Scatterbrained

There are so many things that I want to incorporate in my upcoming classes that I can't keep it straight.  So I've decided to compile a list here to keep my ideas in one place.  Even though I have a hundred apps for this exact thing, such as Evernote and Mindmapping software, nothing beats making a dang list.

French III Honors

• Context: Louis XIV, French Revolution, Napoleon.
• Text: Les Misérables annotated edition from Barnes and Noble
• Literature Circles on Fridays
• Text: Chapters 1-5 for grammar points and vocabulary building, but NOT for context.
• Using Technology to support instruction and encourage self-directed learning
• Edmodo? (create online quizzes about verb conjugation that are automatically graded)
• Evernote?
• Googlesite for the entire class
• Epals?
• Kidblogs for online portfolio
• iPad apps for instructional uses
• iPhone/Android apps for student support
• Common Core: Multiple Sources
• Les Mémoires de la Marquise de la Tour du Pin
• Daily News reports
• Radio France portions
• RFI for audio with transcripts

French IV Honors

• Context: Studying French through film analysis
• Text: Discovering French Blanc (Nouveau!) for grammar and vocabulary resources
• Using Technology to support instruction and encourage self-directed learning
• Edmodo? (create online quizzes about verb conjugation that are automatically graded)
• Evernote?
• Googlesite for the entire class
• Epals?
• Kidblogs for online portfolio
• iPad apps for instructional uses
• iPhone/Android apps for student support
• Common Core: Multiple Sources
• Daily News reports
• Radio France portions
• RFI for audio with transcripts
• Film reviews and texts relating to film

French II Level 1

• Context: Qui suis-je, et pourquoi?
• Text: Discovering French Bleu(Nouveau!) as curriculum basis, chapters 3-6
• Using Technology to support instruction and encourage self-directed learning
• Edmodo? (create online quizzes about verb conjugation that are automatically graded)
• Evernote?
• Googlesite for the entire class
• Epals?
• Kidblogs for online portfolio
• iPad apps for instructional uses
• iPhone/Android apps for student support
• Common Core: Multiple Sources
• Daily News reports
• Radio France portions
• RFI for audio with transcripts