Webinar2 Let's Present! Webinar2 Let's Present! Moderators: Silvina Orsatti – Project Leader Laura Franklin – Project Mentor Becky Benner Carr – Expert Teacher Start recording!

ACTFL Standards for Foreign Language Learning = The Five Cs

Partnership for 21 st Century Skills

ACTFL 21 st Century P-21 skills map

21 st century standards demand higher-level use of content

1.Input/Output 2.Social Interaction 3.Authenticity 4.Exposure 5.Feedback 6.Learner autonomy Web 2.0 tools can enhance language learning by facilitating: Web Language Learning

Web 2.0 tools promote communication and sharing; two essential aspects in teaching foreign languages in class

Communication Tools Interpersonal Mode Social Learning

Sample Presentational Tasks Web Page → Mock Facebook Page Brochure or itinerary Video presentation Demonstration Agenda Schedule or Plan of the day, week, etc. Design a survey and present findings Storyboard... Communication Tools Presentational Mode

Presentational tasks MUST involve TRANSFER ~~~ The best tasks or activities are those that TRANSFER KNOWLEDGE to a new and DIFFERENT CONTEXT from that in which it was initially learned.

INDEPENDENT TRANSFER = Students capable of: 1. Using content in the future 2. On their own 3. In context 4. Effectively

Presentational Tools

Slide Slide is a free tool to create slide shows.

Animoto Animoto is a free tool that automatically produces orchestrated and unique video pieces from your photos, video clips and music.

Prezi Prezi is a free web-based presentation application and storytelling tool that uses a single canvas instead of traditional slides. Text, images, videos and other presentation objects are placed on the infinite canvas and grouped together in frames. Web Tour now!

And now...our expert in Blackboard Collaborate Becky Benner Carr

And now...our expert in Presentational Tools Dr. Laura Franklin

Breakout Rooms: Presentational Tools in the World Languages Classroom In groups, use the whiteboard tools to create “stickies” for ideas on how to use Slide, Animoto, Prezi, Power Point and “MERLOT” in your classroom. You may use text and pictures. Becky and I will upload your creation back to the main room for display and discussion!

Creative Corner with Wordle Wordle is a free tool for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. You can also print, save, and share the word clouds with others.

Q&A? Voice of the chat