One thing about technology and language learning never changes: the rate of change and innovation. It’s rapid at its best and a complete blur at worst. I sometimes oscillate between wanting to know all about the latest and greatest applications of technology, innovative pedagogy, and education policy trends and approaches on the one hand; and wanting to hide under the covers and bemoan the seemingly constant trendiness and cuter-than-life movements and acronyms that plague our profession on the other. No Child Left Behind. Blue Ribbon schools. STEM subjects. The “Core.” Web 1.0. Web 2.0. And now, MOOCs. Then again, I guess we’re lucky not to be mired in drill and kill or the Grammar Translation Method. Also, we’re lucky to be part of MFLA, where the K-12 and Higher Ed worlds come together.
Try out some of these cool apps suggested by MFLA board members Erin Cooper, Leslie Grahn, Jeffrey Samuels, and Kim Shinozaki.
Haiku Deck (Free) Similar to PowerPoint; quick to use Halftone (Free) Take a photo, add effects, add text, & email it or send it to Facebook, Instagram, Dropbox, etc. |
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