Session 12Session 12

Technology and MFLTechnology and MFL

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Watch the clip of Oscar and make Watch the clip of Oscar and make notes about the practicalities.notes about the practicalities.

(tutors, look at the conference tag (tutors, look at the conference tag and do the Oscar Stringer clip)and do the Oscar Stringer clip)

What kind of technology?What kind of technology?

IWBIWB E-mailE-mail VideoVideo UploadingUploading VideoconferencingVideoconferencing Learning platformsLearning platforms Second life etcSecond life etc AnimationsAnimations

So, what have you seen in So, what have you seen in schools?schools?

What do you feel confident What do you feel confident using?using?

Activity OneActivity One

In small groups list the advantages In small groups list the advantages and disadvantages of the listed and disadvantages of the listed technological activities.technological activities.

AdvantagesAdvantages

Easy and quick accessEasy and quick access Faster than snail mailFaster than snail mail Creativity in a technologically advanced worldCreativity in a technologically advanced world Quicker to create resources when you know Quicker to create resources when you know

howhow Better presentationBetter presentation Face to face contactFace to face contact Real artifacts/people visibleReal artifacts/people visible Communication for real purposeCommunication for real purpose

DisadvantagesDisadvantages

Can be costlyCan be costly Makes you lazy?Makes you lazy? Use of slang?Use of slang? When it breaks down….When it breaks down…. Too reliant on it all, becomes nothing Too reliant on it all, becomes nothing

specialspecial IWB, flat and one dimensionalIWB, flat and one dimensional Steals creativity?Steals creativity?

What can technology give..What can technology give..

Tools for developing creativityTools for developing creativity An opportunity to communicate with An opportunity to communicate with

somebody that they may not have somebody that they may not have met otherwise.met otherwise.

Instant response.Instant response.

VideoconferencingVideoconferencing Cheaper than you think?Cheaper than you think? What do you need?What do you need? Can be a mismatch of equipment when Can be a mismatch of equipment when

videoconferencing with another country.videoconferencing with another country. Children communicate for real purpose.Children communicate for real purpose. Children meet new people.Children meet new people. Children can develop intercultural Children can develop intercultural

understanding.understanding. Children realise that they need to speak in Children realise that they need to speak in

a certain way to be understood, i.e. not a certain way to be understood, i.e. not using slang.using slang.

ComeniusComenius

International SchoolsInternational Schools ExchangesExchanges Global gatewayGlobal gateway Making school linksMaking school links

Creating animationsCreating animations

Digiblues or webcams.Digiblues or webcams. Can enable children to use vocab Can enable children to use vocab

learnt creatively.learnt creatively. Equipment not expensive.Equipment not expensive. It doesn’t take too long.It doesn’t take too long.

Activity TwoActivity Two

Your first job in a school is in a school with a Your first job in a school is in a school with a partner abroad. You have been asked to partner abroad. You have been asked to develop technological links to enhance MFL develop technological links to enhance MFL learning and to develop Intercultural learning and to develop Intercultural Understanding. What could you do with:Understanding. What could you do with:

E-mail and websites.E-mail and websites. WebcamsWebcams Video.Video. How would this fit into cross curricular How would this fit into cross curricular

learning?learning?