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1. 21st century ICT tools to engage
your language students
Giraux Sannier high school
February 17, 2014.
Marie-Hélène Fasquel.

2. Biography
ESL teacher
ICT trainer
eTwinning ambassador
Microsoft Expert Educator
Global Forum participant (Barcelona,
March 2014)
Author (Ellipses)
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3. Why use 21st century tools?
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4. Main objectives of the
language teacher
To engage your our students
To help them discover their full
potential (digital natives but…)
To help them change the world a little
bit at a time
To allow them to communicate in an
authentic manner
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5. Main objectives of the
language teacher
To help them connect with a global
audience
To develop their taste for studies, their
taste for knowledge building…
To showcase their works and to help
them develop their various talents.
And so on…This list is endless!
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6. How?
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7. Collaboration with students from other all
over the world
On e-Twinning
you need a project, partners.
Then you start your project together and
your students start interacting.
Through teachers‘ networks (PiL, esl
printables for ESL teachers, isl collective for
various languages)
You contact teachers with similar interests,
ask them to join you in a project,
and start from there!
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8. Collaboration
On Twitter (select a specific hashtag:
for instance: #fasquel-webinar
We can try this straight away!
On Titanpad (or any other pad)
On Padlet
On Google Docs
On eTwinning
Twinspace
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9. Your ideas
Any other ideas?
How do you have your students
collaborate online with other schools?
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10. Real-life issues
Choose real-life issues and ask your
students to defend a real cause, for
instance:
* Environmental issues
* Sustainability (the future of our planet)
* Poverty
* Gender equality
* Racism, discrimination, violence
* Freedom of speech
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* Addiction…

11. Your projects
Can you share more ideas with us?
Can you tell us about the projects
you chose to engage your
students?
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12. Gamification
Using games and interactive activities:
They are perfect because
* you can interact
* You have to solve a problem
* You can win
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* They can become addictive (well… we can
dream of getting our students addicted to
learning!)
* They are fun & entertaining (our students do
not feel they are working!)
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13. Game generators
My content curation
Web page for students
Spelling city, 13
game generator
Classtools , game generator
Quizlet, flashcards, games
environment quiz
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14. Game generators
Spelling city, game generator
Vocabulary game generator
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Whodunnit example
Environment example
Video tutorial
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15. Game generators
Classtools , game generator
Arcade game15
generator.
Fun and nice for students.
Repetitive  memorable
experience
An example
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16. Game generators
Quizlet, flashcards, games
environment quiz
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17. Games?
Do you use games to teach?
Which ones? Can you add a link please?
You can answer on this Google Form
I will share the responses with you after
the webinar.
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18. Selecting rewards
Selecting the best works
Rewarding them with diplomas & little
prizes
If possible, associating the school’s
headmaster/headmistress
diploma generator
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19. Writing
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You can select an assignment
And ask your students to work
together (choose the setting, the
characters, the topic, write together,
proofread their work…)
Newspaper clipping generator: Fodey
Making ebooks: one of my projects
What are your favourite writing tools?
Tasks?
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20. Speaking
Podcasting – Podbean
Vocaroo –sending audio messages via
email
Animoto: to make a 30 second video
(with pictures, text, sound)
One example
What are your favourite speaking
tools? Tasks?
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21. Reading
Reading excerpts or books and then
making online quizzes for their peers.
What are your favourite reading tasks?
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22. Listening
Choose an online listening webiste (audiolingua, …)
divide your class into different groups with different
listening asignments at home (flipped classroom),
ask your students to prepare a short talk about the
audio or video they have studied,
and share their findings with their peers as a
speaking task.
What are your favourite listening tools? Tasks?
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23. Listening
Some useful video links
* vimeo
* teacher tube
* BBC history
* BBC history for kids
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24. Content curation for different
languages
German
Spanish
Italian
French as a foreign language
English
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25. Content curation and new projects
Scoop.it! curation
2 ongoing projects:
Gamification  learning while creating
games and playing them.
games curation
The Flipped Classroom
flipped classroom curation
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26. Free online Courses
Training courses with three different levels:
the Training Provider Program at
www.piltrainer.com
However to be able to access all the
information and Professional Development,
you first have to apply to be part of that
network.
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27. Connecting with teachers worldwide
Partners in Learning
If you are interested in joining, I will send you
an invitation: please fill in this form?
Which of the online tools we discussed today
do you already know/use?
Any other online communities you
recommend?
Could you tell us about your own class
projects? And add links please?
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28. “The Partners in Learning Network is a global online
resource and community for educators and school
leaders designed to encourage collaboration and the
spread of ideas to improve education worldwide.”

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31. Community Discussions
discussions
content uploads
collaboration opportunity for
audience and programs. Add
comments/replies to LA, Tutorials,
and Free Tools.
Users can upload an image, Office
applications, PDFs, or video with a
discussion
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32. Contact -- References
Feel free to contact me!
mhfasquel@gmail.com
On Twitter : @mariehel2
Slideshare
My files on Slideshare.
Blog
All the links and more information
On Facebook, Linked.In &
Google+, eTwinning: Marie Helene Fasquel
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33. Thank you!
Thank you very much for your attention!
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