tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100697512011-12-05T07:37:39.398-05:00Profesora Trasancoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269603156971042209noreply@blogger.comBlogger191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10069751.post-1144942777119687652006-04-13T11:33:00.000-04:002006-05-18T18:02:07.093-04:00Here are a few lists of Spanish newspapers worldwide:<br /><br /><a href="http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/types/flnews/spanish.html">MIT Libraries</a><br /><a href="http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/spain.htm">Online Newspapers</a><br /><a href="http://www.sispain.org/english/media/press.html">Sí, Spain</a><br /><a href="http://www.donquijote.org/spanishlanguage/press/">Don Quijote</a><br /><a href="http://www.world-newspapers.com/spain.html">World Newspapers</a><br /><a href="http://www.studyspanish.com/links/news.htm">Learn Spanish</a><br /><a href="http://newslink.org/euspan.html">NewsLink</a><br /><a href="http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/1506/spnmags.html">Online News & Magazines</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10069751-114494277711968765?l=kfspanish.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Profesora Trasancosnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10069751.post-1140667508208588002006-02-22T22:50:00.000-05:002006-04-02T06:42:48.606-04:00One of my ninth grade classes, 9B, began reading an article today from the "Ahora" magazine (Scholastic). The article dealt with Mexico City and its environmental issues resulting from automobile pollution, etc. They learned that Mexico City has the most pollution in its country and is one of the most polluted cities in the world!<br /><br />Here are some websites I found that can provide you with more information on what Mexico is doing to resolve this problem:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/mexenv.html">Energy Information Administration</a><br /><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/476540.stm">BBC News: Mexico City Pollution Emergency</a><br /><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/101035.stm">BBC News: No Let-up for Mexico City Pollution</a><br /><a href="http://www-eaps.mit.edu/megacities/default.html">MIT: Air Pollution in Megacities</a><br /><a href="http://www.ess.co.at/GAIA/CASES/MEX/">GAIA Case Study</a><br /><a href="http://www.sbg.ac.at/ipk/avstudio/pierofun/mexico/air.htm">Air Pollution in Mexico City</a><br /><a href="http://www.pulseplanet.com/archive/Jul03/2977.html">Pulse of the Planet</a><br /><a href="http://www.colby.edu/personal/t/thtieten/air-mex.html">Colby.edu: Air Pollution/Transportation</a><br /><a href="http://www.idrc.ca/panasia/ev-31594-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html">Taking Care of Air Pollution in Mexico City</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10069751-114066750820858800?l=kfspanish.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Profesora Trasancosnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10069751.post-1140666296009159192006-02-22T22:25:00.000-05:002007-03-24T04:31:28.780-04:00After reading the article "Memorias de Cuba" from the December 2005 issue of "Think Spanish" magazine, my eleventh grade students were assigned a project on "Colonial Cuba." So this post can be of interest to anyone, but is very relevant to the project my eleventh graders are completing this week.<br /><br />Here are some websites that have additional information that may be of use:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cubafacts.com/History/history_of_cuba2.htm">Cubafacts.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.georgetown.edu/users/asc32/cuban_immigration_to_the_us.htm">Cuban Immigration</a><br /><a href="http://www.library.miami.edu/netguides/cubanet.html">Cuba & Cuban Americans on the Internet</a><br /><a href="http://www.cubagenweb.org/">CubaGenWeb</a><br /><a href="http://icuban.com/">I-Cuban.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.miami.edu/iccas/">Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies</a><br /><a href="http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/flnews/cuban.html">The Florida Newspaper Project</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba">Wikipedia</a><br /><br />Enjoy!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10069751-114066629600915919?l=kfspanish.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Profesora Trasancosnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10069751.post-1140324088639042642006-02-18T23:23:00.000-05:002007-02-09T08:52:48.656-05:00I did a Google search tonight for "Spanish blogs" and found some great ones!<br /><br />The best site I found was the <a href="http://www.spanishblogger.com">Spanish Blogger Directory</a>. It categorizes Spanish blogs by subject and by country. I hope they start adding more blogs to their list.<br /><br />Here are a few of the others I found:<br /><br /><a href="http://spanish.about.com/od/blogs/">About.com - Blogs en español</a><br /><a href="http://uniblogs.la.psu.edu/blogs/scasd/">Blog Café</a><br /><a href="http://juantornoe.blogs.com/hispanictrending/">Hispanic Trending</a><br /><a href="http://www.latinopundit.com">Latino Pundit</a><br /><a href="http://www.learnspanishtoday.blogspot.com/">Learning Spanish Today</a><br /><a href="http://www.librodenotas.com/">Libro de notas</a><br /><a href="http://www.merodeando.com/">Merodeando</a><br /><a href="http://www.pjorge.com/">Pedro Jorge Romero</a><br /><a href="http://www.spanish.bz/blog/blogger.htm">Spanish Learning Blog</a><br /><a href="http://rvr.blogalia.com/">Victor's cuaderno de bitácora</a><br /><br />Have a great time reading!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10069751-114032408863904264?l=kfspanish.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Profesora Trasancosnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10069751.post-1140320059367092452006-02-18T22:29:00.000-05:002006-03-09T05:56:02.083-05:00What a useful tool!<br /><br /><a href="http://mylist.net/listinfo/spanish-word-a-day">Spanish-Word-A-Day</a><br /><br />Join the mailing list at "Spanish-Word-A-Day" to receive a new word in Spanish each weekday! According to the site, the service includes the following:<br /><br />-A word of the day. <br />-Audio example of how to pronounce the word. <br />-An example sentence showing how the word is used. <br />-Sinónimos. <br />-A nice picture taken in Spain. <br />-Occasional jokes, riddles and other things out of a Spanish life! <br />-Monthly book/film reviews. <br /><br />Enjoy!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10069751-114032005936709245?l=kfspanish.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Profesora Trasancosnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10069751.post-1140149980475863832006-02-16T23:13:00.000-05:002006-03-29T10:23:04.820-05:00I just landed on a great site with Latino recipes by Chef Melissa de Leon! She posts these recipes in Spanish on her blogs which can be found here:<br /><br /><a href="http://panamagourmet.blogs.com/cookingdiva/">The Cooking Diva</a><br /><br /><a href="http://panamagourmet.blogs.com/tastyrecipes/">Tasty Recipes</a><br /><br />**<u>Hint</u>: This should be very helpful to my 7th grade students who have a recipe project they are working on this weekend.**<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10069751-114014998047586383?l=kfspanish.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Profesora Trasancosnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10069751.post-1140056585900375812006-02-15T21:18:00.000-05:002006-02-15T21:23:06.373-05:00Just as I was publishing my last post, I found this great site for children in Spanish. It includes links to many topics from science & math activities to learning resources from the United Nations... ¡Todo en español!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.firstgov.gov/Espanol/Topics/Ninos.shtml">FirstGov en español</a><br /><br />¡Qué disfruten!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10069751-114005658590037581?l=kfspanish.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Profesora Trasancosnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10069751.post-1140056230213255032006-02-15T21:07:00.000-05:002006-02-15T21:17:10.380-05:00This post was written with my 7th grade students in mind, but could be used by children of all ages. Thanks to Ms. Amy Bowllan, our LibraTech Director, I was able to find some more online resources in Spanish for my students. A few are listed below:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cartoonnetwork.com.ve/">Cartoon Network from Venezuela</a><br />This site includes games as well as information in Spanish about cartoons you might recognize from American television. (For example, Yogi Bear and Scooby-Doo)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.loskitos.com/site2/">Los Kitos</a><br />Another fun site for a new cartoon called "Los Kitos." Also includes links to the comic strip. This site is bilingual (English & Spanish).<br /><br />Enjoy the cartoons!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10069751-114005623021325503?l=kfspanish.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Profesora Trasancosnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10069751.post-1139889780646034052006-02-13T22:57:00.000-05:002006-08-25T08:33:36.580-04:00For those of you who read the "El Sol" edition of the Scholastic magazines we use in class, you will remember that we read about an upcoming movie entitled "Bandidas." The film stars Penelope Cruz and Salma Hayek who portray Mexican bandits.<br /><br />For more information on the film, check out the <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416496/">IMDB</a> site. It provides you with information about the cast, pictures, and a message board to discuss the movie.<br /><br />Enjoy!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10069751-113988978064603405?l=kfspanish.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Profesora Trasancosnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10069751.post-1139458911225122092006-02-08T22:56:00.000-05:002006-02-08T23:21:51.323-05:00This blog is finally back from its hiatus!<br /><br />Our students sure have been busy in their Spanish classes! They have been busy with some fascinating activities! First of all, several classes are participating in a penpal exchange with students from a school in a suburb of Madrid, Spain.<br /><br />Second, our 10B class took a behind-the-scenes tour of the Telemundo Studios in Fort Lee, NJ last Thursday. They were fortunate enough to meet with the anchor, Pedro Luis García, the weather lady, Betty Sermeño, and even the General Manager! The students also watched the 11:30am news broadcast live and see the hard work that is involved in producing a show! I will post pictures from this fabulous trip asap. Many thanks to Patti Schust, 7-12 Division Head, for joining us on the trip and to Silvia Santiago of Telemundo for taking us on such a great tour!<br />For more on Telemundo, please view their site at: <a href="http://www.telemundo.47.com">www.telemundo.47.com</a><br /><br />Finally, our 10th grade will be seeing a flamenco performance in April!<br /><br />Stay tuned for more fun happenings from our Spanish classes at KF!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10069751-113945891122512209?l=kfspanish.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Profesora Trasancosnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10069751.post-1122473360066855332005-07-27T10:07:00.000-04:002005-07-27T10:09:20.073-04:00I hope you are all having a great summer vacation!<br />This blog will be updated shortly and will be used again for the 2005-2006 school year!<br /><br />See you in September!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10069751-112247336006685533?l=kfspanish.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Profesora Trasancosnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10069751.post-1107909695190581162005-02-08T19:39:00.000-05:002005-02-08T19:42:22.656-05:00Dear 11A Students, <br /> <br />Your online test is available at: <a href="http://quizstar.4teachers.org">http://quizstar.4teachers.org</a> <br /> <br />It will be available until tomorrow night at midnight. <br /> <br />¡Buena suerte! <br /> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10069751-110790969519058116?l=kfspanish.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Profesora Trasancosnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10069751.post-1107489050777348242005-02-03T22:18:00.000-05:002005-02-03T22:50:50.776-05:00For any Spanish students that are interested in using a free online conjugator for help with completing homework, etc: <br /><a href="http://verbix.com/languages/spanish.shtml">http://verbix.com/languages/spanish.shtml</a> <br /> <br />For those who are interested in finding conjugations for other languages: <br /><a href="http://verbix.com/webverbix/index.asp">http://verbix.com/webverbix/index.asp</a> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10069751-110748905077734824?l=kfspanish.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Profesora Trasancosnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10069751.post-1105768340910110052005-01-14T23:30:00.000-05:002005-01-15T00:52:20.910-05:00Dear Students, <br /> <br />Here are the weekend extra credit assignments for the following classes: <br /> <br />7: <a href="http://spanish.about.com/library/weekly/naa020899a.htm">Extra Credit</a> - Please print this out and hand it in class on Tuesday. <br /> <br />9A: Write a 10 line poem in Spanish on any topic. (Due in Wednesday's class) <br /> <br />9B: <a href="http://spanish.about.com/library/weekly/naa020899a.htm">Extra Credit </a>- Please print this out and hand it in class on Tuesday. <br /> <br />10B: <a href="http://spanish.about.com/library/weekly/naa020899a.htm">Extra Credit </a>- Please print this out and hand it in class on Tuesday. <br /> <br />11A: Write a 10 line poem in Spanish on any topic. (Due in Tuesday's class) <br /> <br />¡Que tengan un buen fin de semana! <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10069751-110576834091011005?l=kfspanish.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Profesora Trasancosnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10069751.post-1105680169067552662005-01-13T21:42:00.000-05:002005-01-15T00:58:26.633-05:00Dear Students of 9A, 9B, and 10B, <br /> <br />Here a few links that may be helpful to look at if you need extra practice while you are studying for tomorrow's quiz on the nosotros commands: <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/noscomm.htm">Practice #1</a> <br /><a href="http://www.drlemon.net/Grammar/Subjunctive/nos-command.html">Practice #2</a> <br /><a href="http://www.sewanee.edu/Language_Lab/spanish/noscomm.html">Practice #3</a> <br /><a href="http://www.classzone.com/books/en_espanol_3/unidad2.cfm">Practice #4</a> <br /><a href="http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/DIS/OHSICS/forlang/stars/espanol3/sp3grammar.htm">Practice #5</a> <br /> <br />¡Buena suerte! <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10069751-110568016906755266?l=kfspanish.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Profesora Trasancosnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10069751.post-1105576711343804852005-01-12T19:15:00.000-05:002005-01-14T15:14:03.996-05:00To my 11A students, <br /> <br />Please go to the following site and sign-up as a student: <br /><a href="http://quizstar.4teachers.org">http://quizstar.4teachers.org</a> <br /> <br />Once you are logged in, please click on the orange Search tab. Under the Class Search box, leave "Class Title" in the first box. In the second box, type in "11A." Then click "Search." Once the new page loads, you will see a list of teacher names. Put a check in the box next to the class with my name on it, and then click on "Register." You will then be registered for my class, which will allow you to take the quiz. <br /> <br />Should you have any questions, please e-mail me at: <a href="mailto:mtrasancos@kewforest.org">mtrasancos@kewforest.org</a> or leave a comment on this blog. Remember I will go over this process again tomorrow in class, as the quiz will not expire until Friday morning. I am sure you will all do well! <br /> <br />¡Buena suerte! <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10069751-110557671134380485?l=kfspanish.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Profesora Trasancosnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10069751.post-1105508289584332202005-01-12T06:00:00.000-05:002005-01-12T00:39:35.976-05:00This sounds like a worthwhile project... <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.virginia.edu/insideuva/2004/06/spanish_teachers.html">http://www.virginia.edu/insideuva/2004/06/spanish_teachers.html</a> <br /> <br />Perhaps more universities could try similar projects. <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10069751-110550828958433220?l=kfspanish.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Profesora Trasancosnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10069751.post-1105492928373378762005-01-11T23:00:00.000-05:002005-01-11T23:53:35.853-05:00I just posted a few links that may be of interest to anyone currently taking a Spanish course. Some of these sites include <strong>sample questions and practice tests</strong>, so they are worth a visit! <br /> <br /><strong>To those students interested in completing extra credit</strong>: <br />The extra credit assignment will be posted on this blog on Friday. You will have the weekend to complete it. Should you have any questions feel free to e-mail me or leave a comment on the blog. <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10069751-110549292837337876?l=kfspanish.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Profesora Trasancosnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10069751.post-1105399569962305242005-01-10T18:30:00.000-05:002005-01-10T18:28:33.060-05:00<strong>¡Bienvenidos!</strong> <br /> <br />Welcome all students and parents! <br /> <br /><strong>This is the new blog for students of Spanish at Kew-Forest!</strong> <br /> <br />At this site you will find questions and links that are relevant to the material you are learning in your Spanish classes. Links to Spanish newspapers and websites will also be available here. <br /> <br /><strong>Here's some information on what's happening in my classes this week:</strong> <br /> <br />Several of my classes will be taking online quizzes this Thursday. The quizzes will be located at this site: <br /><a href="http://quizstar.4teachers.org">Quizzes</a> <br /> <br />Also, each of my classes have begun their Pen-Pal Exchanges! My students have written letters in Spanish to students currently taking Spanish at another school. <br /> <br /><strong>Please feel free to post comments to this blog and return daily to see new entries!</strong> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10069751-110539956996230524?l=kfspanish.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Profesora Trasancosnoreply@blogger.com5