• Goal 1: To use English to communicate in social settings.
  • Standard 2: Students will interact in, through, and with spoken and written English for personal expression and enjoyment.
• Goal 2: To use English to achieve academically in all content areas.
  • Standard 2: Students will use English to obtain, process, construct, and provide subject matter information in spoken and written form.
  • Standard 3: Students will use appropriate learning strategies to construct and apply academic knowledge.

• Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.

• Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.

• Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources.
• Students use technology tools to process data and report results.
• Students evaluate and select new information resources and technological innovations based on the appropriateness for specific tasks.

Technology problem-solving and decision-making tools

• Students use technology resources for solving problems and making informed decisions.
• Students employ technology in the development of strategies for solving problems in the real world.

PLANNING AND DESIGNING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AND EXPERIENCES.

• design developmentally appropriate learning opportunities that apply technology-enhanced instructional strategies to support the diverse needs of learners.
• apply current research on teaching and learning with technology when planning learning environments and experiences.
• plan for the management of technology resources within the context of learning activities.
• plan strategies to manage student learning in a technology-enhanced environment.

TEACHING, LEARNING, AND THE CURRICULUM.

• facilitate technology-enhanced experiences that address content standards and student technology standards.
• use technology to support learner-centered strategies that address the diverse needs of students.
• apply technology to develop students' higher order skills and creativity.
• manage student learning activities in a technology-enhanced environment.

ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION.

• apply technology in assessing student learning of subject matter using a variety of assessment techniques.

PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE.

• use technology to communicate and collaborate with peers, parents, and the larger community in order to nurture student learning.

COMMUNICATION

• Standard 1.2:  Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics

CULTURES

• Standard 2.1:  Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied

CONNECTIONS

• Standard 3.1:  Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language

COMPARISONS

• Standard 4.2:  Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.

1. Internet connection for each student

Develop a WebQuest according to your Curriculum needs or use one of the thousands of online webquests developed by other teachers.

You are beside yourself. You just received an urgent e-mail from your great-aunt Valeria. The e-mail explains that she is being held captive by Tómas Lamas, a fellow historian and author. Both have been traveling recently with a group on a sponsored research trip the Easter Island . Go to webquest...

You will be flying with AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS from Miami to Buenos Aires, where your grandmother will pick you up. You will be able to live with her during your time in South America. While in Argentina for three months you will be attending school as a guest student in order to improve your Spanish. Go to webquest

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