The document discusses using social media and ICT tools to enhance language teaching. It provides links to 11 digital tools such as Wordle for creating word clouds and Wallwisher for collaborative note-taking. These tools can be used to introduce topics, practice vocabulary, analyze texts, create presentations without notes, and more. The document also discusses using blogs and wikis to share student work and international collaboration.
This document discusses ways to motivate students and engage them through international links in their language learning. It recommends celebrating other cultures through native speaker contact, authentic materials from other countries, and giving students a real international audience. Several specific online collaboration tools are described, including eTwinning, ePals, and Connecting Classrooms, which allow students to partner with classes abroad. Successful project examples through these tools include blogging, wikis, exploring local areas, and video conferencing with international partners. Recognition and awards are available for high quality international projects.
This document discusses using social media and information communication technologies (ICT) tools to support teaching and learning modern foreign languages. It introduces five ICT tools - word clouds, sticky notes, talking avatars, cartoons, and mind maps - and provides examples of how each could be used, such as introducing vocabulary, analyzing texts, and collaborating on ideas. Web links are included to access the tools. The document concludes by recommending sharing student work through blogs and wikis and providing contact information for the presenter.
This document discusses how social media and ICT can be used in MFL teaching and provides examples of 11 websites and tools that teachers can use with students, including Wordle, Image Chef, Tagxedo, Wallwisher, Linoit, Voicethread, Voki, Toondoo, Go Animate, Storybird, and Glogster. It describes how each tool can be used to introduce topics, practice vocabulary, analyze texts, help with presentations, and encourage collaboration. The document concludes by mentioning options for sharing student work via blogs and wikis and providing contact information for the author.
This document discusses strategies for promoting independent learning in modern foreign languages (MFL). It introduces several activities that can be used for consolidation, introducing vocabulary, review, and starters. These include Quiz Quiz Trade, Tarsia, Showdown, Infinite Scrabble, Fan 'n' Pick, Lingo Bingo, Jot Write, and Haiku. Examples are provided for how some of these activities work and their benefits. Contact information is also provided for the author's blog and Twitter account for more resources.
The document provides information about the format and assessment of the MFL GCSE controlled speaking and writing assessments. It outlines the objectives, assessment structure including internally and externally assessed tasks, and roles of teachers, students, and parents. It then describes the process of drafting, preparing, and completing the assessments. Finally, it provides several techniques for memorizing responses for speaking assessments and paragraphs for writing assessments, including looking sentence by sentence, using a mental room to place sentences, recording answers, and using keywords.
The document discusses using social media and ICT tools to enhance language teaching. It provides links to 11 digital tools such as Wordle for creating word clouds and Wallwisher for collaborative note-taking. These tools can be used to introduce topics, practice vocabulary, analyze texts, create presentations without notes, and more. The document also discusses using blogs and wikis to share student work and international collaboration.
This document discusses ways to motivate students and engage them through international links in their language learning. It recommends celebrating other cultures through native speaker contact, authentic materials from other countries, and giving students a real international audience. Several specific online collaboration tools are described, including eTwinning, ePals, and Connecting Classrooms, which allow students to partner with classes abroad. Successful project examples through these tools include blogging, wikis, exploring local areas, and video conferencing with international partners. Recognition and awards are available for high quality international projects.
This document discusses using social media and information communication technologies (ICT) tools to support teaching and learning modern foreign languages. It introduces five ICT tools - word clouds, sticky notes, talking avatars, cartoons, and mind maps - and provides examples of how each could be used, such as introducing vocabulary, analyzing texts, and collaborating on ideas. Web links are included to access the tools. The document concludes by recommending sharing student work through blogs and wikis and providing contact information for the presenter.
This document discusses how social media and ICT can be used in MFL teaching and provides examples of 11 websites and tools that teachers can use with students, including Wordle, Image Chef, Tagxedo, Wallwisher, Linoit, Voicethread, Voki, Toondoo, Go Animate, Storybird, and Glogster. It describes how each tool can be used to introduce topics, practice vocabulary, analyze texts, help with presentations, and encourage collaboration. The document concludes by mentioning options for sharing student work via blogs and wikis and providing contact information for the author.
This document discusses strategies for promoting independent learning in modern foreign languages (MFL). It introduces several activities that can be used for consolidation, introducing vocabulary, review, and starters. These include Quiz Quiz Trade, Tarsia, Showdown, Infinite Scrabble, Fan 'n' Pick, Lingo Bingo, Jot Write, and Haiku. Examples are provided for how some of these activities work and their benefits. Contact information is also provided for the author's blog and Twitter account for more resources.
The document provides information about the format and assessment of the MFL GCSE controlled speaking and writing assessments. It outlines the objectives, assessment structure including internally and externally assessed tasks, and roles of teachers, students, and parents. It then describes the process of drafting, preparing, and completing the assessments. Finally, it provides several techniques for memorizing responses for speaking assessments and paragraphs for writing assessments, including looking sentence by sentence, using a mental room to place sentences, recording answers, and using keywords.
The document discusses creating podcasts with students. It provides instructions on how to record a podcast using free software like Audacity. Students note that podcasts allow them to learn in different ways and help memorize topics. The document outlines the basic steps to record and edit audio, save the file, and publish the podcast online through free hosting platforms or iTunes. Some subjects that could benefit from podcasts include English for discussing books, and science and religion for remembering facts and keywords.
The document discusses various digital tools that can be used for creativity in modern foreign language (MFL) teaching and learning. It provides the websites and brief descriptions of 10 tools: Wordle and Tagxedo for creating word clouds; Wallwisher for creating walls of sticky notes; Linoit for online brainstorming and collaboration; Voicethread for multimedia commenting; Voki and Toondoo for creating avatars and animations; GoAnimate and Xtranormal for developing videos and stories; Storybird for writing stories online; and Glogster for creating online posters. The document encourages teachers to get creative in using these digital tools and follow suggested Twitter accounts for more MFL resources and ideas.
This document discusses eTwinning and how it can benefit language learning. It provides the following key points:
- eTwinning enables teachers and students across 32 European countries to collaborate online using ICT. It is free to register and find partners to work on curriculum-based projects.
- Some benefits of eTwinning include celebrating different cultures through native speaker contact, using authentic materials, and having a real audience to motivate students.
- Teachers can register with eTwinning, find partner schools, submit project ideas for approval, and use tools like Twinspace (an online space) and real-time communication options to collaborate with partners. Successful projects can earn quality labels and awards.
The document discusses ways to spice up and improve a Year 7 secondary school languages curriculum. It provides ideas for making the curriculum more engaging, cross-curricular, and focused on skills rather than prescribed content. Suggestions include using stories, songs, poetry, international links, podcasts, blogs, and competitions to practice vocabulary and language skills in fun and creative ways.
This document provides a summary of 10 digital tools for promoting creativity in modern foreign language (MFL) teaching and learning. The tools include Wordle for creating word clouds, ImageChef for visual poetry, Wallwisher for collaborative note-taking, Voicethread for multimedia discussions, Voki for talking avatars, Toondoo for cartoon creation, GoAnimate for video animation, Xtranormal for dubbing cartoons, Storybird for digital storywriting, and Glogster for multimedia posters. Examples are given for how each tool could be used to inspire creativity, develop language skills, or facilitate project-based learning in MFL classrooms.
This document discusses international collaboration opportunities for schools. It describes the UK International School Award which recognizes international work in schools. It also describes eTwinning, an online platform that enables teachers and students from 32 European countries to collaborate on curriculum projects. The document provides suggestions for getting started with eTwinning, including registering, finding partners, and project ideas that have worked like blogging and wiki projects.
The document discusses using blogs and wikis in teaching foreign languages. It defines blogs as websites that can be easily updated without complex software and are often personal journals. Blogs are recommended for communication, presenting student work, and motivation. Several example language teaching blogs are provided. Wikis are described as websites that allow many people to contribute content, and are more static than blogs. Wikis are proposed for student and teacher collaboration on projects and showcasing work. Contact information is provided for the presenter's blog and wikispace on using technology in language teaching.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help alleviate symptoms of mental illness and boost overall mental well-being.
Recycling helps keep the world unpolluted by reducing waste and rubbish, as it is beneficial for the environment to recycle materials rather than throwing them away. Recycling should be started today by individuals in order to help the planet stay clean and green for future generations.
The document discusses the environment and how one day the energy may run out or pollution could kill the planet. It notes that recycling paper, glass, waste food, plastic, tin, cardboard, and aluminum can help address these environmental issues.
The document provides information about recycling services offered by Stockton Council, including recycling collection days and dates, what items can be recycled such as glass bottles, food and drink cans, plastic, cardboard, newspapers, magazines and junk mail, and how to properly prepare items for collection. Residents can visit the Recycle for Stockton website to find out more details on recycling and waste reduction services.
The document discusses creating podcasts with students. It provides instructions on how to record a podcast using free software like Audacity. Students note that podcasts allow them to learn in different ways and help memorize topics. The document outlines the basic steps to record and edit audio, save the file, and publish the podcast online through free hosting platforms or iTunes. Some subjects that could benefit from podcasts include English for discussing books, and science and religion for remembering facts and keywords.
The document discusses various digital tools that can be used for creativity in modern foreign language (MFL) teaching and learning. It provides the websites and brief descriptions of 10 tools: Wordle and Tagxedo for creating word clouds; Wallwisher for creating walls of sticky notes; Linoit for online brainstorming and collaboration; Voicethread for multimedia commenting; Voki and Toondoo for creating avatars and animations; GoAnimate and Xtranormal for developing videos and stories; Storybird for writing stories online; and Glogster for creating online posters. The document encourages teachers to get creative in using these digital tools and follow suggested Twitter accounts for more MFL resources and ideas.
This document discusses eTwinning and how it can benefit language learning. It provides the following key points:
- eTwinning enables teachers and students across 32 European countries to collaborate online using ICT. It is free to register and find partners to work on curriculum-based projects.
- Some benefits of eTwinning include celebrating different cultures through native speaker contact, using authentic materials, and having a real audience to motivate students.
- Teachers can register with eTwinning, find partner schools, submit project ideas for approval, and use tools like Twinspace (an online space) and real-time communication options to collaborate with partners. Successful projects can earn quality labels and awards.
The document discusses ways to spice up and improve a Year 7 secondary school languages curriculum. It provides ideas for making the curriculum more engaging, cross-curricular, and focused on skills rather than prescribed content. Suggestions include using stories, songs, poetry, international links, podcasts, blogs, and competitions to practice vocabulary and language skills in fun and creative ways.
This document provides a summary of 10 digital tools for promoting creativity in modern foreign language (MFL) teaching and learning. The tools include Wordle for creating word clouds, ImageChef for visual poetry, Wallwisher for collaborative note-taking, Voicethread for multimedia discussions, Voki for talking avatars, Toondoo for cartoon creation, GoAnimate for video animation, Xtranormal for dubbing cartoons, Storybird for digital storywriting, and Glogster for multimedia posters. Examples are given for how each tool could be used to inspire creativity, develop language skills, or facilitate project-based learning in MFL classrooms.
This document discusses international collaboration opportunities for schools. It describes the UK International School Award which recognizes international work in schools. It also describes eTwinning, an online platform that enables teachers and students from 32 European countries to collaborate on curriculum projects. The document provides suggestions for getting started with eTwinning, including registering, finding partners, and project ideas that have worked like blogging and wiki projects.
The document discusses using blogs and wikis in teaching foreign languages. It defines blogs as websites that can be easily updated without complex software and are often personal journals. Blogs are recommended for communication, presenting student work, and motivation. Several example language teaching blogs are provided. Wikis are described as websites that allow many people to contribute content, and are more static than blogs. Wikis are proposed for student and teacher collaboration on projects and showcasing work. Contact information is provided for the presenter's blog and wikispace on using technology in language teaching.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help alleviate symptoms of mental illness and boost overall mental well-being.
Recycling helps keep the world unpolluted by reducing waste and rubbish, as it is beneficial for the environment to recycle materials rather than throwing them away. Recycling should be started today by individuals in order to help the planet stay clean and green for future generations.
The document discusses the environment and how one day the energy may run out or pollution could kill the planet. It notes that recycling paper, glass, waste food, plastic, tin, cardboard, and aluminum can help address these environmental issues.
The document provides information about recycling services offered by Stockton Council, including recycling collection days and dates, what items can be recycled such as glass bottles, food and drink cans, plastic, cardboard, newspapers, magazines and junk mail, and how to properly prepare items for collection. Residents can visit the Recycle for Stockton website to find out more details on recycling and waste reduction services.
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You will hear from Liz Willett, the Head of Nonprofits, and hear about what Walmart is doing to help nonprofits, including Walmart Business and Spark Good. Walmart Business+ is a new offer for nonprofits that offers discounts and also streamlines nonprofits order and expense tracking, saving time and money.
The webinar may also give some examples on how nonprofits can best leverage Walmart Business+.
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Walmart Business + (https://business.walmart.com/plus) is a new shopping experience for nonprofits, schools, and local business customers that connects an exclusive online shopping experience to stores. Benefits include free delivery and shipping, a 'Spend Analytics” feature, special discounts, deals and tax-exempt shopping.
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Spark Good (walmart.com/sparkgood) is a charitable platform that enables nonprofits to receive donations directly from customers and associates.
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