Genially

As a guide to follow the different steps I would use with my students, I have made a presentation using Genially.

https://view.genial.ly/5fe71467a666f40d7dc6adbe/presentation-speaking

 

Steps to follow:

•          Explain the main task at the beginning of the lesson, in order to explain the vocabulary and structures with enough time to practice before facing the completion of the final activity.

·         Although my students already know what Genially is, it might be of interest to review some of the functions and main fixtures.
·         When it is time to make groups, I do not use to give them total freedom to arrange them, instead, I guide them to join a specific partner. I like to put together students with different skill levels.
·         Even though they are free to set up the presentation as they wish, I use to pop up in the middle of their brainstorming to lead them in case they wander or loss track.
·         It is quite difficult, even for older students, to just start talking and getting right at the first shot, so they have been told to write a draft and make corrections over it before doing the last attempt. At this point, they can start designing their Genially presentation. Students can (and should) ask for help or advise to the teacher at any time.
·         Practice makes perfection.
·         Final product: a video will be recorded for each group and uploaded to the Google Classroom group. For those who want to share their videos, there will be an “exposition day” and everybody will be able to watch everybody´s work.
·         Evaluation: to fulfil this purpose, the rubric evaluation and all its items will be followed.

 

 

The video examples I included in the presentation were taken from an activity I carried out at the end of the first term, with the only distinction of the genially. In fact, it is a good way to increase the students´ motivation levels since they love to bring technology into the classroom and it will provide them with a script.