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Teaching Languages to Today’s Digital Children

Teaching Languages to Today’s Digital Children. Saturday October 30, 2010 SLIC Conference, Edmonton, AB Presenter: Carolyn L.M.King B.A.( Hons ), B.Ed , M.Ed. Dip. en Enseignement en Immersion. Session Overview. What IS the children’s Digital Background? What does this mean?

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Teaching Languages to Today’s Digital Children

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  1. Teaching Languages to Today’s Digital Children Saturday October 30, 2010 SLIC Conference, Edmonton, AB Presenter: Carolyn L.M.King B.A.(Hons), B.Ed, M.Ed. Dip. en Enseignement en Immersion

  2. Session Overview • What IS the children’s Digital Background? • What does this mean? • How can Teachers use it to advantage? • What sort of ideas/ items are included? • Why is this aspect of any importance at all? CMKING 2010 SLIC Conference Edmonton

  3. Children come to school now.... • With many & varied skills in working with digital items • Well-versed & practiced in operating new items • TV & DVDs. CDs are known to them before they can walk/or speak • Many are adept with computers, MP3s, iPods,iPhones, Blackberry,Wii at 4yrs old • Many are happy to share their skills with any adult CMKING 2010 SLIC Conference Edmonton

  4. Errors as Steps to Learning - • Children are extremely quick to learn new gadgets • Children have NO difficulty in accepting different ways of using gadgets • They are happy to try out new things • They pit their skills against themselves – • They never tire of learning new things... • And therefore of making mistakes. • This is their secret to success & they know they can win. CMKING 2010 SLIC Conference Edmonton

  5. Their method & motivation - Two Important Points: • They build on their errors systematically to achieve Learning • Their motivation is to master the skill they are working on CMKING 2010 SLIC Conference Edmonton

  6. Without Error & Persistence, NO progress would ever be achieved. • These children have experience in Error & Persistence • They push themselves to improvement & success • Teachers can use this in the language classroom • Let’s discuss HOW! CMKING 2010 SLIC Conference Edmonton

  7. Global Learning: • With easy access to worldwide sources – • We can enhance three important areas • KNOWLEDGE - of other world regions, cultures, economies & global issues • SKILLS - to communicate in Languages other than English, to work in cross-cultural teams & to access information from sources around the world • VALUES - of respect for other cultures & the disposition to engage responsibly as an actor in the global context: to understand that people can be different & right CMKING 2010 SLIC Conference Edmonton

  8. Definitions - • Webcast • Webcam • Podcast • iPod / MP3 • Smart Board • Webinar • E-Game • E-Zine • E-Interviews • Readers Theatre • Role Playing – video recording • Music, song – audio recording • Access to video streaming from Computers • Access to music & cultural songs • Increasing use of group dynamics • Email • News websites available in many languages • Email available for the blind • Store sites available in many languages CMKING 2010 SLIC Conference Edmonton

  9. Resources to Explore: • Interactive Whiteboards/ Smart Boards • Webcams • Laptop computers • Notebooks • iPods/ MP3s • Flip Cameras • Photoshop • Webquests • Webcasts • Podcasts • Web design tools • E- Interviews • E-Zines • Video conferencing • Cell/ Mobile phones - Languages • CD Roms • DVDs • Electronic research • Electronic Field Trips • News sites in many languages • Websites providing Cultural connections in the target language • E-Games • Wikipedias - in 270 languages • Recorders – audio & video • Wii – games & learning • Electronic equipment • Inspiration software CMKING 2010 SLIC Conference Edmonton

  10. Activities for Involvement in L2+ • Web search • Report on Website/ subject • Webcast/ Pod cast listening • “Webcast” production • Readers Theatre • Mind mapping projects • ? CMKING 2010 SLIC Conference Edmonton

  11. Practical websites for L2+ Teachers • www.vocabfish.com/ • flash cards, games • www.omniglot.com/links/language.htm • www.internetworldstats.com • www.freelanguage.org • www.c4lpt.co.uk • Podcasts, courses, information, lessons • www.utm.edu/departments/french/french.html • (Tennessee Bob Peckham) 10,000 sites for French • www.word2word/pod.html • (Podcasts in many languages) • www.songsforteaching.com • www.mp3languagelearning.com • www.language-learning-advisor.com • www.chinesepod.com • http://nclrc.org/webcasts/russian • www.bbc.co.uk/languages • www.cnn.com • edtech@smartbrief.com Cities of the world : check out the museums, art galleries, historic sites, new aspects etc CMKING 2010 SLIC Conference Edmonton

  12. Teacher Associations Contacts: • www.caslt.org • www.aatg.org • www.frenchteachers.org Check for sites in the target language you teach. (also through CASLT site, you will find Links to many other associations useful to Teachers of Languages). carrieking@shaw.ca clmking@rogers.blackberry.net CMKING 2010 SLIC Conference Edmonton

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