Transcript The technology enhanced language classroom allows you to

Integrating
Technology in the
Second Language
Classroom
Maud P. Clark
Sunset Elementary School
DCPS first Magnet School
Then
Now
Overview
 How can technology enhance the
language classroom?
 How can teachers prepare
themselves?
 What are some examples of
technology use in the language
classroom?
The technology enhanced language
classroom allows you to:
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Access valuable teacher resources
Access authentic materials
Provide students with real life experiences
Create a student centered classroom
Address all learning styles
Use all communication modes
Integrate the five Cs of the National Standards for
Foreign Language Education
How Can Teachers Prepare Themselves?
 ITTS training schedule and registration:
http://oit.dadeschools.net/itts/schedule2.htm
 DCPS Technology Training
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Calendar: http://calendar.dadeschools.net/
OIT workshops
On site training opportunities
On line training: Mind Leaders
http://oit.dadeschools.net/itts/mindleaders/index.htm
or
http://portal.dadeschools.net/campus/onlinecourses.htm
 On line training for French Teachers:
http://www.ardecol.acgrenoble.fr/educabus/formationdebutant/index.htm
Technology at your service
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Audio and video tapes
Digital cameras
Educational software
Web cams and Video conferencing
Smart boards
Computers
Teacher resources
 Easy access to official documents
 Access teaching materials
cartables
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Poetry, Music, books
Medias
Student Activities
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Email communication ; Pen pal projects
Research topics for projects
analyze a movie
Write for website publication
Write a collective novel
Web quests
Books on line : “un souterrain d’enfer”
Participate in a web challenge
Read interactive stories
Student Activities: Practicing skills on line
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Reading :
Le mot témoin
 Pour les petits
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Grammar
Writing: Atelier des poètes
Vocabulary
FLE
Vocabulaire illustré
 Lexique FLE
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Peinturelle
 Jeu de l’oie
 Bonjour de France, Educaserve , Courance
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New technologies provide easy access
to target language communication and culture
 Authentic resources that make the second
language classroom a better place to learn
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Teachers need to further their professional
development in the field of technology to integrate
these new tools in a meaningful way
More links on the “Teachers’ Corner” of:
http://teachers.dadeschools.net/mclark
Share your experience in the field of technology