technology
January 4, 2013
It’s no secret that I advocate using almost all authentic materials from the beginning. Using authentic materials with novices is both possible and critical. Here’s an example of an activity you could do with novice learners in a unit on entertainment or technology, with communicative goals like expressing likes or dislikes or talking about your […]
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September 12, 2011
App review: Tour Wrist
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A couple of weeks ago on #Langchat, the Thursday night (8 ET) chat by and for language teachers on Twitter, we discussed iPad (and other iOS) apps that may be useful in the world language classroom. That night I downloaded something like 25 free apps and since then I’ve been on a mission to see […]
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August 16, 2011
Jumping on the Animoto bandwagon
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I’ve heard a lot about Animoto but it’s always been filed away in that “I’m sure it’s great, but I’m on technology overload here” part of my brain. This week I decided to finally jump in and make one. If you stick with the basic account, it’s more than mildly annoying that you can’t do […]
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June 8, 2011
For my original post about the myths, look here. Textbook companies make a lot of money off of telling us that they’ve done all the work and they’re all we need. Audio? They’ve got it. Video? That too. Activities? Structure? Assessments? It’s an all-in-one package, for a price. And out-of-date as soon as it’s printed. […]
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April 21, 2011
Have you used PhotoPeach?
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I have to thank @vivianagabi for giving me the idea to use PhotoPeach to do a project called “25 things about me.” Her (Brazilian) students are at lower levels than mine, and take Spanish for less time per week, but it was a brilliant way for her students to connect with my students (by posting […]
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September 24, 2009
I just made my first Yodio
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I love professional conferences, particularly KWLA! What could be better than a bunch of awesome teachers getting together and sharing their best practices? That’s how I found out about Yodio. My students in Spanish 3 today wandered the school taking pictures of teachers and staff “commanding” people to do things. They’ve written the commands and […]
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September 8, 2009
CNN launches Latino in America
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Embedded video from CNN Video Follow them on twitter– @LIACNN
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August 29, 2009
I am in technology heaven
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Kids motivated by technology? Want to get them creating AND listening to their own Spanish? This could be the most revolutionary tool I have seen for my classroom in a long time. I made this video in about twenty minutes. http://www.xtranormal.com/players/jwplayer.swfhttp://www.xtranormal.com/players/embedded-xnl-stats.swf
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