LANGWITCHES: The Magic of Learning Foreign Languages through Technology Silvia Tolisano San Jose Episcopal Day School FCIS 2006
Enhancing your current instruction through technology. Instruction driven by curriculum. Technology just a tool. Must- Haves and Nice to have: Software & Peripherals Personalizing Instruction through Technology Play Games: Have Fun
Software Graphic Tools –Adobe Photoshop / Gimp/ Google Picasa Presentation –Open Office –PowerPoint –Blog Digital Photos & Video –Microsoft PhotoStory –Windows Movie Maker –Logitech Video Effects (comes with certain Logitech webcam) models
Peripherals Printer Scanner Digital Camera / Digital Camcorder/ Camera Cellphones Web Cam MP3 Player
PowerPoint - Storybooks –Accommodations –Write your own –Introduction –Ex. The Sad Night by Sally Schofer Mathews –Ex. There was a woman who swallowed a fly
PowerPoint - Puzzles Ex. Body Parts Ex. Where am I?
PowerPoint - Games Typhoon Who wants to be a Millionaire? Jeopardy Hollywood Squares Free Downloads:
Typhoon
Who wants to be a Millionaire?
Jeopardy
Hollywood Squares
PowerPoint - Assessment Ex. How many dogs? (Pre-K – 1 st Grade)
Digital Photography Digital Storytelling Vocabulary Flashcards Cultural Awareness Electronic Cookbook
Digital Video Software –Microsoft Photostory (Free download) digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspxhttp:// digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx Ex. Brown Bear, Brown Bear –Windows MovieMaker (Comes already with your PC) Ex. TPR Verbs –Logitech Video Effects (comes free with certain Logitech Webcam models) Ex. Avatars and Accessories
MP3 Players Lectures Photo Slideshows Podcasts/ Vodcasts Teacher created Student created Downloaded elsewhere Music & Movie Archive Country interviews Geography Quiz Current Events Cooking lessons Word of the week Sound-seeing Tours Reportage of cultural event in your hometown
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