I posted an article on my blog about what I consider to be the "right" way to show movies in class. Generally, I think it's better to show clips and talk about them rather than watching an entire film.…
I use Edmodo to post assignments and links to websties. Also, I allow students to post their homework/assignments/projects. It workds vry well for me. I am also looking for new ways to use edmodo.
Hola
I'm Doug Moore, currently a Middle School Spanish teacher on Long Island. I am a SmartBoard veteran and am currently exploring EdModo and other interactive resources in the classroom. Always looking for new ideas.
I use movies, or at least clips of them, in my classroom almost all the time. Movies, contrary to being a waste of time, are incredibly efficient. I've found a good 5 minute clip can tell the same story a textbook chapter can in far less time…
I teach creative writing and before our poetry unit, I showed a scene from Dreams by Akira Kurosawa. The students had studied magical realism in literature, and the scene I showed them incorporated art by Van Gogh and music by Chopin. This set the…
I teach German and occasionally show films from Germany. One of the things that works for me is to have a list of discussion questions ready. I stop the film after every 20 minutes or so and ask questions about the content of the film and also what…
Hi Doug
I am a Spanish teacher too. I am based in Manchester, England.
Like you, I am looing for news to motivate my students, especially by integrating technology. I have collected a lot of resources via del.icio.us on my blog, My Languages. To access the list of links, just scroll down and click on the Spanish tag. Do come around to visit and let me know what you think! I am also on Diigo and you can access the resources from there or even join my Resources for Languages group