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Applications of the
Technology in the
Spanish
Classroom
AS 586
Amália López
Goals
 Integrating technology into the Spanish
classroom
 Provide resources for the Spanish teacher
 Surf the net in the target language
 Improve language accuracy
 Visit culturally authentic documents that provide
a better appreciation of the Spanish culture
 Enjoy the class in a different environment
Level
 All levels:
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Beginning
Intermediate
Advanced
Bilingual
Standards
 Communication
 Culture
 Connections
 Communities
 Comparison
About Technology Use
Start simple
Clearly state objectives
Structure the assignment
Borrow from the others (with care)
Assess outcomes
Different Technology Uses in
the Spanish Classroom
 Scavenger hunt
 IPOD download
of Alphabet
 On-line quizes
 On-line
textbooks
 Self learning and self check
 Grammar becomes more inter-active
 Practice and Review
 Provides Feedback
teacher
for the
Web Quest Definition
 A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in
which most or all of the information used by
learners is drawn from the web. The model was
developed in early 1995 at San Diego State
University by Bernie Dodge with Tom March,
and was outlined then in some thoughts about
WebQuests.
Web Quest Characteristics
 Role play activities.
 Access and analysis of specific information
from various sources.
 Application of the new knowledge in various
ways through individualized research as well
as team interaction.
 Learner autonomy.
Sample Web Quest Sites:
* Treasure Hunt in Costa Rica
* Puerto Rico as the 51st state
or
 Spanish history and culture
– ¡Bienvenidos a una Aventura
Española!
– http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/web
quests/shinovich/index.html
How To Write Activities For
The Web/Smart Board
1- Select a topic from the textbook.
2- Choose tasks that integrate language and culture in a natural way.
3- Search the Internet for a web site to match your tasks.
4- Do a search by country and keyword(s) associated with the topic
selected.
5- Browse around different sites to find a good match for the tasks. If
you are not satisfied, keep searching or adapt your tasks to the
information provided at the site.
– WARNING: web sites can disappear without notice. Choose a
site that is connected to a government agency, a university, a
large corporation. This type of sites tends to be more reliable.
6- When you write the activity, give clear and specific instructions.
7- Write the activity in the target language. Use the language learners
know, yet go a bit beyond their proficiency level. If the language
employed is too challenging, they will be inclined to give up on the
task.
8- When writing the activity, take advantage of the multimedia
dimensions of the medium. Use pictures, graphics, movies, music,
etc. Think about what can be accomplished by using a computer
as opposed to using a textbook. If possible, write the activity to
integrate all language skills.
9- Consider the length of the activity. One hour is a good amount of
time.
10- If your activity is curriculum-based and integrates language with
culture, your students will experience linguistic growth, enriched
cultural knowledge, and increased motivation.
“Language Learning & Technology”. Vol. 1, No. 2, January 1998, pp. 71-92. “Using The World
Wide Webto Integrate Spanish Language And Culture: A Pilot Study Maritza M. Osuna
University at AlbanyCarla Meskill State University of New York”.
It was helpful and
fun. We should go
more often.
Technology in
the classroom is
great!
I find using the internet very
useful. It ads to the class
and it’s helpful when we do
Spanish exercises on it (like
vocabulary, and present and
past tense and stuff).
Fue divertido
y mejor que
estar en la
clase sentado.
¡Fue estupendo!
I feel that it helped
me to see the
different conjugations
better. I think we
The internet was
helpful when it
actually would connect
Spanish Teacher Online Resources
 La página del idioma español.
– http://www.el-castellano.com/
 Spanish Embassy
– http://www.spainembedu.org/materiales/home.html
 Centro Virtual Cervantes (CVC).
– http://cvc.cervantes.es/portada.htm
 Proyecto Sherezade. Universidad de Manitoba.
– http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~fernand4/index.html
 About Homework Help. Spanish Language.
– http://spanish.about.com/
More Interesting sites
 Teaching with the web & links:
– http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/lss/lang/teach.html
 Listen to music in Spanish in:
– http://www.musicalspanish.com/Links.htm
 Lingua Web:
– http://www.linguaweb.ndirect.co.uk/
 Information on Spain:
– http://www.donquijote.org/spain/
 Museo del Prado:
– http://museoprado.mcu.es/
Benefits of Using the Technology
in the Classroom
 Real world examples of integrated knowledge
 Rich source of authentic language & cultural material
 Collaborative learning
 Retrieval of timely and abundant information
 Appeals to learners with visual/tactile learning styles
 Opportunity to write with purpose for an authentic
audience
 Builds critical thinking skills
Summary
 Supplemental Use: exploration of specific sites as part of
an assignment (self learning & self-check)
 Informational Use:
– Get information found on a specific site (scavenger
hunt);
– Course information available over the web (Web quests,
sample test questions)
 Dependant Use: research paper using web-based sources,
presentations using web sources.
How to Contact Me
 Señorita Amália López
AS 586
DePaul University
Chicago, IL 60614
 E-mail: [email protected]
 Website:
www.students.depaul.edu/~alopez