#Padlet in the elementary classroom how to

Guilan has created this VoiceThread forum to accompany and supplement her live talk. CLC-affiliated faculty wishing to explore the platform further can go there to view examples referenced in her live presentation (Slides 1-7), as well as additional applications to facilitate differentiation, personalized feedback, and discussion around student-created content in advanced language/ literature courses (Slides 8-12). She will demonstrate a range of sample assignments aimed at developing proficiency around cultural texts providing differentiated learning opportunities within an established curriculum boosting student preparation for the flipped classroom designing dynamic formative assessments and facilitating the delivery of personalized feedback and promoting collaboration and deeper engagement with course content.

Guilan will be introducing the VoiceThread multimedia discussion platform and discussing how it can be integrated into both basic language and upper division content courses to enhance student learning experiences and outcomes. Voice Thread:Applications to support differentiation and active learning at all levels of foreign language, literature, and cultural studies. By Guilan Siassi, Associate Professor (Teaching) of French and VoiceThread Certified Educator. Technology has always played an essential role in her teaching philosophy and with the emergence of the Covid 19 pandemic, she has further developed her interest by discovering and using a wide variety of digital tools in her classroom (such as Fluentkey and Mentimeter).Ģ. Jennifer’s research on Francophone literature and more specifically on African and Caribbean literature expands on the connections that can be drawn between literature and language teaching at every level of proficiency. Fostering interactivity and students’ engagement with Fluentkey and Mentimeter by Jennifer Misran, lecturer of French in the French and Italian department. Recording of the session (USC sign-in required)ġ.

#Padlet in the elementary classroom how to

Liao will introduce how to increase students' collaboration and engagements using Padlet. Padlet for creative writing tasks/assignments and student interaction by Hsiao Yun Liao, Senior Lecturer and the Director of Taiwan Summer Program in the East Asian Languages and Cultures department. Formative assignments are easy to create and the site is user-friendly for teachers and studens allowing for easy and quick creation of materials for the classroom and homework use.ģ. Using to design interactive quizzes and homework exercises by Evgeny Dengub, Professor (teaching) of Russian and the director of the Basic Russian Program.Įvgeny will show how he uses to design quizzes and exercises for his elementary and intermediate Russian classroom. She will illustrate some of its uses with examples drawn from her own Spanish classes, and she will discuss its effectiveness in both online and in person instruction.Ģ. Mercedes will discuss PearDeck, a new online platform designed to enhance students’ participation and engagement with the course material. Using PearDeck to enhance students’ participation and engagement with the course material by María Mercedes Fages Agudo, Master Lecturer and Spanish 150 coordinator for the Spanish Basic Language Program.

Recording of the session (USC sign-in required)ġ.