1. 2011 NECTFL Sans Inc./Mead Leadership Project “Closing the Technology Gap in World Language Teaching” Silvina Orsatti Project Leader Spanish Teacher Instructional Technology Specialist

2. Learning other languages and understanding the cultures of the people who speak them is vital to success in the global environment in which our students will live and work

3. The goal of a language program is to develop students' language proficiency around modes of communicative competence reflecting real life communication

4. Web 2.0 applications can help students develop language proficiency and enhance 21 st century skills while making learning more enjoyable and meaningful for them

6. Web 2.0

7. Web 2.0 Toolset

8. Why Teachers Need to Integrate Technology into Learning Why Teachers Need to Integrate Technology into Learning Technology authentically connects students to the world Technology will be a part of any learner’s future: both personal and in the world of work

10. Why Teachers Need to Integrate Technology into Learning Why Teachers Need to Integrate Technology into Learning Technology motivates learners and connects them to their passion Learners want to create content, not consume it Learners already use it!

12. Connected Students need Connected Teachers Connected Students need Connected Teachers

13. The Connected Teacher The Connected Teacher

16. 1.Communication 2.Social Interaction 3.Authenticity 4.Exposure 5.Feedback 6.Learner autonomy Web 2.0 tools can enhance language learning by facilitating: Web 2.0 + Language Learning

18. ACTFL Standards for Foreign Language Learning = The Five Cs

19. “Knowing how, when, and why to say what to whom”

20. Partnership for 21 st Century Skills

21. ACTFL 21 st Century P-21 skills map

22. Standards demand higher-level use of content

23. Digital blooms

26. Digital literacy is less about the tools... and more about the thinking!

30. “Closing the Technology Gap in World Language Teaching”

31. We won the “Collaborate for Good” contest!

32. Project wiki http://psmlaonlinepd.wikispaces.com

33. Session 1 Learning the tools Session 2 Integrating the tools in the classroom Session 3 Becoming a life-long learner

34. Session 1 Learning the Tools

35. Preliminary Activities Expectations >Wall Wisher< Technology Skills Survey >Survey Monkey< Introductory Post Learning Styles Poll Career Goals and Interests >Edmodo<Edmodo

37. Webinars Rationale Tools Tutorials and Examples Discussions Blackboard Collaborate ~~~ Post-webinar discussions Edmodo/Skype Post-webinar activities Creative Corner = for a raffle prize

38. Experts Becky Benner-Carr Pete Brooks Dick Detwiler Thekla Fall Laura Franklin Toni Johnson Sanaa Jouejati Dianne Krause Natalie Puhala Amanda Sewald Jan Stewart

39. Let's Communicate!

40. Let's Present!

41. Let's Quiz and Poll!

42. Let's Glog, Blog and Phlog!

43. Let's speak!

44. Let's Tell Stories! VoiceThread

45. Creative Corner with Photopeach

46. Project Blog http://psmlaonlinepd.blogspot.com

47. Session 2 Integrating the Tools in the Classroom

49. Webinars Let's Brainstorm! Let's Plan! Let's Assess! Let's Share! ~~~ Blackboard Collaborate Bubbl.Us/Google Docs/Mindmeister Edmodo/Skype Wikispaces VoiceThread

50. Session 3 (upcoming) Becoming a life-long learner

51. HANDS-ON TIME

52. Let's learn how to use web 2.0 tools to enhance 21st century skills with communicative and collaborative activities in the world languages classroom!

53. Voki http://www.voki.com Voki is a free tool that allows you to create a talking character or “avatar”. You can customize your avatar to look like you or take on the identity of other characters. Your avatar can even speak with your own voice which is added via microphone, upload, or phone.

55. Let's create a together! http://www.voki.com

56. qr Voice http://qrvoice.net QR Voice is a free tool that allows you to create QR codes that when scanned will play a short audio message. To create your message and QR code you type in your message, only up to 100 characters. QR Voice is offered in Spanish, French, English, and other languages. ?

57. Let's create a (qr voice) together! http://qrvoice.net

58. Glogster http://edu.glogster.com Glogster allows users to create interactive posters with text, images, audio, video, etc. http://kiskispanish.wikispaces.com/Spanish+2http://kiskispanish.wikispaces.com/Spanish+2 http://kiskispanish.wikispaces.com/Spanish+4http://kiskispanish.wikispaces.com/Spanish+4

59. http://kiskispanish.wikispaces.com/Semana+Santa

60. Mock Apps

62. Let's create a (glog) together! http://edu.glogster.com

63. FotoBabble http://www.fotobabble.com Project with Fotobabble

67. Let's create a together! http://www.fotobabble.com

68. VoiceThread http://www.voicethread.com VoiceThread is a free web 2.0 tool that allows the user to create slide shows with comments in the form of audio/video/text/doodle, and share them with others.

73. Let's create a together! http://www.voicethread.com

74. Web 2.0 is not a “thing” … it is a “state of mind”

76. HAVE FUN! SUPER TIP!

77. Questions? Help? Silvina!

78. o.silvy@gmail.com Twitter: sorsatti