Advantages of Cell Phones
Cell phones have the following advantages:
* Can be used as a video camera or camera phone which could be a good oral language tool, especially if Skype is downloaded onto the device.
* Have Internet email and web browsing capabilities.
* Cameras allow the students to take photos in class of their French homework if it is posted on the board for example. This saves a lot of instructional time since students don’t need
to write out all of the notes.
* Can be used for creating and viewing audio and video recordings, including French podcasts.
* Offer an agenda so that students can take notes or write down important dates and events.
* Allow students to send text messages in any language and can be set on spell check with a dictionary of the selected language. This is especially important for French since many phone and computer programs (such as e- mail) don’t accept accents. If the phone is able to be set to the French language, then the accents will appear automatically. Good for language dictionaries.
* Useful for learning French vocabulary with selected French learning apps.
* Offer the opportunity to speak French live with authentic speakers.
* Students can send and receive text messages in French.
* Students can access French blogs, French Learning Management Sites and French Social Media sites
Cell phones have the following advantages:
* Can be used as a video camera or camera phone which could be a good oral language tool, especially if Skype is downloaded onto the device.
* Have Internet email and web browsing capabilities.
* Cameras allow the students to take photos in class of their French homework if it is posted on the board for example. This saves a lot of instructional time since students don’t need
to write out all of the notes.
* Can be used for creating and viewing audio and video recordings, including French podcasts.
* Offer an agenda so that students can take notes or write down important dates and events.
* Allow students to send text messages in any language and can be set on spell check with a dictionary of the selected language. This is especially important for French since many phone and computer programs (such as e- mail) don’t accept accents. If the phone is able to be set to the French language, then the accents will appear automatically. Good for language dictionaries.
* Useful for learning French vocabulary with selected French learning apps.
* Offer the opportunity to speak French live with authentic speakers.
* Students can send and receive text messages in French.
* Students can access French blogs, French Learning Management Sites and French Social Media sites