Twitter in the Foreign Language Curriculum Terry High School Hinds County School District Mississippi Appeal for administration approval School Year

The Problem Block schedule Limited time for input Limited opportunities to create output /

The Solution Free resource with 24/7 accessibility Authentic conversations Learner-learner interactions (Culatta) ZPD-conscious 100% Target Language use

Applying TPACK TP Knowledge: what tech makes learning and teaching more effective? TC Knowledge: what tech makes the content more engaging or accessible? PC Knowledge: what teaching strategies make the content accessible to learners?

The Logistics 1.Teacher creates class accounts 2.Students turn in consent form 3.Students create new Twitter accounts 4.Teacher prompts, monitors, and provides feedback as necessary 5.Administration awareness and approval Screen shot of my French 2 Twitter profile

Trial Run

Other Benefits – 21 st Century Skills Teaches proper use of social networking Engages students Encourages collaboration

Conclusion and Resources video on the importance of peer-peer interaction about content. use-twitter-in-foreign-language-teaching – a South Carolina university experiments with Twitter in the foreign language classroom. use-twitter-in-foreign-language-teaching – 50 ways to use Twitter in the classroom twitter-in.html – one teacher’s ideas for using Twitter in a foreign language class. twitter-in.html – research on using Twitter in the foreign language classroom (what teachers/students did, how it impacted students). Press “Esc” to exit presentation.