Help! Any digital/textbook series recommendations?

by Sr. B

Nov 15, 2016

¡Buenas noches, maestros!

I am currently part of a new Spanish 3 curriculum writing team, in which all 3 high schools in the district have to come to a consensus regarding which textbook OR digital series to use (if any, at all. Some do not even want anything)

My high school strongly wants SOME sort of online series or textbook so that we at least have some structure. However, the other two schools want to just share everything together online, and many do not even want a textbook or digital series at all to go by. The district head of curriculum writing also wants to dump the textbook, but I just honestly don't want to be creating worksheets from scratch and looking for authentic materials every single night for hours. Yes, I did create worksheets from scratch night after night even when we previously had textbooks, ancillary materials etc., so please don't mistake me for just a teacher who clings to the book.

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Daniel Hanson That would definitely be frustrating, Anne V. I would assume this issue is due to the website using Adobe Flash. I would assume/hope that the publisher would be making adaptions for newer technology and more wider access of features.

On 12/09/16, Anne V. wrote: > We use Vista textbooks for all levels at our school. It is > a good ser...See More

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MaryShields On 12/09/16, Daniel Hanson wrote: > That would definitely be frustrating, Anne V. I would assume > this issue is due to the website using Adobe Flash. I would > assume/hope that the publisher would be making adaptions for > newer technology and more wider access of features. > > On 12/09/16, Anne V. wrote: >> We use Vista te...See More

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MaryShields On 12/12/16, MaryShields wrote: > On 12/09/16, Daniel Hanson wrote: >> That would definitely be frustrating, Anne V. I would > assume >> this issue is due to the website using Adobe Flash. I would >> assume/hope that the publisher would be making adaptions > for >> newer technology and more wider access of features....See MoreOn 12/12/16, MaryShields wrote: > On 12/09/16, Daniel Hanson wrote: >> That would definitely be frustrating, Anne V. I would > assume >> this issue is due to the website using Adobe Flash. I would >> assume/hope that the publisher would be making adaptions > for >> newer technology and more wider access of features. >> >> On 12/09/16, Anne V. wrote: >>> We use Vista textbooks for all levels at our school. It is >>> a good series, although keep in mind that it is a college >>> level textbook. In Spanish 1, the students learn >>> vocabulary for college courses, parts of the campus, etc. >>> and some terms are esoteric. My one complaint is that >>> there is a section in each chapter for students to do >>> recording exercises and this feature does not work with >>> iPads. Our school is a 1:1 iPad school, so that is >>> frustrating. I went to a presentation for Avancemos and it looks as if students can record their voice as part of the digital component. I asked my tech dept to look into it... will send the info when I hear from them. I liked what they had in terms of digital and embedded into the online textbook. I really want OUT of grading all that picky paper! Yuk! > > We are 1:1 iPad as well. I have VHL for my Spanish AP class > and it is very frustrating that the speaking does not work. > Our school is adopting (state of Texas) and I also very much > want suggestions for all levels. What is the best program? So > far I have seen Asi se dice and Avancemos. Is there anyone > already using those books who can provide feedback? We > currently use Pearson REalidades. The book is alright but I > am hoping for more than one quiz for EACH topic (ie, 2+ for > vocab, 2+ for each grammar lesson, etc.) Too many students > are absent or need make-up and it ties me up to either write > new quiz or hold everyone's test until the slackers roll > around. Also, I do not wish to deal with pdf documents. One > think I love about VHL is the ability to edit everything. I > only get one quiz, but I can change the subject, etc. > > Thank you and Please keep answering. I just found this > listserve and I do not have sources within my school to get > details--we are too small.

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Daniel Hanson Last year my district piloted Avancemos, Realidades and Descubre. I personally piloted the Realidades Level 1 book with my Spanish 1 students last year. Our district had been using En Espanol for the past 20 years or so. We noticed that Avancemos was very much like En Espanol AND, more importantly, the technology and the tech support were not there...See More

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