The document provides details about an inset day workshop on using visuals to support language learning and cultural awareness. It includes a list of online resources for finding images, creating word clouds and art, making mind maps, and more. Contact information and links are provided for downloading slides and authentic images from the workshop.
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Visuals Somerset handout
1. S4S MFL INSET Day,
St Dunstan’s School, Glastonbury, Monday 5th November 2012
Using visuals to support language learning & cultural awareness
Isabelle Jones, Head of Languages, The Radclyffe School, Oldham
@icpjones http://twitter.com/icpjones
A full downloadable copy of the slides used for this workshop including a copy of this hand-out will be
available from:
My Languages Blog http://isabellejones.blogspot.com
Make your own words using pictures of lettershttp://metaatem.net/words/ABBA
Flickr (photo-sharing site) http://www.flickr.com/
Flickr group for language teachers http://www.flickr.com/groups/imagestoteachlanguages
My own authentic pictures
(also available from TES profile at http://www.tes.co.uk/MyPublicProfile.aspx?uc=694292&event=21 )
http://www.flickr.com/photos/icpjones/sets/72157621889909661/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/icpjones/sets/72157612320791556/
TagGalaxy http://taggalaxy.de
Pinterest (sharing visuals and infographics) http://pinterest.com (icpjones)
French riddle-maker http://www.rebus-o-matic.com
PhotoPin (creative commons licensed pictures) http://photopin.com
Pics4Learning. com (pictures for educational use) http://www.pics4learning.com
Photo effects http://anymaking.com/fun-photo-effects
Jing (screenshots) http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html
Screenspresso (screenshots) http://www.screenpresso.com
Photo-vocab (Spanish) http://zachary-jones.com/photovocab
Word Clouds and Word Art http://www.wordle.net http://www.imagechef.com
http://www.tagxedo.com
Mind mapping http://www.mindomo.com
Diigo (Social bookmarking, sites and visuals) http://www.diigo.com