carlatech is a group on Diigo where language teachers and participants in the CARLA Technology Institutes can share resources for using technology in second-language instruction (F2F or online). Feel free to share your favorite tips and tools (tell us how you use them), articles about language teachers using technology, and other technology-related pages and information that would be useful for language teachers to know.
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Highlighting the importance of building connections with students, strengthening support systems and assessing learners with a multitude of options in your synchronous online course
Any learning activity in which all learners are simultaneously participating is called synchronous learning. It's real-time, highly interactive, and very social.
http://fltmag.com/parlez-vous-emoji-fostering-intercultural-discourse-via-social-media/ Excellent source with examples for implementing ACTFL guidlines using twitter, Instagram, and others.
You've found a new part of Diigo that we aren't going to get into for this class, but it's good for conversations about things you find on the web. Others can add to this topic after reading the a...
http://www.edutopia.org/discussion/three-great-ways-teachers-get-their-students-blog
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/differentiated-instruction-social-media-tools-john-mccarthy?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
We could start a discussion right here in Diigo about particular bookmarks, or like this post, about a topic that we start without a bookmark! This week you are learning highlighting and leaving n...
This blog is no longer active, but it is archived. The blogposts vary in quality (some are quite poor) but I found interesting posts and resources within. spanglishbaby.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkpjZ7oA_Qg#t=16
I'm sure many of you are familiar with this site where people can upload slides for presentations. I chose just one http://www.slideshare.net/irwyn12/using-technology-in-the-language-classroom-pres...
An free download audio option http://www.winamp.com/ This app is a way of recording both for instructors and students. They have a fee downloadable version or a pro paid version and it works mp3. I...
I tried to use InLet and it's not working, but you can read about it here http://www.indiana.edu/~inlet/faq.php
oops, forgot to put the URL http://www.indiana.edu/~inlet/v2/rungame.php4?gid=20252&code=dm/fOB8I5EDYA
I don't know if this will work because it is an app that we have through my university, but I'm going to give it a try and hope it doesn't require you to log in. If it does, let me know and I'll tr...
http://www.slideshare.net/sushigu1/using-etherpad-and-twitter-to-teach-and-learng-foreignsecond-languages
Hello every one, My Arabic langauge class will work on creating a video talking about famous authors' bios. I am looking for a movie editing tool where they can talk, show pictures, and play music...
In addition to bookmarking - with highlighting and annotations - you can post a "topic" which is basically a note without a bookmark. You can use it for discussions here in Diigo, or just to post t...
The Free Art and Technology Lab is an organization dedicated to enriching the public domain through the research and development of creative technologies and media. The entire FAT network of artist...
This is a great overview of how Twitter works. I know we have moved beyond it, but I think it would be really interesting to use with staff members who don't understand why we would use this social...
