1. LANGWITCHES: The Magic of Learning Foreign Languages through Technology Silvia Tolisano San Jose Episcopal Day School FCIS 2006

2. 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

3. Software Graphic Tools –Adobe Photoshop / Gimp/ Google Picasa Presentation –Open Office http://www.openoffice.org/ –PowerPoint –Blog http://www.blogger.com Digital Photos & Video –Microsoft PhotoStory –Windows Movie Maker –Logitech Video Effects (comes with certain Logitech webcam) models

4. Peripherals Printer Scanner Digital Camera / Digital Camcorder/ Camera Cellphones Web Cam MP3 Player

5. PowerPoint - Storybooks –Accommodations –Write your own –Introduction –Ex. The Sad Night by Sally Schofer Mathews –Ex. There was a woman who swallowed a fly

6. PowerPoint - Puzzles Ex. Body Parts Ex. Where am I?

7. PowerPoint - Games Typhoon Who wants to be a Millionaire? Jeopardy Hollywood Squares Free Downloads: http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/PPT-games/ http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/PPT-games/

8. Typhoon

9. Who wants to be a Millionaire?

10. Jeopardy

11. Hollywood Squares

12. PowerPoint - Assessment Ex. How many dogs? (Pre-K – 1 st Grade)

13. Digital Photography Digital Storytelling Vocabulary Flashcards Cultural Awareness Electronic Cookbook

14. Digital Video Software –Microsoft Photostory (Free download) http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/ digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspxhttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/ 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

15. 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

16. Download Examples & Templates To download examples and templates go to http://www.langwitches.org/workshops/index.htm