Teachers from the Spanish4Teachers community have asked if it is possible to print full size posters for the classroom with a regular printer. Well, YES! Here is how… Introducing the Rasterbator!!! The Rasterbator is a free, online based tool that let’s you upload an image, to then print it in “tile-form”, to then create your […]
Skills for life: Bilingual Reading! – Teach children to Read in English and Spanish
This is a guest post by Denise Scholes from Abuelita Spanish From the time a child is born, if not before, language development has begun. Children advancing in language learn first through listening, then speaking. As they advance in age and learning they deepen their understanding of their language through reading and more complex thinking. […]
Take Technology from Idea to Practice in Foreign Language Teaching
In this fourth part of the series on “5 Steps to Incorporating Technology in your Foreign Language Classroom“, we’ll be implementing the tech lesson plan created in the previous post. This means, we’ll be presenting the lesson to students. We will go through different options for presenting these lessons in a way that is comprehensible […]
How to select the best tech tool for each teaching purpose
In this third part of the series on “5 Steps to Incorporating Technology into your Foreign Language Classroom“, we will go through the process of finding and selecting the best tech tool to use in your lessons. Let’s get to work then! How to select the best tech tool for each teaching purpose […]
How to Create a Tech Integration Lesson Plan for Foreign Languages
In this post we are going to take a traditional lesson plan and ‘tweak it’ to convert it into a Tech Integration Lesson Plan. As we discussed, you need an appropriate plan and SMART goals to have a successful and meaningful lesson using technology. You do not need to write new lesson plans, you can […]
Why you need to have a plan and SMART goals when integrating technology in your classroom
In this second part of the series on “5 Steps to Incorporating Technology into your Foreign Language Classroom“, we will talk about how to create the plan to successfully integrate technology in your classroom. As I mentioned in the previous post, it is all about “redefining your teaching“. On this note, we will take your […]
What you need to know before you start integrating technology in your foreign language classroom.
In this first part of the series on “5 Steps to Incorporating Technology into your Foreign Language Classroom“, we will take a look at what you need to consider before you start this process. Integrating technology into your teaching is more than just having students use a tool or app in the classroom. By […]
5 Steps to Incorporating Technology into your Foreign Language Classroom
I have been asked about a step-by-step guide to incorporating technology into the classroom. Therefore, I will attempt to write a series explaining the steps I take when incorporating technology into my teaching. I am sure every teacher has his/her own workflow when planning for this, and probably you will develop your own as […]
The Importance Of Creating Your Own Authentic Foreign Language Teaching Materials
You might be asking yourself, “why is there a post about foreign language teaching materials in a technology blog?” The reason is that (to me) this is the foundation of providing an authentic foreign language learning environment for your students. It is also the first step to incorporating technology into your foreign language classroom. Sure, […]
My 6 Favorite Screencasting Tools
I screencast almost daily, not only because I teach online. In my face2face classes it helps me personalize and differentiate. How? Well I create screencasts to have one group of students work on something while I personally work with the other group. You think you won’t have use for it?…Well, haven’t you ever had […]
