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Technology Integration in the Foreign Language Classroom. Margaret McKenzie Campbell High School Eve Israel-Hiles Mabry Middle School. Communication Cultures Connections Comparisons Communities
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Technology Integration in the Foreign Language Classroom Margaret McKenzie Campbell High School Eve Israel-Hiles Mabry Middle School
Communication Cultures Connections Comparisons Communities BIG IDEA: TECHNOLOGY IS A VEHICLE THAT MAKES LEARNING [WITHIN THESE STANDARDS] POSSIBLE (ISTE). Focus on the 5 ACTFL Standards
Why????? Research says technology can… • Influence student academic performance • Develop higher order thinking and problem solving • Improve student motivation, attitude, and interest in learning • Address the needs of low-performing and at-risk students and those with learning handicaps The Center for Applied Research in Education Technology (CARET)
Research Studies and Best-Practice examples of technology use in FL http://llt.msu.edu/ http://www.cal.org/index.html
Did you know that all content areas in all grade levels have tech integration standards? http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/qcc/
Ideas for achieving tech integration standardshttp://cnets.iste.org/students/s_stands.html
And just how do you think that I can do all that with my laptop?
Authentic Reading Practice 1. eBooks 2. Websites
Authentic Oral and Written Practice Podcasting Blogging Emailing
Learning Games PowerPoint Game Templates
Presentation Aids 1. Powerpoint 2. Moviemaking
“Multimedia learning is not something new. It is woven into the fabric of our childhood… Tom Boyle, in Design for Multimedia Learning (1997)
If a picture is worth a thousand words, how many would a video be worth?
Video and Tech Integration Ideas pc help and ideas Apple Learning Interchange
Tech Tools • Computer/s (Ideally 1:1 or a lab) • Good quality headphones with/and microphones • Video and digital cameras • LCD projector or scan converter • Scanner • Printer • iPods/mp3s
Multimedia software (Rosetta Stone) Movie making (iMovie, Moviemaker) Podcasting (Garageband, Audacity) Online telecommunications (Skype, Google Talk, email) Online activity/assessment maker (Quia, Hot Potatoes) Important Software
Language Learning and Technology Refereed Journal: http://llt.msu.edu/ Online Assessments/Activities: http://hotpot.uvic.ca/index.htm http://www.quia.com Reading: http://www.bookbox.com/index.php http://www.gutenberg.org/ Global Projects: http://www.globalschoolnet.org/index.html http://www.iearn.org/projects/ http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/ http://www.epals.com Clip Art for FL/ESOL: http://tell.fll.purdue.edu/JapanProj//FLClipart/default.html http://www.caslt.org/research/clipart.htm http://members.aol.com/donnandlee/FunHistory.html#Top Cooperative Learning Lesson Plans: http://sps.k12.mo.us/coop/hs/hslanguagearts.html Game templates: http://www.elainefitzgerald.com/gametemplates.htm http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/PPT-games/ Most important web sites
Various Resources: http://teacher.scholastic.com/ tools, lesson plans, e pals, etc http://www.yourdictionary.com/ http://www.bellenglish.com/ http://www.eslcafe.com/ http://www.cal.org/ http://www.4teachers.org/ http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/oela/summit2004/index.htm http://www.nclrc.org/ http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/ http://www.techteachers.com/visual/index.htm http://www.thinkport.org/Technology/podcast.tp http://www.flageorgia.org/flag.htm (GA Organization for FL teachers) Important web sites