Wed 9 March

Register Fiona and alphabet brain gym!
Vocab Stephanie - animals

Nasal vowel an/en
handout "4 nasal vowels" from before and worksheet on colour coding click to download for the answers
audio post on other blog

(From last week GlowWiki and Storybirds)

More on vocabulary presentation and practice

http://changing-phase.blogspot.com/2010/02/it-gives-me-great-pleasure-to.html from Clare Seccombe go to the slide show presentation and also http://changing-phase.blogspot.com/2009/07/lets-flashcard.html

see also my post on posterous for pronunciation of instructions
and shtooka to help you with a single word of vocabulary eg pingouin

Practice with wild animals - make cards, dominoes, bingo cards
http://www.mes-english.com/flashcards/animals.php and

http://www.toolsforeducators.com/
I've uploaded the dominoes and mini cards to ANIMALS folder in our GLOW group

quizlet for testing yourself
http://quizlet.com/216072/les-animaux-en-danger-flash-cards/

lovely site for reading - highlight for homonyms and words you know, try and find 10 facts
http://www.africanimo.com/

more animal sites I like and have bookmarked on delicious.com. I add to this regularly.
http://www.delicious.com/kaymcmeekin/french+animals

songs - my collection
http://frenchsongsprimary.blogspot.com/search/label/animals eg
tous les animaux du monde
the unicorn/Noah's ark

quia shared, search a topic - not moderated so beware of mistakes
this one is good for matching and concentration with photos
this hangman on pets and wild animals is fine. 7 at random per session
cochon d'Inde (guineas pig), tigre, chat, hamster, canard (duck) , serpent, cheval, perruche (budgie), rat, cochon, girafe
and this is one of mine reading about the animals the Queen and Rolf Harris like

ICT session on creativity (update)

The study of language plays an important role in all language learning and the development of literacy skills.

I develop and extend my literacy skills when I have opportunities …

• engage with and create a wide range of texts in different media, taking advantage of the opportunities offered by ICT

Intro to ML outcomes

I have opportunities to express myself in writing, exploring and experimenting with words and phrases using resources, to ensure my writing makes sense.
MLAN 2-13a

Today we will have a look at some fabulous online tools to allow you and your pupils to use your language in interesting and creative ways.

Here are some ideas to motivate your pupils to write. Their work can be published online (eg GLOW wiki or blog) and viewed by classmates, parents, even the world. What better reason to make a good job?

One word of caution - beware of unsuitable content in unmoderated sites.

display of words, "word clouds" quick and easy
http://www.wordle.net no login required
type or paste in words (use french.typeit.org)
to make words bigger, type them more than once
saving options: print and save as PDF
save to Gallery and get the embed code for a blog
bookmark it, as it is impossible to find in Gallery (no search facility)






http://www.imagechef.com/ic/word_mosaic/ quick and easy, no login required
type text(a word or a couple of words is best) into various shapes eg heart, 4leafed clover
to save click on Export
scroll down to find embed code and other options eg facebook
email yourself the pdf or the embed code so you don't lose it.



Text to speech Free education account required.
http://www.voki.com writing and speaking/listening
you can type in French and have it read to you, or upload yourself speaking

Cartoons, Account required.
http://www.toondoo.com/MyToondoo.do takes time
When signed in, this takes you to your own page, avoiding any unsavoury content

Books for reading and writing with beautiful inspirational artwork
http://storybird.com/ Account required.
examples of storybirds for ML written by teachers - maintained by teacher Fiona Joyce so that examples in French and other languages are good quality and suitable for schoolchildren http://mfl-storybirds.wikispaces.com/

Upload your work to your own page on our GLOW WIKI https://wikis.glowscotland.org.uk/0000313/Rigolo
Create a page by clicking "newpage", call it la page de Kay or something with your name in it.
It doesn't seem to allow embed code so just paste in the URL link to your work. Not what I was hoping for but it's a start!

mon ma mes dustbin game

Click on proceed to start play. Drag the family member to the right dustbin

Click here for larger version

Toondoo

By UWSclass | View this Toon at ToonDoo | Create your own Toon

Toondoos are easy and free to create. You can create material for the class or better still let them create their own. Set up a class account so that everyone in the class can see everyone else's. Click on View this Toon at Toondoos above

Wallwisher - online pinboard for HOMEWORK

Wallwisher is an easy to use online pinboard - great for collaborative work and for homework.

You double click to get a post it on the board.
You can add a link, too, to an image, audio, webpage

Here are some examples
globalconnect

European Day of Languages what language can you say hello in?


In the meantime try posting to these three walls below
If you want to add sound go to Shtooka and type in the word and copy the URL into your post it. It's all very straightforward - honest!






I have heard that Wallwisher has been unreliable, buggy of late
Pindax is an alternative worth investigation.