Final Reflexion

I have enjoyed taking this class. I feel I need a lot more practice but I enjoyed learning a lot of things I did not know. I learned about google docs. I asked my students and they did not know about it. They have a project coming up where I am going to ask them to use it.

We also used videotaping and posting on the web. My students will use that on the same project too. I am really excited about this. I think it will turn out very nice.

Another thing I have been using is google reader. I subscribed to free technology for teachers and I have been finding lots of useful information and programs. It is amazing to see what is out there for free.

In the future, I would love to make a website of each one of my classes. I would like to include handouts, test, surveys videos and music that could be useful for them. I think I need more time and lots of practice.

It was very helpful to me to see that other people around me also struggle. People in general were very helpful and I enjoyed being in the class.

Hippocampus

This website was not very helpful to me. There was no section for World Languages. The only thing I thought I could use was the Math lessons in Spanish. However, I thought that the level may still be too advanced for my students. I guess they could read and listen to math in Spanish but I am not sure that all of them would have the math level they have there.
The site had interesting fun games for other subjects too but not a great source for Spanish.

Thinkfinity

I have been looking at this website for a few days now. It had a lot of interesting information but it seemed not to have a lot of materials for my Spanish class. I thought I could perhaps use it for the part when we study the Spanish speaking countries or anything that has to do with culture and history. Today I finally found something that was specific to my subject. There was a whole lesson on the Spanish speaking families. The lesson was pretty elaborated and I definitely could use some of it next year when we do the family. (I just finished with that unit) http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=306

Quiz posting practice.

I am trying to post a quiz. I went all the way to creating it but when I try to embed the code something goes wrong. I think it has to do with editing to fit within the blog's main column. Maybe I will try again tomorrow and it will be much better. Time to take a break.

RSS

Well, it took me a while to figure this out. What is new? I found Reader very interesting. I understood the video. It seemed very simple and easy. I was not very clear on what to do. I subscribed to free technology for teachers and I like the idea of making tests on line. I also subscribed to Tontito Frito in You Tube. This last one has a series of videos that explain Spanish grammar and Spanish realated topics in a different way. This last subscrition is not showing in my reader. I am a little confused once again. Was this only for blogs to read?
I do not know if I am making much sense, I tried to do this at school this morning but I could not see the blog list from my computer there. Eventhough I am learning I feel very challenged.

Well, I thought I would try adding a picture from my camara at home since I could not upload them from my phone. I am not sure the porter cable I have is the right one and it is not working. I finally made it work!!!

Baaad day!!!

I have been trying to get the pictures from my phone to the computer. I did it before but today does not want to happen. I am not sure I have the right wire. I have reading through the RSS information. It all looks very easy and simple but for some reason eventhough I have found some interesting websites to which I thought I had subscribed it did not show in my my reader. I think I have been going at it for too long. I am not a cyber learner that is for sure. I get very distracted with everything I find. So many things to read and look at. I am posting this blog and walking away. Maybe tomorrow will be a better day. I sure hope so!!! Have a great Saturday evening.