By Maria Khotimsky, Senior Lecturer in Russian, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Using interactive digital presentations is a simple way to enhance student engagement during a warm-up, lesson summary, or a low-stakes assessment activity. Among the vast array of tools that
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In this interview, Jeff sits down to talk with Scott Cardwell of ImmerseMe (a tool that uses virtual reality to simulate real-life situations in target cultures) and Leslie Omaña Begert of FabuLingua (a method that teaches kids Spanish through children’s
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By Shannon Donnally Quinn, Michigan State University One challenge that we faced when moving instruction online in the wake of COVID-19 was the potential of losing opportunities for students to practice speaking in the target language. H5P’s activity type “Speak
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By Maria Slusarek, Ph.D. Student, University of Iowa Introduction The world language classroom commonly uses videos as a way to foster an engaging, authentic and culturally centered language learning experience for students. EduNovela provides a unique 1:1 experience for Spanish
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By Sara Villa, Assistant Professor of Spanish, The New School, NY Introduction Digital spinners (also called random selector tools) allow instructors to engage students in language production in a turn-taking, game-like way. Most are free, and allow the wheel creator
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By Amelia Ijiri, Adjunct Lecturer, Kyoto Sangyo University, and Betsy Lavolette, Associate Professor, Kyoto Sangyo University Introduction As teachers worldwide retooled to move classes online, formal and informal teacher resources for professional development (PD) experienced unprecedented growth. This
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By Asya Vaisman Schulman, Yiddish Book Center Playing modified versions of card-based party games like “Cards Against Humanity” or “Apples to Apples” can allow students to practice the target language in a structured but fun way. By creating custom card
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By Sara Saez-Fajardo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Gather Town is a video-conferencing platform that allows teachers and students to explore a 2D map with an avatar and recover some of the most missed elements of face-to-face classroom interactions, thanks
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By Lauren Taylor, Spanish Teacher, Frisco Independent School District, Frisco, TX Introduction This year, I find myself in the unique position of teaching both virtual and face-to-face classes and it has forced me to analyze the way that I design
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