New tools, new curriculum, new opportunities Modern Languages Symposium – NUI Galway www.joedale.typepad.com [email_address]

The New KS3 Curriculum is an invitation to be bold (Kathy Wicksteed quoting Chris Maynard from QCA April 2008)

The networked teacher

What is RSS?

Digital photo sharing

Social bookmarking

I use Diigo because ...

Online communities

Twitter

YouTube

Skype

Videoconferencing

Wikis

Two Stars and a Wish Purpose, audience and content one-click publishing Real communication Assessment for learning Secure environment Promote global citizenship Pupil voice Celebrate your pupils’ work Feedback Comments

Audio Moblogging 2, 200 hits in one weekend!

The educational value of podcasting pupils or staff can listen when and where they want, at their own pace, in a relaxed environment the process of recording and editing can deepen pupils' understanding of key concepts pupils can listen as many times as is necessary for them to embed ideas pupils can have opportunities for pupil voice, peer assessment and collaborative work scripting and producing can facilitate pupils’ accessing higher order thinking skills

pupils or staff can listen when and where they want, at their own pace, in a relaxed environment

the process of recording and editing can deepen pupils' understanding of key concepts

pupils can listen as many times as is necessary for them to embed ideas

pupils can have opportunities for pupil voice, peer assessment and collaborative work

scripting and producing can facilitate pupils’ accessing higher order thinking skills

ICT in Action – CILT video case studies

Peer assessment and distance learning

Global citizenship and cultural awareness

Cool tools for school

Morph your voice in Audacity

Further reading http://joedale.typepad.com/integrating_ict_into_the_/podcasting/index.html http://joedale.typepad.com/integrating_ict_into_the_/blogging/index.html http://joedale.typepad.com/integrating_ict_into_the_/moblogging/index.html http://joedale.typepad.com/integrating_ict_into_the_/mobile_telephones/index.html

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