Crucial Thought » teachjeffspanish http://www.crucialthought.com Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:02:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 2006-2007 crafty184@gmail.com (Crucial Thought) crafty184@gmail.com (Crucial Thought) posts 1440 http://www.crucialthought.com/crucial_logo_144.jpg Crucial Thought » teachjeffspanish http://www.crucialthought.com 144 144 stay close, it is getting dark outside and i am getting scared... Crucial Thought Crucial Thought crafty184@gmail.com no no TeachJeffSpanish dot com – need a new idea http://www.crucialthought.com/2008/09/23/teachjeffspanish-dot-com-need-a-new-idea/ http://www.crucialthought.com/2008/09/23/teachjeffspanish-dot-com-need-a-new-idea/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:46:31 +0000 Chris http://www.crucialthought.com/?p=478 Hi faithful readers!

I need some creative help. My kids and I want a new idea for TeachJeffSpanish.com. He knows about it, and will be watching this year. Last year’s idea of a Scavenger Hunt was so great it’s hard to top. The ideas kids have come up with they admit to not really wanting to even do. Our goal is to come up with an overarching idea that could carry us through the year.

A few caveats…

1. I want something that is fun, new, and fresh. I want something explicity not “schooly” to borrow a term from Clay.

2. I want something that my kids would watch if they happened upon it on YouTube. That’s sort of my litmus test. If it’s not interesting enough to get you to watch it, why bother?

3. I want something not cheesy. Kids come up with ideas that seem to fit the school mold but are unable (seemingly) to come up with something more creative. Granted, my kids are 11-12 years old so developmentally they’re just not there yet.

That said, I want something that folks can learn along with us. Something fun, interesting, and that also teaches Spanish. I think teaching Jeff is a fun gimmick that folks might want to learn along with Jeff.

Ideas?

Thanks..

Chris

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The project is a bit beleagured since I lost my hosts, and I’m not sure what direction it will take. Anyway, here is the link..

http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/teacher_feature/teacher_feature174.shtml

Fun stuff! Thanks to Cara for the great write-up.

]]> http://www.crucialthought.com/2008/02/22/education-world-article-about-yours-truly/feed/ 0 How to create more buzz around TeachJeffSpanish.com http://www.crucialthought.com/2007/12/09/how-to-create-more-buzz-around-teachjeffspanishcom/ http://www.crucialthought.com/2007/12/09/how-to-create-more-buzz-around-teachjeffspanishcom/#comments Sun, 09 Dec 2007 17:43:02 +0000 Chris http://www.crucialthought.com/2007/12/09/how-to-create-more-buzz-around-teachjeffspanishcom/ I am just so darn proud of my kids. I can’t help it! I’m brimming with excitement for the amazing work my 6th graders are doing!

Have you taken a look lately at www.teachjeffspanish.com?

I’m most impressed with the Scavenger Hunt for Spanish episodes (1,2)which are written, directed and edited by students.

My question is, how can I get more folks to come and see the goodness we’ve got going on over there? I mean, we’ve got Youtube video love, a cool ClustrMap going on, word-of-the-day posts, and a whole lot more!

So what should I add to the site to make it better? Stickier?

What about you? Have you subscribed to the iTunes feed to get new episodes of the show? Are you subscribed to the feed to get new posts? You should be.

Anything you think I could add to make it better?

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