Span+Institute

=**Connecting with native speakers**=

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Skype allows people like you to use the internet to make phone calls. You can call anyone with a skype account and an internet connection, anywhere in the world for FREE!!!! You can call any phone in the world inexpensively using your Skype account.

How could you use this tool??????


 * [|Create Skype Account]**

1. Exchange Skype names with a classmate 2. Call one another and do the following activity Ask the person to tell you about their family. Use as many features of Skype as you can, first voice, then video, then text, then share screen and share file.
 * Engage in a chat over Skype with a classmate --**

Skype has recently launched a new service called [|Skype in the Classroom]. It is a way for teachers to find other teachers who want to do exchanges over Skype between their classes. Exchanges can pair students one on one or be whole class with another class such as a performance or competition such as a debate or quiz show.
 * [|Join Skype in the Classroom]**

Other resources for finding teachers interested in language exchanges.

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[|www.mylanguageexchange.com]

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**Tools for Analyzing/Presenting Culture**
Examples of "Glogs" To use go to go to [] At bottom of page click "Create Your Glog Now"
 * Glogster**
 * Glogster** - This site allows students to create a kind of virtual poster to display cultural or other information for your class.

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To get started click on [] and start clicking. You are not required to register. Here is an example of vokis in a language class. []
 * Vokis**

[] Create a voicethread presentation where you: -record your voice -upload a minimum of two images. -use the drawing feature. []
 * Voicethread**

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**Wikis are worth it.**
http://madamekrause.wikispaces.com/ http://dhsespanol.wikispaces.com/ http://espanol3shaffer.wikispaces.com/Simone http://bishopblogs.wikispaces.com/
 * 1.** Go to the following wikis and ask "What do these educators use wikis for?" Take about 5-6 minutes total.

2. Let's make a wiki.

**Beople Blike Blogs**
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 * 1.** Go to the following blogs and ask "What do these educators use wikis for?" Take about 5-6 minutes total.

2. Let's make a blog