PEDAGOGICAL GOALS CLASSROOM APPLICATIONS POTENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES 2008-2009 CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES LOCAL EXPERTS
  Students learn their target language when they...

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1. Create their own study materials and learn how to use them study cards with images and sounds, study with partner, collaboratively type vocab lists Numbers, iFlash    
2. Tell visual and oral stories about themselves, others, and the topics they are learning about Silent movie with subtitles, music videos with subtitles, CAMIO, Photoshop, iPhoto, Keynote, PowerPoint, Pages, tumblr.com, blogging, Garage Band, Audacity, iMovie, Comic Life, eZines, Radio Show drama, visual art,    
3. Solve problems by communicating orally live interviews, GarageBand podcasts, forums, chatting, survey monkey, Google Earth, Google Maps    
4. Write to their classmates, teachers, and others   Chatting solutions, Discussion Forums, Skype, Email 2-way blogging,    
5. Listen to a high volume of comprehensible input Skype guest, yabla & video resources for each grade level, Skype    
6. Respond to aural stimuli (listening comprehension) American Idol Activity, .mp3 to iPod, DiLL    
7. Play and design games to apply knowledge Bingo, RSS 20 Questions RSS, tumblr, chat, Quia, Scratch    
8. Role play in physical and virtual spaces Impromptu Skits, DiLL scenarios, DiLL, Second Life, walled-garden social networking,    
9. Read offline and online materials   news sites, rss feeds, Diigo,    
10. Contribute to learning communities by applying their language skills to interesting problems RSS feeds, Quartz Composer screensaver, Wikipedia translations, Social Bookmarking (Diigo.com), Google Docs, PBWiki, Scratch,    
11. Evaluate their own pronunciation and improve their understanding of phonetics