Spicing Up Spanish Class: by Cawood Cornelius and Terri Vest.
This article came up on May but I thought it would be really interesting, since it talks about a project for a Spanish class. The project did not included language only. This project included the uses of and the use of Wikis, Power point, Photo Story and a presentation, as well as some papers to turn in.
What is appealing about this specific project is that the use of technology in this case helps to develop the student’s culture and social studies, language, speech, technology use and it helps to learn about history from around the world. In general, the project consisted in doing presentations; video and writing scripts for the slides, but all had to be done in Spanish and with information gathered in the library and from the web.
This project was the winner of the 2008 ISTE Media Specialist Technology Innovation Award, and I can see why. I really like the fact that Spanish is being thought in a way where a multidisciplinary approach is being considered. I really want to focus in culture as well as language. The idea of creating a DVD with the student’s findings and teaching them at the same time how to express themselves is really enjoyable; it can be enjoyed by the students as well as the teacher. The idea of breaking out of the routine is “key” in studying.
Over all, I think that technology can be used in so many different ways and apply to so many projects. I will love to work in a school that is open-minded in these ideas and be able to put all this projects in use.
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I love the way you put this, this is so true! I did this article as well since I felt it applied to me the best. I thought this assignment was engaging for the students and I can see myself using this method in class. i like the breaking out of the routine. There are many times that classes assign students to learn about different countries and teachers don't really encourage students to get creative and put their personalities in the assignments.
ReplyDeleteyep. it will be awesome to have the support from the school to add the technology and the tools to add projects like this. I have always thought that it is better to have different dinamics, as well as traditionals, in order to keep it interesting and up to date
ReplyDeleteGreat idea!Making a dvd not only stimulates students interests, it also gives them a change to work "together" as a group. Since it thought that students learn better from each other than on their own. Bringing technology into the class room like this gives students an amazing chance have fun while learning. The fact that they will have something like a DVD to show for their work makes it a fun and interesting project!
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