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Fabulous Class Comic in French. Another brilliant activity that can be conducted over a number of months and allows a fair bit of freedom to students to be creative as well as engage different intelligences in the classroom (visual, verbal, logical, etc.). Plus, it is highly collaborative for all and takes the teacher away from being the knowledge expert to the a more authentic creative position. 

French beginner worksheets. Very simple to the point of being childlike (even though they are listed for high-schoolers). Sometimes, I just need a simple sheet of something in class. They can pobably also be used in one of the tools we have been looking at. As always, remember to quote your source when using.

Tex's French Grammar is the integral grammar component of Français Interactif, an online French course from the University of Texas at Austin. Various sections of the website are entertaining (the dialogues are not always appropriate for middle school!) and others provide rote grammar practice.

New Techologies and the Teaching of French

"Features: Provides teachers with reasons and resources for shifting French language instruction toward interactive, authentic learning experiences; a CD with handouts and rubrics for each of the four units included in the book. "

A helpful article by Hilda Thomas, published on FluentU. Thomas provides a comprehensive list of online tools that can be used in the language classroom, some of which will be familiar to you from Koning's article. She also suggests resources for teachers interested in flipping their classrooms.

I have no annotation because I exceeded my limit :-( But here is the gist: This is a report from a design experiment using synchronous online communication for learning French. The problem: Canada' Core Language program for learning French as a second language resulted in a great number of students with "minimal abilities" to communicate in French. In search of a solution: to use synchronous online communication. Quoting White 2003:"the benefits of using web‐based, real‐time (synchronous) interaction and communication as follows: it is spontaneous; it motivates learners who develop a sense of community and gain energy from the group; it offers opportunities for peer feedback; and it supports the development of interactive competence. "

French on Quizlet

Wow, knighthood!

A useful site for learners with a special thumbnail for teachers. I have used it frequently.

Finally a unit fro French teacher. Merci Beaucoup!

Great activity ideas! Loved seeing the appreciative comments and shares from the French teachers in the comment loop-- Aren't we lucky to live in an age where we can share great ideas from near and far-- Encouragement for us all to add to the web of resources and share out what we are doing as well (note to self).

A great article by Lara Lomicka which discusses the role of Twitter in an intermediate French class, in which students tweeted weekly with each other and with native French speakers. I think adding collaboration with native French speakers brings new potential uses to Twitter.

and microstorytelling like we're giving a try!

"Free" and "resources" are two of my favorite words. This has now been saved to my library. :)

ACTFL 2012 presentation This is a short video of students at Marquette University participating in OCMC in Spanish and French.

2 examples from French classes

Abstract: In this paper, we examine the use of Facebook (FB) as a social networking tool in an intermediate French class. After reviewing the available studies on FB in language instruction, we analyze surveys that were administered to students as well as student FB posts. We look at the potential benefits of social media, specifically FB, and discuss its impact on foreign language learning. We aim to address how FB is being used in the language classroom, how students respond to the integration of this social networking site in courses, the attitudes of higher education foreign language learners towards FB, as well as the role of FB in new learning spaces and with today's learners. An analysis of survey data suggests that students respond in a positive manner toward the use of FB in education and highlights some differences in the way FB is used in both personal and academic settings.

This is a comprehensive compendium for teachers and learners seeking practice activities to complement the set curriculum.

Good resource for creating online quizzes with video. Geared toward ESL, but also has quizzes in other languages, mostly Spanish with some French.

wiki that compiles authentic resources- also a French page