OMLTA 2014 Spring Conference

http://www.polleverywhere.com/omlta

2.0 Simplified for the Language Classroom

Barb Hirsch- PDSB

2.0 Simplified for the Language Classroom

Barb HirschPDSB

Web 2.0• An interactive, collaborative, user-

generated form of sharing content

• Examples: social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter), blogs, wikis, video sharing

• “Regular” website is creator-generated site where the user is passive (simply reading)

Parental Permission

• vital

• some students not allowed on social media, adaptations have to be made

Know your students

• contract for use

• behaviour

• type of activity

Accounts

• use specifically made teacher account for all of these programmes

• good idea for students as well

polleverywhere.com

• instant responses via text/tweet/web browser

• T/F, short answer

• anonymous

• free account- 40 responses

• engaging/interactive polls

• can check for understanding of question/topic

someecards.com

• Said No Student/Teacher Ever

Twitter- for you#spanishteach

ers

#wlteach

@senorahirsch

#flteach

#langchatThursdays @8:30pm

#ukedchatThursdays @8-9pm

#mfltwitterati

Twitter- for them

• 140 characters

• #hashtag=topic

• follow news story/author

• tweet someone/ask a professional questions

• target language tweets

#Lo Mejor

De México

our version

Twitter- for them

• change language settings

Twiducate• not public, you

add members, multiple classes

• class code/assigns password for each

• add own avatar

• no word limit

• chat option, bookmarks

• comprehension/general questions

• whole class chat- can print

• thematic discussion board

• group by novel, interact in character role

Infographics

• reading comprehension

• grammar

• listening

“Essay”, data visualization, fun, quick, no heavy reading, data-rich, visually pleasing

• piktochart.com

• visual.ly

• infogr.am

Google Docs

• documents can be edited by anyone who has been given permission

• great for group work

• department documents

Instagram

• mobile devices

• online photo albums

• tag users/class

• follow people

• represent literary/historical figure’s account

• not enough wall space?- showcase student work

• vocab images for revision

• picture--> tag student #1, they write sentence, they tag next student to continue story, etc.

• students archive class trips

• visual writing prompts

• name as many items as you can seeInstagram

QuickTime Player

• PC/Mac• audio

• video

iPad

• sound recorder

• video recorder

• camera

• QR code scanner

iPad- speaking

iPad- writing

iPad- listening

Vine

• mobile devices

• record 6 second video

Vine vocab

Not a huge fan of Vine for use with students.

sporcle.com

• (students) create timed trivia games

• Cantantes/Grupos

• La Francophonie

Quizlet

• memorisation tool, different simple game options

• flashcards

• listen + spell

Pinterest- for them• speaking/

writing activities stimuli

• many ideas for projects: target language countries, quotations, arts, culture

• class board

• create “boards”

• collect visual stimulation which links to websites

Pinterest- for you

• collect ideas for activities, class decor, videos, grammar exercices

blogger/wordpress/weebly

• group novel study

• Genius hour- experiment

• La Chica Karate

• Graffiti

• El Blog de Cine

• e

• blogging sites

Snapchat• send images, (can add

text, annotate or draw on) sent via text within 10 seconds of being opened- however, viewer can take screen shot

• well known in media for sexting so perhaps not the ideal classroom tool

• flashing images concept can be replicated in PowerPoint

• student suggestion: “Check our work without even getting up!”

• create account for the class

sample

Confide• sends text

message that disapperas once read

• can only be read by touching every blocked word one by one

• cannot take screenshot

Confide

Voicethread

• voice recording linked to image, documents, videos

• tell a story sample

• summarise text

• listening comprehension

QR Code

• barcode- can be scanned using device

• embed video, hyperlink, text

• inigma

• Qrafter

• Bakodo

• ScanLife

PowerPoint

• easy to manipulate for you and students

• poster

• Facebook profile

• Twitter feed

Acapela

• pronunciation Acapela

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