Beyond the Pier » Uncategorized http://beyondthepier.com Resources and thoughts on language, education and technology... Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:17:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Technology in MFL – A Practitioner’s Guide http://beyondthepier.com/2010/03/08/technology-in-mfl-a-practitioners-guide/ http://beyondthepier.com/2010/03/08/technology-in-mfl-a-practitioners-guide/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:37:56 +0000 admin http://beyondthepier.com/?p=272 The following document is full to the brim of innovative uses of ICT in MFL.  Great to see so many contributors sharing their good practice, successes and ideas.

Technology in Modern Foreign Languages – A Practitioner’s Perspective

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]]> http://beyondthepier.com/2010/03/08/technology-in-mfl-a-practitioners-guide/feed/ 0 Mylo update http://beyondthepier.com/2010/03/08/mylo-update/ http://beyondthepier.com/2010/03/08/mylo-update/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:13:44 +0000 admin http://beyondthepier.com/?p=267

Isabelle Jones has done a great job of collating together the rather patchy information on the government’s new language programme Mylo mentioned in a previous post. Go to her blog for info.

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]]> http://beyondthepier.com/2010/03/08/mylo-update/feed/ 0 MYLO – A New Approach to Language Learning? http://beyondthepier.com/2010/01/15/mylo-new-approach-to-language-learning/ http://beyondthepier.com/2010/01/15/mylo-new-approach-to-language-learning/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:57:51 +0000 admin http://beyondthepier.com/?p=226 Could open ended group MYLO projects help address the decline of language learning in the UK?  This could well be the way forward and help address the lack of motivation for languages I have witnessed firsthand.  Watch this space…

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]]> http://beyondthepier.com/2010/01/15/mylo-new-approach-to-language-learning/feed/ 0 BETT and MYLO – Edtech Central! http://beyondthepier.com/2010/01/08/bett-and-mylo-edtech-central/ http://beyondthepier.com/2010/01/08/bett-and-mylo-edtech-central/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:58:35 +0000 admin http://beyondthepier.com/?p=221 bett

The world’s largest educational technology event takes place next week from the 13-16 Jan at the London Olympia.  There’ll be a rich plethora of Edtech talks, innovations, stalls and more.  Register on their site and follow updates on twitter @bett2010

In relation to Modern Foreign languages, of particular interest will be the unveiling of parts of the MYLO project by Joe Dale. MYLO is a government funded project that encourages young learners (initially Key Stage 3) to learn languages through a wide range of online activities, such as designing an international football kit or producing a TV advert.

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