websites
October 8, 2009
Here’s another website idea–use nikecorre.com’s shoe-builder to build the shoe that’s right for you. I mean, for your students. http://nikerunning.nike.com/nikeos/p/nikeplus/es_LA/footwear_finder
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September 25, 2009
The website of the Latin Recording Academy has undergone a serious makeover, and I have to say it is COOL. More importantly, the nominations for the Latin Grammys are out!! This is an important way for me to see what’s new and what’s popular-I’m always embarrassed at how few names I even recognize on the […]
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July 28, 2009
Ever heard of Sorpresa TV? It’s kid shows, only in Spanish! Among the many shows is The Wumblers, featuring Raimundo, a bilingual Latino snail. You can watch episodes online. Really, you’ve gotta check it out. Talk about fodder for early Spanish learners!! Also check out the site’s section of bilingual games.
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February 20, 2009
I’m all about sharing free activities we’ve found on the internet as opposed to paying a ton of money for not-very-useful curriculum supplements. The internet worksheet project my Spanish 2 students are currently working on has taken them in some really fun directions. They’ve come up with stuff I don’t know I ever would have […]
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February 17, 2009
If you have a way to project a webpage somewhere in your room, you’ve got to check out es.barbie.com. We did this in Spanish 1 today to practice house vocabulary, but you could use it for so many things. We also did the makeover part of it to practice colors. It’s amazing how much they […]
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February 3, 2009
A project based on motivation
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Here in Kentucky we’re still digging out from last week’s ice storm. Yesterday I was able to get online for the first time in a week, so today, it’s back to blogging! If you’ve taught from a textbook for very long, you’ve found that they’re just not motivating to students who aren’t already self-motivated, and […]
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January 13, 2009
Internet scavenger hunts
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I’m constantly looking for communicative, interesting tasks for my students to either create or complete. My Spanish 2 project for the 3rd quarter is an internet scavenger-hunt-type worksheet. Students choose a Spanish-language website and then create a series of questions for another student to complete. The questions can involve playing a game, listening to music, […]
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