by Megan Smith | Jan 31, 2013 | Apps, iPads, People/Descriptions, Technology, Techy Stuff
Ahhh… I love this game! It reminds me of long road trips, lazy summers days when Mom locked us kids out of the house, what I played with Dad when I missed curfew… 20 questions has been around forever! Bring 20 questions back to the language classroom! My... 
by Kara Parker | Oct 11, 2012 | iPads, Listening, Techy Stuff
Level two is talking about routines and I found an app to liven it up. Toca Boca has a free app called “Hair Xmas.” My high school students had a blast playing with this app! I had a note sheet on the board (above) to use as a reference, because they were... 
by Kara Parker | Sep 13, 2012 | iPads, Techy Stuff
My friend Josh D. (French teacher) told me about this free Tiny Tap app the other day that he got from a TPRS share site. Basically you load a picture and record a spoken question. You circle the answer and it creates a little game. At first I thought that it was a... 
by Kara Parker | Sep 11, 2012 | Technology, Writing
Here’s a website that I’ve used before to inspire my students to be more creative in their writing. I just got this email update and I’m excited to see what the new features are all about! 
by Megan Smith | May 24, 2012 | iPads, Organization, Techy Stuff
Blogging isn’t a new thing. I have known about it for years, but until I started I had no idea how neat it was. I work with great teachers, but it’s nice to connect with others outside of my school and district. Blogging lets me do that. I love reading... 
by Kara Parker | May 17, 2012 | Apps, El Corte Inglés, Shopping
Teaching them about clothing and shopping can be a huge unit! Today I broke it down into the goal “I can describe the colors of clothing.” First we did a simple interpretive listening with the song “Tengo la camisa negra” by Juanes. I think the...
