Sally+Herbert

=**Sally Herbert** =

I was born on the 4th of July and raised in Charleston. For high school I went to Bishop England where I ran track and swam on the swim team. I have an older sister named Katie and a younger brother named Chip. Even though my mother went to Alabama and my dad went to UNC at Chapel Hill, my sibilings and I are all Clemson Tigers. My major is secondary education Spanish, and I have studied abroad in Xalapa, Mexico and Alicante, Spain. I can also speak a little Italian and a little Turkish. I am a member of the Clemson chapter of the Delta Zeta sorority, and last year I was the treasurer. This semester is my 5th working at Einsteins which is hard to believe. I do not like being a senior, but when I graduate I am hoping to teach English abroad in either Spain, Italy, or Turkey.

I like techonology and the opportunities technology provides. I like being able to use computers, digital cameras, dvr on tvs, etc. However, I do not like change, so when things like facebook or the blackboard site change, I get frustrated until I become accustomed to the changes.

Quizlet I think Quizlet can be a useful tool in a language classroom. It can be used to present new vocabulary with pictures in a more interesting context other than simply reading the vocabulary out loud from a book. Additionally, it can be used to play games. Students can be divided up into groups and compete to see who can answer the most vocabulary words the fastest. Additionally, students can log into the flashcard set from home when they want to study at home. Teachers can also use quizlet flashcards as a means of quizzing students in the classroom either to see how well they know the information or to quiz them for a grade. One limitation of Quizlet is that sometimes flashcards are not effective for creating long term memory recognition of vocabulary. However students will need to memorize different words, and this tool is a much better, more interactive technique than the "old school" method of cutting up index cards and writing the words on either side. I used to have boxes of flashcards from my Spanish classes and I have no idea what half of those words were. Another benefit of quizlet is that it is online and students won't need to waste paper or find a place to store bunches of notecards. My quizlet notecards are labelled as La Comida. My username is sallyh.

http://www.proprofs.com/flashcards/ is another site that allows users to create and use sets of flashcards. Like Quizlet, ProProfs allows users to create flashcards and to flip through them online. Users can also look at different sets created by other users. After exploring both websites, I like Quizlet better. It is more visually appealing and does not have as many advertisements as ProProfs flashcards. I also think quizlet is more organized, more academic, and easier to use.

Motivation/ Vocabulary Posters

Smart Board This is one activity that can be useful with the Smart Boards. Using the images of the flags that the Smart Gallery provides, teachers can create different pages that allow the students to interact with the material. The students can come up to the Smart Board and fill in the answers. This activity can be modified and changed as well. Instead of having blanks, teachers could prove the answers and allow the students to drag the answers to the flags or the teacher could provide a map of South America and allow the students to drag the flags to their respective countries. Teachers could also make a competition out of it by seeing which student could answer all of them first.

This is an interactive media that the Smart Board provides. When clicked upon, the dice rolls and a voice in Spanish recites the number that the dice lands on. This is something that could be used for teachers when students are learning their numbers. Additionally, if the teacher wants to the students to recite the numbers without the help of the voice, the volume could be turned down. A competition can also be created from this image. For example, a teacher could have the students in group and whichever group shouted out the answer first would get a point.

Smartboard 2- There are several resources online available to teachers. This is an example of how students can be quizzed through a competition for extra practice. The class is divided into groups and the teacher can ask different questions regarding the material in the unit. Each section choose an answer with an iClicker and whichever team has the most points at the end wins. This activity presents an interactive way for students to recall the material and practice before a quiz. If it is a competition and if there is a reward, the students may be more likely to be motivated to learn the material. Questions for the game could include verb conjuations and other grammar forms, vocabulary translations or usage within context, culture questions, questions regarding history. In my class, I would play this game the class before a quiz, and I would offer a few extra points on a quiz to the team that earned the most points. site: SMART Exchange []

This is another resource available at SMART Exchange. It is intended for students learning the names for the clothing. It allows for dual coding with the words and the images to learn the vocabulary, and it also requires the students to remember the colors to get the answer correct. I like this activity because it involves the students dragging the items over so that they are able to physically interact with the material. This can be used as a game or competition or it can be used as just basic practice. In my class I would probably have students come up individually and answer the questions. site: SMART Exchange []