As the transition from bulky written work to a more group oriented classroom experience occurs, innovative technology is required to provide students with a more meaningful way to learn. In the Upper School language department at Saint Paul Academy and Summit School, Spanish classes are taking steps to widen student’s horizons using a video recording application called Movenote. This application allows students to present homework and projects in a video format that allows users to videotape themselves and share it with others. Movenote has been used primarily for student’s to practice Spanish speaking skills in class.

Sophomore Sarah Murad has used this device, although she believes it isn’t the most efficient way to work on her speaking skills. “It’s not a good system…we could just record [our homework] and send it to her instead,” she said. Murad thinks that “talking [in Spanish] helps me learn, but I don’t like the program.”

Although Movenote is a program that explores a new way of learning Spanish, she believes changes can be made to find programs that are more effective and easier to use.