Teaching Strategies & Tools gathered from TTLO

Experienced Online Language Instructor Advice Find ways to bolster oral proficiency and weight it more than other grade components Find ways to bolster oral proficiency and weight it more than other grade components Let students lead discussions, post summaries Let students lead discussions, post summaries Create community: encourage use of profile photo, do intro videos, use discussion interaction from start Create community: encourage use of profile photo, do intro videos, use discussion interaction from start Create FAQ board, Chit Chat board, Student Resources board Create FAQ board, Chit Chat board, Student Resources board Invigorate learning with authentic web resources (videos, music, etc) Invigorate learning with authentic web resources (videos, music, etc)

Technology Tools: Interpersonal (Synchronous Communication) Adobe Connect Adobe Connect Google+ Hangout Google+ Hangout ooVoo ooVoo Spreecast Spreecast Big Blue Button Big Blue Button Zoom: hold meeting for up to 25 people Zoom: hold meeting for up to 25 people Appear.in (no log in required, no installs) Appear.in (no log in required, no installs) Skype Skype

Technology Tools: Interpersonal (Asynchronous Communication) VoiceThread VoiceThread Flipgrid Flipgrid Vocaroo Vocaroo GoogleVoice GoogleVoice

Technology Tools: Interpretive Curriculet-imbed questions into reading activity Curriculet-imbed questions into reading activity EduCanon-use YouTube/TeacherTube/Vimeo videos & interject questions throughout (students explain why for incorrect answers) EduCanon-use YouTube/TeacherTube/Vimeo videos & interject questions throughout (students explain why for incorrect answers) Zaption-similar to EduCanon but includes premium features for free but lacks the explaining incorrect answers Zaption-similar to EduCanon but includes premium features for free but lacks the explaining incorrect answers Google Forms-create a quiz Google Forms-create a quiz YouTube YouTube VideoAnt-annotate videos (instructor or students) VideoAnt-annotate videos (instructor or students) Vialogues-annotate videos Vialogues-annotate videos

Technology Tools: Presentational VoiceThread VoiceThread Screencast Options: Screencast-O-Matic-up to 15 min, could use to give essay feedback Screencast-O-Matic-up to 15 min, could use to give essay feedback Explain Everything App Explain Everything App MyBrainShark MyBrainShark SlideBoom-give tour of LMS/other website SlideBoom-give tour of LMS/other website Jing Jing Camtasia-has more features, fee required Camtasia-has more features, fee required

Language Support Materials Sites Kahoot Kahoot Quizlet Quizlet Quia Quia Padlet Padlet HotPotatoes HotPotatoes Byki Byki CLEAR Rich Internet Applications CLEAR Rich Internet Applications CLEAR Quiz Break CLEAR Quiz Break Classtools.net Classtools.net Cram Cram SuperTeacherTools-online review games SuperTeacherTools-online review games Google Forms-create quiz with feedback Google Forms-create quiz with feedback Interactive Power Point Interactive Power Point Power Point Jeopardy Template Power Point Jeopardy Template Zaption Zaption

Annotated Resource List: Grammar an online dictionary with pronunciation an online dictionary with pronunciation a tool that will allow you to conjugate Spanish verbs. a tool that will allow you to conjugate Spanish verbs. great for supplemental practice in conjugating verbs. great for supplemental practice in conjugating verbs. Free for all practice but $9.99/teacher/year charge to grade grammar quizzes and the results. Webmaster will add your name. Free for all practice but $9.99/teacher/year charge to grade grammar quizzes and the results. Webmaster will add your name. Grammar practice and so much more! Grammar practice and so much more! A site with a variety of resources developed by Spanish Teachers A site with a variety of resources developed by Spanish Teachers

Annotated Resource List: Content-based Grammar Also, a site for grammar, vocab and pronunciation Also, a site for grammar, vocab and pronunciation (library of culture magazines) (library of culture magazines)

Annotated Resource List: Vocabulary Great for vocabulary practice. Many teachers have already input lists of words from textbooks. Great for vocabulary practice. Many teachers have already input lists of words from textbooks. a place to practice speaking and exercises as well a place to practice speaking and exercises as well Grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation lessons Grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation lessons Also, a site for grammar, vocab and pronunciation Also, a site for grammar, vocab and pronunciation A site for synonyms and antonyms A site for synonyms and antonyms

Annotated Resource List: General Reference Bilingual English-Spanish Dictionary with translation, and in the target language definition, synonyms, antonyms, verb conjugator, audio, vocabulary used in context, image Bilingual English-Spanish Dictionary with translation, and in the target language definition, synonyms, antonyms, verb conjugator, audio, vocabulary used in context, image a little bit of everything: grammar activities, songs, literature, etc. a little bit of everything: grammar activities, songs, literature, etc. Netiquette Resource Netiquette Resource Freetech4teachers.com Freetech4teachers.com

Annotated Resource List: General Proficiency Resources to learn Spanish through the news, movies and songs Resources to learn Spanish through the news, movies and songs Sp anish Proficiency Exercises is a compilation of brief video clips in which native speakers of Spanish from various locations throughout Latin America and Spain demonstrate various language tasks Sp anish Proficiency Exercises is a compilation of brief video clips in which native speakers of Spanish from various locations throughout Latin America and Spain demonstrate various language tasks I've not tried this yet. A student told me about it. Looks promising. I've not tried this yet. A student told me about it. Looks promising

Annotated Resource List: Pedagogical Tools You can make quizzes that your students take during class time. The quiz (multiple choice) is up on the screen and they use their phones (or tablets or computers) to answer the questions in real time. You can make quizzes that your students take during class time. The quiz (multiple choice) is up on the screen and they use their phones (or tablets or computers) to answer the questions in real time. You can make presentations to do in your class or for your students to do as homework. You can make quizzes, questionnaires, polls. You can make presentations to do in your class or for your students to do as homework. You can make quizzes, questionnaires, polls. Flashcards organized by topic or textbook and chapter, offers 12 other study games/activities such as hangman, matching, etc. Flashcards organized by topic or textbook and chapter, offers 12 other study games/activities such as hangman, matching, etc. should-have.html - comment-28357http:// Teachers can present lessons, students can re-teach the material should-have.html - comment-28357http:// Teachers can present lessons, students can re-teach the material should-have.html - comment-28357http:// should-have.html - comment-28357http:// should-have.html - comment-28357http:// should-have.html - comment-28357http:// should-have.html - comment-28357http:// should-have.html - comment-28357http:// should-have.html - comment-28357http://blog.calicospanish.com/2013/09/16/39-digital- tools-your-world-language-classroom-should-have.html#comment should-have.html - comment-28357http://blog.calicospanish.com/2013/09/16/39-digital- tools-your-world-language-classroom-should-have.html#comment should-have.html - comment-28357http://blog.calicospanish.com/2013/09/16/39-digital- tools-your-world-language-classroom-should-have.html#comment should-have.html - comment-28357http://blog.calicospanish.com/2013/09/16/39-digital- tools-your-world-language-classroom-should-have.html#comment-28357