Techbook
Consider this a virtual beg for reviewers (insert cute begging eyes here). The benefit for people who check out the Techbook is it provides a collection of resources for 1st year Spanish that are...
View ArticlePobre Ana Prezi
I love Prezi in theory, but I am too much of a perfectionist to use it on a regular basis. However, I had a free day and dedicated it to making a Prezi for the 6th grade novel Pobre Ana. The concept of...
View ArticleDigital Textbook Playbook
Corresponding with Digital Learning Day, the FCC (with collaboration from miscellaneous government groups) released a Digital Textbook Playbook for encouraging and helping districts to embrace digital...
View ArticleGoogle Maps for Novel
I have blogged before about using Pobre Ana as an easy Spanish novel to supplement and show students content in context. For every chapter I am trying to create a summary using a different tool. The...
View ArticleGlog Pobre Ana
In the tradition of Pobre Ana chapters 1, 2, & 3 – I have created a resource for students to use to pre-read and review the chapter of Pobre Ana. Chapter 4 is in Glog format. Make sure to click on...
View ArticleFlip or Flop?
Flipped classrooms is a trending topic on Twitter and at education/technology conferences. There are pro’s, con’s, and potential roadblocks to success with the flipped classroom. Before I invested...
View ArticleRoaming the Halls with QR Readers
The current unit of study for my 8th grade Spanish students is directions. Being able to give and follow directions is a real life skill that they don’t have much experience with since they don’t drive...
View ArticleCurrent Language Learning Obsessions
There are two new (or new to me) digital tools to improve language skills. PlaySay PlaySay is a free iTunes app. Currently you can only practice Spanish and English pronunciation. The game is simple...
View ArticleSchool End Reflection
Image licensed Creative Commons from Howard Stanbury on Flickr At the end of the retiree celebration, someone shared a story about walking across the field. A straight line is the quickest, but if you...
View ArticleFlipped Story
TPRS is not a new phenomenon in my 6th grade Spanish class, but there was a new presentation /telling of the story last week. We had been gearing up for a story. The targeted vocab had been gestured....
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