Category Archives: Technology

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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Amara.org for video subtitles

Posted on May 27, 2014 by bryankandel

We listen to music nearly everyday in class, usually one new song per week.  At some point during the week, I like to show a video for the song.  And on some days, we watch videos of songs from past … Continue reading →

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Keeping in touch

Posted on December 26, 2013 by bryankandel

It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Google Voice.  Here’s a way I’m using it to keep in touch with students during a break. I created a Google Voice activity and used twitter to notify students about it. … Continue reading →

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Phone message retells

Posted on September 13, 2013 by bryankandel

Here’s another way I’ve used Google Voice to evaluate speaking.  I’ll briefly detail the four days from presentation of vocabulary to student retells. We were using the unit, “un accidente de autobus”.  Vocabulary and text here. Day 1: Presentation of … Continue reading →

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Google voice for participation makeup

Posted on September 2, 2013 by bryankandel

After a couple weeks of getting settled into the school year, we are ready to begin tracking participation points.  Again this year, I will be using class dojo.  I am at a new school now, so the process will be … 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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Google Voice

Posted on April 24, 2013 by bryankandel

A recent email from a listserv reminded me of an activity I’ve been meaning to try – Google Voice.  I set up a Google Voice account and number awhile ago but had never used it. Google Voice (here) is a … Continue reading →

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9 Weeks Evaluation – Day 1: Interpersonal communication

Posted on March 20, 2013 by bryankandel

Yesterday we began the “9 weeks evaluation” in Spanish two and three.  There will be four parts to the evaluation – Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking.  The evaluation will take two days.  Day 1 was dedicated to the speaking section. … Continue reading →

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Wideo

Posted on March 13, 2013 by bryankandel

Wideo.co is a website for creating simple animations.  I finally had some time tonight to play with it a bit, and this is what I came up with.  I spent way too much time on this:  

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Interactive readings

Posted on March 7, 2013 by bryankandel

Here’s an activity I’ve used before and we did again today.  It takes advantage of the fact that nearly all of our freshmen and sophomores have their own computers.  Even without computers, this activity could be completed with paper and … Continue reading →

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