Links+for+Technology

Favorite Technology Tools and Hints: These are websites that tell us about how to use technology or as great technology tools. Please see the Instruction Links for anything that relates to teaching content.

General Tech Links
A terrific blog about effectively using technology in your classroom is done by [|Tammy Worcester Tang]. Some of her popular posts include how to make self-checking quizzes and how to print onto post-it notes! Awesome list of cool tools for schools is here: http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/ Cherice Montgomery's List of cool tools is here: http://teensntech.wikispaces.com/Cool+Tech+Tools Cherice Montgomery's Wiki on "21st Century Technologies" is here.

= Current Favorite Technology Tools = New! How to use Skype in world language classrooms. Article and presentation [|here.]

[|www.dropbox.com] - Free online and desktop file storage. Save to one computer and your file shows up on all of your computers that you have dropbox installed on, including iPads and mobile devices. The file is also uploaded automatically to your web-based account so you can access it from any computer. Goodbye flashdrives!!

[|www.evernote.com] - Create notes that are completely searchable and sync to all of your computers that you have Evernote downloaded on. You can type in the notes, or clip from websites, or save to Evernote from your email. I use this to organize everything in now- from my methods course, to recipes, to home improvement projects! =Downloading YouTube Videos at home for use at school: New Information!= 1. [|www.zamar.com] is no longer allowing video downloads from YouTube! 2. Here is one professor's suggestion for how to download videos with very complete directions. [] 3. Others have recommended [|www.keepvid.com] and [|www.savevid.com] 4. Be sure to save your file to a flash drive or dropbox account so that you can access it at school.

=__Working with Wikis!__= Wikispaces for educators! Start here: [] This is a video on how to get started with Wikis [|here.] Watch the Wikis in Plain English video [|here.] Another generic Wiki explanation is [|here.] Super slideshow of all the details of setting up and using a wikispaces website [|here.] Learn how to embed a video on your wiki [|here.] See the list of great Wiki examples on this website. More great Wiki examples here. Check out Jessica and Kazumi's wiki here. Here is a list of examples of educational wikis. A list of "10 Best Practices for using Wiki's in Education" is [|here.]

=TECHNOLOGY FOR WORLD LANGUAGES=

New! Online PDF creator. http://www.pdfconverter.com/convert-to-pdf-online-free/

Here is a list of the [|Best Apps for Foreign Language instruction], developed during at langchat session.

A list of online programs for "recording, uploading, mixing, and interacting" with audio for languages! []

[] is where you can make comics. You could make a blank one for teachers to fill in.

Use this website to compare various free web 2.0 tools, organized by what you intend to use them for. []

Keep your favorite websites saved so that you can use them anywhere! Save bookmarks on []

NEW! Integrating Social Networking tools in the Foreign Language Classroom. Check out this beautifully made website by Jennifer Adams. []

Great Summary of Web 2.0 Tools for World Language Teachers by Lori Langer de Ramirez! http://www.miscositas.com/webtools.html

Check out the features of [|Google Voice!] You can get a new phone number, have students call and leave messages, save their messages, play their messages, embed them on your wiki, or email them to parents. Wow!!! Learn all about[| it here.]

[|Here ia a website] created by Northern Virginia University STARTALK Institute. It is great! It has explanations for how to use many of the technology tools we talked about.

http://eganscorner.wikispaces.com/ Great Web 2.0 tools for ideas for lessons and instructions on how to use them too! []A free and open learning community for sharing newer and emerging tools to teach science. This website offers interactive French lessons [] about different areas and aspects of French life, language, and grammar.

__Sharing and Embedding Powerpoints__ [] [|www.authorstream.com] (with audio) Record your desk top (Powerpoint too!) with [] then automatically upload and embed in your Wiki!!! Wow!

__21st Century Skills__ Read Mark Prensky's list of Essential 21st Century skills [|here.] Click on the discussion page tab above. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills website is [|here.] The printed PDF version of the 21st Century Skills Framework that you received is downloadable on [|this page]

Create blow-your-mind presentations (instead of Powerpoint) at [|www.prezi.com] GREAT glogster poster about integrating web 2.0 in your classrom is [|here.] COPYRIGHT chart for teachers is found [|here.] Get your photos/audio off of Creative Commons[|here.] Great list of web 2.0 tools by teacher here. Free audio clips: [] Compare 2 items in chart form with Diffen Students upload photos and text to make collage like powerpoint [|here.] This site is great for recording audio with your digital pictures. Call in and record using your cell phone. [|Yodio]
 * __Cool Online Technology Tools__**

Tikatok: This is a great website sponsored by Barnes and Noble. Kids can upload their own text and drawings, and then make their own book. They can then embed their book in an E-mail, a website, or a blog. Not only that, they can order a hard copy of their book for a really low price. Teachers can also register for free accounts, and there is a space for teachers to create free accounts for their students. They can enroll whole classes into the Tikatok site.

__Recording Audio__ Digital Voice Recorders [|Sony] [|Olympus] iPod Nano's are [|here.] Audacity free audio recorder and editor is [|here.]. Create your own talking AVATAR at Voki! [] Here is an online tutorial of how to use Voki's and Podcasts [|in the classroom.] VoiceThread [] Online asynchronous chatting can be done on VoiceThread. See some absolutely super Voicethread examples at the CARLA website [|here.] Digital Storytelling: Use Photostory 3 for Windows [|Here] It is a free download software. You can upload photos, write captions, record voice, create music and publish to Windows Media Player. Very user friendly even for younger students. Download their teacher storytelling guide [|here.]

__Recording Video__ FLIP cameras are explained [|Here] iPod Nano's are [|here.]

Other super-cool tools: Download Google Earth at [] Animoto! Create cool slide shows with music and text in seconds [] Glogster! Create online posters with links and video! [] [|Zeta iMTranslator:] Cut and paste any text into the box and it will SAY it to you! Brainstorm your Unit Online [] Make Your Own Comics! Make online comic strips! [] Make Your Own Brochure![]

__Enhancing World Language Instruction Through Technology__ Online samples of various languages (keep clicking until you get to a name). [|Here]



Let's make a VOKI! 1. Go to the [|VOKI]website. 2. Cindy Kendall's Terrific "Connect To Tech" Links Here (voki examples, voicethread examples, all about making wikis). 3. Here is a YouTube video on [|How to Make a Voki] 4. Printable document on getting started with [|Vokis.] 5. Nice website on [|"Voki's in Education."] Polling, surveying, creating games and testing online: [] [|http://www.surveymonkey.com]

Technology Fill-In If you want to type it in yourself, download the technology fill-in sheet here:



=Make your own website:= [] [] [] http://www.wikispaces.com/

=GREAT WEBSITE EXAMPLES by World Language Teachers= German []

Spanish - Awesome teacher blog written by a Spanish teacher for Spanish teachers. []

French - Great teacher blog and resources page. []