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• 1. Using ICT to Enhance Language Learning and Raise Standards Isabelle Jones, The Radclyffe School, Oldham [email_address] http://isabellejones.blogspot.com Twitter: icpjones

2. Using ICT to Enhance Language Learning and Raise Standards

• Why and When use ICT

• Finding tools to enhance students experience

• Promoting creativity with the support ofICT

• Using tools to share good practice with your Faculty colleagues and beyond

AIMs 3. Why and When use ICT?

• Core skill

• Life skill

• Part of students lives

• Cross-curricular skill

• Uneven distribution of students skills

• Develop students awareness of how appropriate tools are

• When NOT to use ICT

4. How can we use ICT?

• For lessons

• In lessons: student use/ teacher use

• Out of lessons

• How does it enhance students experience?

• How can it help raising standards?

5. Barriers to using ICT for Lessons

• Facilities:own/school computer?

• home broadband?

• Staff: Confidence

• Lack of training/ideas

• Time management

• Resistance to change:

• the OHP syndrome

6. Barriers to using ICT in Lessons

• Facilities:Enough computers?

• Good working order?

• Easy to get sites unblocked?

• Specialist support available?

• Timetabled? Bookable? Shared?

• Staff: Confidence

• Lack of training/ideas

• Worries over behaviour

• Soft option?

7. Advantages of using ICT in Lessons

• Students:Engagement

• Motivation (set period of time)

• Feel good factor/self-image aslinguists

• Differentiation

• Developing independent learning

• Tutoring time/personal touch

• Staff: Building confidence/skills

• New ideas/ Find out what works

• Relationships

8. Assessing the situation

• Get a feel to see how ICT is integrated in your Faculty: ICT audit

• Consider student use of ICT and staff training needs

• Present audit and discuss an Action Plan

• Observe changes through snapshots and invitations/Positive call-outs

• TRUST is key

9. Assessing The Situation: Students 10. Assessing The Situation: Teachers ICT SKILLS AUDIT NAME OF TEACHER:..SUBJECT: Please circle your level of confidence along a scale of 1-5 (1 = not confident, 5 = highly confident) Description Level of Confidence Load a programme 1 2 3 4 5 Connect up the computer & peripherals 1 2 3 4 5 Organise your electronic files 1 2 3 4 5 Understand how a word processor can be used 1 2 3 4 5 Use simple editing, e.g. bold, centre, etc. 1 2 3 4 5 Use a spellchecker 1 2 3 4 5 Import text & images into word processed documents 1 2 3 4 5 Lay out text and pictures 1 2 3 4 5 Publish work using multimedia 1 2 3 4 5 Understand how a spreadsheet can be used 1 2 3 4 5 Set up a spreadsheet 1 2 3 4 5 Use a spreadsheet to produce charts 1 2 3 4 5 Input formulae 1 2 3 4 5 Use a spreadsheet to make predictions 1 2 3 4 5 Use simulations, e.g. Flying over Paris to explore key landmarks 1 2 3 4 5 Understand how a painting package can be used 1 2 3 4 5 Use a range of tools e.g. brush, colour chart etc. 1 2 3 4 5 Understand how a drawing package can help you 1 2 3 4 5 Understand the differences between drawing and painting packages 1 2 3 4 5 Export images and text between drawing and painting 1 2 3 4 5 Use a scanner for importing images 1 2 3 4 5 Use a CD-ROM 1 2 3 4 5 Use search engines to find information 1 2 3 4 5 Use Bookmarks 1 2 3 4 5 Download information from the Internet 1 2 3 4 5 Publish work on the Internet 1 2 3 4 5 Understand how e-mail can be used 1 2 3 4 5 Send and receive e-mail 1 2 3 4 5 Attach files to outgoing e-mails 1 2 3 4 5 Save files attached to incoming e-mails 1 2 3 4 5 11. 7 top tools to use for/with students

• Powerpoint

• Audacity

• Voki (fotobabble, blabberize)

• You Tube

• Google search engines

• Wallwisher (linoit)

• Classtool.net (triptico)

Tools,NOTlanguage sites! 12. 7 top tools to use for/with students

• Powerpoint

• Non-threatening, familiar tool

• Pictures/ Animated characters

• Animations/shapes: slow reveal activities

• Easy to link to sound and video

• Good tool to frame a lesson

• Teach students how to insert sound: evidence

• of pronunciation, afl or revision material

13. 7 top tools to use for/with students

• Audacity

• Great to devise own listening material/podcasts (or get FLA to record them)

• Good to get students to practise pronunciation at text level

• Versatile tool that can allow students to take sound with them (mp3)

• Students can make their own podcasts and practise their writing and speaking skills through

• scripting and recording

14. 7 top tools to use for/with students

• Vokihttp://www.voki.com/

• Design a speaking avatar

• Students script what the avatar is going to say in the target language

• Students type the script up and listen to the pronunciation

• Students record themselves using headsets

• Students email their creation to their teacher

• http://blabberize.com http://www.fotobabble.com (photo and audio)

15. 7 top tools to use for/with students

• Googlehttp://www.google.fr

• Parallel texts:Teach students how to search for documents and pictures in the target language or documents translated in both language. Student collect specific or new language

• Webquests:Get students to use google in the target language to find out about cultural items like places and food.

16. 7 top tools to use for/with students

• You Tubehttp://www.youtube.com/

• Advertisements, Cartoons, extracts of TV programmes: soaps, keep fit, cooking, Music videos, Documentaries & Travel videos, Language tutorials...

• Introduction to a topicLES METIERSLe Boulanger [SaveYouTube.com].flv

• Listening for gist and spotting cultural clues

• Listening fordetail with a transcript

• Using videos subtitled in English and in the TL

• Using videos without soundOktapodi [SaveYouTube.com].flv

• Using sound and transcript-students re-make the video! (using Windows Movie Maker)

17. 7 top tools to use for/with students

• Wallwisher http://www.wallwisher.com

• http://www.diigo.com/user/isabellejones/wallwisher

• yellow stickies walls

• opinion poll reading exercise

• homework/extension reading/writing

• discuss the result of a feedback exercise

• mysteries-student post their choice & the reason for their choice

• http://en.linoit.com

18. 7 top tools to use for/with students 19. 7 top tools to use for/with students

• Classtool.nethttp://classtools.net/

• Site with templates for resources to be printedor put on a blog or a VLE.

http://www.triptico.co.uk/ 20. Promote Creativity

• What is Creativity anyway?

CREATIVITY CAN COMMUNICATEshort.pptx Divergent Thinking 21. Promote Creativity and Raise Standards

• ICT as a vehicle to share resources and ideas

• Find out what works

• There is no such thing as an outstanding ready-made lesson

22. How can Social Media Support The Development ofCreativity in The Languages Classroom? Strongerimpacton students achievement Avoid teething problem Widerrepertoireof activities Shareown activities and resources Read about a rangeofactivitiesandresources Activities and resources get adapted by others Share outcomes of adapted activities Moreideastoadaptactivities and resources The Virtuous Circle of Sharing Ideas and Resources 23. Promote Creativity

• What can you do promote creativity?

• Encourage/ be aware of/share strengths

• Find out about and share innovative practice

• Sharing from within the Faculty, with other Faculties and ... The rest of the world

• Lesson experience: reflect on how practical subjects connect with languages

24. Le masque/ la mscara 25. 7 top tools to share good practice

• VLE/Shared Faculty area

• Faculty Bulletin

• Faculty blog

• Slideshare

• Diigo

• NING

• Twitter

26. 7 top tools to share good practiceTemplate for a Faculty Bulletin

• Thank you

• Meeting dates/ Agenda (L&T slot)

• Staff out (and why)

• SoW focus/ PLTS an