3rd blog

Okay so this is my 3rd blog for real! I figured out how to show a video (DVD) using the LCD projector and computer. I bought speakers and a wireless mouse and locks. So I am set up to go in the classroom. My Spanish 3 students will have access to it if they want to use it for more research for their tour project. One student is thinking about doing a power point presentation, we'll see how that goes. I also anticipate letting them use it to look up words on an online Span/Eng dictionary. Those are my baby steps. I wonder if it is possible by 2nd trimester to have my students blog? I can see potential for it in Spanish.....hmmmmmmmmmmmm

2nd post and 3rd

This is actually my 3rd post, but horrors!!! It didn't post last time. I don't know what I neglected to do. I hope I do it right this time. I thought I was up to date and was on my 3rd blog. I have been busy with my equipment so I can use it in my classes. Finding out how it works and what I can do without stressing myself out in babysteps. I'll write about that in my next blog so I am up-to-date. I already had a research project in place with Spanish 3, and with Marcia's urging I added a rubric for information literacy. The students research a country and set up an educational tour-museums, ecological, etc. They will present it to the class in Spanish. It seems like since I had this in place I didn't have to invent something new and was able to add to it and use the info literacy piece. Before the tours were just tours and the students just found out basic info about the country. Now they are directed in a different way and looking for info in a different direction. I can't wait to see the results!

first blog

This seems relatively easy, setting up a blog .....but who knows what may happen-so far so good. Technology has become much easier and much more completed since my first web page, many years ago. I know there is much I can learn here and hope my life will allow me to do so.