I took Spanish class middle school through college, but I've forgotten much of what I learned since I graduated. So when designing my "Integrating a World Language and Technology" Lesson, I walked over to the curriculum library in Poe Hall and found the teacher edition of Exploring Spanish, Third Edition from EMC Publishing to get a little extra help. Unit ten in Exploring Spanish is about artists who have contributed to the culture of Spanish-speaking countries and provided some helpful information that became the framework for my lesson.
I read the unit introduction and created Quizlet flashcards to help students remember the important contributions of artists from Spanish-speaking countries. Then, I found galleries featuring the artists' works on Google Cultural Institute. I provided links so students can view these pieces of art and can further research their artists. Students will then create a short screencast (In Spanish!) about a particular artist or piece of art. Google Translate can help students with words and phrases they don't yet know how to translate. Each student will print a trigger image and link his or her video to the trigger image using an App called Aurasma. Students can then hang the trigger images in the hallway like an art gallery and travel around with mobile devices, scan the trigger images and view the screencasts with augmented reality. If you're interested in learning more about the specifics, read on. Lesson Details
Introduction to Artists from Spanish-speaking Countries
1. Read pages 123-127 of Exploring Spanish, Third Edition (EMC Publishing). Review famous latin artists and art movements with these Quizlet flashcards.
Digging Deeper: Research an Artist or Painting
Use these links to the Google Cultural Institute to view paintings from the following artists. Use NC Wise Owl for further research on your artist.
Screencast a 1-2 Minute Presentation about your Artist.
Students will use Google Slides to create a simple presentation about their artists. Here's an example.
Augmented Reality
Aurasma is an augmented reality app. The students will print a picture of an piece of art from the artist they researched and use it as a trigger image. Watch the video below to learn about how Aurasma works. All students will walk around with a personal device and headphones to scan images and view presentations.
Give students a quiz on Google Forms
Here's a quiz from the Exploring Spanish Teacher Edition. I used Google Forms to make it an electronic quiz. Teachers can put a link to the quiz on a class website, or even project a QR Code up on the board for the students to scan on their personal devices.
Use Flubaroo to Grade the Quiz!
If you haven't used Google Forms and Flubaroo before to grade a multiple choice test or quiz, you have to try it. It's incredibly easy to set up and use. Flubaroo grades for you in less than a minute. Students can also submit extended responses through Google Forms although you would have to grade those manually.
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Shuang Wei
6/9/2015 11:13:20 am
Thanks Jill, for sharing so amazing tools, I really want to use Aurasma in the class. I also like the digging deeper part, which enables students learn more by themselves, not only just several words, but really a part of the culture. Nice post. You also have a quiz through google forms, which could help students understand more about what they have learned. Really neat!
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