German listening activity

I wanted to make a video using clips the kids tookof themselves using irregular German verbs.  However, I did not get enough usable clips.  So I made this up on YouTube and am using it as a listening activity for my 7th graders' test this Thursday and Friday.  I have new clips of a German house that I would like to edit into a video for my 8th graders, and hopefully Colin will show me how to do that!

Google Voice in the German classroom

I have set up a Google voice account and had my 8th graders call in and describe their clothing to me in German.  I think it worked very well with 2 exceptions:
1.  I gave the kids the wrong number the first time (!), so it didn't work (obviously!).

2.  There are still about 20% of the kids who didn't call in at all and have a 0 on the assignment.  I think this number will decrease as I give more of these assignments.

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Audio Project Idea - Ramona Miles

In 7th grade German, students are going to call my Google voice number and leave a message.  They will have to say their name, what day it is and what time it is in German.  They'll get a grade bassed on their completeness, vocabulary usage, accuracy, and pronunciation.
They still have to complete a quiz over the current section and then learn to talk about days and time, so I'm hoping it will be done by our next Elite class.  But since my 7th graders only meet every other day, it's going to be close!