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lage animation tell a story through limited animation puppet pals stop motion animation apple imotion android lapse it short video students write text add pictures and add music animoto students create a screencast of what they show on the computer screen and of their narration of the various screens screen o matic students create podcasts podomatic full production movies students create a movie with a title screen numerous frames narration and special effects imovie movie maker mobile device videoconferencing students talk and show items as they tell a story to people in another location skype eportfolio students use a blog wiki or website to store their evidence such as voice recordings illustrations pictures and documents to show their learning achievements word press my three formative assessment books formative assessment responding to your students improving foreign language speaking through formative assessment and successful student writing through formative assessment are available at http is gd tbook my modern language blogs are now at http bit ly imprml i have developed 29 spanish activities that allow students to begin to express themselves and to begin to move toward spontaneous speaking as in a natural conversation at teacherspayteachers http bit ly tpthtuttle modern language mobile learning apps or tools published february 16 2013 android app foreign language ipad mlearning mobile mobile learning device modern language smartphone tablet world language 1 comment tags app foreign language ipad m learning mall mobile mobile device modern language smartphone tablet world language although modern language teachers may be using mobile learning they may not be aware of the various categories of mobile learning apps or of tools the following list gives teachers new resources to use in their classroom teachers can use some mobile apps to help flip the language classroom since students can pre study the vocabulary or pre study a verb video likewise the foreign language teacher can have students use specific apps if they display a learning gap on a formative assessment even more important the teacher can have the students listen to native speakers read target language newspapers and see up to the minute culture in the country to find a particular app the teacher searches with terms such as spanish radio app ipad or french verb forms android app many apps and tools are free or have introductory lessons words and meaning dictionary thesaurus translation including google voice verb forms vocabulary phrases traveling learn the language language study course flashcards culture general such as a city tour and specific such as french recipes radio and tv stations newspapers and magazines voice and video recording camera pictures media production such as written text on a picture talking objects digital stories whiteboard sharing communication texting brainstorm graphic organizers search the web search for images internet movies youtube website connectors collaboration group writing project creation e readers calculators spreadsheets mobile videoconferencing skype organizers schedulers e portfolios such as a student s own wiki clock stopwatch timer learning management service connectors phone so what apps do you use my three formative assessment books formative assessment responding to your students improving foreign language speaking through formative assessment and successful student writing through formative assessment are available at http is gd tbook my modern language blogs are now at http bit ly imprml i have developed many spanish activities that allow students to begin to express themselves and to begin to move toward spontaneous speaking as in a natural conversation at teacherspayteachers http bit ly tpthtuttle smartphones over tablets published february 9 2013 mobile mobile device mobile learning school smartphone student tablet technology 2 comments tags m learning mobile mobile device mobile learning school smartphone student tablet i have numerous reasons why i prefer a smartphone over tablets for students 1 students always have their smartphone with them regardless of where they are students do not always carry their tablets with them for example mary may not take her tablet to swim practice but she will have her smartphone with her just before practice she goes to her history class s website to get the link to a video chris will not take his tablet to work but he will have his smartphone with him so during break he can learn or practice his spanish words learning can only be 24 7 if the students have their mobile device with them 2 smartphones allow students to text students spend much time texting in their daily life they texted on an average of 60 texts a day in 2011 teachers can have students text to find out information from others outside the classroom to collaborate on projects and to write when students text others they usually get immediate responses 3 the show who wants to be a millionaire gave us the expression phone a friend and illustrated that people can learn from others when students use a smartphone they can call a person to ask questions do a follow up or clarify information students can talk to an expert user of the learning concept such as a contractor a business person or an artist when students talk to people outside the classroom they see their in class learning as something real students can shadow professionals through weekly phone calls 4 smartphones are cheaper than tablets a parent can purchase a high quality smartphone for their child for less than a hundred dollars a high quality tablet costs much more schools can purchase good smartphones at lower prices what device has your school selected as its mobile learning device why what does that device do beyond apps my three formative assessment books formative assessment responding to your students improving foreign language speaking through formative assessment and successful student writing through formative assessment are available at http is gd tbook my modern language blogs are now at http bit ly imprml i have developed many spanish activities that allow students to begin to express themselves and to begin to move toward spontaneous speaking as in a natural conversation at teacherspayteachers http bit ly tpthtuttle mobile learning not mobile students published january 28 2013 24 7 mld mobile mobile device mobile learning smartphone student leave a comment tags mobile mobile device mobile learning smartphone student up until now we have not had 24 7 learning students had to go to their laptops computers and then do their work their computers might be in their bedroom in the family room in a school computer library or in a library computer lab the students had to be mobile not the technology now students can use the mobile device that they always have with them such as their smartphone to truly have 24 7 learning in the middle of the night they can reach over to their night stand and use their smartphones to do any online work as they take a walk in the park they can take their smartphones out of their pocket and find out some information they can even use their smartphones to communicate collaborate with others in any location as of march 2011 over 50 of people text while in the bathroom does your school let students have a mobile device with them at all times or is mobile learning confined to a specific class or to the school day are your students mobile or is the technology mobile my three formative assessment books formative assessment responding to your students successful student writing through formative assessment and improving foreign language speaking through formative assessment are available at http is gd tbook my modern language blogs are now at http bit ly imprml i have developed many spanish activities that allow students to begin to express themselves and to begin to move toward spontaneous speaking as in a natural conversation at teacherspayteachers http bit ly tpthtuttle replace your textbook with qr codes published january 14 2013 assessment curriculum learn mobile learning qr qr code smartphone tablet technology textbook 1 comment tags book course curriculum learn mobile learning qr code smartphone tablet technology textbook many teachers dislike their textbooks the textbooks may include too much or not enough about a learning goal the textbooks may not arrange materials in the most logical fashion the textbook may not have enough authentic up to the date materials the textbook may not provide visuals as learning tools these books may not provide multiple approaches or differentiated learning the textbooks may not provide assessments that assess what the district school team or individual teacher deem as being the most critical these heavy textbooks may not be convenient for the students to have with them outside of class these print textbook s presentation and practice of material may be boring school districts schools teams or individual teachers now have a choice they can create their own specially designed virtual textbook chapter by chapter or learning concept by learning concept with one page qr sheets an advantage to a qr code textbook is that the teachers can quickly and easily change any critical material they change the information on their website page wiki page etc that is linked to the qr code and the qr code is updated automatically in addition each qr code can contain multiple links to allow for differentiation or choice the educator can use a separate qr code for each critical aspect of the learning students simply click on the first qr code to start their learning a possible format can be a separate qr code for the essential question the media situation project the hook into the lesson the learning goal stated in student language such as i can statements the learning goal can start with low level activities such as basic vocabulary and then work up to concepts various ways to learn the content videos podcasts screencasts of a presentation a website with written text an app etc various ways to practice the initial content an app a website etc various ways to assess the learning of the content at the lower levels quick 5 10 item online quizzes short performance tasks etc various ways to give feedback to students with learning gaps through providing new strategies links to differentiated strategies such as visual auditory physical response etc a project with a higher level thinking activity pbl interdisciplinary project etc and its assessment rubric checklist etc if needed a formal summative assessment at the higher thinking level creating qr code chapters may sound like a formidable task however within one week i had my students as an end of the course activity find three videos that they felt taught a specific learning goal well find an online quiz that tested the concept and find a picture that showed an application of the learning when students evaluate material they decide what really helps them to learn the materials are student approved you can incorporate online materials that you presently use if you can work with one other teacher then you can share your resources get unchained from your textbook so students can learn better when will you start on your qr learning textbook you might want to try a qr learning sheet for a part of a unit or for a unit to figure out what format works best for your students learning my three formative assessment books formative assessment responding to your students successful student writing through formative assessment and improving foreign language speaking through formative assessment are available at http is gd tbook my modern language blogs are now at http bit ly imprml i have developed many spanish activities that allow students to begin to express themselves and to begin to move toward spontaneous speaking as in a natural conversation at teacherspayteachers http bit ly tpthtuttle e texts innvovation or status quo published january 1 2013 achievement assess classroom curriculum e text learn student technology textbook 2 comments tags classroom digital digital textbook e text learning student teacher technology textbook many textbooks now have an e text version do these e texts improve student learning some advantages no heavy or bulky textbook to carry portable font size can be adjusted so students can more easily read or see information text can be searched often has an online assessment allows online quizzes to be graded automatically online often has an online homework management allows homework activities to be graded automatically online has organized the content into chapters chapters have various sections text can be copied and pasted from the e text into a word processor text can usually be highlighted usually includes multimedia pictures video audio some disadvantages often is an exact reproduction of the textbook an e text probably is not linked therefore students cannot click on words or images to get additional information the e text is still mainly print word based many images may supplement the text but they do not add new information images help explain the text instead of the image being the main source of information usually a student cannot write in the e text such as writing comments in the margin the user needs an e reader a computer or a mobile device to read the e text additional exercises are predominantly word based most e text homework managers and on line quizzes only tell the students if they are right or wrong they do not provide new strategies for learning the material since homework and quizzes are done online the teacher may never review what the students do not know if the teachers do not review student progress then the teachers cannot provide formative activities for student improvement interactivity may include activities such as moving some words around or rearranging pictures but the e text interactivity usually lacks high interactivity such as simulations additional exercises are still predominantly at a low level of thinking they do not engage students in real life use of the learning often multimedia is an add on rather than an integral part of the basic textbook often multimedia comes after the main learning an e text cannot be customized teacher cannot rearrange parts such as combining a part from chapter 1 a part from chapter 3 and a a part from chapter 8 to create a new chapter the digital textbook can be outdated very quickly if the e text does not contain links to current events may not show the learners the priority of the learning concepts within the chapter what part of the chapter is the most critical is the most time and space spent on that critical learning or do minor concepts get equal time and space e texts are boring since they are still traditional textbooks what are your reactions to using e texts my modern language blogs are now at http bit ly imprml i have developed many spanish activ...