If you need some input-based entertainment at this time of year, I have been using http://www.akinator.com and it can be addictive!! A computerized genie tries to identify a person or character chosen by the player of the game. It’s really wild how well it works!!!!! Some languages also let the genie guess a thing or […]
Another way to deliver CI from Craig West: Hey Ben yesterday I was on twitter and found this resource. It’s a collection of comic books in all different languages I think it’s pretty cool: http://comicbookplus.com/?cid=1732
From Craig West: I’ve looked at this cute little cite before called pictocuentos.com and didn’t really think that much of it because I couldn’t see how to make it work in the classroom till I started looking through all the different tabs and stuff and found this part of all these great little animated scenes
This is an update on Jen Sparano who is in New Jersey and very quiet. Her story over these past five years makes me remember that I have a heart, because when I read what she has written here, usually on the Forum, over the years my heart wants to go out to her and
Can anyone help with this? Ben, I am searching for the end of year free write reflection piece on the blog, but can´t find it. There was a post where someone posted a separate version for levels 1, 2 and 3 and I can´t find it now. If you know where it is, please let
From John Piazza: Ben, I just submitted a proposal for a Summer grant, in the hope of receiving funding for the many many hours I will be spending putting a CI curriculum in place. I tried to use official language that would appeal to administrators who share my priorities about equity in the classroom, but
Drew Hiben uses novels to assess his kids at the end of each semester. I have incorporated some of his ideas in this suggested semester/final exam process: During the semester you read the book, doing a lot of PQA, pulling themes for the PQA discussion from ideas that are in each chapter that might appeal
Craig West shares: Hi Ben – I’m sure you’re swamped wanted to ask you if you’ve ever used “kahoot” before. www.getkahoot.com I just learned how to use it at our recent edcamp and it’s a lot of fun. It turns your classroom into a game show and each student uses his/her cell phone to buzz
This is from Diane Neubauer: Hi Ben, Mimi Met recently came up in conversation there, and I heard interesting news on Saturday evening about her and ACTFL types more generally. This relates to an apparent turn towards CI (with some degree accuracy of what they mean by that). If ACTFL has this kind of talk
Here are some good questions about rubrics from Tiffany Holmgren. I post them here so that we can get as many opinions as possible: Hi Ben. I purchased 2 of your books earlier this year and just bought the TPRS in a Year to round out my collection. I am a Spanish teacher, out on
Here is the latest from Diana. If you had an email ready yesterday but didn’t send it, keep holding it back until later today after I have had a chance to speak with her. Personally, I want those top DPS people to be bombarded with messages about what she has done not just for the
This is from Tim: Hi Ben. Help. I have to recommend a college text by tomorrow and I can’t find any CI-friendly ones online. Recommendations? I just found out about the deadline. Normally the community college where I will teach one class next fall uses Vistas Higher Learning. Tim Bennett
