Internet-based+Activities

My personal site I use with students

http://del.icio.us/mlleflannery

Lots of French links! user:flanne13

[|www.voki.com]

Create & personalize a character that will say whatever you input - in your language! Very interesting and compares different forms of the language (French Canadian vs French from France) user:flanne13

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="2691913" 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

~This is a very basic template for a beginning web-based assignment. (Adapted from Rachel Gehres, Spanish teacher at East Lansing High School) user:heinke_raymond

[|Rich Internet Activities] from [|CLEAR] at MSU get an account through CLEAR first, then you can go to the Rich Internet Activities and have some fun! user:mllegibbs

[|Create Your Own Comic] - Students can create characters and a plot with up to 4 boxes. You can have them write in the target language, share, (I believe it supports Spanish and English text) and then share with others, print blank ones to physically write on them instead of type (Good idea for non-Spanish teachers) and do so much more with them. user:cartierm