Technology IDEAS for the FL Classroom

1. Technology IDEAS for the FL Classroom Sandra Seiler, Foreign Language Teacher sseiler@johncarroll.org The John Carroll School

2. One Note • One Note can be used to: • organize lesson plans • create resource files • collect images • store links • create audio and video files • Shared One Note notebooks can be used to: • make your plans available to your students • create group projects • check on students’ progress

3. Power Point • Power Point can be used to: • Deliver content • Practice vocabulary • Assess students speaking skills • Create review games

4. QUIA • Subscription-based website for educators to create and share customized online activities. • Ideas for using QUIA in the FL classroom include: • Warm-up activities • Homework assignments and practice activities • Review games • Graded quizzes • Download a free 30-day QUIA subscription at: http://www.quia.com/newtrial.html

5. Audacity • Free, open source recording and editing software. • Ideas for using Audacity in the FL classroom include: • Audio files of vocabulary lists • Listening comprehension activities • Podcasts • Speaking assessments • Download Audacity at: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

6. Hot Potatoes • Freeware which can be used to create interactive exercises. • Ideas for using Hot Potatoes in the FL classroom include: • crossword puzzles • Download Hot Potatoes at: http://hotpot.uvic.ca/

7. Other Useful Links • BBC Languages Homepage http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/ • Teacher Tube: World Languages Homepage http://teachertube.com/videoList.php?pg=videonew&cid=24 • LearnSpanish.com http://www.learnspanish.com/ • Spanish Language & Culture http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/ • WorldandISchool http://www.worldandischool.com • WordReference Online Dictionaries www.wordreference.com