Free Tools to Go Paperless for Teachers. Have you ever thought of going to school paperless ?
Well if you have not, then you need to consider it. I know people still have that standard image of the teacher in that white apron with a desk full of papers and binders. We do not need to have all that load of papers around us to be effective, technology has several easy ways to facilitate your life and make it way easier and more enjoyable. Let me share with you here an example that I personally experienced.
Some years ago I used to have problems in the aeroports because of the weight of my luggage. We can do the same in teaching. 1- Storing Data I know most of you use a USB drive or other peripheral device to store information, and while this is a good way to keep and carry your data , it is not the best. 2- Grading Grading, a task which I do not enjoy at all, can also be done digitally and save you all the hussel and tussel of paper work. 3- Keep yourself organized and on schedule 4- Creating Reminders 5- Note Taking. E-portfolios by GreenhillSpanish Español on Prezi.
The Benefits of Bilingualism. The Bilingual Brain Is Sharper and More Focused, Study Says - Health Blog. By Robert Lee Hotz iStockphoto The ability to speak two languages can make bilingual people better able to pay attention than those who can only speak one language, a new study suggests.
Scientists have long suspected that some enhanced mental abilities might be tied to structural differences in brain networks shaped by learning more than one language, just as a musician’s brain can be altered by the long hours of practice needed to master an instrument. Now, in a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at Northwestern University for the first time have documented differences in how the bilingual brain processes the sounds of speech, compared with those who speak a single language, in ways that make it better at picking out a spoken syllable, even when it is buried in a babble of voices. “Because you have two languages going on in your head, you become very good at determining what is and is not relevant,” says Dr. Technology tools to use in the foreign language classroom. Now that you have set goals to integrate technology in the foreign language classroom (if not make sure you do, as that is the first step you should take to to use technology in your class), it’s time to find out which technology tools are the best for your purpose.
My advice for choosing a technology tool for your classroom is to start simple! Even if you feel very comfortable with technology, it is a good idea to choose a simple one to start with. Why? Because this is the first stepping stone in your road to incorporating technology into your classroom. It will be easier to analyze your first tries when you start with a simple tool.
So, the first classroom technology tool I am going to show you is WORDLE! You have probably heard of Wordle already. Below is one I created with a ‘daily routine’ text. How I use Wordle in my Spanish classrooms Word association and practice writing: create a Wordle with vocab, verbs and grammar of a particular unit. How to use Wordle Tutorial Further reading.