Web site review

Bonjour tout le monde,

The Web site I chose for the Web site review assignment is the following: http://flteaching.wikispaces.com/Technology


It is a wiki from wikispaces.com dedicated to foreign language teaching. I chose to review the page specifically about technology in the foreign language classroom. The site, in general, is very well organized and is divided into several different sections to which one has quick access in the "contents" section near the top of the page. It gives a brief introduction of why technology should be used in our classrooms, and then goes into detail about the different tools available to teachers and how to use them efficiently, citing examples of each. 


The page talks about CALL, or computer-assisted language learning, in great detail, giving a standard definition as well as information about its history and theories related to it. It then cites examples of various "tools" that can be used in the foreign language classroom such as commercial software, the World Wide Web and simulation software. While this information is very valuable to us as future foreign language teachers, I think my favorite part of this site are the testimonies from foreign language instructors from various universities across the Southeast (mostly Florida), each giving their own opinion about how the use of technology has the potential to enhance foreign language learning in the classroom. The page then offers a collection of resources offered by some of these instructors. Another great aspect of this wiki page (which I didn't even notice right away) is the discussion board or forum. While a lot of them seem to be rather old, dating back to 2006, they information there is still pertinent for the most part and can be harnessed to enhance our own use of technology in the classroom. 


I would certainly recommend this site to any teacher who is looking for information about the technological tools and resources available for their classrooms and about how to use them. At the very least it can be used to read the testimonies of instructors who already use technology in their classrooms and to benefit from previous discussion in the forum section.