top tools for digital creativity in mfl
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Top Tools for Digital Creativity in MFL
Helena Butterfield
http://helenabutterfield.net
Things to consider…
• Are we talking about teacher creativity or pupil creativity?
• Blocked?
• Accounts
• eSafety
• Sharing work
• What if the internet isn’t working!
Making word clouds
• The sky’s the limit…
How to do it
• Paste in text OR paste in the URL of a website
Create
C’est quel film?
What do I have to do to get a Grade C?
Tagxedo: http://www.tagxedo.com
Other uses• Starters • Introduce a topic • Introduce, learn, memorise, revise or practice
vocabulary• Analyse the content and gist of a longer text • Compare two texts at different levels • Teach pupils how to do a presentation without
reading from a sheet • Use key words as a writing promt• Pupils create a “Key Words” wordle• Pupils put written work into Wordle to check
that they haven’t been too repetitive.
Make a wall of language
How to do it
Create an account
Build your wall
Revision
Key points from a lesson
Plenary
Homework
Collaboration
Lino it: http://linoit.com
• Favourite ICT tools for MFL
Other uses
• Brainstorming ideas
• Share success criteria
• Revision
• International projects
• Collaboration for staff in your school / in other schools
Voicethread: http://voicethread.com
Upload a picture
People can record themselves
People can write comments
Voicethread link
Ideas for use
• Spontaneous speaking
• Prepare for presentations
• Collaboration
• Creative speaking / writing
• Christmas message!
5.Voki: www.voki.com
• Make speaking activities more interesting• Use for Speaking Assessments• Create one account for all pupils to access• Make the sound recording in Audacity before they make
the Voki
Create a talking avatar
How to do it
Create an account
Create your Voki
6. Toondoo www.toondoo.com •Easy to make
•Pupils can create their own accounts
•Choice of layouts
How to do it
Account needed
Choose Toondoo maker
7. Go Animate: www.goanimate.com
Video
•Pupils create their own accounts
•Give specified number of slides to create
•Pupils can email you the URL of their video
How to do it
Account needed
Choose animation studio
How to do it
8. Xtranormal: www.xtranormal.com • Text to voice animated cartoon creator
• Make speaking test answers into Xtranormal
• Demonstrate model answers
• Pupils edit pre-made videos to improve the language
Used as a listening comprehension
Tell a story
• Meine Weihnachstgeschenke
Storybird: http://storybird.com
• Write a book
• Develop creative writing
• Pick out key words
• Reading comprehesion
• Some MFL teacher have already made several Storybirds which can be found here: http://mfl-storybirds.wikispaces.com
How to do it
Get Glogging
10. Glogster: www.glogster.com(Educator accounts available)
• Introduce a topic
• Plenaries
• What have you learned in this topic?
• Environmental campaign
• Healthy eating campaign
• All about me
Ideas for use
Want to get creative too?
• Join the MFL-Twitterati– Create an account – Follow @joedale’s MFL-Twitterers list– Oh and follow me too! @langwitch
More information
The Langwitch Chronicles: http://helenbutterfield.net
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @Langwitch