SCOLT 2012 Top Tech Tools
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SCOLT 2012- Atlanta,
Georgia
Michelle Olah
Seminole Co. Public Schools, Florida
World Languages Technology Consultants
www.wltechconsultants.com
World Languages and 21st Century Skills
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Using technology in the World
Languages classroom:
• Enhances student creativity
• Allows students to communicate outside of
the classroom
• Provides opportunities for student
collaboration
• Requires students to think critically to
evaluate resources
• Engages and motivates students
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Easily access (to ANYTHING)
websites from your smart
phone!
Step 1: Download QR code reader/scanner on your
smart phone through the Android Market or
iTunes App Store
Step 2: Open app and scan code with camera
Step 1: Go to http://qrcode.kaywa.com
Step 2: Type in Text or URL and create code
Step 3: Save your code for future use
http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
Top tool to wake up the class!
Also known as “Texting for good not evil”
1. If you can text, you can wiffiti!
2. Send a text message to: 87884
3. At the beginning of your message type
@wif97894 and then your answer.
Use to:
• Preview a topic
• Review yesterday’s topic
• Quick comprehension check on what was just
learned
• Exit ticket
• ?
Presentational Writing http://classtools.net/fb/home/page
Wallwisher
http://www.wallwisher.com/
http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/scpsfeb7
Examples of wallwishers…
Storybird
Storybirds are short, visual
stories that you make with
family and friends to share
and (soon) print.
http://mfl-storybirds.wikispaces.com/
Speaking Projects
Beginning German - http://ed.voicethread.com/?#u86836.b33936.i196368
Spanish Collaborative Family Project http://ed.voicethread.com/share/235029/
Intermediate Spanish – Grammar focus http://ed.voicethread.com/share/8974/
Voicethread
Speaking/Vocabulary
Practice
About Me Projects Or
Describing self Voki Speaking Avatar
Culture
(not from the text book)
A little bit of Culture Every Day!
Travel Videos - Geobeats –
2 Minute Travel Videos (English)
Movie Theaters (vocabulary, money, time, dates)
•Cinéma Gaumont Champs-Elysées Marignan-Paris
•Cinemark – México
Newspaper headlines from around the World
YouTube, TeacherTube, SchoolTube
Social Media with Students?
Schools should reflect the world that we live in TODAY
We can help make schools even more relevant, connected, and
meaningful to kids.
We can increase students' engagement in their education, increase
technological proficiency, contribute to a greater sense of
collaboration in the classroom, and build better communication
skills.
What Social Educational Networking Sites to
Use?
Non-Educational Sites like Twitter and
• “Go where the students are”
• Teach them how to use these sites responsibly and for their educational needs
Educational Sites like Edmodo or Ning
• More teacher control
• Educational focus
“Edmodo is a secure, social learning platform
for teachers, students, schools and districts.
We provide a safe and easy way for your class
to connect and collaborate, share content and
access homework, grades and school notices.
Our goal is to help educators harness the
power of social media to customize the
classroom for each and every learner.”
A PORTFOLIO TO SHOWCASE STUDENT
WORK
Blog, wiki, ning, or
website
We are already 10 years into
the 21st Century
The “Future” is NOW
By ECU Digital Collections on Flickr
What can you do TODAY to help
prepare your students for
TOMORROW?
One WOW and one
WONDER…
Michelle Olah
World Languages Technology Consultants
www.wltechconsultants.com