July 2018 Archives - The FLTMAG https://fltmag.com/category/july-2018/ IALLT's free language technology magazine Sat, 29 Jun 2024 00:08:45 +0000 en hourly 1 Google Geo Tools : Virtual Reality in the Language Classroom https://fltmag.com/google-geo-tools-virtual-reality-in-the-language-classroom/ https://fltmag.com/google-geo-tools-virtual-reality-in-the-language-classroom/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2018 16:38:44 +0000 http://fltmag.com/?p=4152 By Heidi Trude, M.Ed, French Teacher at Skyline High School, Front Royal, VA and Certificate Student at the University of Colorado Boulder.  DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/ECKS3466 Imagine putting on a headset and being transported into another world. That’s what virtual reality does for

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]]> https://fltmag.com/google-geo-tools-virtual-reality-in-the-language-classroom/feed/ 1 Google Speech Technology: Gboard & Voice Typing https://fltmag.com/google-speech-technology-gboard-voice-typing/ https://fltmag.com/google-speech-technology-gboard-voice-typing/#comments Mon, 02 Jul 2018 20:25:14 +0000 http://fltmag.com/?p=4141 By Joan Palmiter Bajorek, Doctoral Candidate, University of Arizona, Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) Program. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/CENW4479 Lightening fast, accuracy improving, and with sophisticated interfaces, the ability for instructors to get free and fantastic speech technology into the hands of

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]]> https://fltmag.com/google-speech-technology-gboard-voice-typing/feed/ 2 Recap: A Video-Response Tool For Your Classroom https://fltmag.com/recap/ https://fltmag.com/recap/#respond Fri, 29 Jun 2018 21:11:13 +0000 http://fltmag.com/?p=4130 By Anna V. Torres Mallma, Spanish PhD student at University of Illinois at Chicago DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/WBJH9950   Recap is a free web-based tool that allows users to record and post videos for private and public interactive discussions. It is a product

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]]> https://fltmag.com/recap/feed/ 0 Perusall: A Collaborative Reading Tool https://fltmag.com/perusall/ https://fltmag.com/perusall/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2018 20:39:51 +0000 http://fltmag.com/?p=4120 By Lincoln Bain, MAT graduate student, Northern Arizona University. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/OTRM6072   Perusall is a free web-based reading tool designed by a small team of professors from Harvard and the University of Texas at Austin. Perusall allows users to create collaborative

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]]> https://fltmag.com/perusall/feed/ 1 Literary Scavenger Hunts with GooseChase https://fltmag.com/literary-scavenger-hunts/ https://fltmag.com/literary-scavenger-hunts/#respond Wed, 20 Jun 2018 21:30:40 +0000 http://fltmag.com/?p=4101 By Carmen Granda, Amherst College. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/LYRW3751   Around the halfway point of the semester, the classroom dynamic often changes with the arrival of midterm season. Many students, and if we are being honest, teachers, fall victim to “the midterm slump.”

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]]> https://fltmag.com/literary-scavenger-hunts/feed/ 0 Padlet, a collaborative bulletin board https://fltmag.com/padlet/ https://fltmag.com/padlet/#respond Wed, 20 Jun 2018 14:39:10 +0000 http://fltmag.com/?p=4086 By Cheryl Gil, Spanish teacher at Lugoff-Elgin Middle School in South Carolina. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/LKDV9433   Padlet is a virtual wall that allows users to post words, pictures, attachments, and links onto a single post.  If the link is shared, whether

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]]> https://fltmag.com/padlet/feed/ 0 CAPL: Culturally Authentic Pictorial Lexicon https://fltmag.com/capl/ https://fltmag.com/capl/#comments Wed, 20 Jun 2018 14:37:56 +0000 http://fltmag.com/?p=4094 By Theresa Schenker, PhD, Language Program Director & Senior Lector II at Yale University. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/NSEM6486   One of the primary goals of foreign language instruction apart from the acquisition of target language skills is the development of cultural awareness

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]]> https://fltmag.com/capl/feed/ 3 Practicing and Assessing Note-taking Skills with Adobe Reader https://fltmag.com/practicing-and-assessing-note-taking-skills/ https://fltmag.com/practicing-and-assessing-note-taking-skills/#respond Wed, 20 Jun 2018 14:35:08 +0000 http://fltmag.com/?p=4035 By Amy Burden, MATL. Instructor in Modern Languages at Mississippi College DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/YSPN4972     Part of preparing any student for the mainstream classroom or English-medium college classroom is helping them decipher meaning from long academic texts. While there are

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]]> https://fltmag.com/practicing-and-assessing-note-taking-skills/feed/ 0 Kaizena: Effective Feedback on Student Work https://fltmag.com/kaizena/ https://fltmag.com/kaizena/#respond Tue, 19 Jun 2018 20:33:15 +0000 http://fltmag.com/?p=4068 By Margot Riemer, Teacher of Spanish at Berlin Bilingual School (Berlin, Germany). DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/GMSD7016   Kaizena is add-on tool for Google Docs that allows teachers to give extensive and varied feedback to their students.  For anyone who has previously commented on

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]]> https://fltmag.com/kaizena/feed/ 0 Finding and Creating Visuals for Your Class https://fltmag.com/finding-and-creating-visuals/ https://fltmag.com/finding-and-creating-visuals/#respond Tue, 19 Jun 2018 20:25:55 +0000 http://fltmag.com/?p=4045 by Shannon Donnally Spasova, Michigan State University. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/YUIN1226   There are many reasons to use visuals in your classroom. They can help you stay in the target language. They can help you to create a context or a story

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