Ms. De Santis’ Blog

Did you know Xtranormal speaks Spanish? You would know if you are in Rose Caubet’s 7^th grade World Language class.  Her students recently completed videos- they created the scripts (punctuation is very important), selected their characters- well, see for yourself below.  Her class used the text to speech features in this application. Special thanks to JS and NB for Raul y Nora and to AK for Leonardo. 

While I on a webinar with Discovery Education today, several of the presenters mentioned this FREE homework help site.  Send your students to www.discoveryeducation.com and have them select the Home Resource Tab (it’s in the center of the page- no logon is required).  As you can see from the screen shot, helpful videos are available in several content areas.   Click here to see a subtraction video.Think about adding this link to your website. Or perhaps you would like to promote specific clips.

What would you pay for an internet picture dictionary?  How about one with online flashcards as well as word scrambles and fill in the blanks?  And one that your students could play online and get immediate feedback?Order now, and you can get this great dictionary not only in English, but French, German, Italian, and Spanish! 

Are you ready to purchase?  No need to get your credit card out- this is a free product.  Click here to begin!  Above is an example of the flashcard as well as the recall game. There are ads on the site but not enough to detract from the illustrations and activities.

Looking for another way to review? Try the quiz feature in Photopeach.  Debbie Pelican (5th grade WL) just shared her Photopeach quizzes.  Just create (or edit) a Photopeach and select the quiz option.  Enter the question and responses (make one the correct answer).  As your students view the Photopeach, they can review the class material.  Maybe students could make their own reviews and share with their peers. How would this work for the visual learner?