Technology in my classroom
In teaching elementary Spanish, my life is somewhat hectic. My classes are 25 minutes long, and on my typical day has 13 or 14 classes of kids ranging from Kindergarten to 5th grade. I am constantly on the move, and my days fly by! That being said, it is incredibly important that I use my time wisely. I try to use technology to engage my students, pique their interest, and try to promote as much at-home practice as possible. My classrooms are equipped with Apple TV, projectors, desktop computers, and DVD players. On top of that, each teacher is provided an iPad. Furthermore, in each school there are two carts of Chromebooks. I often use the iPad as a tool to project work students are working on via the Apple TV in order to work along with or provide examples for students. I have used Chromebooks for research projects on Spanish speaking countries, and have had students develop their own vocabulary lists. Furthermore, vi...