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Be Social

2/19/2014

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We all know the power of social media. It helps spread the word, whether true or not, it connects us to a broader community, it changes our concept of privacy, and much more! Social media has also been known to take over our lives and sap our time. When used correctly, however, social media offers the chance to connect with a wider audience and community of professionals. 


Using social media such as Twitter and Pinterest for professional reasons provides educators the opportunity to expand the professional learning community (PLC) and to collaborate with educators across the nation and the world. When used correctly, social media has the ability to help expand the base of knowledge and support to help better their teaching. If not carefully monitored, however, social media can take over your life. It is important to determine your need and to find the platform that best meets that need.


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Interactive Student Notebook

2/18/2014

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As I scroll through Pinterest, I constantly see the idea of an Interactive Notebook (IN). I've seen IN for math, language arts or science, but not for Spanish. IN are a great note-taking method in the upper levels (as seen in Profa. Baros's Blog), but at the elementary level, they are way to engage the students in the content and provide a sort of portfolio for the year's work. I decided to give this idea a go. 
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Ideally, I would begin the IN at the beginning of the year. Each student will bring a composition notebook, which they can decorate and make their own. 


Students will tab each section according to the themes we study: food, animals and activities. A fourth tab will be for a running dictionary, which can be kept alphabetically or thematically. 


For teachers other than Spanish, tabs can divide each unit or can focus on a more conceptual approach. The dictionary piece can be more like a glossary.

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Each section has its own index to help students keep track of their work.

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