The document discusses how social media can support developing creativity in the languages classroom. It defines creativity as having original and valuable ideas, and divergent thinking. Social media allows teachers to share ideas and resources, get advice from others, and engage students more. It outlines specific social media tools like blogs, wikis, Facebook, and videos that can facilitate sharing activities to help creativity through a "virtuous circle."

1. Free Powerpoint Templates Developing Creativity in The Languages Classroom with Social Media Isabelle Jones, The Radclyffe School [email_address] Twitter: @icpjones http://twitter.com/icpjones My Languages Blog http://isabellejones.blogspot.com

3. What is Social Media? “ Social media” is media designed to be disseminated through social interaction , created using Internet and web-based technologies to transform broadcast media monologues (one to many) into social media dialogues (many to many). It supports the democratization of knowledge and information , transforming people from content consumers into content producers . ( Wikipedia )

4. What is Social Media? Effective way to present your own ideas and resources integrating multimedia (pictures, audio, video) and social interaction (sharing, getting comments from other people). Threats and opportunities: *Reputation *Child protection/bullying *Time

5. What is creativity? “ I define Creativity as the process of having original ideas that have value” Sir Ken Robinson One ingredient: Divergent thinking Creativity can…

8. How can Social Media Support The Development of Creativity in The Languages Classroom?

9. How can Social Media Support The Development of Creativity in The Languages Classroom? Stronger impact on students’ achievement Avoid teething problem Wider repertoire of activities Share own activities and resources Read about a range of activities and resources Activities and resources get adapted by others Share outcomes of adapted activities More ideas to adapt activities and resources The Virtuous Circle of Sharing Ideas and Resources

11. Useful social networking tools for Language Teachers Diigo http://www.diigo.com (social bookmarking) What 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.

13. Useful social networking tools for Language Teachers Diigo: http://www.diigo.com

15. Useful social networking tools for Language Teachers Ning (online group/ forum): a cautionary tale http://horslesmurs.ning.com/ http://primarymfl.ning.com/

16. Useful social networking tools for Language Teachers Facebook Pages and Groups: What is the difference? Pages allow organizations to communicate broadly with people who like them. Pages may only be created and managed by official representatives. Groups provide a closed space for small groups of people to communicate about shared interests. Groups can be created by anyone.

17. Useful social networking tools for Language Teachers Facebook Pages and Groups Pages Mis cositas http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/MisCositascom/190662591830 Franc-Parler.org http://www.facebook.com/pages/Franc-parlerorg/154479707914279 ALL http://www.facebook.com/alllanguages.org.uk Languages South East http://www.facebook.com/LanguagesSouthEast?sk=wall

18. Useful social networking tools for Language Teachers Facebook Pages and Groups Groups Languages in Primary Schools http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/103253749750151/ EU Educators http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/EUEducators/ CALL http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/255577856335/

19. Useful social networking tools for Language Teachers Facebook Pages and Groups Other differences include: PagesPrivacy : Information and posts are public and available to everyone. Audience: Anyone can like a Page, be connected with it and get News updates. GroupsPrivacy: A range of settings are available including open settings, secret and closed groups, where posts are only visible to group members. Audience: Group members must be approved or added by other members. When a group reaches a certain size, some features are limited. Communication: Members of groups can receive notifications when other members posts in the group. Group members can participate in chats, upload photos to shared albums, collaborate on group documents and invite all members to group events.

20. Useful social networking tools for Language Teachers Edmodo http://www.edmodo.com/home

21. Useful social networking tools for Language Teachers Sharing photos and videos http://www.flickr.com/ http://www.youtube.com / http://www.flickr.com/groups/imagestoteachlanguages/ set up by @aliceayel http://www.tes.co.uk/MyPublicProfile.aspx?uc=694292&event=21 http://pinterest.com/about/

22. Useful social networking tools for Language Teachers Blogging and micro-blogging http://isabellejones.blogspot.com

23. Useful social networking tools for Language Teachers Blogging and micro-blogging http://twitter.com/icpjones

24. Useful social networking tools for Language Teachers Blogging and micro-blogging http://twitter.com/icpjones

25. Useful social networking tools for Language Teachers: Slideshare

26. Useful social networking tools for Language Teachers Slideshare Downloadable/ non downloadable Slidecast/ zipcast Private (pro)/ Public Larger files and video (pro)

27. Useful social networking tools for Language Teachers The Wallwisher Story http://www.wallwisher.com http://www.diigo.com/user/isabellejones/wallwisher http://en.linoit.com/

29. Useful social networking tools for Language Teachers: Wikis Primary Languages http://talkaboutprimarymfl.wikispaces.com/ Food from Spanish-speaking countries http://wms-spanish.wikispaces.com/ Teaching with Flickr http://teachingwithflickr.wikispaces.com/ Phonics and MFL http://doonceandshare.wikispaces.com/ Activities for the European Day of Languages http://edl2011ideas.wikispaces.com/ Wikispace: free wikis for educators http://www.wikispaces.com/content/for/teachers

30. Useful social networking tools for Language Teachers: Wikis Resources for French http://french-resources.wikispaces.com/ Resources for Spanish independent practice http://spanishingrosvenor.wikispaces.com/ Mis Cositas: Resources and Ideas for Spanish http://miscositas.wikispaces.com/ (US) Languages and Second Life http://slanguages.wikispaces.com/ International Valentines Day project (US) http://globalvalentines.wikispaces.com/

31. Useful social networking tools for Language Teachers: Wikis PLTS in MFL http://pltsinmfl.wikispaces.com/ Madame Thomas (US) http://ah-bon-french.wikispaces.com/ Storybird http://mfl-storybirds.wikispaces.com/French+Storybirds Mrs Birch’s Spanish Resources (US) http://elmundodebirch.wikispaces.com/

33. Useful social networking tools for Language Teachers: Mobile integration Blogger/ Posterous/ Wordpress You Tube/ Dailymotion/ Vimeo Diigo Facebook Flickr Twitter Edmodo Paper.li/ Flipboard/ Scoopit Pinterest Slideshare

34. How can Social Media Support The Development of Creativity in The Languages Classroom? Stronger impact on students’ achievement Avoid teething problem Wider repertoire of activities Share own activities and resources Read about a range of activities and resources Activities and resources get adapted by others Share outcomes of adapted activities More ideas to adapt activities and resources The Virtuous Circle of Sharing Ideas and Resources

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37. Free Powerpoint Templates Developing Creativity in The Languages Classroom with Social Media Isabelle Jones, The Radclyffe School [email_address] Twitter: @icpjones http://twitter.com/icpjones My Languages Blog http://isabellejones.blogspot.com