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One “choice” assignment I regularly offer students is letting them engage in a texting conversation in Spanish and send me the screenshots. This assignment seems more like fun than like work. Plus, students are able to use the language in an authentic, realistic way.
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- jbenz2 on 31 Jul 20
  
  This looks like an easy way to have learners interact outside of class.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This looks like an easy way to have learners interact outside of class.</div>
  
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Connect students with another class and set up a virtual pen pal program. (Bonus points if you can arrange this with a class in a country in which the target language is spoken.)
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- jbenz2 on 31 Jul 20
  
  I love this idea, but I'm wondering if it's feasible during the pandemic.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I love this idea, but I'm wondering if it's feasible during the pandemic.</div>
  
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- jbenz2 on 18 Jul 20
  
  I find this sentence important because it drives home the point that authentic resources can serve a variety of purposes, from "hooking the students" or activating global knowledge to complex assignments resulting in student presentations, etc. It's a good reminder that, rather than searching for that one perfect piece while under pressure to plan a lesson, it's a good idea to start a digital collection of materials that strike me as interesting.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I find this sentence important because it drives home the point that authentic resources can serve a variety of purposes, from "hooking the students" or activating global knowledge to complex assignments resulting in student presentations, etc. It's a good reminder that, rather than searching for that one perfect piece while under pressure to plan a lesson, it's a good idea to start a digital collection of materials that strike me as interesting. </div>
  
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Think of each authentic resource you have for a theme as a puzzle piece looking for its “best
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fit.”
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