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.

1. Social Media and ICT in MFL
Helena Butterfield
Curriculum Leader of MFL,
St. Michael’s Catholic
Academy, Billingham
http://www.langwitch.co.uk

2. Objectives today
• To know how MFL teachers are using Social
Media and ICT
• To know about some websites that could be
used with pupils to use their languages
• To have a go at using some of the tools we
have found out about
http://ril-studentambassadors.wikispaces.com/

3. 1. Wordle: http://wordle.net
Create word clouds

4. C’est quel film?

5. 2. Image chef:
www.imagechef.com

6. 3. Tagxedo:
http://www.tagxedo.com

7. Uses and ideas
 Introduce a topic
 Introduce, learn, memorise, revise or
practice vocabulary
 Analyse the content and gist of a longer
text
 Compare two texts at different levels
 Help pupils how to do a presentation
without reading from a sheet
 Use key words as a writing promt
 Pupils create a “Key Words” wordle

8. 4. Wallwisher: www.wallwisher.com
Create a wall of
sticky notes

9. Revision

10. Key points
from a
workshop

11. Plenary

12. Collaboration

13. 5. Linoit: http://linoit.com
• Social Media and New Technologies in
MFL
• Favourite ICT tools for MFL

14. Other uses
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Brainstorming ideas
Share success criteria
Revision
International projects
Collaboration for you across different
centres

15. Ideas for use
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Spontaneous speaking
Prepare for presentations
Collaboration
Creative speaking / writing

16. 7.Voki: www.voki.com
Create a
talking avatar
• Use for Speaking Assessments
• Create one account for all pupils to access
• Make the sound recording in Audacity
before they make the Voki

17. 8. Toondoo www.toondoo.com
•Easy to make
•Pupils can create their own accounts
•Choice of layouts

18. 9. Go Animate: www.goanimate.com
•Pupils create their own accounts
•Give specified number of slides to create
•Pupils can email you the URL of their video
Video

19. 10. Storybird:
http://storybird.com
• Write a book
• Develop creative writing
• Some MFL teacher have already made
several Storybirds which can be found
here: http://mfl-storybirds.wikispaces.com

20. How to do it

21. 11. Glogster: www.glogster.com
(Educator accounts available)

22. 12. Make a mindmap
• http://popplet.com
• http://8agerman.posterous.com/?page=4
• http://bubbl.us

23. Sharing work
• Via a blog
– http://www.stmichaelsmfl.wordpress.com
• Via a wiki
– http://micheleneurope.wikispaces.com/

24. More information
The Langwitch Chronicles:
http://www.langwitch.co.uk
Email: helenabutterfield@gmail.com
Twitter: @Langwitch