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Posted on April 21, 2015 by bryankandel

Here is an easy and fun activity, which can lead to great input and many reps of important structures.  It’s great as homework or for a sub day.  The teacher supplies the students with a slide presentation with several written phrases, … Continue reading →

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Zaption

Posted on December 19, 2014 by bryankandel

Zaption is a site that allows you to add content to existing videos from Youtube or other sources.  I’ve tried it a couple times in class so far and been very pleased with the results.  I love the ease of … Continue reading →

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Makebeliefscomix

Posted on May 15, 2013 by bryankandel

Makebeliefscomix.com is a website for creating comic strips.  I’ve used it to create short dialogue-based readings and as a student activity.  It was a homework option for one of the quarters this year.  We used it today in Spanish 2. … Continue reading →

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Don’t wake up in a roadside ditch

Posted on April 22, 2013 by bryankandel

Here’s a fun activity that can be used to practice second person POV and advice, suggestions or commands.  About a year ago, Direct TV ran a series of ads about what happens to you when you have trouble with your … Continue reading →

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Using screencast-o-matic for an absent day

Posted on March 4, 2013 by bryankandel

I was out of class on Friday for a professional day, and I decided to use screencast-o-matic in my place.  It was a nice way to include some input on a day without the usual source of input (me).  Based … Continue reading →

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Screencast-o-matic

Posted on February 10, 2013 by bryankandel

Here’s another website that I’ve found to be valuable.  Screencast-o-matic (screencastomatic.com) allows me to easily make videos of what is on my computer screen while I narrate with my voice.  There are other programs that can be used for the … Continue reading →

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