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This podcast was created for a High School Spanish II classroom. It meets the following Michigan State Standard and Benchmark:

Communication: Communicate in Languages Other Than English

1.2 Interpretive Communication: Students understand and interpret
     written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
 
     1.2.N.L.d Understand main idea of an audio presentation (CD,
                  lecture, radio, podcast, songs/music)

Podcasts can be used in a variety of ways inside and outside of the classroom. Students can listen and follow along on a podcast when the teacher wants to present new information in the target language, for example when the teacher would like to introduce new vocabulary. The teacher can use the podcasts as a review for an exam, or as a performance assessment within the classroom. Podcasts can be used by the students to present book reports for fellow students to listen to, or so parents can listen to them to showcase their language learning ability. Video podcasts can broadcast information about their lives to pen pals in Latin America or Spain, for example, or it can be used as an introduction to everyone in the classroom.

Another great way to use podcasts is to communicate with other educators as well as parents. Educators may like to look at other students' podcasts to see what they are doing, as well as my personal professional development. Also, it would be a good communication tool to keep in touch with parents on what is new in the community as well as the inside the classroom.

This map will be used for students in a High School Spanish classroom and will be suitable for Spanish I - V students.

There are many ways that maps and mashups can be used in the classroom. Students will be able to use these mashups to create projects like this in a Spanish classroom that highlight cultural areas of a country or popular city that we are studying. Also, students can create a city walk of the city they are from, highlighting their favorite things about the city. This creates community pride. (You can also have the students do this with their high school, although it will be a little harder on the map). Of course, it will all be in the Spanish language. Another great way to use this technology would be to have the students re-create their favorite vacation when doing a vacation unit. It will bring personalization to the unit for students.