global learning & technology. nectfl 2010
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GLOBAL LEARNING & TECHNOLOGY
NECTFL (North East Conference on the
Teaching of Foreign Languages). NYC.
March 27, 2010.
MONICA MULHOLLAND
Overview of Digital Projects
• Why? 1. Sts’ response 2. The 5 C’s
• What? Presentations, Video, Blogging & Voicethread: Narrative, Poetry, Art
• How? Handout with guidelines
• Recap
• Q & A’s
• GLOBAL LEARNING TRANSCENDS TIME, SPACE AND CULTURE
• VIRTUAL COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS THAT OPERATE VIA ELECTRONIC NETWORKS
• IN VOGUE WITHIN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT, EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS & SOCIAL INTERACTION
• REAL-LIFE LEARNING
• CREATIVE , TRANSFORMING & ENGAGING
• INCORPORATES THE 5 C’S OF LANGUAGE LEARNING
The 5 C’s of Language Learning
Blog: Spanish is Fun!
Theme 1: Intro to the school year
Blog: Spanish is Fun!Theme 1 (Cont.)Show & Tell
Blog: Spanish is Fun!
Theme 2: Snow Storm Feb. 2010
http://spanishisfun.wordpress.com/page/3/
Blog: Spanish is Fun!Theme 3: Intercultural Awareness
Family Roots
http://spanishisfun.wordpress.com/
Chile: Earthquake
http://spanishisfun.wordpress.com/page/2/
Peru
http://spanishisfun.wordpress.com/page/5/(17 comments)
Blog: Spanish is Fun!
International Project, Sta Fe
http://spanishisfun.wordpress.com/page/6/Salta
http://spanishisfun.wordpress.com/page/8/
Patagonia
http://spanishisfun.wordpress.com/page/7/
Misiones
http://spanishisfun.wordpress.com/page/9/
Theme 3: Intercultural Awareness
Volunteer Student Contributor
Okie Dorian,Northern Virginia Community College
Blog contributor since 2007
Volunteer Student Contributor
Volunteer Student Contributor
Topics of her choice:
Family lifePets Visits to the museum and theaterPoem to her lost puppy New puppies Her first trip to Spain
Additional Participants• Catholic Univ. of Am. Basic Spanish Program
• NVCC Basic Spanish Program
• University of Mary Washington
• Universidad Union. Lima, Perú
• Montville Township High School, Montville, NJ. AP Spanish
• Instituto Superior de Publicidad, Buenos Aires, Argentina: Prof. Sandra Goronas
• Teacher Training Institute, Posadas, Misiones, Argentina
• Spanish 4 Foreigners, Salta, Argentina
• Instituto Politécnico, Santa Fe, Argentina
Contributor since 2007
Music, art & poetry: “Color esperanza”, Diego Torres
Theme 4: Art in the Language Class
Blog: Spanish is Fun!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1uzxkhA9lM
Theme 5: Video Studio
Stories, images & sound: Voicethread
http://voicethread.com/?#q.b543614.i2909457
La misma luna (Movie, 2007)
https://voicethread.com/#u392238.b1004985.i5359855
Jen
The Perito Moreno Glacierhttp://voicethread.com/#q.b986007.i5254845
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lXh2n0aPyw&hd
The Piano Stairs
66% more people chose the stairs
Can we get more people to learn languages by making it fun?
Recap & feedback
• Session Description:
• Integration of Technology into the Curriculum
• Cross-Cultural Interaction
• Engaged Learning
• Real-World Communication
Any questions or comments?