1. Blogs, Micro-Blogs & Websites in the WL Classroom and other “back-channel” and assessment fun Catherine Ritz November 2011

2. First, let’s assess… m.socrative.com If you have a smartphone, please go to: – m.socrative.com and join my room (8323) Students can also complete assessments from a computer.

3. Questions & Instant Feedback Wiffiti.com Create a “Screen” where students can text comments, questions, answers, or type them online – practice practice Can create a Screen with Twitter feeds for current events – #langchat & #flteach Screen #langchat & #flteach Screen

4. Why Twitter for Professional Development? Connections: create your own Personal Learning Network Collaboration: share resources and ideas with likeminded teachers Live chats Research: search for resources you need Impress your students! – Use new sites and resources even they haven’t heard of! “Twitter in 60 Seconds” (video)video Follow me: @ritzforeignlang@ritzforeignlang

5. Twitter Resources LiveBinder: “An Educator’s Guide to Twitter” – http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=34291 http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=34291 TagDef: http://tagdef.com/http://tagdef.com/ – Look up a definition for any hashtag – My favorite: #ff (FollowFriday!)

6. Twitter with Students My rule: one tweet per day! Need to set Twitter to “Protect my Tweets” Parent concerns @ritzyfrancais Use TweetDeck.com to log in to multiple accounts (requires download to your computer)TweetDeck.com

7. More “backchannel” resources TodaysMeet.com – Chat room, can do from Smart phone or computer – practice room practice room Chatzy.com – Chat room, can set password – practice room practice room

8. Blogs & Wikis Love the “embed code”! Email embed code as homework, you insert on Blog/Wiki Student inserts embed code on a Blog/Wiki

9. Blogs Blogger – French Class Blog French Class Blog – Spanish Class Blog Spanish Class Blog Wordpress – French/Spanish Class Sample French/Spanish Class Sample Why Blog? – Audience – Promotion

10. Wikis Wikispaces – Spanish Class Sample Spanish Class Sample – French Class Sample French Class Sample PB Wiki – Spanish Class Sample Spanish Class Sample Why Wiki? – Collaboration – Projects

11. Class Websites Can use a blog or wiki as your class site Google Sites – My class page My class page Engrade.com – free online grading site, homework posting, etc.

12. Practice Pick as many resources as you have time to practice with. Be ready to share feedback with the rest of the group.

13. Additional Resources catherineritz.org – Check “Resources: Tech Sites” – Check out my professional blog: ritzylanguage.blogspot.com ritzylanguage.blogspot.com