Web 2.0
There are many advantages to using Web 2.0 in the French Immersion classroom:
* Ability to communicate and collaborate with other students in other classrooms in a school, district, province or country.
* Communicate with experts and more knowledgeable others.
* Choose tools that best suits learning needs.
* Exposure to 21st century skills needed for the future.
* Opportunity to use language in a setting that mirrors tools that students use outside of school, which can be quite meaningful.
* Promote communication skills.
* Many sites are free so there is no cost to students or schools to use these tools.
* Student familiarity with tools.
* Easy to use.
* Webcams are easy to setup and relatively inexpensive and many devices come with them.
* Flexibility: Students can choose when and how they participate in synchronous and asynchronous tools.
* Allow learners an authentic environment to practice their language skills by conversing with peers.
* Versatility: Many Web 2.0 tools can be accessed through multiple devices, such as iPod Touches, iPhones/Smartphones, iPads and laptops and desktops
There are many advantages to using Web 2.0 in the French Immersion classroom:
* Ability to communicate and collaborate with other students in other classrooms in a school, district, province or country.
* Communicate with experts and more knowledgeable others.
* Choose tools that best suits learning needs.
* Exposure to 21st century skills needed for the future.
* Opportunity to use language in a setting that mirrors tools that students use outside of school, which can be quite meaningful.
* Promote communication skills.
* Many sites are free so there is no cost to students or schools to use these tools.
* Student familiarity with tools.
* Easy to use.
* Webcams are easy to setup and relatively inexpensive and many devices come with them.
* Flexibility: Students can choose when and how they participate in synchronous and asynchronous tools.
* Allow learners an authentic environment to practice their language skills by conversing with peers.
* Versatility: Many Web 2.0 tools can be accessed through multiple devices, such as iPod Touches, iPhones/Smartphones, iPads and laptops and desktops