Mary Hillis's Blog (2)

I have decided to take part in the Comment Challenge! I just signed up last night. Although I have been using the comment tracking tool, CoComment for a few months, I just found that it is possible to create groups in CoComment. There is a Comment Challenge CoComment group, so all those who are participating in the challenge can explore and keep track of each other's comments. I thought that the group func… Continue

I would like to share my handout from my presentation at the TESOL EV Fair in New York. The presentation was about a project in one of my classes last year. Using Chinswing, we collected voice messages and used them for authentic listening practice; also, students and guests interacted through text on our class blog. Please let me know your impressions. How else might Chinswing be used with English language learners? How could the conversation be extended further through the blog or other onlin… Continue