Google Doc.
- Make sure to include the following elements:
- Title of the movie - Release date - Actors� - The genre - Rating (out of 5 stars) - Your opinion about the movie - Synopsis (in your own words without giving to much information)
- Connect to Adobe Spark online video editor.
- Add a project and select video at the bottom of the page.
- Create your video review.
- Record your voice and add music.
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Recipe
- Find or invent a recipe.
- Write your ingredients and steps on a Google Doc.
- Make sure to include the following elements:
- The cost - The number of servings - Safety tips� - Rating (out of 5 stars)
- Take pictures or record a video of yourself while cooking.
- Connect to Adobe Spark online video editor.
- Add a project and select video at the bottom of the page.
- Create your video review.
- Record your voice.
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Video game review
- Write a short introduction that summarizes the game.
- Write about different elements like the graphics, music, cinematics, story, content, controls, gameplay, etc…
- Give your opinion, write what you like and dislike.
- List the pros and cons of the game.
- Give a score (out of 5 stars) to the game.
- Connect to Adobe Spark online video editor.
- Add a project and select video at the bottom of the page.
- Create your video review. Include screenshots of the game.
- Give your video a professional look by adding music, voice, a title page and credits.
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