to click or not to click

I have used the clickers on each of my levels of Spanish. Initially I distributed them from a cart and the original case. Since I have attached bags under the desks which seems to be more efficient in distribution.

Spanish 3--after preparing vocabulary pages students texted in words with which they still had difficulty with the English meaning. After seeing the words on the board others who knew the answer could share it with us and those who were unsure received the answer. Usually, I would give the students 5 questions/words to question. In this fashion, the students texted in their problem word without admitting they didn't know the word.

Spanish 4 Honors--1) used for a listening activity. Students listened to AP type exercises, wrote down their answers and then we polled their answers to each question explaining or repeating sections of the listening prompt to reiterate the correct answer. It seemed very cumbersome and me tied to the board the first class I tried it in; the second class it seemed to go more smoothly.

2) Students texted in words that described various characters in a reading which then served as a discussion of the characters.

Spanish 5 Honors--Students texted in a word summarizing a magazine article. From the words received, we were able to begin a cultural discussion that preceeded a reading we were going to have in class.

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