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It seems to me that there are two potential paths towards the future, depending on whether societies evolve or devolve. It appeared to me that through much of the 1950’s and 60’s and 70’s there was a general-if ever so slight- trend towards equality and- even more slightly- redistribution of wealth. Under President Carter’s leadership [...]

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Picnik would work very nicely with students who are more visual learners. If I was presenting a lesson of new vocabulary words students could go to the computer lab and find photos that they enjoyed using as representations of the words. This would help give the students ownership of the lesson and the material by [...]

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8-B-1 BOE
You would have to shift the role of being a guide for your students. They would have to adopt new roles as well, becoming more self-motivated and directed. As a teacher you would have to lay the groundwork and guidelines for activities/projects very clearly. Rubrics for expectations would have to be clearly defined. Once [...]

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8-A-1 BOE
Big Shift #4 Teaching is Conversation, Not Lecture
It has not affected my teaching yet, but it has affected the way I envision it and expanded the parameters of what I consider when I am thinking about potential lessons and the additional possibilities that are now apparent. As a Spanish teacher I am way down [...]

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The bulleted list of ‘Principles of connectivism’ is an interesting addition to the argument. It brings us directly to the crux of the biscuit (as Frank Zappa might have said) : Do these add up to a tool?, or , Do these add up to a learning theory? The answer seems fairly obvious on the face [...]

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My experience with Skype was a learning-while-doing experience.  The software was easy to install.  Adding contacts was the most difficult.  My classmates did not hear from me because I could not find them using the given search methods.  I used both full names and email addresses – all to no avail.  Finally I found Deborah!  [...]

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http://www.epnweb.org/player.php?podshow=http://media.libsyn.com/media/spanishbookworld/Lesson01-Free-Podcast-SpanishPodcastsForBeginners.mp3&podcast=SpanishPodcasts for Beginners&program=Lesson 1 – Free Spanish Podcast for Beginners – 18 minutes
From the Education Podcast Network.  Retrieved October 26, 2007.
I would use this Podcast to reinforce vocabulary and grammar and to provide authentic pronunciation with opportunities for practice.  It could be available whenever students have free time, or if they have finished an assignment they [...]

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Paco CT
(October 25, 2007) Rojo que te quiero  
Paco CT’s photos. Retrieved October 25, 2007, from http://www.flickr.com/photos/paco_calvino/

You can use Flickr in the classroom to reinforce vocabulary.  In this example of the house you can use nouns or adjectives.  In Spanish noun/adjective gender agreement is a fundamental part of  grammar. 

You can also use Flickr for [...]

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6-A-2
I teach Spanish at a
Pittsburgh city school.
Pittsburgh is a rather provincial place. National trends seem to take a long time to make their impact in
Pittsburgh. Although we are a large city, we have a miniscule Hispanic population. This is beginning to change. There are some Hispanic markets opening up and there are a very few [...]

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I am looking for wikis that are applicable for teaching Spanish at the level I am working with. I have found some that contain parts of what I am looking for, and I am encouraged at the volume out there.
Communication and time are two real constraints when working with others on projects on the Web. My partner [...]

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