1. Literacy in the World
Languages Classroom
A 21st Century Toolkit
Presented by Elizabeth Helfant and Patrick Woessner
2. Technology as Passport
There will be a day, not far distant, when you will be able to conduct business,
study, explore the world and its cultures, call up any great entertainment, make
friends, attend neighborhood markets, and show pictures to distant relatives-
without leaving your armchair. It will be more than an object that you carry or an
appliance that you purchase. It will be your passport into a new mediated way of
life. Bill Gates 1995
4. Requirements to Teach with Tech
Teaching successfully with emerging
technologies requires:
• A spirit of experimentation
• Willingness to engage learners in the
creation of learning resources (co-creation of
content)
• Willingness to “let go” of control and content
presentation approaches to teaching
• Tolerance of failure
From Handbook or Emerging Technologies for Learning- Siemens and Tittenberger
10. TabletFlash
TabletFlash is a flashcard program for
Tablet PCs.
Handwrite anything you like on a series
of blank cards, record audio hints or
answers for each card, and then step
through the cards either sequentially or
randomly.
11. Flash Card Machine
Flash Card Machine enables users to
create interactive web-based study
flash cards and share them with others.
Search the database for existing sets or
create your own.
Content options include text, images,
and audio.
16. Online Practice
Quia Create games and quizzes
LangoLAB “Authentic” video and text
My Language Exchange Interact with a
native speaker
LiveMocha Self-study approach that
includes courses, flashcards, and
submitting work for review
17. OneNote Grammar Notebooks
Create Original Workbooks
Students can add audio
Students can clip screenshots
Students can share notebooks
18. Zoho Shared Notebook
Exercise Workbook wih
Audio and Video
Ability to Share
Also good for Research
Notebook
22. Podcasting with Gabcast
Gabcast.com is a podcasting platform
that offers an easy way to create and
distribute audio content.
Record using your phone (.10/min),
VoIP (free), or upload files (free)
200 MB with automatic RSS feeds and
blog integration
23. Podcasting with FirstClass
Podcasts can be created using Audacity
and FirstClass email
Record the audio in Audacity and save
as an .mp3 file
Use the Web Publishing feature in
FirstClass to create the podcast
37. Photo Essay
Photo Essays (digital storytelling)
combine images, audio, and text
Photostory 3 for Windows Free tool for
creating essays and stories
Sharing Culture Through Digital Stories
Includes a unit plan with lessons
40. Glogster.edu
Glogster.edu easily allows users to
upload photos, videos, text, and audio
to create an online, interactive poster.
With an EDU account, you can create a
virtual classroom for up to 200 students
Only members of your classroom can
view class content
43. Google Earth Tour
Google Earth 5.0 allows users to create
tours with motion and audio
Tours can be created with or without
placemarks
Placemarks can include text, images,
and embedded audio
45. Wikispaces
Wikispaces provides ad-free space for
K-12 educators
Wikis can be public-protected-private
Classes/accounts can be bulk uploaded
Wiki pages can contain nearly any type
of media from numerous Web 2.0 tools
46. Skype: VoIP
Skype is a popular and simple tool for
making free VoIP calls and chats
Conversations can be recorded using
tools like Pamela and the Skype Call
Recorder
Animate our 6 lieracies coming in – this one is me
Animate our 6 lieracies coming in – this one is me
vocab, grammer, speakjing, listening, writing
Student toolGives you good data about what they don’t get if they share sets with you..Search for setsExport and import with revisions (search MICDS)Shared or publicConnection with facebook..
Works with any PC but easiest w/Tablet b/c can’t type on the cards or add imagesOnly one audio “hint” per card; can’t have separate audio for front/backClassroom integration: students create cards and record their own audioClassroom integration: teacher creates cards, students records audio
Create an accountSearch the DB; can save sets to favoritesCreate a set; easy and advanced editorLimited to 4 MB of audio and 3 MB of imagesTeachers can share sets on their page or via direct URL so students don’t need accounts
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Images,Save as pptImport as photos on iPodSlideshow…Mix in student images- collaborate on creating sets- googleslideshowArt rage drawing tools (http://www.allgraphicdesign.com/graphicsblog/2008/05/16/online-drawing-tools-free-online-painting-sketching-tools/) take screen shot with jing or snipping tool..
Source of imageshttp://eduwithtechn.wordpress.com/2007/09/16/restaurant-pictures-from-flickr-for-spanish-and-other-language-conversations/http://www.flickr.com/groups/learning_italian/discuss/72157613234572515/http://www.flickr.com/groups/learning_italian/http://www.flickr.com/groups/word_time/
RSS with Feedbeater.com to followAllows images, audio, video to be insertedShared with teacher or with groups
Elizabeth and PatFor professional development resourcesFor delivering content to students
Elizabeth and Pat
Create an accountCreate a channelRecord an episode/upload a file--If doing VoIP, use Gizmo5 (show settings in FAQ)Can subscribe in iTunes or RSSCan also browse for existing content/channels