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.

1. Social Media and ICT in MFL
Helena Butterfield
http://helenabutterfield.net

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
• Brainstorming ideas
• Share success criteria
• Revision
• International projects
• Collaboration for you across different
centres

15. 6. Voicethread:
http://voicethread.com
Upload a picture
People can record
themselves
People can write
comments
Voicethread link

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

17. 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

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

19. 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

20. 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

21. How to do it

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

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

24. Sharing work
• Via a blog
– http://8agerman.posterous.com
• Via a wiki
– http://micheleneurope.wikispaces.
com/

25. More information
The Langwitch Chronicles:
http://helenbutterfield.net
Email: helenabutterfield@gmail.com
Twitter: @Langwitch