1. + Presented by Regional School District 10: Beth LapmanWL Coordinator & Spanish Teacher Lina TawehFrench Teacher Kelley LanahanTechnology Integration Specialist Presented by Regional School District #10 members: Collaboration in the World Language Classroom

2. + COLT Goal & Agenda Using Google Docs as a collaborative tool in the World Language classroom AGENDA Google Docs & World Language Standards How does Google Docs Work? Google Docs & Student Learning at RSD #10 DEMONSTRATION

3. + WL State & National Standards

4. + What is Google Docs? "Cloud" computing Secure, real-time collaborative environment Free! Universally accessible through Open-Source Software (OSS)

5. + Getting Started… Gmail accounts Teacher & students sign up for school-only Gmail accounts Contact Lists Teachers collect & add student Gmail addresses to their contacts Distribution Teachers create distribution groups so that students can collaborate securely & privately

6. + Then what?  Able to create new, open-source software documents  Word processing  Presentation  Spreadsheets  Forms (surveys)  Drawings  Can upload existing documents into Google Docs

7. + Google Docs Home

8. + Things to consider.... Google Docs can be used to share/access information that is not necessarily school appropriate Students can communicate outside of classroom parameters Not stored on school server - lack of content control May need administrative authorization & parental permission Account set up needs to be done outside of school

9. + Google Doc Resources Handouts Tutorials: http://www.google.com/google-d-s/tour1.htmlhttp://www.google.com/google-d-s/tour1.html Google Docs for Educators: http://www.google.com/educators/p_docs.html http://www.google.com/educators/p_docs.html

10. + LESSON PLAN Lewis Mills High School Student Performance Expectati on: The LSM graduate comprehends written, visual, and auditory texts and communicates with clarity in a variety of modes Essential Question: How can student learning be enhanced by applying the collaborative use of technology? Learning Objective: As a result of Spanish III & AP Spanish Language student collaboration, students will: Use Google Docs to Design, Produce, and Evaluate a podcast based on the content of the Spanish III curriculum Standards for Foreign Language Learning: Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics Standard 1.3: Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics

11. + Podcast Project Guidelines

12. + Getting it approved… Parent Permission Slip

13. + Student Rubric

14. + Timeline Two-week Timeline

15. + Students Connect… Example of an online planning discussion between students

16. + Students Teaching Students All of my comments are in this bolded print, the ^ means words need to be inserted, and if a single word is highlighted then something is not right…

17. + A Script Is Born!

18. + Final Product: A Podcast!

19. + How to set up a collaborative project

20. + Getting Started with Projet Culturel Find a partner school – try epals.com Grouping: two from each school Collaborate on a timeline (don’t forget to include reserving computer lab time)

21. + Welcome to our classroom! Introduce the students! `(personality and description questionnaire) Share the platform – e.g. the “Similarities v Differences” in the two cultures. Use a sample PowerPoint as needed. Provide structure as it relates to Content Vocabulary, grammar, spelling Deadlines (this gets boring if it’s not expedient)

22. Comparaison Entre Les écoles en Etas Unis Et Les écoles aux France Par Chloé Triquet et Corey Roesing Lundi le 25 octobre 2010

23. Comparison Between Schools in France And Schools in the USA By Chloé Triquet and Corey Roesing Monday October 25 2010

24. Le déjeuner En france les élèves mangent le déjeuner: à la maison, au café ou à la cantine de l'école. Aux Etats Unis les élèves mangent à la cantine.

25. Grading & Report Cards Difference: In France students get their report cards three times a year In the USA students get their report card four times a year Similarity: Both have a grade per subject and a comment from their respective teachers Grading Scale Difference: In France grades are out of 20 In the USA grades are out of 100

26. + Demonstration Projet Culturel! Project Directions Rubric Many thanks to Claudia Z. & Emily B. from Lewis Mills High School Included in your packet

27. + How can YOU Use Google Docs in Your Classroom? Let’s Brainstorm!

28. + Wiki Page Handouts All handouts are also available here: http://studentweb.region10ct.org/groups/colt2010 /