Internet-based+Lessons

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This is an activity I did with my students at the end of the semester. I have 8th graders and have been trying to infuse as much cultural as possible into our activities – and not just Spanish culture. We had an International Foods Day on the last day of the semester and the day before I had my students on the internet looking up the meanings of the colors and symbols behind other countys’ flags. Here is the internet worksheet – it uses Discovery United Streaming, which many schools subscribe to. I also have posted the “International Foods Day” letter that I sent home to the parents and the worksheet the students completed during the “fiesta” (They were asked to create their own flag) user:dawnmarie - Internet worksheet to investigate flags around the world

- Worksheet the students used to create their own flag

- Letter that I sent home to the parents about our food day

Last semester I created two Internet-based activities for my students that allowed them to apply the current topic (shopping and train travel) in an interactive Internet activity on culturally-authentic websites. The first page provides step-by-step instructions about how to navigate the website. The second page is the worksheet that the students filled out and turned in. Not only were the students able to apply their knowledge of the current chapter, but they were also able to convert the Euros that they spent into US Dollars. Enjoy!

Spanish I: This Internet-based activity is designed for the students to apply the current topic - shopping.

Spanish II: This Internet-based activity is designed for the students to apply the current topic - train travel.

user:blitzsar

This website lists possible internet activities- but they can easily be adapted into low-tech lessons as well! [|Internet Activities] user:richa521

Spanish 1: This is an internet-based activity (rubric) where students create their own Facebook Profile and post it on a Blog (which was created for this specific class) using http://blogger.com/start. To set up a blog is easy, and students can post their profile on it without a problem and the end result will be a wall completely in the TL that appears to be like Facebook. The kids really enjoyed this! user:doren

Speaking Assessment- I used [|Voki] to create a speaking assessment for my Spanish students. It was great, because you only need to be 13 to register (or get parental permission) and after they register, they can create their voki. 1 catch, they need a working email address they can access, but if they dont, try using [|mailinator], it worked out nicely. Once that is done, to add audio, you can do a few different things: add the audio using your cell phone, a computer mic, or type in what you want it to say. (obviously, for a speaking assessment, that doesn't cut it) But it worked out well, and most students were able to complete it, even if they did not have internet access at home. 1 day in the lab, and then require the students to write their scripts and record by a certain date. Here is their assignment sheet for the Voki, (this will take you to a different wiki) This is the example I gave to them in class to base their project off: media type="custom" key="2691911" Each student has a page on our wiki, named after their Spanish name, (for idenitity protection) Here are a few student examples: Felipe Santiago Eva Leo Check out the student work pages for more examples user:cartierm

Quiero Mis Quinces: Assignment with MTV Tr3s television show "Quiero Mis Quinces" (Like My Super Sweet 16)