Conference Handout - FLENEF 2014 Guzzo & Siracusa

1. Donna Guzzo Administrator Language Exploration Enrichment (L.E.E.) Donna.Guzzo@leestjohnsedu.org leestjohns@aol.com
Frances Siracusa World Languages Department Chair, Educational Technologist Country Day World School fransiracusa@gmail.com
iLearn. iTeach. iPad. iWant. iNeed.
FLENEF Summer Conference 2014
“Language Learning Without Borders”
Donna.Guzzo@leestjohnsedu.org
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Increasingly global economies, a heightened need for national security, and changing demographics in
the U.S. have increased attention to our country’s lack of language capability. Every call to action to
prepare our students for the 21st Century includes offering them the opportunity to learn languages
other than English and increase their knowledge of other cultures.
(https://www.actfl.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/21stCenturySkillsMap/p21_worldlanguagesmap.pdf)
Learning activities are centered around modes of communication:
INTERPERSONAL INTERPRETIVE PRESENTATIONAL
Integration of World Languages and 21st Century Skills: How do we do this?
http://www.p21.org/storage/documents/Skills%20Map/p21_worldlanguagesmap.pdf
The Language Classroom -- Then & Now
Unlike the classroom of yesteryear that required students to know a great deal of information about
the language but did not have an expectation of language use, today’s classroom is about teaching
languages so that students use them to communicate with native speakers of the language.
-STUDENTS LEARNED ABOUT
THE LANGUAGE (GRAMMAR)
-TEACHER-CENTERED CLASS
-SAME INSTRUCTION FOR ALL
STUDENTS
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-STUDENTS LEARN TO USE THE
LANGUAGE
-LEARNER-CENTERED WITH
TEACHER AS FACILITATOR/
COLLABORATOR
-DIFFERENTIATING
INSTRUCTION TO MEET
INDIVIDUAL NEEDS

2. Donna Guzzo Administrator Language Exploration Enrichment (L.E.E.) Donna.Guzzo@leestjohnsedu.org leestjohns@aol.com
Frances Siracusa World Languages Department Chair, Educational Technologist Country Day World School fransiracusa@gmail.com
This presentation will focus on 21st Century Information, Media and Technology Skills:
Communication: Students as effective communicators use languages to engage in meaningful
conversation, to understand and interpret spoken language and written text, and to present
information, concepts, and ideas.
Technology Literacy: Students as productive global citizens use appropriate technologies when
interpreting messages, interacting with others, and producing written, oral, and visual messages.
Creativity and Innovation: Students as creators and innovators respond to new and diverse
perspectives.They use language in imaginative and original ways to make useful contributions.
Use of Apps in our Classrooms:
Technology allows for the creation of new tasks, previously inconceivable, both by the teacher AND the
learner! Make it dynamic! Make it authentic!
Top 5 Apps in our Toolkit: Necessary Apps to Keep
Workflow Moving:
Other Favorite Apps:
Notability
Educreations
Haiku Deck
Nearpod
Google Suite*
Dropbox
Google Drive*
Photos
Vimeo
TypeDrawing Socrative
Skype Google Earth*
PhotoMapo Tellagami
Voicethread iMovie
PuppetPals HD Pages
Book Creator Penultimate
Blogger* Primary Writer
Duolingo Animoto
Notability
-powerful and functional note-taking app (saves as PDF to Google Drive, Dropbox)
-write, illustrate, annotate, import files, take a photo, audio record, and more
Educreations
-software that transforms your iPad into an interactive whiteboard by using your voice,
handwriting, pictures, and videos
-videos can be be browsed and/or shared online, and can be accessed on any web browser as
well as an iPad
Haiku Deck
-presentation software (iPad or web-based beta version) that is effective, simple and beautiful
-printable images can be used immediately with centers material*
Nearpod
-“create, engage and assess:” interactive multi-media presentations can be shared in real time
-platform diverse: iOS, Android, PC, Mac

3. Donna Guzzo Administrator Language Exploration Enrichment (L.E.E.) Donna.Guzzo@leestjohnsedu.org leestjohns@aol.com
Frances Siracusa World Languages Department Chair, Educational Technologist Country Day World School fransiracusa@gmail.com
WORKSHEET
APPS:
What does it do? Benefits Cost 21st
Century
Skill(s)
addressed
Learning Activity Ideas
(What can I do?)
How does it support
reading, writing, research
&/or presentations?
Cultural discoveries?
Virtual field trip?
NOTES: