Creating engaging and motivating activities through ICT, authentic texts and images

1. Creating engaging and motivating activities through ICT, authentic texts and images dwi@johnbentley.wilts.sch.uk Dave Wicks Curriculum Co-ordinator for MFL 2, SLN Lead Teacher for North Wiltshire, RSA for the South West

2. A change in ideology? A “new” active classroom for a new NC • An active classroom is all about moving from: • Teacher-centred to learner centred • Teacher as transmitter of knowledge -> teacher as organiser of knowledge • Teacher as the “do-er” for children -> teacher as “enabler” / facilitator • Subject specific focus -> Holistic learning focus • Teacher as magician! NOT!

3. How do our students change and benefit from an active approach? • Passive recipients of knowledge -> active and participatory learners • Focus on answering questions -> asking questions • Spoon fed -> responsible for own learning – reflection • Competing with each other -> collaborating • Having own say -> listening to others opinions • Individual subject learning -> joined up learning “episodes” “Sir, this is like well ace work, can we do it again another lesson?”

4. Thinking about texts • How do we use texts? • Do we always find good “authentic material” to use? • Do we get enough mileage out of texts? • How can we explore texts in a fresher, new way? • How can we link the new NC to what we do do with texts?

5. It’s time to get active! Let’s think! How do you feel?!

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7. Text idea 1 • The “silent” starter aka “The Cold Shoulder!” – a list of words, in any order or layout on a page. • Results – what is the impact / result of this? New NC links? • Potential Pitfalls - ways around the problems. • Feedback from the students on the activity

8. Ready, steady, read! • “Are you ready to read aloud class?” • “We’re going to read the text out loud as soon as it appears on the screen!” • “Ready?” • “Let’s read!”

9. Text idea 2 Lesamedij’aimealleren villeavec mescopains et j’adoremanger chez McDocarc’estdélicieux! Le soir, jeregarde la télé avec masoeurparcequej’aime les films de science-fiction. Elle adore les westerns! Le dimanchematin, jereste au lit et je me levevers midi. L’après-midi jevaisau parcet jejoue au foot avec mescamarades de classe. La semenedernièrejesuisalléchez mesgrands-parents maisc’étaitnul! I know there is a spelling istake!

10. Text idea 2 – how to make it work! • Colours – yellow is bad! Choose nice word colours or a black background. • Make the font big enough to read! • Make sure they are reading aloud to start with! • Don’t give in if they don’t understand! Just say no! Don’t give away any hints! Launch it, “unscaffolded” Be BRAVE! • Once you have a template – SHARE IT! • Recycle the idea, but change the words/concepts they need to find so they are not wise to it!

11. Text, images and ICT- incorporating all 3 into one fabulous activity Photo stories

12. Using images to inspire photo stories • Images are a powerful tool for the MFL teacher. • One single topic image – a thousand ideas. • Student involvement – image creation. • Motivation levels. • Creativity levels. • PLTS – many can be achieved here. • Fantastic final products. • Useful for many topics, even the obscure ones! However some non-entities are being taken out! PO etc.

13. How to set-up the task • Get cameras – beg, steal or borrow! • Check your picture policy • Get them into groups – you decide, they decide – your choice/their choice? • Plan it out first – when do you want to start and finish – lesson allocation • Give them the topic – planning in groups • Photo shoot + ICT room booked

14. Family Fortunes • Groups love to work together • Not just the family are playing – group planning can be used in class • Easy to set up once you have the template • Easy to move the activity forward into AT4 work • Easy to use as a springboard into drop down menus in Word activities – creative texts