Yes it has been a while since I have blogged, I admit it. There is this pesky little thing called the end of the semester that we are dealing with which, as we all know, is the time when technology (yes I am talking to you Dell Profiles) and time sort of collapse and [...]
But could you do this without Ryan??
May 2nd, 2008 · Barbara · 2 Comments ·
Tags: disruptive technologies • edublogging • eli08fear • fear2.0 • HISP205 • language learning • stumbling mumbling & grumbling • whats and whys
Student-centered learning using technology…circa 1970
March 8th, 2008 · Barbara · 3 Comments ·
We are snowed in here, unable to go anywhere, so I am reading my students blogs and watching their explorations in the Spanish language. My husband is wandering around the internet. He was googling his old high school and found this little gem…the 1970 Holy Family High School Xerox Club.
This is what student [...]
Tags: classroom tools • education • friday fun • HISP205 • students • whats and whys
The kindness of strangers: Meet Kroonos.com
March 3rd, 2008 · Barbara · No Comments ·
I was just checking my students’ blogs before calling it a night and discovered this extraordinary exchange between my student Jonah, and a Spaniard named Morgan.
Look at the time, and the care, and the detail that Morgan took to help Jonah with his Spanish. No one is paying or insisting that Morgan do this…he [...]
Tags: edublogging • education • fear2.0 • HISP205 • incredible connections • Kroonos • stranger danger
Twitter as news feed: more amazing connections with strangers
March 2nd, 2008 · Barbara · 8 Comments ·
This week we have changed gears slightly in my class and have moved from “Secuestro Express” and the kidnappings in Venezuela to “MarÃa llena de gracia” and the story of women who act as “mulas” and transport drugs from Colombia to the United States.
With each class and each topic we address, the lines between [...]
Tags: edublogging • education • fear2.0 • HISP205 • incredible connections • language learning • students • twitter news
Learning to ask hard questions in another language
February 28th, 2008 · Barbara · 2 Comments ·
Week four of my Spanish conversation class has just finished. I am teaching 2X a week vs 3X a week…my hope was that we would have more time on task if we met for an hour and 15 minutes (vs 3X a week @ 50 minutes). The class meets at night. [...]
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