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By Rachel Mamiya Hernandez, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/OILM3809 Introduction Perhaps one particularly challenging aspect of teaching over the past year and a half has been how to break the monotony of online classes. Video Conferencing tools can
Read MoreBy Maria Khotimsky, Senior Lecturer in Russian, Massachusetts Institute of Technology DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/HHZH4383 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
Read MoreBy Shannon Donnally Quinn, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/GTZU3338 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
Read MoreBy Maria Slusarek, Ph.D. Student, University of Iowa DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/QBWF7366 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
Read MoreBy Sara Villa, Assistant Professor of Spanish, The New School, NY DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/QBWF7366 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
Read MoreBy Asya Vaisman Schulman, Yiddish Book Center DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/DTHR7673 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
Read MoreBy Sara Saez-Fajardo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/RJAL1296 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
Read MoreBy Shannon Donnally Spasova, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/UPCL5971 For those of us who normally teach face-to-face or hybrid, finding ways to replicate games that we normally play in class in the online environment has been one of our challenges.
Read MoreBy Sherry A. Maggin, United States Military Academy DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/SEBY8728 Introduction Microsoft Teams is a cloud-based meeting and collaboration space, originally intended as a workplace tool. With the onset of the pandemic, it quickly became adopted as an additional remote
Read MoreBy Lauren Taylor, Spanish Teacher, Frisco Independent School District, Frisco, TX DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/EZIX3643 Introduction Given the increased pressure that teachers are under to develop interactive virtual tools for language instruction, it is no surprise that digital creation platforms like Genial.ly
Read MoreBy Shannon Donnally Spasova, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/EJXT6038 Many language teachers, especially those of us who teach languages with a different alphabet, have remained dependent on paper and pencil assignments for student homework. And, while there are a lot
Read MoreBy Anna Dyer, Lecturer, University of Iowa DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/AZSI9456 Meet LearningApps.Org LearningApps.org is a free online platform that allows educators to create a wide variety of online learning activities: matching, fill-in-the-blanks, word grids (word search) and crosswords, maps, voting, ordering,
Read MoreBy Betsy Lavolette, Kyoto Sangyo University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/AUIW5279 Language teachers use video conferencing tools such as Zoom and Teams for many purposes, including teaching, meetings, professional development, and socializing. At times, it is more convenient to use a gesture to
Read MoreBy Robert Remmerswaal, Sojo University, Japan DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/QWFL9718 Introduction With TeacherTools.Digital you can quickly make robust learning activities for your students to practice and improve their language skills in English, French, German, and Spanish. Other languages may work with only
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