In World Languages, how do you do things in the 21st century?

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How do you introduce yourself to the people of the world?

Ivy introduces herself with a music video telling what she represents and who she is.
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Kristen introduces herself using voicethread and other forms of multimedia.
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How do you connect with others who share your passion?


Keri uses her Flickr account to network with photographers and other artists abroad to learn more about photography and modern culture .
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Sam want to learn how to cook food from Cuba and Spain so she uses Google Blog Search in Spanish to find and contact Spanish and Cuban cooks who have shared their experiences cooking.
Visit her post on the food of Spain
View her post on the food of Cuba
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Karissa uses meetup.com and networks with dance classes at school to find out who can teach her about Salsa.
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Jake uses youtube to share his playing piano and connect with other piano players in Spain
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How do you communicate with the people of the world and reflect on your interaction?

Matt uses Skype to converse with Justina, an herbalist and owner of warmiboa, living in the Peruvian Amazon. He publishes the recorded conversation with a summary, reflection and related multimedia on his personal blog.
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Conversacion con Justina from Matthew Howell on Vimeo.


View more student conversations/reflections@ Spanishconnects.us
Added by by Jon Pennington teacher of Spanish.


How do you demonstrate your learning?

Noelle does it through authentic action.
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Caroline meets a Venezuelan kid on sharedtalk.com who becomes her mentor. She continues to converse with him and records rigorous practice.
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Check out her self- evaluation here.
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Nick meets several times with his Guatemalan maid who helps him learn through storytelling. Nick records and posts his conversations with her, creates a flash website and a voice thread to document his learning.
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How do you share your perspective?

Michelle shoots documentary video telling her opinion about her classes to share with students in South America. Her peers built connections with them using e-pals.
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How do you manage you safety?

Connect Safetly has what I think are the best set of tips for Teens using the web to network and learn from others.
Added by by Jon Pennington teacher of Spanish.
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