Thinking About Syncing? Technology Resources for the World Language Classroom - Catherine Ousselin

Thinking About Syncing?

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Technology Resources for Teachers Workshops / Professional development - Find resources from previous workshops. The networked teacher by Silvia Rosenthan Tolisano (Click for a larger image) Twitter chats to follow: #langchat (WL teachers) / #21stedchat (Teachers&Tech) / #frimm (French teachers) #tlap (teach like a pirate) and many more!
Washington State K-12 Educational Technology Learning Standards	International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) NETS Standards	United States Office of Educational Technology
Useful blogs and sites
Langwitches - Sylvia Rosenthal Tolisano	Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything - Kathy Schrock	e-Tools for Language Teachers - Sylvia Duckworth
AATF Technology Commission Blog	World Language Classroom Resources - Josué Cabral	Box of Tricks: Education and Technology - José Picardo

Curating and Collaboration Tools Curating and collecting resources can be done by teachers and students. This process can be compared to gathering books and resources at the library for students to use. For new-to-Web-Resources people, these tools may be a stepping stone to building a blog or Web site. They require very basic skills and are easy to share through social media. On her blog, "Innovations in Education," Nancy White discusses the differences between curating and collecting and the pedagogical implications of these practices.
Diigo Social bookmark, clip, annotate, and share Web sites. AATF's Diigo page	Symbaloo Bookmark and organize Web media in a visual matrix. Catherine's Symbaloo	PearlTrees Collect and organize Web sites into thematic "pearls." Don Doehla's Pearltree
	LiveBinders Collect and organize media into virtual binders. Classroom 2.0's LiveBinder
Paper.li Publish topical online newspapers from curated content sources. Laura Franklin's Paper.li	Scoop.it Create visual appealing online magazines from online media sources. Catherine's Scoop.it	Evernote Clip information, build notes, save media, and share notebooks. MVHS French Vocabulary Notebook
Edmodo Social media platform that connects students and educators. Create online class discussions, polls, and engaging apps.		Kidblog Provide a safe and free space for class and individual student blogs.
Blogger Create blogs through Google. Mount Vernon French Blogger	WordPress Build engaging blogs or Web sites. Tiffany Enders' WordPress	Typepad Paid blog building site Andrea Henderson's Typepad

Activity generators and interactive language sites
EdPuzzle - Example for French 3 EdPuzzle is a free app and Web-based tool that allows teachers to create UNLIMITED interactive assessments with videos and questions. This is a great tool because teachers can upload videos directly to the site if YouTube/Vimeo are blocked.	PlayPosit (formerly EduCanon) Use videos and questions to differentiate and engage learners at their own pace. French example by Audrey Misiano	Mentimeter - Free and paid options. Most teachers can use the free option with great outcomes. This is a fantastic tool that can be accessed on any device. Create quizzes, collaborative word clouds, polls, open-ended questions, and several other activity types.
Socrative AATF Technology blog article on Socrative Available through an iOS app, mobile device or computer browser. Socrative is similar to InfuseLearning, but does not yet have the "share with students" or drawing functions. These ideas are under consideration by the company.	PearDeck Create slide presentations with interactive assessments and discussions. This Google-integrated tool is now connected with Google Classroom. Students can access from Internet-connected device.	Kahoot Build shareable quizzes with embedded imagery and video that can be played on tablets, phones, and computers. French example by Catherine Ousselin
Quizlet Create flashcards and review activities with audio. Flashcards can be downloaded on iOS devices through the A+Pro app. Quizlet is now connected to Google Classroom. Quizlet Live lets students play in collaborative groups against each other.	The AnswerPad Interactive activities with drawing, multiple choice, short answer, and essay question options. Free and upgraded versions are available. This tool is accessible on all Internet-connected devices, but works best on iPads and Chromebooks.	Google Forms with video and images Use Google forms and various add-ons to easily assess reading and listening comprehension.
Nearpod This subscription / free option site has been described by educators on various blogs Teachers create media-rich presentations that include assessments. Students interact at their own pace with the presentations on mobile devices or computers. This tool is useful for a "flipped lesson" or "Genius Hour" classroom.	Quia.com - Make your own quizzes, activities, and class pages when you join Quia.com. Browse pre-made activities and quizzes to add to your blog or website.	Hot Potatoes - Hot Potatoes is freeware, and you may use it for any purpose or project you like. The Hot Potatoes suite includes six applications, enabling you to create interactive activities.
LanguagesOnline - From Australia: Engaging activities for several languages.	Digital Dialects - Interactive activities for 60 languages. Hello-World - Educational site with activities in several languages.	BrainPop en français / BrainPop Español Animated, curricular content that engages students in different content areas.

Backchanneling, #Hashtag feeds, and discussion sites Backchanneling is real-time interaction using computers or mobile devices between participants and presenters. It allows for continuous feedback and discussion during a presentation.
TodaysMeet Create an online and private room in which participants can ask questions and interact with the presenter.	Padlet Powerful collaboration tool that allows users to post links, upload documents, and customize a collaborative wall.	AnswerGarden Online brainstorming space based on a question posed by the moderator. AATF example
Tagboard Tagboard uses hashtags to search for and collect public social media within seconds of being posted to networks like Twitter and Facebook.	Twitterfall Twitterfall is a Twitter client specialising in real-time tweet searches. New tweets fall into the page.	Poll Everywhere Collect immediate feedback to a question through a text message and code. This is not as interactive as a chatroom or message wall, but provides quick feedback.
Tweetbeam - Free and paid versions Enter a topic to see what people around the world are sharing about it on Twitter. Then press the full-screen button and the latest relevant Tweets will load and display one-by-one.	BackChannel Chat Useful chatroom site for educators. The site provides profanity filters and the ability to track student interaction.	FlipGrid Let's Recap

Interactive Whiteboard (SmartBoard / Promethean) Resources You do not need an interactive board to use these resources. Use the mouse pad or a remote mouse to interact with the activities. Catherine's Google Hangout on using Interactive Smartboards and workarounds.
ClassFlow Resources (Formally Promethean Planet) Search for activities by language.	Smart Exchange - Modern Foreign Languages Search for lessons and activities shared by other teachers.	ABC Teach - SmartBoard for French Shared Notebook files for French teachers.