https://padlet.com/ottcassi/techtools Here is a list of recommended tech tools to incorporate into your language class. They are separated by communicative mode. en-us 2022-07-21 16:05:02 UTC 2025-04-10 23:01:48 UTC hello@padlet.com ottcassi https://padlet.com/ottcassi/techtools/wish/2222257229 Take any video (your own or YouTube) and edit to add subtitles, slow down or speed up, or add in your own questions to the videos. ]]> 2022-06-15 18:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ottcassi/techtools/wish/2222257229 ottcassi https://padlet.com/ottcassi/techtools/wish/2247683881 Great for interdisciplinary articles, they feature a wide variety of articles in Spanish. You can also differentiate proficiency levels for each student.]]> 2022-07-21 16:11:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ottcassi/techtools/wish/2247683881 ottcassi https://padlet.com/ottcassi/techtools/wish/2247684534 Although this does not include authentic materials, this is a great website to peak student's interest through stories and songs. Each song focuses on different language functions and structures.]]> 2022-07-21 16:13:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ottcassi/techtools/wish/2247684534 ottcassi https://padlet.com/ottcassi/techtools/wish/2247686022 Get your students practicing their listening skills with EdPuzzle. Choose any video on YouTube and embed questions within it.]]> 2022-07-21 16:17:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ottcassi/techtools/wish/2247686022 ottcassi https://padlet.com/ottcassi/techtools/wish/2247686128 Do your students need more vocabulary practice? Blooket is a great way to make vocab practice fun and not take up too much time. The games are entertaining while still getting input in the target language!]]> 2022-07-21 16:18:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ottcassi/techtools/wish/2247686128 ottcassi https://padlet.com/ottcassi/techtools/wish/2247687850 Use this tool to have students annotate YouTube videos or your own videos. You can pose questions to them and they need to find the answers within the video and annotate them. Or you could have them create their own story to an online video.]]> 2022-07-21 16:21:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ottcassi/techtools/wish/2247687850 ottcassi https://padlet.com/ottcassi/techtools/wish/2247688968 Imitate leaving a voicemail in the target language, have students answer prompts on their own time, or have students pretend to have a message for you. ]]> 2022-07-21 16:24:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ottcassi/techtools/wish/2247688968 ottcassi https://padlet.com/ottcassi/techtools/wish/2247691062 Use this site to create infographics for your learners. You can add visuals and graphics to make it more comprehensible depending on proficiency levels.]]> 2022-07-21 16:28:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ottcassi/techtools/wish/2247691062 ottcassi https://padlet.com/ottcassi/techtools/wish/2247692924 Easily take any article or source of reading and make it into an interactive slideshow. Add this extension to your Google Slides & add in questions to slides based on a reading. ]]> 2022-07-21 16:30:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ottcassi/techtools/wish/2247692924 ottcassi https://padlet.com/ottcassi/techtools/wish/2247694229 Students can post a statement or description to Padlet and their peers can respond in the comments. Encourage students to keep the conversation going to simulate an online discussion board or text messages.]]> 2022-07-21 16:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ottcassi/techtools/wish/2247694229 ottcassi https://padlet.com/ottcassi/techtools/wish/2247695062 Quizlet can be used for a lot of things in a language classroom, but you can use it to create a spontaneous communication game. One student sits at the front of the class (back to the projector & facing their classmates). Use the flashcards setting to randomly choose a word, and the class has to describe the word to the student at the front (without saying the word of course!). The student in the front can ask as many questions as they'd like to guess the word.]]> 2022-07-21 16:35:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ottcassi/techtools/wish/2247695062 ottcassi https://padlet.com/ottcassi/techtools/wish/2249374774 This site is great for student collaboration. Send out a Jamboard for all of a class to add to or create a page for each group. Can be used for remote learning or for in-person/hybrid learning.]]> 2022-07-25 16:14:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ottcassi/techtools/wish/2249374774