1. Technology and World Languages
Standards –
Engaging 21st century students
SCOTL 2011- March 11th, 2011
Catalina Bohorquez and Michelle Olah
Seminole Co. Public Schools, Florida
World Languages Technology Consultants
www.wltechconsultants.com
3. What skills do today’s students
need?
1. If you can text, you can wiffiti!
2. Send a text message to: 87884
3. At the beginning of your message type
@wif56005 and then your answer.
4. Partnership for 21
century Skills
st
The 4 “C’s”
• Critical Thinking
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Creativity
6. How can we teach our languages AND
incorporate the skills that our students need to be
successful in the 21st century?
7. Using technology in the World
Languages classroom:
• Enhances student creativity
• Allows students to communicate outside of
the classroom
• Provides opportunities for student
collaboration
• Requires students to think critically to
evaluate resources
• Engages and motivates students
12. Language Standard 4:
Presentational Speaking:
The student will be able to present
information, concepts, and ideas to an audience
of listeners on a variety of topics in a culturally
appropriate context in the target language.
13. Turn to someone near you…
What are some “Classic” speaking
presentations that you use currently?
16. New Web 2.0 Family Projects
Web tool: Voicethread
Beginning German -
http://ed.voicethread.com/?#u86836
Spanish Collaborative Family Project
http://ed.voicethread.com/share/235029/
Intermediate Spanish – Grammar focus
http://ed.voicethread.com/share/8974/
17. New Web 2.0 “About Me” Projects
Web tool: Voxopop
Bonjour. Je m'appelle.. Je viens....D'où viens-tu?
Chinese
19. Language Standard 5:
Presentational Writing:
The student will be able to present
information, concepts, and ideas to an audience
of readers on a variety of topics in a culturally
appropriate context in the target language.
20. Turn to someone near you…
What are some “Classic” writing
presentations that you currently use?
22. New Web 2.0 Writing Projects
Web tool: Storybird
http://mfl-storybirds.wikispaces.com/
Storybirds are short, visual
stories that you make with
family and friends to share
and (soon) print.
28. Language Standard 1:
Interpretive Listening :
The student will be able to understand and
interpret information, concepts, and ideas orally
from a variety of culturally authentic sources on a
variety of topics in the target language.
29. Lang Media
The site aprovides authentic materials depicting
differences in regional dialects and language-usage
among speakers of the more commonly taught
languages worldwide.
31. Culture Standard 6:
The student will be able to use the target language to gain
knowledge and demonstrate understanding of the relationship
among practices, products, and perspectives of cultures other
than his/her own and will be able to discuss and analyze
cultural practices within the
political, economic, social, educational, religious, and artistic
realms in the target language in order to determine their global
significance.
33. A little bit of Culture Every Day!
Travel Videos - Geobeats –
2 Minute Travel Videos (English)
Movie Theaters (vocabulary, money, time, dates)
•Cinéma Gaumont Champs-Elysées Marignan-Paris
•Cinemark – México
Newspaper headlines from around the World
YouTube, TeacherTube, SchoolTube
