Ililc 2

@Joedale  Keynote Speech.
Looking at the value of technology in the languges clssroom. Lovely presentation reminding us of #pencilchat.

Carol Nichol @carolenicoll317

Singing songs triggers memory and pupils are able to speak using full sentences.
We always remember the words to the old songs. Pupils will remember these phrases and will be able to sing answers to the the key questions.

Use carol's website to access ppt and other downloads.
http://www.language-factory.co.uk/
Lots available on iTunes.

It's important that you choose a funky song. You can then mix and match the phrases from different songs. Examples:
The Adams family: j'ai les cheveux noirs

Stuart Gorse @gorsey

Using stop motion. Use happy land characters. Take about 250 photos for about 30seconds worth of animation. Add audio over the top.
Use things in the background that catch your attention. Eg gnome being run over by a car.


All websites to check out when using animations.

http://www.voki.com/
http://www.acapela-group.com/text-to-speech-interactive-demo.html
http://www.goanimate.com
http://www.reallusion.com/crazytalk/

@Nessalovesshoes

A whole host of resources that you can use with pupils for homework, or writing and speaking.

Wallwisher: Use to collate pupils homework, peer assessment
http://t.co/LyxNY2Lu

Linoit same as wallwisher
http://linoit.com/users/westwoodlanguages/canvases/Mi%20casa%20twitter

Voki www.voki.com
Uses text-to-speech to allow pupils to listen to their work. Requires concentration and high levels of accuracy to produce good pronunciation.

Jigsaw planet www.jigsawplanet.com
Uses a picture and makes a jigsaw. Choose your picture and the number pieces and shape of pieces. Save the url and you can complete the jigsaw.

tip: use bit.ly to shorten the name of the webpage.

Image Chef
http://www.imagechef.com/ic/word_mosaic/
to make word mosaic in the shape of your choice
http://t.co/1MhLbTvI

http://www.wordle.com
Use to focus pupils on the words they need to learn rather than the ones they already know. Type in the words (or copy and paste from anywhere) and it will create a picture enlarging the most commonly occurring.

tip: printscreen and paste into PPT or Word document. Or use the windows snipping tool to select and paste.
https://p.twimg.com/AmgfV2cCIAA5SXP.jpg

Class tools http://www.classtools.net/
fab website with lots of fab tools. Random name generator. Could be used with GCSE respond to the question without using the word generated. Use to revise the keywords from last lesson

zondle https://www.zondle.com/publicPages/welcome.aspx
I really need to check this out. Lots of people have recommended it to me. I now have a username, so I will get on to it asap.

Tarsia fab software to download from Hermitech Labs. use to match 2 items together. I have used it with 1st person verbs and their infinitives

Wondersay
http://www.wondersay.com/
Use to animate text

@gorsey part 2

Creating song lyrics. Using a catchy tune, pupils use rhymes and create own lyrics. Focus on phonetics and pronunciation.

Pick a famous song. Then pupils write the words. Eg
Mamma Mia

Green day's good riddance
Quelles sont les meilleures vacances de ta vie?

Use closed captions


Mix audio and voice. Use sound recorder or audacity to record voice. Add to the tracks.
Use windows media player to produce final product.