Social Media and ICT in MFLHelena Butterfield

Curriculum Leader of MFL,

St. Michael’s Catholic Academy, Billingham

http://www.langwitch.co.uk

Objectives today

• To know how MFL teachers are using Social Media and ICT

• To know about some websites that could be used with pupils to use their languages

• To have a go at using some of the tools we have found out about

http://ril-studentambassadors.wikispaces.com/

1. Wordle: http://wordle.net

Create word clouds

C’est quel film?

2. Image chef: www.imagechef.com

3. Tagxedo: http://www.tagxedo.com

Uses and ideas Introduce a topic  Introduce, learn, memorise, revise or

practice vocabulary Analyse the content and gist of a longer

text Compare two texts at different levels Help pupils how to do a presentation

without reading from a sheet Use key words as a writing promt Pupils create a “Key Words” wordle

4. Wallwisher: www.wallwisher.com

Create a wall of sticky notes

Revision

Key points from a

workshop

Plenary

Collaboration

5. Linoit: http://linoit.com • Social Media and New Technologies in MF

L • Favourite ICT tools for MFL

Other uses

• Brainstorming ideas• Share success criteria• Revision• International projects• Collaboration for you across different

centres

Ideas for use

• Spontaneous speaking• Prepare for presentations• Collaboration• Creative speaking / writing

7.Voki: www.voki.com

• Use for Speaking Assessments• Create one account for all pupils to access• Make the sound recording in Audacity

before they make the Voki

Create a talking avatar

8. Toondoo www.toondoo.com • Easy to make

• Pupils can create their own accounts

• Choice of layouts

9. Go Animate: www.goanimate.com

Video

• Pupils create their own accounts

• Give specified number of slides to create

• Pupils can email you the URL of their video

10. Storybird: http://storybird.com • Write a book• Develop creative writing• Some MFL teacher have already made

several Storybirds which can be found here: http://mfl-storybirds.wikispaces.com

How to do it

11. Glogster: www.glogster.com(Educator accounts available)

12. Make a mindmap

• http://popplet.com • http://8agerman.posterous.com/?page=4• http://bubbl.us

Sharing work

• Via a blog– http://www.stmichaelsmfl.wordpress.com

• Via a wiki– http://micheleneurope.wikispaces.com/

More information

The Langwitch Chronicles: http://www.langwitch.co.uk

Email: helenabutterfield@gmail.com

Twitter: @Langwitch