Welcome!
Hi everyone and welcome to my new blog, this time in English. My goal for this space is to share resources that I find useful in my teaching, to connect […]
The Slideshow: easy tool to review vocabulary
I really enjoying using Google Images to review or learn new vocabulary. It is true that an image is worth a thousand words and sometimes it is quite difficult to […]
Using smartphones in the classroom: make short videos
My Beginner Spanish students often work in pairs (me saying “pareja, pareja, pareja” is what they actually remember the most from my courses, I must admit) and this year I […]
TalkAbroad: A new way to have students practice with native speakers
For my conversation course this past semester (the one where I was not using a textbook), I decided to try a new service called Talkabroad. With this service, students purchase […]
“Aprende con fotos” new page to practice vocabulary
I have always liked Tumblr, particularly its simplicity and style. But I really did not know how to use it. But lately I have seen some examples that have made […]
Videos to practice Spanish: VideoELE
VideoELE is a fabulous collection of short video clips which can be used to review Spanish or even be used as its own course, created by Agustín Iruela, a professor from […]
Have your students read the news: NULU Languages
NULU Languages is a new website (still in Beta) that allows students of Spanish to read articles from regular newspapers which have been slightly adapted. If you hover your mouse […]
Dropping the textbook
The price of college textbooks has been going up non stop since I started teaching many, many years ago. Not just going up, but reaching astronomic proportions. $150 for a […]
Keeping up with Spanish in the summer with Apple TV
My kids, 15 and 12, both speak Spanish quite well. But I have to admit it is a struggle to have them practice it. I speak it with them and […]
Saying goodbye to my NING
In March, 2009, I decided to create a NING network for Spanish teachers in the US, primarily the teachers in my area of New England, and even more specifically the […]
