MacNed Read Write Think and Link, Presenting IEF_2010

Creative Writing

PicLits.com is a creative writing site that matches beautiful images with carefully selected keywords in order to inspire you. The object is to put the right words in the right place and the right order to capture the essence, story, and meaning of the picture.

Images

Choose any image to create your PicLit—a photo plus words—by clicking on it from the carousel at the top of the home page or using the image featured on the home page. You can speed up the carousel by holding your mouse over the arrows at either end. If you would like to see all the carousel images at once, you can click on the "SEE MORE" link on the right side of the carousel.

Drag-n-Drop

If you need some extra inspiration for creating your PicLit, you can use the Drag-n-Drop customized keywords underneath the photo, kind of like refrigerator magnets.

• To create your PicLit, hold your cursor over any keyword or universal word.
• Click and hold to select the word.
• Drag the word to where you want it to be on the photo.
• Unclick to place the word.
• Once a word is placed on the photo, you may select capitalization and conjugation options from the drop-down arrow.
• If you change your mind about a word, you can just drag-n-drop it back into the keyword list.
• A keyword may only be used once in a PicLit. Universal words and punctuation may be used multiple times.
• If you want to erase all the words and start over, simply click on “New PicLit” on the right-hand side.
• When you are satisfied with your PicLit, click on the “Save” icon to save it to your account and have it appear in the Gallery. You can also email your PicLit to a friend or post it to your Facebook profile. In order to save or post a PicLit, it must have words on it.

Freestyle

If you would like more freedom with the creation of your PicLit, you can click on the Freestyle button to access the same picture with a text box where you can type anything you choose.

• Use your space bar and Enter key to position the words in the text box where you want them to appear on the photo.
• If you want to erase all the words and start over, click on “New PicLit” on the right-hand side.
• When you are satisfied with your PicLit, click on the “Save” icon to save it to your account and have it appear in the Gallery. You can also email your PicLit to a friend or post it to your Facebook profile. In order to save or post a PicLit, it must have words on it.

MacNed 2008 Wordle Gallery

This  gallery of images was created from the students written assignments at the MacNed wiki,

I used it to compare and assess the Macedonian and the Dutch student  draft pages. Informative indeed. 

To pre-teach new vocabulary on a certain topic  just throw out a reading text, and wordle creates a fine- looking image with the key concepts of the theme. I did a lesson on " Is honesty always the best policy?" Wordle works in any language. 

Teachers need such tools, though I feel my students would have benefited more  if Internet had worked at my school and they could do this themselves. 

Hoping for faster bandwidth, which I doubt will happen soon.

MacNed Wiki, Tags Cloud Maker

EFL and ESL

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/tenses/getting_the_right_tense/worksheet.shtml