This document discusses various online tools that can be used for continuing professional development (CPD) in foreign language faculties. It describes tools like Delicious, Diigo, and Flickr that allow sharing bookmarks, documents, and photos. It also mentions Ning for setting up larger faculty networks, Slideshare for sharing presentations, Scribd for documents, and Vodpod for embedding videos. The document advocates using these tools to connect with others, widen professional networks, and encourage CPD through sharing resources and networking online. It also briefly discusses the potential of Twitter and future possibilities like teachmeets and Skype surgeries for networking.

1. Favouritetools for CPD in the MFL FacultyIsabelle Jones, Head of Languages, The Radclyffe School Oldham@icpjoneshttp://isabellejones.blogspot.com

2. From Bulletin to TwitterWhy a bulletin?

3. What do you put in it?

4. How canitencourage the use of ICT for teachers’ own CPD? The Menu Approach to CPD

5. From Bulletin to TwitterShare your sources!Delicious/ Diigo links.Direct weblinks.Links to My Languages blog.

6. Del.icio.us/ DiigoWhat is it?Enables you to save your favourite websites on an independent (free) account accessible from any computer.Enables you to share your bookmarks with other people (of your own choice or the public)Enables you to connect with people you have a common area of interest with

7. My Del.icio.us Page

8. My Diigo Page

9. Del.icio.us or Diigo?You don’t want to shareYou don’t care who you are sharing withYou are only startingYou already know some people who are on one or the otherYou want to widen the geographical area covered by your PLNYou want to set up/ be part of a grouphttp://groups.diigo.com/group/resources-for-languages

10. I  NINGFor larger groups e.g. large faculties, SLN, feeder primaries networks…Easy to set upModeration/ privacyEasy to uploadstuffInteractive minutesResources: Links to blogs, Diigo and other « resourcegathering sites » like… http://oldhamsln.ning.com

11. Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/Great to share pictures in a safe manner

12. Possibility of setting up groups-GREAT potential for language teachers

13. http://www.flickr.com/groups/http://www.flickr.com/groups/imagestoteachlanguages/Set up by @aliceayel

14. SlidesharePublish presentationsShare presentationsProtect your presentations but still share the ideasConnect with people who produce presentations on topics that are of interest to you (social networking facilities)http://www.slideshare.net/icpj

15. My Slideshare page

16. ScribdTo share documents“follow” people with similar interestsTo publish those documents on blogs without facility to directly upload documents (Blogger plaform)http://www.scribd.com

17. My Scribd Pagehttp://www.scribd.com/icpj

18. VodpodWhat does it do?Collects videos across a wide range of video sharing sites Can be put on a blog or a NING page.http://vodpod.com/isabellejonesWhat does it look like?