50 Ways To Use Images

In The ELT Classroom

“Where words are restrained, the eyes talk a great deal.”

– Samuel Richardson

Images can get students to learn a thousand words or speak a thousand sentences, they are that powerful. In our visual age, teachers need to use images in abundance and gain knowledge in their use. This article expresses some great reasons why - The Importance Of Using Images In The Classroom

Here are some of the best ways, advice, websites to use images in your teaching. Most have a link taking you to a resource or further reading. Browse at your leisure.

1. Use Your Picture Library. All teachers from day 1 should start building a picture library, it is the most important part of a language teacher’s toolkit. One made of clipped newspaper/magazine images that are highly contextual can be used for all sorts of activities in the classroom (here are some suggestions). Another that is digital and can be presented visually in the classroom to prompt language. Can’t highlight the need for this one more – thus, the list starts with it! More here
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2. Use Flickr. Without a doubt, Flickr remains the go to place for images on the web. Use Flickr Storm to get Creative Commons images (or try the growing library of ELT Pics) or use a whole number of wonderful Flickr tools to take advantage of this huge crowdsourced library – Tag Galaxy, 5 card Flickr, Flickr Poet etc…. Learn More About These Tools ...
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3. Get Inspired! Images that are drawn are the best, IMHO. Inspire your students to use their own drawings to help their own language learning. This online slideshow will inspire them to no end. Use it to get them guessing like pictionary! View It.
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4. Random Image Generator. Use the Frig Tool to instantly pull up a random image from the web. Creates suspense, unpredicatability and keeps students on their toes. Ask questions about each photo. Ask students to answer the 5Ws about the photo, use your imagination! More here.
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5. Text To Image. Teachers and students can easily transform text into attractive images. There are many online generators which can instantly give you an image for your text: Wordle and Tagxedo to name two. . Makes a wonderful material to present vocabulary in class. Even play a game such as What The Wordle. This presentation shows many ways to use Wordles in class. View it.
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6. Image Editors. Teachers often need to edit images to add text, present images attractively, change formats and make the image more suitable for their teaching environment. Here’s what I use
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7. Advanced Editing. Not many teachers can afford to buy Adobe Photoshop or other advanced image editing programs. However, there is an alternative – Pixlr. Online and with great apps. Check It Out.
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8. Students make a doodle video. It’s easy to do and read about it here. Students each make a picture for one line of a song. Put them together and then make a movie. Inspiring for all students and great for team building. View A Popular Example.
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9. Collage It. There are few ways to make a collage and attractively set many images into one for teaching and presentation. Fotovisi is the place to go to for this. Easily upload photos and attractively set into a collage. Learn more.
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10. Teach Current Events. Photos are the most powerful thing imaginable when it comes to talking about the news. Reuters and AP both have great royalty free image sets or photostreams teachers can use to make lessons about world news/events. See my own Best Photos Of All Time as a teacher created example. View It ….
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11. Design and Sign It. Students can design all sorts of “signs” and then share with the class. Red Kid is a fav. but also The Warning Sign generator, Fan Sign generator and others ….

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12. Go Gif. .Gif photos are an amazing visual resource. Animated photos that show a moment of action, they can be used to prompt language with questions of “what is happening?” or “What just happened?” or “What did they do?”.
View An Example
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13. Use A Visual Dictionary. If students are going to use a dictionary, have them use one with images. Oxford has a very realistic one that I’ve used with students over the years. Try an online app or version if possible. Use It.




14. Make A Powerpoint Photo Album. Powerpoint is still a mainstay for most teachers. And it is easy to take all your photos on a topic and quickly make an attractive powerpoint photo album slideshow for use in class. Learn How ….
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15. Data To Image. Sometimes you might want to take your data of projects, lists, students etc… and make an attractive image or infographic. Many Eyes does this well. Also get already prepared infographics with Visual.ly or Easel.ly
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16. Vocabulary building . Give students an image and have them pull out all the vocabulary in the image. Simple but effective. Take up and give students points for each vocabulary item. Here’s my own game I made using the now defunct PicLits site.
An example

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17. Self Study. If you use images in class, make sure students can access them for review and self study. It’s easy to do with Quizlet and other flashcard applications. Upload the photos, add some text and share the link with students. Or use already completed sets or download sets, print and play flashcard games. ! Learn More.
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18. Charades / Guessing. Give students in groups, a pile of images of people, places, things. One student picks up a photo/card and describes it using the language: It's a person who / place where / thing which .... First to answer gets the photo. Most photos at the end wins.
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19. Story Dominoes. A simple yet fun, effective technique. Get some images together and choose 5 or 6 randomly. Students must use one image and start a story. The next student then continues until the images/story is done. View It.
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20. Describe and Draw. Prepare 2 simple imagess which students can describe. A core 2 way information gap task for students.
Students in pairs draw the pictures based on the descriptions of their partner. After, compare drawings. Example 1 / Example 2 Learn more about drawing

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21. Share your favorite images online. Create a Popplet and brainstorm around a topic. Or students can use Pinterest to collaborate around a board on a topic. Share with the class. Read more …


22. Get Digitally Creative. Fodey allows students to do some writing, get creative and make an image to share with the class. Create a newspaper article that looks real! Ninja’s that spell things out etc….. But the BIG player online is Big Blue Labs. So much your students can do to use images along with text, so much!
Check It Out
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23. Spell The Picture. A very simple online spelling game. Students start with a letter and pictures appear. They spell a picture correctly and click it to get points. Continue to get more points. View It.

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24. Pecha Kucha. This game works like a charm. Choose a popular song, select some vocabulary that repeats often. Students choose one word and write it large on a piece of paper. Listen and students stand and sit when their word is sung. Lastonestanding wins! View it.
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25. Optical Illusions. These are amazing images that will get students thinking out an answer as to why they do what they do. Great visuals to prompt student language and thinking skills in class. View It.
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26. Get Personal. The perfect 2^nd day of class activity. Get students to bring in some photos and then in small groups, answer questions based on the photos they brought in. After, ask the group members to recall one thing about their “group mate”. Model by sharing a slideshow of you – the teacher and having students ask you questions.
View My Own Example! (using Tarheel Reader)
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27. Graph Attack. Graphs are strong visuals for prompting student language and also critical thinking / presentation skills. Give students a simple graph and have them prepare a presentation for the class. Make sure to model it clearly for your students. View It.
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28. Get Creative. Assign students parts of the song and have them present their own interpretation with text. Put it all together as a play or performance. So many great "text"songs out there. View It.
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29. Just Sit Back ‘N Enjoy. There are so many wonderful already prepared visual presentations out there. Put one on and use it to prompt

Your First Lesson: 5 Essential Ice-Breakers That Guarantee Success

Starting a class with an entire group of new students can be a stressful experience for both teacher and student. Teachers may feel awkward speaking in front of a group of new faces who appear to be watching in a quite judgemental manner. Students also feel the nerves during a first class, as they may not have spoken English for a very long time. Their last experience with an English teacher may have been in a strict, grammar-focused classroom environment many years ago. This often creates a series of confidence issues with the student, having not used the language for an extended period and fearing making a mistake. The first class should be to promote a positive learning environment, where usage of the target language, whether right or wrong, will be viewed as being beneficial for the students. This is often the biggest hurdle faced by ESL teachers when dealing with adult learners of a basic level. Additionally, the first lesson is also a prime opportunity to build a rapport with the students. By developing a strong connection with students, teachers set a cooperative learning environment that is easy for you and comfortable for the students. You should also use the first class as a time to evaluate the level, needs and wants of the students, and this can be done through a number of activities that are fun, entertaining and sure to develop on all of the important qualities that set the mark for what will be a successful course. Fun First-Lesson Ice-Breakers 1 ‘?‘ When I walk into a class for the first time, instead of introducing myself, I like to draw a big question mark on the board and get the students to do all of the hard work. I sometimes tell them that I would normally introduce myself, but I’m feeling a little tired and that they must do the hard work. For more advanced students, the teacher could walk in the class and have students ask whatever comes into their mind with little preparation, while lower levels could work in pairs or groups and write down some questions they could ask. Error correction is very important, the teacher should write the question on the board, and if a question is asked in a structurally incorrect way, the teacher can elicit the answer from other students in the class. This is good way to build the confidence of students and show them that incorrect answers are still beneficial to the class. This exercise is a great way to start off a class as it puts the students in a position where they are effectively doing work in your class, experiencing your role as a teacher in the class, and building their confidence in using English in a fun and light-hearted manner. 2 ‘Lie Detector’ Lie detector is a great way to build rapport and trust with students. This activity involves the teacher writing three sentences on the board about him: 2 are true, and 1 will be a lie. Teachers should embellish the details slightly and write some sentences that the students wouldn’t be likely to guess. Depending on the level of the students, the students can then ask questions about the topics of the three statements of the teacher to determine the lie. BUT, the hook to this game is that YOU, the teacher, may lie verbally to the students in your response, and the students must play the role of a lie detector and figure out which sentence is a porky pie. You can then set it up as a fun game, while analysing the level of the students by getting them to write three sentences about them, with one of the sentences being a lie. A good way to do this is the class versus the teacher, if the student can successfully deceive the teacher, the class will get the point. If the teacher can successfully detect the lie, the teacher will get the point. 3 Talk about your partner In some classes, especially basic levels, the students may not possess the necessary knowledge of structure or vocabulary for the above exercises. Introductions are vital, as the teacher can learn a lot about the interests, along with wants and needs of a student. You may find out something rather unique, like the softly spoken middle-aged woman who drives rally cars as a hobby on the weekend! This would make quite a fantastic talking point when it comes to asking the student about her weekend. To avoid being predictable and to challenge the students, introductions can be done with a twist – by finding out the information from their partner and completing presenting the information to the class. This takes a traditionally quiet, individual task and transforms it into a fun, social activity that incorporates the additional skills of forming questions – provided the student uses English and not their native language! 4 Expectations, wants and needs When dealing with children, the expectations of the teacher play a significant role in contributing to a productive flow of the course, especially for dealing with classroom management. However, when it comes to dealing with adults, focusing on the expectations of the students is vital when providing extracurricular activities. All adult students would have an expectation of an English class, and when you fulfil the expectations of the student, you succeed as an ESL teacher. By finding out the expectations of the students, you can tailor the course around their wants and needs, which at the end of the day gives you positive feedback and provides you with a great reputation that can lead to more opportunities in the future. 5 End the class on a fun note After completing a successful first class, leave on a high note and play a game. A great little quicky vocab game is to come up with a topic, e.g., ‘The Beach’, and have the students stand up and form a circle in the middle of the room. The student must say an original word associated with the topic, e.g., ‘sand’, ‘sea’, etc. If the student gives an answer that is not associated with the topic, takes too long to answer or repeats a word, they must sit down. The game continues until one person is left standing, who is the winner.

 

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ΑΠΟΥΣΙΕΣ - ΚΑΘΥΣΤΕΡΗΜΕΝΗ ΠΡΟΣΕΛΕΥΣΗ - ΑΠΟΧΩΡΗΣΗ ΠΡΙΝ ΤΗ ΛΗΞΗ ΤΟΥ ΜΑΘΗΜΑΤΟΣ
Για όλες τις παραπάνω περιπτώσεις οι γονείς πρέπει να ενημερώνουν τηλεφωνικά τη Διεύθυνση ή τη Γραμματεία. Για τις περιπτώσεις καθυστερημένης προσέλευσης, ή αποχώρησης νωρίτερα του κανονικού, οι μαθητές παίρνουν έντυπη άδεια από τη Δ/νση ή τη Γραμματεία, πάντα μετά από σχετική ενημέρωση από τους γονείς. Γενικά, οι μαθητές οφείλουν να βρίσκονται στις αίθουσες αναμονής των σχολείων μας 5’ (πέντε) λεπτά πριν την έναρξη του μαθήματος, όπως επίσης δεν θα πρέπει να παραμένουν στους εξωτερικούς χώρους των σχολείων πριν ή μετά το μάθημα.
 

ΕΠΙΣΗΜΑ  ΔΙΑΓΩΝΙΣΜΑΤΑ & ΟΛΙΓΟΛΕΠΤΑ ΤΕΣΤ.
Όλοι οι μαθητές διαγωνίζονται σε όλα τα επίσημα διαγωνίσματα και τα ολιγόλεπτα τέστ στις συγκεκριμένες ημέρες και ώρες που ορίζονται από τη Δ/νση. Αλλαγή ή μικρή αναβολή δίνεται σε μαθητές που κατά την προγραμματισμένη ημέρα και ώρα ήταν άρρωστοι, ή υπήρξε πολύ σοβαρός λόγος απουσίας (πάντα κατόπιν ενημέρωσης από τους γονείς τους). Τα διαγωνίσματα που δεν απαντήθηκαν από τον μαθητή την προγραμματισμένη ημέρα, θα πρέπει να απαντηθούν σε διάστημα το πολύ τεσσάρων ημερών.
 

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Οι γονείς μπορούν να ενημερώνονται για την επίδοση των παιδιών με τους εξής τρόπους:

• παρακολουθώντας τακτικά και υπογράφοντας τα τεστ και διαγωνίσματα καθώς και το σχετικό έντυπο “progress chart“ (πίνακας προόδου) των παιδιών,
• καθημερινά, με ενημέρωση από την Διεύθυνση, ή τις υπεύθυνες των παραρτημάτων, ή/και από τους καθηγητές στις καθορισμένες ώρες ανά εβδομάδα,
• από τους Ελέγχους Τριμήνου (μέσα Δεκεμβρίου, μέσα Μαρτίου, αρχές Ιουνίου).

Σε ειδικές περιπτώσεις, οι καθηγητές/τριες προσκαλούν οι ίδιοι τους γονείς, για να συνεργαστούν πάνω σε θέματα βελτίωσης της προόδου και της απόδοσης των μαθητών.

 ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΑ ΘΕΜΑΤΑ
Η καταβολή των διδάκτρων πρέπει υποχρεωτικά να γίνεται στο πρώτο εικοσαήμερο κάθε μήνα . Ενδεχόμενη καθυστέρηση δημιουργεί τεράστια προβλήματα στην λειτουργία του Κέντρου Ξένων Γλωσσών και δυσχεραίνει το εκπαιδευτικό μας έργο. Οι ημερομηνίες πληρωμών ανά μήνα είναι μέχρι: 20/9, 20/10, 20/11, 20/12, 20/1, 20/2, 20/3, 20/4, 20/5.

• Σε περίπτωση διακοπής φοίτησης, πρέπει να υπάρξει ειδοποίηση της Δ/νσης ένα μήνα πριν την ημερομηνία της διακοπής παρακολούθησης των μαθημάτων.
• Δεν επιτρέπεται καθυστέρηση στις παραπάνω ημερομηνίες πέραν του ενός μηνός.
• Σε περίπτωση καθυστέρησης πέραν της μίας (1) Δόσης, οι Σχολές μας διατηρούν το δικαίωμα διακοπής της παροχής εκπαίδευσης.

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5.     ΜΑΚΡΗ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΑ

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ΛΑΓΙΟΚΑΠΑ ΙΩΑΝΝΑ

 ΛΑΔΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ ΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΙΟΣ

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ΣΦΑΚΙΑΝΑΚΗ ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΑ (MICHIGAN)

ΣΩΤΗΡΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ ΙΑΣΩΝΑΣ (MICHIGAN)

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ECCE Online Practice Activities

ECCE Online Practice Activities

24/11/2009

You can now do the online ECCE Practice Activities that our academic team has selected for you. There are twenty-one listening, grammar, vocabulary and reading activities to help you improve your skills in all parts of the written examination. Moreover, you can check your answers against the available answer keys and analysis of each item, with an explanation why a specific choice is correct as well as an indication of the level of difficulty of each item.

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