Sunday, May 29, 2022

CALICO: Pros and Cons

However, like all software tools local and cloud-based, there are pros and cons involved in using them.  Here are some.  Open in a new... More

Sunday, May 29, 2022

CALICO: Seattle in a Word

Add your word to the "Word Cloud".  What is one word you would choose to describe Seattle? Open in a new... More

Thursday, May 26, 2022

CALICO: Focus on Drag & Drop

This “Course Presentation” showcases some of the various ways you might want to present drag and drop activities to your students. Open in a new... More

Thursday, May 26, 2022

CALICO: Focus on Audio

This is an activity type called a “Course Presentation”. Similar in many ways to a PowerPoint, this offers the added benefit of interactive activity and seamless embedding in HTML pages. In this particular activity, you will also see the many uses of audio and types of interaction offered by the “Course Presentation”. Open in... More

Thursday, May 26, 2022

CALICO: Unscramble Washington

Another take on “Drag and Drop”, this activity invites you to get to know different parts of the state by having to rearrange them. This activity could also be used in a cultural unit to encourage students to become familiar with countries where people speak the target language. Open in a new... More

Thursday, May 26, 2022

CALICO: Discovering Seattle

Get to know some quintessential Seattle landmarks (like where Nirvana played their first Seattle show or the world's first NFT museum) with this “Drag & Drop” activity. Open in a new... More

Thursday, May 26, 2022

CALICO: Approaches to Cloze Activities

Fill in the blanks of your knowledge about Seattle by trying these 3 different cloze activity types: “Mark the Words”, “Drag the Words”, and “Fill in the Blanks”. Open in a new... More

Thursday, May 26, 2022

CALICO: Welcome to Rain City

 Open in a new window. ADDED AS SEPARATE ACTIVITY TYPES Speak the Words * does not work on iOS Open in a new window. Flash Cards Open in a new... More

Monday, December 13, 2021

H5P Dictation

This video shows you how to create a "Dictation" activity in H5P.  These can be helpful in all sorts of language learning activities. DEMO ACTIVITY VIDEO... More

Friday, December 10, 2021

Options for adding audio to your H5P Course Presentation

There are a variety of different ways you can choose to include audio in your course presentations. This presentation shows what these might look like as well as video tutorials in each slide that show you how to create them.... More

Friday, December 10, 2021

3 approaches to adding PowerPoints to BrightSpace

This post explores 3 different alternatives for adding PowerPoint (or PowerPoint-like) content to BrightSpace and pros/cons of each. VIDEO... More

Friday, December 10, 2021

H5P Speak the Words Set

Pronunciation is difficult to practice (and master) when you are learning a new language. This is the learning outcome H5P's Speak the Words Set is targeting. Be sure to use Google Chrome when you are using it because it uses a Speech Engine found in this browser. DEMO ACTIVITY VIDEO... More

Friday, December 10, 2021

H5P Audio Flashcards

Learn how to use H5P to create audio flashcards. There are two different ways to create flashcards in H5P, one that permits audio, one that does not. In this video we explore the former. DEMO ACTIVITY VIDEO... More

Friday, December 10, 2021

H5P Memory Game

Learn how to use H5P to create a Memory Game. Memory games are an excellent tool for learning and practicing vocabulary items in modern language classes. DEMO ACTIVITY VIDEO... More

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