A presentation I gave at Aston University to encourage creative approaches to KS5 language teaching

1. Chris Fuller Creative ideas for 6th form www.chrisfuller.typepad.com @chrisfullerisms Mrfulleredgehill@yahoo.co.uk Aston

2. www.wordle.net

3. http://blogs.msdn.com/ukschools/archive/2010/02/10/ofsted-report-the-safe-use-of-new-technologies.aspx Predict what the article will be about Write the title Write the opening paragraph – thinking of style Argue their case Compare , contrast, assess

4. continue the article / story Forces pupils to think through the appropriate register - creativity - need to fully understand the text in order to continue it Equally, what is the backstory to any incident?

5. Have I got News for You gap-fills

6. Thinking Skills Where is it? What can you see? Who is there? Where are they going? What are they doing? Why?

7. http://northgatemfl.wikispaces.com/

9. Online exercises

10. Videos

11. Links

12. Daily news articles

13. Pooled collection of interesting vocabulary

14. Assessment for LearningRecommended: www.wikispaces.com

15. Edmodo ‘A private social platform for teachers and students to share ideas, files, events and assignments’ www.edmodo.com

16. Edmodo Teachers are able to set up classes and groups (for which Edmodo generates a unique alpha-numerical code) set and collect assignments, send alerts, link to online resources, attach documents and embed audio visual material. When students log on to Edmodo for the first time, they are prompted to enter the unique code generated for their class and thus both teacher and student accounts become linked and they can begin communication privately and safely. José Picardo, www.boxoftricks.net

17. Edmodo http://edmodo.pbworks.com

18. Voicethread

19. Adverts – www.pubstv.com Voiceovers? Listening exercises Use as examples for own Critical analysis- why interesting?

20. Writing subtitles Write subtitles, either for something they’ve watched or over a muted clip- then compare, contrast, evaluate Can be done as homework from a video on blog / wiki

21. Xtranormal http://www.nottinghamhighmfl.co.uk/2009/12/6th-form-pupils-make-more-spanish-videos/

22. podcasts Podcasting Digital audio recording - role of editing in the learning process - posted online - commenting facilitates AfL

24. Podcasts as listening materials... News Time Spanish -weekly news round-ups 2) Notes In Spain - come with supporting materials - based around topics affecting life in Spain podcasts Podcasting

25. Podcasts as listening materials... 3) iTunes as a podcast search engine podcasts Podcasting

26. podcasts Podcasting Podcasts as listening materials... Personal relationships Notes in Spain 3- casa NIS 5- familia NIS 16- sobrino http://oye.languageskills.co.uk/advanced/year12/12635.html http://oye.languageskills.co.uk/advanced/year12/12633.html Health NIS 14- la tapa http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/news/topic/health.shtml http://oye.languageskills.co.uk/advanced/year12/12625.html http://web.mac.com/sanferminuk/Advanced_Level_Listening/Spanish/Entries/2007/1/31_La_salud.html - challenge: to make a worksheet for the recording http://web.mac.com/sanferminuk/Advanced_Level_Listening/Spanish/Entries/2007/1/24_El_alcohol_en_Espa%C3%B1a.html

27. interviews in pairs / groups Can be done as serious or comic Interview... - an expert on climate change - a historian - an immigrant Even get in touch with international bodies to see if you can organise an online interview for real!

28. Flip- dialogues Opportunities for creativity

29. bingo cards

30. Skype / Pamela Potential speaking homework + practises key skill - can be put onto blog / wiki http://joedale.typepad.com/integrating_ict_into_the_/2010/02/recording-skype-and-editing-in-audacity.html

31. Running dictation Rules: only Target Language allowed 1 player to write, 1 player to run good to encourage communication of simple ideas, such as positions + to practise complex ideas focus on accuracy so ideal for key structures e.g. subjunctives fun + motivational delibarate misspellings to focus on a specific point?

32. Self-check list on folder

33. www.bubbl.us

34. Free, constant CPD www.joedale.typepad.com www.boxoftricks.net www.rachelhawkes.typepad.com www.mfljones.wordpress.com www.isabellejones.blogspot.com - become part of a global Personal Learning Network

35. For more info… www.chrisfuller.typepad.com (where this presentation will be available to download) Mrfulleredgehill@yahoo.co.uk @chrisfullerisms