hello i am a 2nd grade dual language teacher and although i used the wbt with my english class i am having trouble finding ways to get them involved. My class yes and the teach. does anyone have any ideas for spanish classes?

I would recommend using mirror/mirror words. When you are using mirror, students are a reflection of you.
This means whatever movement you are doing, students are doing as well. This is a great way to keep students focused and engaged. It keeps them busy, but most importantly they have to be watching you to know what movement you are making. Mirror words is the same as mirror, only students are repeating what you are saying as well. You can use this when you want them to pay key attention to something, to teach vocabulary words, model something, or pretty much anything! In my 2nd grade classroom, students absolutley LOVE using mirror/mirror words. You can even have students lead the class using this strategy. Be creative with your movements, students will love it!! Hope this helps.

Creating gestures to support key concepts has been very effective with my ELLs. The gestures can be attached to the word, whether the word is in English or Spanish. We use gestures for all of our key words necessary in reading directions, such as color, circle, write, etc. I often see some of my students gesturing as they attempt to read story problems on their own in math.
When introducing new vocabulary, the students have the opportunity to see it, hear it, say it, and write it. We create a gesture for each word, and draw a quick sketch in our vocabulary notebooks. We sort words according to parts of speech, such as noun, verb, or adjective. (In my class the words are color coded: nouns are red, verbs are green, adjectives are orange, and so on.) You can put the words, or pictures, on cards for review games. Have a student pick a card, give the gesture, and his/her partner says the word and uses it correctly in a sentence. This goes right along with Toni's suggestion for mirror/mirror words. Gestures, pictures, seeing and hearing the word in both languages, and multiple opportunities for practice are advantageous for language learning. By using "Teach-Okay", and breaking your speaking into mini lessons, you will be creating avenues of success in both languages.
Keep us posted on your successes with dual language and WBT!
Deb Weigel
WBT Intern