Integrating Technology in the Second Language Classroom Maud P. Clark

Sunset Elementary School DCPS first Magnet School

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Overview How can technology enhance the language classroom? How can teachers prepare themselves? What are some examples of technology use in the language classroom?

The technology enhanced language classroom allows you to: Access valuable teacher resources Access authentic materials Provide students with real life experiences Create a student centered classroom Address all learning styles Use all communication modes Integrate the five Cs of the National Standards for Foreign Language Education

How Can Teachers Prepare Themselves? ITTS training schedule and registration: http://oit.dadeschools.net/itts/schedule2.htm DCPS Technology Training Calendar: http://calendar.dadeschools.net/ OIT workshops On site training opportunities On line training: Mind Leaders http://oit.dadeschools.net/itts/mindleaders/index.htm or http://portal.dadeschools.net/campus/onlinecourses.htm On line training for French Teachers: http://www.ardecol.ac-grenoble.fr/educabus/formationdebutant/index.htm

Technology at your service Audio and video tapes Digital cameras Educational software Web cams and Video conferencing Smart boards Computers

Teacher resources Poetry, Music, books Medias Easy access to official documents Access teaching materials cartables Poetry, Music, books Medias

Student Activities Email communication ; Pen pal projects Research topics for projects analyze a movie Write for website publication Write a collective novel Web quests Books on line : “un souterrain d’enfer” Participate in a web challenge Read interactive stories

Student Activities: Practicing skills on line Reading : Le mot témoin Pour les petits Grammar Writing: Atelier des poètes Vocabulary FLE Vocabulaire illustré Lexique FLE Peinturelle Jeu de l’oie Bonjour de France, Educaserve , Courance

New technologies provide easy access to target language communication and culture Authentic resources that make the second language classroom a better place to learn Teachers need to further their professional development in the field of technology to integrate these new tools in a meaningful way More links on the “Teachers’ Corner” of: http://teachers.dadeschools.net/mclark Share your experience in the field of technology