TECHNOLOGY IDEAS FOR THE FL CLASSROOM

Sandra Seiler, Foreign Language Teacher sseiler@johncarroll.orgThe John Carroll School

One Note One Note can be used to:

organize lesson plans create resource files collect images store links create audio and video files

Shared One Note notebooks can be used to: make your plans available to your students create group projects check on students’ progress

Power Point Power Point can be used to:

Deliver content Practice vocabulary Assess students speaking skills Create review games

QUIA Subscription-based website for educators to

create and share customized online activities.

Ideas for using QUIA in the FL classroom include: Warm-up activities Homework assignments and practice activities Review games Graded quizzes

Download a free 30-day QUIA subscription at: http://www.quia.com/newtrial.html

Audacity Free, open source recording and editing software.

Ideas for using Audacity in the FL classroom include: Audio files of vocabulary lists Listening comprehension activities Podcasts Speaking assessments

Download Audacity at: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Hot Potatoes Freeware which can be used to create interactive

exercises.

Ideas for using Hot Potatoes in the FL classroom include: crossword puzzles

Download Hot Potatoes at: http://hotpot.uvic.ca/

Other Useful Links BBC Languages Homepage http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/ Teacher Tube: World Languages Homepage http://teachertube.com/videoList.php?pg=videonew&cid=24 LearnSpanish.com http://www.learnspanish.com/ Spanish Language & Culture http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/ WorldandISchool http://www.worldandischool.com WordReference Online Dictionaries

www.wordreference.com