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= Technology Plan #2: “Fun with AIM!”=


 * Level:** Spanish I, High School


 * Description:** Students will use a popular form of tele-communication in order to practice their writing skills. Students will log into AOL instant messenger and chat with each other in the target language.


 * Rationale:** This activity is a great way for students to take a form of communication that they use already and apply it in a Spanish-speaking context. They will not only practice their grammar, but will practice answering questions that are not prompted. This will be their first step in introducing them to everyday Spanish conversation. Also, by randomly pairing students together, students can learn each other's similarities. This can particularly help students who are having a hard time getting along.


 * Objective:** The objective of this activity is to take an activity that many students use on a daily basis and apply what we’ve been learning in class to their lives. After this activity, students will have practiced communicating in a natural, contextualized manner and will have experience with everyday conversation.

1.1.N.SL.d  Request, offer, invite, and reply appropriately using memorized phrases 1.1.N.SL.e   Ask questions about physical appearance, character and personality traits of friends, family, classmates and answer using a list of traits 1.1.N.SL.j   Share likes and dislikes in the target language with a classmate 1.1.M.RW.a  Use the target language in e-mail messages, text messages, blogs, web pages, letters, and notes to greet, take leave, or make introductions
 * Standards addressed:**

•	Computers with AOL instant messenger •	Printer to print conversations •	Outline with conversation starters
 * Materials needed:**

(Before the day's activity, I will have collected all of the student's screen names who have one and partnered them up). 1.	I will start the class by explaining the day’s activity by going over their guidelines. I will also show them how to copy and paste into a word document in order to print. Students will go to the computer lab and log on to AOL instant messenger (they can create an account if they do not have one). 15 min 2.	Then, following the guidelines, they will log on and IM their assigned partner given to them at the beginning of class. 3.	They can use the sheet with conversation starters given to them if they get stuck, but they must use ONLY the target language in their online conversation or they will get no credit. Their responses must make sense according to the question asked or comment given. 20 min 4.	Students will then print their conversations out and return to the classroom. After they turn them in, we will have a reflection period before the bell rings. Was this activity useful? Would you say it was a good use of time? What did you learn? What did you do when you didn’t know what your partner was saying or didn’t know how to reply? This is basically to show that everyone has these problems, and with a little practice, everyone can speak Spanish! I bet they didn’t think at the beginning of the week they could have whole conversations in Spanish! 10 min
 * Procedure:**