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Creating engaging and motivating activities through ICT, authentic texts and images [email protected] Dave Wicks Curriculum Co-ordinator for MFL 2, SLN Lead Teacher for North Wiltshire, RSA for the South West

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Page 1: Creating engaging and motivating activities through ICT, authentic texts and images dwi@johnbentley.wilts.sch.uk Dave Wicks Curriculum Co-ordinator for

Creating engaging and motivating activities through

ICT, authentic texts and [email protected]

Dave Wicks

Curriculum Co-ordinator for MFL 2, SLN Lead Teacher for North Wiltshire, RSA for the South

West

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A change in ideology? A “new” active classroom for a new NC

• An active classroom is all about moving from:

• Teacher-centred to learner centred• Teacher as transmitter of knowledge ->

teacher as organiser of knowledge• Teacher as the “do-er” for children ->

teacher as “enabler” / facilitator• Subject specific focus -> Holistic

learning focus• Teacher as magician! NOT!

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How do our students change and benefit from an active

approach?• Passive recipients of knowledge -> active

and participatory learners• Focus on answering questions -> asking

questions• Spoon fed -> responsible for own learning –

reflection• Competing with each other -> collaborating• Having own say -> listening to others

opinions• Individual subject learning -> joined up

learning “episodes”

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Thinking about texts

• How do we use texts? • Do we always find good “authentic

material” to use?• Do we get enough mileage out of

texts?• How can we explore texts in a fresher,

new way? • How can we link the new NC to what

we do do with texts?

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It’s time to get active! Let’s think!

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Quelques mots

le foot le restaurant hierj’adore le soir il pleuvaitle samedi parce que ont

un copain mes parents une pizzaavec regarder en voiture

mais il a mangeret avoir faire

amusant être fantastique

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Text idea 1

• The “silent” starter aka “The Cold Shoulder!” – a list of words, in any order or layout on a page.

• Results – what is the impact / result of this? New NC links?

• Potential Pitfalls - ways around the problems.

• Feedback from the students on the activity

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Ready, steady, read!

• “Are you ready to read aloud class?” • “We’re going to read the text

out loud as soon as it appears on the screen!”• “Ready?”• “Let’s read!”

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Text idea 2

Le samedi j’aime aller en ville avec mes copains et j’adore manger chez McDo car c’est délicieux! Le soir, je regarde la télé avec ma soeur parce que j’aime les films de science-fiction. Elle adore les westerns!

Le dimanche matin, je reste au lit et je me leve vers midi. L’après-midi je vais au parc et je joue au foot avec mes camarades de classe. La semene dernière je suis allé chez mes grands-parents mais c’était nul!

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Text idea 2 – how to make it work!

• Colours – yellow is bad! Choose nice word colours or a black background.

• Make the font big enough to read!• Make sure they are reading aloud to start with!• Don’t give in if they don’t understand! Just say

no! Don’t give away any hints! Launch it, “unscaffolded” Be BRAVE!

• Once you have a template – SHARE IT!• Recycle the idea, but change the

words/concepts they need to find so they are not wise to it!

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Text, images and ICT- incorporating all 3 into one

fabulous activity

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Using images to inspire photo stories

• Images are a powerful tool for the MFL teacher. • One single topic image – a thousand ideas.• Student involvement – image creation.• Motivation levels.• Creativity levels.• PLTS – many can be achieved here.• Fantastic final products.• Useful for many topics, even the obscure ones!

However some non-entities are being taken out! PO etc.

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How to set-up the task

• Get cameras – beg, steal or borrow!• Check your picture policy• Get them into groups – you decide, they

decide – your choice/their choice?• Plan it out first – when do you want to start

and finish – lesson allocation• Give them the topic – planning in groups• Photo shoot + ICT room booked

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Family Fortunes

• Groups love to work together• Not just the family are playing – group

planning can be used in class• Easy to set up once you have the template• Easy to move the activity forward into AT4

work• Easy to use as a springboard into drop down

menus in Word activities – creative texts