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Top 10 Tools for Digital Creativity in MFL Helena Butterfield http://helenabutterfield. net

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Top 10 Tools for Digital Creativity in MFL

Helena Butterfield

http://helenabutterfield.net

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A bit about me…!

• MFL Teacher

• International Co-ordinator

• Former Head of Department

• Blogger at http://helenabutterfield.net and http://langwitch.org

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Things to consider…

• Are we talking about teacher creativity or pupil creativity?

• Blocked?

• Accounts

• eSafety

• Sharing work

• What if the internet isn’t working!

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1. Wordle: http://wordle.net

Create word clouds

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How to do it

• Paste in text OR paste in the URL of a website

Create

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C’est quel film?

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What do I have to do to get a Grade C?

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Other uses• Starters • Introduce a topic • Introduce, learn, memorise, revise or practice

vocabulary• Analyse the content and gist of a longer text • Compare two texts at different levels • Teach pupils how to do a presentation without

reading from a sheet • Use key words as a writing promt• Pupils create a “Key Words” wordle• Pupils put written work into Wordle to check

that they haven’t been too repetitive.

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2. Image chef: www.imagechef.com

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How to do it

Create an account

Choose Visual Poetry

Choose your shape and type in your words

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How could I use it?

• Inspire creativity

• Independent writing

• Display

• Consolidating vocabulary

• Making calligrams

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3. Wallwisher: www.wallwisher.com

Create a wall of sticky notes

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How to do it

Create an account

Build your wall

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Revision

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Key points from a lesson

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Plenary

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Homework

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Collaboration

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Other uses

• Brainstorming ideas

• Share success criteria

• Revision

• International projects

• Collaboration for staff in your school / in other schools

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4. Voicethread: http://voicethread.com

Upload a picture

People can record themselves

People can write comments

Voicethread link

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Possible uses

• Spontaneous speaking

• Prepare for presentations

• Collaboration

• Creative speaking / writing

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5.Voki: www.voki.com

• Make speaking activities more interesting• Use for Speaking Assessments• Create one account for all pupils to access• Make the sound recording in Audacity before they make

the Voki

Create a talking avatar

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How to do it

Create an account

Create your Voki

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6. Toondoo www.toondoo.com •Easy to make

•Pupils can create their own accounts

•Choice of layouts

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How to do it

Account needed

Choose Toondoo maker

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7. Go Animate: www.goanimate.com

Video

•Pupils create their own accounts

•Give specified number of slides to create

•Pupils can email you the URL of their video

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How to do it

Account needed

Choose animation studio

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How to do it

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8. Xtranormal: www.xtranormal.com • Text to voice animated cartoon creator

• Make speaking test answers into Xtranormal

• Demonstrate model answers

• Pupils edit pre-made videos to improve the language

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Used as a listening comprehension

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9. Storybird: http://storybird.com

• Write a book

• Develop creative writing

• Pick out key words

• Reading comprehesion

• Some MFL teacher have already made several Storybirds which can be found here: http://mfl-storybirds.wikispaces.com

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How to do it

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10. Glogster: www.glogster.com(Educator accounts available)

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• Introduce a topic

• Plenaries

• What have you learned in this topic?

• Environmental campaign

• Healthy eating campaign

• All about me

Possible uses

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More information

The Langwitch Chronicles: http://helenbutterfield.net

Durham Tees Valley MFL Ning: http://stocktonmfl.ning.com

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @Langwitch