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Unlocking Language Learning: Harnessing Technology in the Classroom

Explore the transformative power of technology in language learning with Silvia Tolisano's insights from San Jose Episcopal Day School. This resource emphasizes the importance of integrating tech effectively into the curriculum rather than viewing it merely as a tool. Discover essential software, peripherals, and strategies for personalizing instruction and making learning engaging through games, multimedia, and digital storytelling. Enhance your teaching with PowerPoint resources, graphic tools, and digital photography techniques to foster a dynamic learning environment.

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Unlocking Language Learning: Harnessing Technology in the Classroom

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  1. LANGWITCHES:The Magic of Learning Foreign Languages through Technology Silvia Tolisano San Jose Episcopal Day School FCIS 2006

  2. Enhancing your current instruction through technology. Instruction driven by curriculum. Technology just a tool. • Must- Haves and Nice to have: Software & Peripherals • Personalizing Instruction through Technology • Play Games: Have Fun

  3. Software • Graphic Tools • Adobe Photoshop / Gimp/ Google Picasa • Presentation • Open Office • http://www.openoffice.org/ • PowerPoint • Blog • http://www.blogger.com • Digital Photos & Video • Microsoft PhotoStory • Windows Movie Maker • Logitech Video Effects (comes with certain Logitech webcam) models

  4. Peripherals • Printer • Scanner • Digital Camera / Digital Camcorder/ Camera Cellphones • Web Cam • MP3 Player

  5. PowerPoint - Storybooks • Accommodations • Write your own • Introduction • Ex. The Sad Night by Sally Schofer Mathews • Ex. There was a woman who swallowed a fly

  6. PowerPoint - Puzzles • Ex. Body Parts • Ex. Where am I?

  7. PowerPoint - Games • Typhoon • Who wants to be a Millionaire? • Jeopardy • Hollywood Squares Free Downloads: http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/PPT-games/

  8. Typhoon

  9. Who wants to be a Millionaire?

  10. Jeopardy

  11. Hollywood Squares

  12. PowerPoint - Assessment • Ex. How many dogs? (Pre-K – 1st Grade)

  13. Digital Photography • Digital Storytelling • Vocabulary Flashcards • Cultural Awareness • Electronic Cookbook

  14. Digital Video • Software • Microsoft Photostory (Free download) • http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx • Ex. Brown Bear, Brown Bear • Windows MovieMaker (Comes already with your PC) • Ex. TPR Verbs • Logitech Video Effects (comes free with certain Logitech Webcam models) • Ex. Avatars and Accessories

  15. Lectures Photo Slideshows Podcasts/ Vodcasts Teacher created Student created Downloaded elsewhere Music & Movie Archive Country interviews Geography Quiz Current Events Cooking lessons Word of the week Sound-seeing Tours Reportage of cultural event in your hometown MP3 Players

  16. Download Examples & Templates • To download examples and templates go to http://www.langwitches.org/workshops/index.htm

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