TODAY’s ACTIVITY- In groups of 3, design an activity based on Realia centered on National Standards using only realia working with Bloom’s Taxonomy. (1 hour). 3 components, each person responsible for one piece (warm up, lesson, assessment). You will be asked to present your activity to the class as a whole.
HW – create a realia activity linked to the thematic unit you have chosen. Link this activity to your blog and send the instructors a link to your activity.
HW- Create a wiki activity that is related to your thematic unit of instruction. Be sure this activities is appropriate for age, grade, and language level. The wiki activity should include a warm-up, the lesson, and the assessment criteria. Post this activity on your blog.
Each group will investigate the assigned topic and be prepared to 1) present the technology to the class as a whole, 2) discuss the pros and cons of the technology, and 3) present two language activities that utilize the technology. The activities do not need to be “live” demonstrations, but can be conceptualized activities. Be sure to address learning outcomes, task, and appropriate assessments. What new functions and abilities can these technologies bring to the language classroom. How might they be incorporated into the curriculum?
I thoroughly enjoyed reading the “Realia” article. What I find most interesting is that, in my years of studying Spanish at the grade school level, those elements were not being incorporated into the curriculum. I believe that students will be able to grasp the concept of learning a second language much faster and easier if there is a direct correlation between general curriculum and the target language. It is absolutely impossible to master a language without a thorough knowledge of the culture, customs and history of it. As a Spanish teacher, I aspire to have each one of my students develop the ability to utilize Spanish far beyond grade school.
You can also send me an e-mail at kristy.winkler@diplomatie.gouv.fr with your name and school address and I’ll put you on the list to receive the free publication LABEL FRANCE in either French or English.
volià
Trish –
I downloaded Hot Potatoes onto my flash drive and then tried to run it. I got an error message that the file is corrupt. I am hesitant to put it onto my personal computer until I am sure that it works OK. What do you suggest?
Did you download the Hot Potatoes installer from the website? If so, it may just have downloaded improperly or incompletely. I would save it again. Go to the HP website, and under the download options, choose “Save” and select your flash drive. That will save the executeable installer, that you can then run on your home machine. Hope this helps! ~Trish
I thoroughly enjoyed reading the “Realia” article. What I find most interesting is that, in my years of studying Spanish at the grade school level, those elements were not being incorporated into the curriculum. I believe that students will be able to grasp the concept of learning a second language much faster and easier if there is a direct correlation between general curriculum and the target language. It is absolutely impossible to master a language without a thorough knowledge of the culture, customs and history of it. As a Spanish teacher, I aspire to have each one of my students develop the ability to utilize Spanish far beyond grade school.
Here is Tennessee Bob’s website. He always has great links to TV and radio stations. Laura
Oh – I forgot to give you the link! Sorry!
http://www.utm.edu/departments/french/french.html
http://www.utm.edu/departments/french/french.html
A couple of cool links for French teachers:
http://www.louvreatlanta.org – High Museum
http://www.rfi.fr – Radio France Internationale
http://www.lemonde.fr
http://www.frenchculture.org
http://www.espacefrancophone.org – Where you can download videos, and all types of resources for free.
http://www.consulfrance-atlanta.org – Where you can sign up for the cultural & educational e-newsletters of the French Consulate in ATL, in addtion to great teacher resources and GRANT info. to go study in France or a French territory!
You can also send me an e-mail at kristy.winkler@diplomatie.gouv.fr with your name and school address and I’ll put you on the list to receive the free publication LABEL FRANCE in either French or English.
volià
Here is the link to my classroom activity assignment:
http://lalumieretube.wordpress.com/activites/
Laura
Pod, Blog and Telecast Resource
http://www.actfl.org/files/ACTFL06handouts/Session265.pdf
http://www.learnfrenchbypodcast.com/mp3/066.mp3
Trish –
I downloaded Hot Potatoes onto my flash drive and then tried to run it. I got an error message that the file is corrupt. I am hesitant to put it onto my personal computer until I am sure that it works OK. What do you suggest?
Did you download the Hot Potatoes installer from the website? If so, it may just have downloaded improperly or incompletely. I would save it again. Go to the HP website, and under the download options, choose “Save” and select your flash drive. That will save the executeable installer, that you can then run on your home machine. Hope this helps! ~Trish
Some good links:
http://www.mflresources.org
http://www.syvum.fr/
Enjoy!
Check out this interesting educational initiative about the use of social networking as a pedagogical tool:
http://stories.globalatlanta.com/2008stories/016149.html
Happy Long weekend!
Kristy
Check out this interesting educational initiative that promotes social networking as a pedagogical tool:
http://stories.globalatlanta.com/2008stories/016149.html
Happy long weekend!
Kristy
Here’s the Second Life Group’s PPT. https://www.student.gsu.edu/~kwinkler2/
Sorry for the duplicate message above.
Kristy