1. + Free and Useful
Tech Tools for the
Language
Classroom
AATF Workshop 2012
Chicago, IL

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Technology Commission
 What we do….
 National Bulletin Technology Columns
 Workshops at conferences: AATF, July 2012
 Technology Blog: http://aatftech.blogspot.com/
 Regular Chats : www.chatzy.com/aatf
 Twitter and Facebook
 YouTube channel
 GetInvolved! Email us: lomicka@sc.edu or
catherineku72@gmail.com

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Overview of Workshop
8:00 – intro to tech commission
8:05 – 9:00– fun and free tools (Lara)
9:00-10:00– itools (Catherine)
10:00-10:15 - break
10:15-11:00 – project work time

4. + Bloom infographic:
technology+learning

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Tool #1 Quick and Easy Polls/
Surveys
Polleverywhere.com Surveymonkey.com

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How To Vote via Texting
1. Standard texting rates only (worst case US $0.20)
TIPS 2. We have no access to your phone number
3. Capitalization doesn’t matter, but spaces and spelling do

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Tool #2 Cropp.me

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Tool #3 Diigo.com

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Tool #4 Freecorder.com/

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Tool #5 Tubechop.com

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Tool #6 Corkboard.me

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Tool #7 Penzu.com

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Tool #8 Fotoflexer.com

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Tool #9 TypeIt.org
 http://www.typeit.org/ (Select French or other language)

16. Tool # 10 Wordle.net|tagxedo.com
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Tool # 11 Digital Storytelling

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Glogster.com

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Glogster

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Storybird.com

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Tool #12 Word – Templates
(Newsletter, flyers…)
 Giving your syllabus a facelift! “Extreme make-over”
 Think – less text, more visuals and graphics
 Inspiration: Chronicle’s “Creative Approaches to the Syllabus”
 http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/creative-approaches-to-the-
syllabus/35621
 Examples
1. Original syllabus
2. Creative design #1
3. Creative design #2
4. Creative design #3

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To access this presentation…
http://www.slideshare.net/lomicka/aatfwor
kshop2012tools/
For more information: Lara Lomicka
(lomicka@sc.edu)