Best Web 2.0 tools - Classroom 2.02024-03-29T13:18:30Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/best-web-20-tools-1?groupUrl=teachingspanishwithweb20tools&commentId=649749%3AComment%3A436463&groupId=649749%3AGroup%3A410517&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHi Mr. Hulse- Could you give…tag:www.classroom20.com,2012-05-15:649749:Comment:8371672012-05-15T18:15:23.260ZSenora Holmeshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/SenoraHolmes
<p>Hi Mr. Hulse- Could you give me a general idea of how you use the site? I teach Spanish 1 (8th grade) and I'm looking to incorporate more sites and speaking opportunities for my students. I appreciate any insight you can provide.</p>
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<p>Hi Mr. Hulse- Could you give me a general idea of how you use the site? I teach Spanish 1 (8th grade) and I'm looking to incorporate more sites and speaking opportunities for my students. I appreciate any insight you can provide.</p>
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<p>Thanks!</p> Socrative is an up and coming…tag:www.classroom20.com,2011-09-11:649749:Comment:7430752011-09-11T22:47:54.852ZWendy Cottahttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Wendy21
<a href="http://www.socrative.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Socrative</a> is an up and coming ed tech company with a great FREE web-based software offering that is like a clicker response system for laptops and/or phones. Their softward supports formative assessment practices in an engaging format for students. They had their beginning with Harvard's Graduate School of Education so I will keep an eye out for further developments from them, as they are focused on meeting the needs of the…
<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.socrative.com/" target="_blank">Socrative</a> is an up and coming ed tech company with a great FREE web-based software offering that is like a clicker response system for laptops and/or phones. Their softward supports formative assessment practices in an engaging format for students. They had their beginning with Harvard's Graduate School of Education so I will keep an eye out for further developments from them, as they are focused on meeting the needs of the educational market. Hello everybody,
My graduate…tag:www.classroom20.com,2011-08-02:649749:Comment:6957832011-08-02T18:11:42.725ZYuly Asencionhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/YulyAsencion
<p>Hello everybody,</p>
<p>My graduate students have collected several tools useful for Spanish teachers and students in a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/sparesources">wallwisher</a>. I hope you find them useful.</p>
<p>Hello everybody,</p>
<p>My graduate students have collected several tools useful for Spanish teachers and students in a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/sparesources">wallwisher</a>. I hope you find them useful.</p> I just discovered a great new…tag:www.classroom20.com,2011-04-21:649749:Comment:6274052011-04-21T21:15:29.560ZWendy Cottahttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Wendy21
I just discovered a great new free site that allows you to create video questionaires or conduct video interviews. My school is a 1:1, that is, every student has a laptop with a webcam. We have used Skype for virtual exchanges but sometimes have networking issues resulting in dropped audio or dropped calls. With this new site, you write up a series of questions. Then, you can send the questions to another person who will be prompted to record their video responses by webcam. You can create…
I just discovered a great new free site that allows you to create video questionaires or conduct video interviews. My school is a 1:1, that is, every student has a laptop with a webcam. We have used Skype for virtual exchanges but sometimes have networking issues resulting in dropped audio or dropped calls. With this new site, you write up a series of questions. Then, you can send the questions to another person who will be prompted to record their video responses by webcam. You can create a private interview that is not accessible to the public and manage the video files very easily. You can even share the video clip with others via email or download the video responses as an MP4 file. I can see so many possible uses for this great new tool. I encourage you to check it out: <a href="http://intervue.me" target="_blank">Intervue</a> I love the clear site at MSU…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-11-12:649749:Comment:5456332010-11-12T11:40:50.251ZPenny Hildingerhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/PennyHildinger
I love the clear site at MSU too. I am using their audio drop box for the speaking part of my student's exams. You just embed it on your web page, and the audio they produce goes right into a drop box on the MSU site. No storage issues!! :)<br />
I am checking out the rest of it. There is a lot of stuff there, all produced with World LAnguages in mind.
I love the clear site at MSU too. I am using their audio drop box for the speaking part of my student's exams. You just embed it on your web page, and the audio they produce goes right into a drop box on the MSU site. No storage issues!! :)<br />
I am checking out the rest of it. There is a lot of stuff there, all produced with World LAnguages in mind. I love Quizlet! We are on tri…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-11-12:649749:Comment:5456292010-11-12T11:36:18.557ZPenny Hildingerhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/PennyHildinger
I love Quizlet! We are on trimesters and are taking exams soon. I assigned each student a section of the book to make flashcards so now we have a complete set for them to study! They have now added some audio features, too.
I love Quizlet! We are on trimesters and are taking exams soon. I assigned each student a section of the book to make flashcards so now we have a complete set for them to study! They have now added some audio features, too. Another great tool that suppo…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-11-11:649749:Comment:5453822010-11-11T16:35:02.874ZWendy Cottahttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Wendy21
Another great tool that supports listening comprehension skills: <a href="http://www.lyricstraining.com/index.php" target="_blank">http://www.lyricstraining.com/index.php</a>.<br />
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The site has user-generated content. That is, users upload music videos from youtube and other sites with the lyrics. Then, students can listen to the music videos at three different levels: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert. The listening activities begin from a cloze acivitivity format (fill-in-the-blank) to more…
Another great tool that supports listening comprehension skills: <a href="http://www.lyricstraining.com/index.php" target="_blank">http://www.lyricstraining.com/index.php</a>.<br />
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The site has user-generated content. That is, users upload music videos from youtube and other sites with the lyrics. Then, students can listen to the music videos at three different levels: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert. The listening activities begin from a cloze acivitivity format (fill-in-the-blank) to more advanced. The listener can translate the lyrics to English for additional support. Also, scores are posted so there is a gaming component that may engage students.<br />
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Have fun trying it out! Vocaroo is another audio reco…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-09-25:649749:Comment:5127322010-09-25T19:34:19.083ZWendy Cottahttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Wendy21
<a href="http://www.vocaroo.com/" target="_blank">Vocaroo</a> is another audio recording tool. I love that you can email the audio submission and embed the submissions as well. (Embedding ability is useful if you use blogs, wikis, or control your own webpage.) The interface is incredibly simple from the user perspective. Here is a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69XuFVhc9H4" target="_blank">video tutorial.</a>
<a href="http://www.vocaroo.com/" target="_blank">Vocaroo</a> is another audio recording tool. I love that you can email the audio submission and embed the submissions as well. (Embedding ability is useful if you use blogs, wikis, or control your own webpage.) The interface is incredibly simple from the user perspective. Here is a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69XuFVhc9H4" target="_blank">video tutorial.</a> The Center for Language Educa…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-07-12:649749:Comment:4875402010-07-12T16:15:03.587ZDavid Thompsonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DavidThompson
The Center for Language Education and Research at Michigan State U. has some very nice on-line resources for language teaching <a href="http://clear.msu.edu/clear/store/products.php?product_category=online" target="_blank">here</a>. I'm especially fond of <a href="http://voicethread.com/#home" target="_blank">VoiceThread</a> and am using it with students for targeted speaking/listening practice. There's a new <a href="http://www.classroom20.com/group/voicethread">VT group</a> in Classroom 2.0…
The Center for Language Education and Research at Michigan State U. has some very nice on-line resources for language teaching <a href="http://clear.msu.edu/clear/store/products.php?product_category=online" target="_blank">here</a>. I'm especially fond of <a href="http://voicethread.com/#home" target="_blank">VoiceThread</a> and am using it with students for targeted speaking/listening practice. There's a new <a href="http://www.classroom20.com/group/voicethread">VT group</a> in Classroom 2.0 for those interested.<br />
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I keep a <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/luther.edu/resources-for-practicing-spanish/" target="_blank">short website</a> of on-line resources for my students of Spanish. Most of these resources have been mentioned already. I have been having some fun e…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-03-08:649749:Comment:4455142010-03-08T02:42:15.259ZWendy Cottahttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Wendy21
I have been having some fun exploring a new social networking site for Spanish and English speakers called <a href="http://www.lenguajero.com/" target="_blank">Lenguajero.com</a><br />
Unfortunately, the chatrooms have been a little dicey...feeling like pickup rooms. However, there is a writing prompt of the day with authentic, fascinating responses, audiocasts on different topics from native speakers around the globe, and good resources located under the resources link. There is a teacher utility…
I have been having some fun exploring a new social networking site for Spanish and English speakers called <a href="http://www.lenguajero.com/" target="_blank">Lenguajero.com</a><br />
Unfortunately, the chatrooms have been a little dicey...feeling like pickup rooms. However, there is a writing prompt of the day with authentic, fascinating responses, audiocasts on different topics from native speakers around the globe, and good resources located under the resources link. There is a teacher utility that I haven't had time yet to explore where you can track your students' participation on the site. Very interesting...