This document provides suggestions for using information and communication technology (ICT) in the modern foreign language (MFL) classroom. It lists several websites where teachers can find ready-made MFL teaching resources and get inspiration from blogs. Some highlighted ICT tools for the MFL classroom include social media like Twitter, collaborative platforms like Padlet, flashcard creators like Quizlet, games like Quizdini and Sporcle, and QR codes to link students to online content.

1. Uses of ICT in
MFL
Objective: To explore a range of ways ICT
can be used in the MFL classroom.

2. Find already made resources on these websites:
TES
http://www.tes.co.uk/home.aspx
MFL Sunderland
http://www.sunderlandschools.org/mfl-sunderland/
Teaching Ideas
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/
Making Your Job Easier

3. Find already made resources on these websites:
Ashcombe School
http://www.ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk/legacy/Curriculum/modlang/index_t
eaching.htm
Language Resources
http://www.languagesresources.co.uk/index.html
Slideshare
www.slideshare.net
Making Your Job Easier (2)

4. Find inspiration here:
Twitter – join the MFL twitterati
https://twitter.com/
Pinterest
http://pinterest.com/
MFL Ideas Blogs (see next slide)
Giving You Inspiration

5. MFL Ideas Factory
http://mflideasfactory.wordpress.com/page/4/
Isabelle Jones
http://isabellejones.blogspot.co.uk/
MFL Hampshire Blogs
http://mflhampshire.wikispaces.com/MFL+Blogs
Dom’s MFL Page
http://domsmflpage.blogspot.co.uk/
Resources for the MFL Classroom
http://michellecairnsmfl.wordpress.com/
Blogs

6. Blogs
Social Networking
Games
YouTube
QR Codes
Making MFL Fun and Relevant

7. Motivational (boys especially)
Monitor students learning
Instant feedback
Games – competition element
Easy to set as homework tasks
Relevant
Why bother?

8. Can be used in lessons/to set homework tasks
Show links to useful websites
Upload/embed videos
Embed games
Allows students to give feedback safely
http://missmorganlanguagezone.blogspot.co.uk/
Blogging

9. Remind students of tests/homework
Share music videos or newspaper articles in
TL
Share useful MFL websites
https://twitter.com/
Twitter

10. See what students have learnt throughout the lesson –
all in one place
Approve any comments before they are viewed by other
people
Create numerous boards with passwords so only certain
people can access them
Embedded onto blog
http://padlet.com/
Padlet

11. Upload vocabulary lists which are automatically made
into flashcards, games and tests.
Embed onto blogs.
Students can listen to pronunciation.
Games work well with boys – competition!
Import vocabulary lists easily.
Helpful when revising for vocab tests.
http://quizlet.com/your-sets
Quizlet

12. Make both match up games and quizzes
Students (boys especially) love the competition –
games are timed.
Good for revision.
http://www.quizdini.com/
Quizdini

13. Allows you to upload texts in TL
Generates various games – gap fills, word order
etc.
Can be printed
www.textivate.com
Textivate

14. Make your own games in TL
Competitive – timed
Fun
Addictive
www.sporcle.com
Sporcle

15. Create your own pages of images,
songs and videos
Easy to use
www.pinterest.com
Pinterest

16. Allows you to make your own games
Competitive
Fun
www.classtools.net
http://www.classtools.net/_mobileQuiz/ind
ex.php
Classtools

17. Radio app on phones – plenty of
French and Spanish radio stations!
Tune in radio

18. Easy to use – just copy the link into the box and it
creates the QR code for you
Give this to the students and they scan it on their
phones and it takes them directly to the website
This can also be done with texts and images
http://www.qrstuff.com/
QR Codes

19. http://www.wordle.net/
http://www.tagxedo.com/
http://www.acapela-group.com/text-to-speech-interactive-demo.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/
http://www.hellomylo.com/
http://www.linguascope.com/
http://www.realfrench.net/grammar/games.php?function=choose_single
&ex=1
http://www.wordreference.com/
http://www.quia.com/shared/
Other Useful Websites