Denise's+Plan

=Clearly Stated Research Question=

How can iPads provide opportunities for my students to produce oral French and to self-reflect upon their output with the goal of improving the quality of their discourse? What is the impact of technology on students' ability to self-reflect on their oral language production?

=Information about your subjects including age, gender, academic level and other distinguishing factors= Grade 2/3 F.I. class at the end of the academic year. There are 11 Grade 2s and 10 Grade 3s. There are 11 girls and 10 boys. Most students are very strong academically and all but 2 have fairly average oral competence in French. There is one student in my class with behaviour concerns. =Your research design in terms of the choice and the rationale for the use of technology in your setting= We were given iPads to use in our classes and have been working on finding ways to use them effectively. In the fall, I incorporated an oral component to my Daily Five routine- making it the Daily 6. IPads have the function of recording audio as well as taking pictures, video and recording students' writing. This allows them to record themselves and to return and listen to their own recordings in order to reflect on their output. =The type of data you will collect= I will collect anecdotal data. I will take samples of early audio recordings using Fotobabble, StoryRobe and Educreations and compare them to recordings done later using the same apps.

=Clear chronological steps you will follow=

April - May 1- Allow students to "play around" with and get used to Fotobabble, StoryRobe and Educreations.

May 2nd-May 4th- As a class, discuss good things about the recordings students have done to date. Talk about how we can make our recordings even better. How can we use them to improve our oral output. Create Success Criteria for creating recordings.

May 7th- May 11- Allow students to continue to make recordings. Continue to share recordings, and discuss improvements.

May 13th- Compare improvement in student recordings prior to May 2nd with recordings done after May 11th.