This document discusses how to incorporate technology and 21st century skills like critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity into world language classrooms. It provides examples of using tools like Voicethread, Voki, Storybird, Mixbook, Wallwisher, GoAnimate/Toondoo, LangMedia and AudioLingua to revamp traditional projects for the four language standards: interpretive listening, presentational speaking, presentational writing, and culture. The document encourages teachers to start with classics they love and redesign them into new, exciting projects using web 2.0 tools to better prepare students for the future.

1. Technology and World Languages Standards –Engaging 21st century students SCOTL 2011- March 11th, 2011 Catalina Bohorquez and Michelle Olah Seminole Co. Public Schools, Florida World Languages Technology Consultants www.wltechconsultants.com

2. About us…

3. What skills do today’s students need? If you can text, you can wiffiti! Send a text message to: 87884 At the beginning of your message type @wif56005 and then your answer.

4. Critical Thinking Communication Collaboration Creativity Partnership for 21st century SkillsThe 4 “C’s”

5. ACTFL World Languages Standards

6. How can we teach our languages AND incorporate the skills that our students need to be successful in the 21st century?

7. Using technology in the World Languages classroom: Enhances student creativity Allows students to communicate outside of the classroom Provides opportunities for student collaboration Requires students to think critically to evaluate resources Engages and motivates students

8. Don’t start from scratch…

9. Start with a “classic” that you love…

10. Then “re-design” it into something exciting and new!

11. “Classic” projects transformed with web 2.0

12. LanguageStandard 4: Presentational Speaking: The student will be able to present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners on a variety of topics in a culturally appropriate context in the target language.

13. Turn to someone near you… What are some “Classic” speaking presentations that you use currently?

14. Bonus Tool – Classtools

15. Some of our “revamped” Classics

16. New Web 2.0 Family Projects Web tool: Voicethread

17. New Web 2.0 “About Me” Projects Web tool: Voxopop

18. Voki Speaking Avatar

19. LanguageStandard 5: Presentational Writing: The student will be able to present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of readers on a variety of topics in a culturally appropriate context in the target language.

20. Turn to someone near you… What are some “Classic” writing presentations that you currently use?

21. Random Name Chooser http://www.aschool.us/moodle-scripts/random-name.php

22. New Web 2.0 Writing Projects Web tool: Storybird http://mfl-storybirds.wikispaces.com/ Storybirds are short, visualstories that you make withfamily and friends to shareand (soon) print.

23. Your turn…How could you use Storybird in Presentational Writing?

24. Mixbook http://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/education/los-cahorritos-2831166 http://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/all/libro-digital-4528131 http://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/education/mi-amigo-y-yo-4793813 http://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/education/spanish-class-project-3976588 http://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/education/pablo-neruda-898736

25. Wallwisher http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/updatingwithtech

26. Examples of wallwishers…

27. Go Animate/Toon Doo http://goanimate.com/movie/0FZ_aoErA988/1

28. LanguageStandard 1: Interpretive Listening : The student will be able to understand and interpret information, concepts, and ideas orally from a variety of culturally authentic sources on a variety of topics in the target language.

29. Lang Media The site aprovides authentic materials depicting differences in regional dialects and language-usage among speakers of the more commonly taught languages worldwide.

30. Audio Lingua

31. CultureStandard 6: The student will be able to use the target language to gain knowledge and demonstrate understanding of the relationship among practices, products, and perspectives of cultures other than his/her own and will be able to discuss and analyze cultural practices within the political, economic, social, educational, religious, and artistic realms in the target language in order to determine their global significance.

32. Tag Galaxy

33. A little bit of Culture Every Day!

34. Teacher Bonus Websites www.classtools.net www.20q.net Virtual Dice

35. We are already 10 years into the 21st Century The “Future” is NOW

36. What can you do TODAY to help prepare your students for TOMORROW?

37. One WOW and one WONDER…

38. Catalina Bohorquez and Michelle Olah World Languages Technology Consultants www.wltechconsultants.com