Xueyang Gong Mandarin Teacher Grace Church School February 20, 2013

I. Three language-based websites voki.com goanimate.com lingtclassroom.com II. Free iPads Apps (for Mandarin teachers)

Why did I choose these websites? Great tools for any teachers of any language Work for teaching any discipline Students have 24-hour-access to the websites Not limited to one location Teachers can monitor students’ use Reflect a more natural way of learning Limitation: These web tools won’t work on iPads because they have Flash Player

voki.com Students can: Create customized avatars according to the scenarios given by the instructors Add voice to voki avatars (practice presentational communication) Post voki to any blog, website or profile Using voki will: Lower students’ anxiety of public speaking Motivate students to participate Integrate technology in a fun way Promote project based learning and rubric assessment

goanimate.com Students can: Create customized characters and backgrounds Initiate dialogues between the characters Type or record the dialogues (practice keyboarding and interpersonal communication) Share the video with friends Goanimate will: Create videos quickly and easily (a lot of characters, backgrounds and props to choose from) Provide a fun way to engage students Offer embedded learning Promote project-based learning and rubric assessment

lingtlanguage.com Supports language teachers by helping them: Create online assignments using spoken performance Generate targeted feedback maximizing students’ improvement Incorporate videos and images, creating cultural-rich, multi-media exercises Archive students’ responses to track their improvements

Free iPad Apps (for Mandarin teachers) AllSet Learning Pinyin Pinyin Trainer by trainchinese iLearn Chinese Characters Lite Chinese Writer by trainchinese Living Chinese Living Chinese Flash Cards