Handout for the session I gave at the Language World conference on Friday 30th March 2012: "Yes You Can! Creating Confident and Independent Language Learners"

1. Yes You Can! Creating Confident and Independent Language Learners,
Language World 2012, Friday 30th March, University of Manchester.
Isabelle Jones, Head of Languages, The Radclyffe School, Oldham
@icpjones http://twitter.com/icpjones
A full downloadable copy of the slides used for this workshop will be available from:
My Languages Blog http://isabellejones.blogspot.com
Building Learning Power http://www.buildinglearningpower.co.uk/
SOLO Taxonomy http://pamhook.com/
FLIP lessons for MFL-The Cramlington model
http://isabellejones.blogspot.com/2009/10/flip-cramlington-model-for-developing.html
http://isabellejones.blogspot.com/2009/10/flip-approach-for-languages-at.html
Flickr (photo-sharing site) http://www.flickr.com/
Pinterest (sharing visuals and infographics) http://pinterest.com
My TES profile (with links to authentic French and Spanish pictures)
http://www.tes.co.uk/mypublicprofile.aspx?uc=694292
Classtools (PLTS templates) http://classtools.net
Group talk video and resources http://www.teachfind.com/teachers-tv/mfl-implementing-group-talk-
initiative-and-other-strategies
Word reference, free online dictionaries, apps and language fora
http://www.wordreference.com
Le Robert-Dixel http://itunes.apple.com/fr/app/le-robert-dictionnaire-dixel/id324277188?mt=8
Verb apps and verb tables http://www.bescherelle.com/
http://www.elconjugador.com/enindex.php?newlang=Y&langvalue=en
Free text-to-speech facility to encourage students to practise their pronunciation on their own
http://text-to-speech.imtranslator.net/
Design an avatar and make them speak the foreign language with your own voice or text-to-
speech http://voki.com/

2. cueprompter (to help student memorize key language) http://cueprompter.com/
Edmodo (to share materials and give individualised feedback) http://www.edmodo.com/home
My apps google spreadsheet: join, add and share : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?
key=0AjQhXECgd8S1dHQ1TVVZUlQ4aTdEeW03TWJnN2t6cEE&authkey=CP-j5ZEP
Audacity free sound editing software http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/
You Tube online video sharing http://www.youtube.com/ isabellejones
Classtools, online templates and games for VLE blogs and printing http://classtools.net/