Technology in the Spanish classroom

The website that I chose comes from the following link: http://www.santillanausa.com/spanish-classroom/3-ways-to-use-technology-in-the-foreign-language-classroom-free-resources-for-spanish-teachers.html

Because I teach Spanish, I chose an article about how to use technology in a Spanish classroom. In Spanish, we do not just teach a language. We also teach aspects of culture, music and accents from all over the world in Spanish-speaking countries. If we added more technology into classes, we would be able to provide more authentic examples for students.

With the implementation of audio, students would be able to hear songs, poems, literature, interviews, etc in the target language, in different accents. This will help students so that they will be able to understand people from different countries. Students could also have the opportunity to skype or video chat with people from other countries.  They could practice communicating in the target language along with comprehention.

Other useful resources are things like online activities. I have used sites such as kahoot and quizlet to practice vocabulary and grammar points in Spanish. I use google classroom to post short quizzes or assignments for students. This allows the cutback on paper and students have the opportunity to get almost instant feedback or comment on other people's posts. The final use for technology in a Spanish class is being able to access ebooks. This is great! Many times, ebooks allow the reader to pass over uncommon words and it provides the reader with a definition. This also saves us from printing so many sheets.