Resources for

LOTE Professional Development Day

July 2007

Explore current resources available for integrating ICTs into LOTE learning.

Before you can access some of these excellent resources, you will need to join the Learning Place

Click here if you are an Education Queensland employee.

If you belong to a private school, you will need to email the following details to LearningPlace@deta.qld.gov.au

- Full Name

- School Name

-Your current email address

- Date of Birth

- Your employee number

Comics in LOTE Learning and Teaching

Download Comic Life

Once you have downloaded and installed Comic Life, you will need to cut and paste the details below to register.  

Registration Details.....
Name or Organization:  Beta Tester v2
Serial Number: CMLFW1-E05B-7715-41B5-E27E-01B7

* See Comic Life Examples

 

Clipart and Image Resources

Lonely Planet

Microsoft Clipart

Google Images

Schools Clipart (a paid resource)

 

Create your own language study games and self assessment activities.

Studymate and Respondus (game and assessment creation.)

You will need to login to the Learning Place and register for the "Teaching In Blackboard" course and it will give you access to.....Download Studymate and Responndus Programs and access tutorials.

Explore ways to bring the studied language and culture from the other side of the world into your classroom.

Explore LOTE student centred practical ICT enhanced projects developed by Queensland teachers for Queensland teachers.

  • The Curriculum Exchange with complete learning experiences and projects for all LOTE learning and teaching.

  • Paul Stronach success story - LOTE Through The Learning Place

  • Japan - Ready to go course.  Students investigate a country that has a significant influence on their lives. The course goes on to look at the geography of Japan, its location, climate and landforms, and the country's culture, history, industry and government.

  • Making Contact : Japanese - Ready to go course. Students explore aspects of the Japanese language, focusing on general communication. An overview of Japanese scripts used in writing includes how to write names and company names in Katakana script, as well as the role of Romanised Japanese.

tUse ICTs to increase your network of professional colleagues while developing your LOTE teaching and ICT skills.

Resource Files from Jenni Le Comte

 

20070522CBozinUnacacciaaltesoropart1.doc

20070522CBozinUnacacciaaltesoropart2.doc

2007217PratolinguisticcoursenotesELTF.doc

20070131FinalCSDEItalianELTFtrip.doc

20070523VicEndeavouractivitybooklet.doc

- Other Resources -

Virtual Field Trips

Japan   

1  2

Indonesia  

1  2

Italy  

1  2

Germany 

1  2

       
LOTE Dictionaries & Translators
Japan Indonesia Italy Germany
Babelfish Translator.

Japanese translated news.

Basic Word Translator.

Travellers translator.

 

Travellers translator.

Babelfish Translator.

Basic Word Translator.

Travellers translator.

Babelfish Translator.

English to Italian Translator.

English to German translator with recorded speech.

Babelfish Translator.

Travellers translator.

Basic Word Translator.

English to German Translator.

 

Resources

 

Interactive story making

 

Example stories by students

Ilcibo 6MB

Lafattoria 8MB

Audacity Sound Recorder

Paint Shop Pro - Free Trial

 

 

Learning Objects and Online Games

Setting up live online chats.

       
Interactive Games and Resources For Students
Japan Indonesia Italy Germany

Kanji Writing

SBS Radio in Japanese

Newspapers from Japan

Japanese Radio- Cocolo76.5

Japanese Radio - JWave

BBC Japan for kids

Japanese Flashcards

Test your Japanese - quiz

Traffic Signs in Japan

Kanji Worksheets

Learn to write Kanji - Demo

 

Resources for students

compiled by Julie Curtis
(Japanese Language teacher at Cairns SDE)

Newspapers from Indonesia

SBS Radio in Indonesian

GO Indonesia games

Beginning Indonesian Games

About Indonesia

Children's traditional games

Languages Online Games

Active and Passive Words

Word order game

Indonesia Webquest

Languages Online Games

SBS Radio in Italian

Picture Dictionary and Games

Newspapers from Italy

Test your Italian - quiz

Italian Radio- Futura

Italian Radio - Radio1

BBC Italian for kids

Get Talking Italian - video & audio clips

 

BBC German for kids

Picture Dictionary and Games

SBS Radio in German

German Crosswords

Children's TV in Germany

Newspapers from Germany

Languages Online Games

German Radio 104.6RTL

German Radio  Berlin888

Food photos for making games

Transport photos for making games

Juma - Online Magazine

Test your German - quiz

Get Talking German - video & audio clips

 

Professional Readings For Teachers

Language Concepts

LOTE Curriculum Guidelines (QSA)

LOTE and Literacy (EQ)

Suggestons for using ICTs in LOTE (EQ)

 

A bibliography of professional readings. (EQ)

 

Why LOTE? FAQs from parents and teachers.  (EQ)

LOTEs offered by Distance Education

The LOTE Network - Support groups for teachers.

Checklist for new LOTE teachers (EQ)

Resources for teachers

compiled by Julie Curtis
(Japanese Language teacher at Cairns SDE)