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Charles Zook

Collaborize Classroom | Online Education Technology for Teachers and Students - 6 views

    • Charles Zook
       
      I have taken the plunge with this one. My students are using their Spanish names for their screen names. Special accents are pretty easy to insert in this platform.
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    It looks interesting, Charles! You'll have to let us know later on how things are going and what kinds of things you found worked well in that environment! Thanks for sharing the site.
Alyssa Ruesch

How tablets accelerate the ease of learning a foreign language | TabTimes - 0 views

  • This might be the French Yelp, the Spanish-version of Craigslist, or the Japanese-language weather app.
  • there is also a slew of applications designed specifically for independent language learning, but these are not representative of the push for task-based instruction in higher education
  • Well-designed apps provide intuitive interfaces that help you anticipate the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary terms.
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  • Was the app designed for and by native speakers of the language you’re learning?   2. Does the app have any inherent utility or practical purpose? 3. Would you download an equivalent app in English? 4. Will using the app help you achieve something or inform your decisions? 5. Is the application well-suited to your interests or needs?
  • Acquiring a second language can be expedited by selecting applications that align with personal or professional interests.
Marlene Johnshoy

http://langwitches.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Ready4TwitterChecklist.pdf - 1 views

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    Getting ready to use Twitter - here's a checklist to see if you're ready for the big tweet time!
Charles Zook

Twitter for the Foreign Language Classroom - ACTFL 2010 - 1 views

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    That was not very convincing to me. I need more information. Maybe we should also investigate when and how to use power point. :)
Louiza Kondilis

Most Clicked Stories for SmartBrief on EdTech - 0 views

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    Articles on Ed Tech
Charles Zook

The 100 Best Twitter Tools For Teachers (2012 Edition) | Edudemic - 2 views

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    More Twitter stuff than you can imagine.
Isolde Mueller

Schwarzmalerei | Sprachbar | DW.DE | - 0 views

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    This is a great article about the different uses and meanings of black in German. There are also reading questions at the end. 
Carol Petersen

Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling - 4 views

  • These sites contain material that is generally free to use, uncopyrighted, whose copyright has expired, or is uncopyrightable. The last includes resources from US government agencies, educational organizations and companies that provide materials for students and teachers.
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      I like free!
    • Carol Petersen
       
      also, did you notice this is from U of Houston, where I live.
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    Royalty - Free Media
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    Royalty - Free Media
Marisa Blachy

Toon Doo Is Cool For School - Classroom 2.0 - 3 views

  • Have students create a conversation between two characters in the language you teach.
    • Marisa Blachy
       
      I think this is another great use of this tool and students can do this perhaps as an extra activity which will allow them to practice their new vocabulary without the pressure of receiving a grade for it. I also use this to create "Spanish in action" cartoons to embed in my announcements.
Kathryn Kerekes

Learn How to Learn Spanish - Spanish Only - 3 views

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    Interesting blog about just how languages are learned.
Wellington Espinosa

Learn Spanish - 0 views

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    Spanish Pronunciation | Spanish Grammar | Spanish Vocabulary | Spanish Verbs | Travel Helper | Directory of Spanish Schools | Daily Word | Cultural Notes | Idioms Speak Spanish Conversationally! Did you study Spanish in high school or college, but never achieved conversational fluency? If conversational Spanish is your goal, we have the solution!
anonymous

The Flipped Classroom Advances: Developments in Reverse Learning and Instruction - 1 views

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    re-posted here from Connected Principals.] Steven B. Johnson writes in Where Good Ideas Come From about the revolutionary power of social media such as Twitter to advance ideas and innovation in a myriad of fields, and it has been fascinating to see this concept in action in the swift spread over the past six months of the practice of flipping classrooms, which is also known as reverse instruction or learning, and is closely related to (or often synonymous with) teacher vodcasting.
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