Day+2

//Tuesday, July 31, 2012//

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=Day of Tools= Today we are going to explore four web 2.0 tools. We are going to see examples, demonstrate the set up, and then participants will make and account and start creating. Don't forget your passwords.....

9:00 -9:30 pm PT / 12:00 - 12:30 pm ET
Technology Consulting (Evan Rubin)

9:30 - 12:00 pm PT / 12:30 - 3:00 pm ET
Presenter: Joe Dale
 * 1. Voki - Create your own voice using a talking character.**
 * Blog Post: Voki in the Language Classroom
 * Voki Blog
 * French Voki Examples
 * Voki Video Tutorials
 * Using Voki and a blog in a sequence of three lessons (Joe Dale and Jose Picardo)

Presenter: Evan Rubin Spanish VoiceThread Example media type="custom" key="20391020"
 * 2. VoiceThread - Create a conversation in the cloud **
 * Blog: Voicethread4Education
 * Extending the classroom with VoiceThread

1:00 - 3:00 pm PT / 4:00 - 6:00 pm ET
Presenter: Joe Dale Wallwisher Example media type="custom" key="20391006"
 * Wallwisher- Virtual Post-it Board**
 * Blog: Wallwisher for the Foreign Language Class
 * Presentation: 32 Interesting Ways (and Tips) of Using Wallwisher in the Classroom
 * Wallwisher: Ways to use Wallwisher in the Classroom
 * Blog: Wallwisher - 105 Classroom Ideas

Presenter: Evan Rubin ToonDoo Example media type="custom" key="20390994"
 * ToonDoo - World's Fastest Way to Create Cartoons **
 * Wiki Post on ToonDoo
 * A teacher's guide to ToonDoo

Reflection Questions
1. Which of the tools we explored today is best and worst suited for the students and language(s) you teach? Why? 2. Write an activity using one (or more) of the tools demonstrated today.

Archives
Watch the Recording from Day 2