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| Box of Tricks» Technology and Education Updated : Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:40:33 +0000 Microblogging: making the case for social networking in education In the last post in the Technology in Modern Foreign Languages series, I set out to make a case for the use of social networking in education based on my own experience using microblogging with my classes over the past year. According to Wikipedia, microblogging is a form of multimedia blogging that allows users to send [...] Publ.Date : Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:43:30 +0000 Using videoconferencing to motivate language learners In the latest addition to the Technology in Modern Foreign Languages series, Suzi Bewell tells a wonderfully inspiring tale of language learning and international collaboration using the power of videocoferencing in the classroom. Back in early January 2009 I was contacted by Sophie Herblot, a young French headmistress who had stumbled upon my French teaching and [...] Publ.Date : Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:45:59 +0000 Technology in Modern Foreign Languages – A practitioner’s perspective Originally published as a series of blog posts titled Technology in Modern Foreign Languages , this collection of articles explores how teachers are successfully incorporating the use of new technologies into their classroom practice with a focus on enhancing teaching and learning. My most sincere thanks to each of the contributors to this collection of articles [...] Publ.Date : Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:53:45 +0000 Using technology to bring modern foreign languages into the classroom Nottingham High School, my school, like many schools, publishes a regular newsletters for parents and pupils alike called Connect. In this month’s edition, the focus has been on the recent refurbishment and ongoing modernisation which is hoped will improve pupil experience by “implementing changes designed to encompass modern teaching methods, resources and innovations.” Here is [...] Publ.Date : Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:20:00 +0000 Really understanding culture In the latest instalment in the Technology in Modern Foreign Languages series, Clare Seccombe writes about how she uses the internet in the classroom as a window onto the world in order to better illustrate the culture of the countries whose languages students are learning. I’m sure that quite a few of my students over the [...] Publ.Date : Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:59:29 +0000 The power of RSS for 21st century educators Continuing the Technology in Modern Foreign Languages Series, Joe Dale outlines the many possibilities RSS has to offer educators, not only in terms of teaching and learning, but also research and professional development. I’ve always believed that ICT should not be used for the sake of it, but only when it enhances traditional methodology. One of [...] Publ.Date : Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:52:37 +0000 Collaborate, facilitate, educate In the latest addition to the Technology in Modern Foreign Languages series, Alex Blagona gives us a fascinating insight into how he has used wikis to provide his students with a means of learning languages which mirrors the way in which they already use technology and social networking: by sharing and collaborating online. An excellent [...] Publ.Date : Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:53:06 +0000 Web 2.0 Applications in the MFL classroom This video is also available on Blip TV, Vimeo , YouTube and Podomatic . You can subscribe to this series of video podcasts in iTunes. Just before Christmas, I was interviewed by Naace about our use of web 2.0 applications to enhance the teaching and learning of Modern Foreign Languages at our school, Nottingham High School. [...] Publ.Date : Sat, 09 Jan 2010 08:34:31 +0000 Using images in the MFL classroom In the latest addition to the Technology in Modern Foreign Languages series, Alice Ayel shares how she uses the internet and the rich photographic resources it contains to bring authentic materials into her classroom and focus her students’ work. MFL teachers have always used images to teach their students new items of vocabulary. However, it can [...] Publ.Date : Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:16:26 +0000 Resources: keeping them real and keeping them together In the latest guest post in the Technology in Modern Foreign Languages series, Andrea Henderson explains how she uses authentic, real-world resources to expose her students to French culture. In addition, she helpfully explains how she organises and manages the vast amount of resources available which she is able to find using the internet. There has [...] Publ.Date : Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:01:48 +0000 |
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