Three ways to use blogs in Spanish class

Blogs can be used in a Spanish classroom in many different ways. It is a good way to get students talking and using the language that you are encouraging and teaching them to learn. Students can be given input from their teacher and peers, and can all be working on a different blog or topic at the same time. One thing teachers can do is incorporate technology and culture into the classroom by having the student’s research different topics such as food, holidays, or celebrations. Students can create and display videos about what they have learned and compare/contrast the topic to something they celebrate.  Another reason you may use a blog is for a writing assignment to address different grammar topics.  Students will be engaged and interacting in the learning process. You can incorporate authentic text material or even leave the ending off of a sentence/paragraph and have students post about how they think it should be finished. A third reason that you may use a blog is to interact with students around the world who speak the L2. Students can use the blog like a pen-pal agreement instead of writing letters and sending them in the mail or through email. All of these things will get the students interacting and engaged in learning the second language.

Some of the national foreign language standards that you will address through these activities include communication, cultures, and comparisons.