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February is Discover Languages Month
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Amanda Teixeira replied to Wendy Cotta's discussion Best professional development opportunities in the group Teaching Spanish with Web 2.0 Tools"I learned a great deal attending a conference hosted by our local chapter of AATSP. It was an immersion day where we got to speak in our target language with other teachers and discuss student learning in general."
Amanda Teixeira commented on Wendy Cotta's group Teaching Spanish with Web 2.0 Tools"I use it daily though mostly to make parental phone calls. It is free for Skype to Skype users so if you wanted to set up some "group" meetings with students in a lab you could. Students can send pictures, documents, use web cams, etc.…"
Amanda Teixeira commented on Wendy Cotta's group Teaching Spanish with Web 2.0 Tools"Am sure you all may know this already but just in case---there is a "Spanish teacher" group on Facebook that is posting discussions and news to view. From time to time I also post this site to my students as they are interested in…"
Amanda Teixeira commented on Wendy Cotta's group Teaching Spanish with Web 2.0 Tools"I don't teach AP but we use Audacity for audio submissions in my online Spanish classes. It can be a bit tricky--it is easier for them to export as .mp3 files to a server. It allows up to 5 minutes of speaking. You can also use ITunes or Media…"
Amanda Teixeira replied to Wendy Cotta's discussion Best Web 2.0 tools in the group Teaching Spanish with Web 2.0 Tools"My department is looking into Voice Thread as well! We also use Audacity, ITunes, and Media Player for audio submissions. Audacity is like an online tape recorder. The directions are a bit specific but once the student has done it a couple of times…"
Amanda Teixeira replied to Wendy Cotta's discussion Best Web 2.0 tools in the group Teaching Spanish with Web 2.0 Tools"Hello! I have found SpanishDict podcasts to be very useful as well as some of the grammar tutorials found at http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=5719D69EE7A3BF54&page=2"
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