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ACTFL 2012 presentation "Emerging technologies are changing the way we do things, and teaching a world language is no exception! Learn how Web 2.0 technology can enhance what you are doing in your classroom, what the 21st Century Skills are, and how you can support them through communicative world language teaching strategies. Best of SCOLT Presentation."

What to think about when starting development of an online or hybrid course.

blog post and nice large infographic with stats about how teachers and students use technology in the classroom

I really like how it is ad-free- that's a huge plus and makes me want to use this site over others.

A flipped classroom is a classroom that swaps the arrangement of knowledge imparting and knowledge internalization comparing to traditional classroom.In the flipped classroom,the roles of teachers and students have been changed and the class time should have a new plan.Information technology and activity learning construct an individuation and cooperative learning environment for learners to create new learning culture.Based on the analysis of literature of flipped classroom and some typical cases,we summarize a flipped classroom teaching model.We also describe the challenges in the implementation of the flipped classroom teaching.The paper provides an innovative way to reform teaching in Chinese schools.

This article is on the subject of the flipped classroom applied to Chinese language.

This issue - Languages, Cultures and Virtual Communities - has a number of articles on CALL and online learning.

I liked the idea about adding "conversation" to the book they were reading - through Twitter.

Too many apps to sort through to find an educationally useful one?  Here's a database that is "a central resource to assist educators looking for mobile apps to facilitate the learning process" - the TBR dLearning Initiative.

A teacher of 10-yr-olds talks about blogging with them and still practicing safety on the internet.

includes mp3, comprehension questions, vocab