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Spanish Technology — La Tecnología

Tenth graders learn modern Spanish tech vocabulary — actions like navegar and descargar, and devices like el teléfono and la computadora — so they can talk about technology and social media.

Grade 10La Tecnología50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / CommunicativeExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Name tech words.
  • ✓Tell actions from devices.
  • ✓Sort the words.
  • ✓Talk about tech.
Essential Question

You use technology every day — now talk about it in Spanish! Which words are ACTIONS and which are DEVICES?

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Interactive Task
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Acción o Aparato?

Project this and sort each into acción (action) or aparato (device).

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💻 Acción (action)
📱 Aparato (device)
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The Lesson · Communicative Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

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Warm-Up — Tech in Spanish

5 min

You use technology daily — now talk about it in Spanish! Actions or devices?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a tech action.
  • Ask how to say it.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Share.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — La Tecnología

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Present actions and devices.
  • Say them aloud.
  • Note the difference.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Repeat.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Sort Them

14 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Acción o Aparato?
  • Sort each one.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Sort.
  • Say.
  • Explain.
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Speak — Speak

14 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say what you do online.
  • Name a device.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Name it.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Give a tech action.
  • Give a device.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Give one.
  • Give one.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate).

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand tech words.

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Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: talk about technology.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to modern life.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare tech vocabulary.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Tech picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “Uso ___ para ___.”
  • Use device images.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with teléfono vs. mandar.
  • Sort one at a time.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add social-media verbs.
  • Describe your day online.
  • Write a tech post.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 📱Tech picture cards
  • 💻Acción o Aparato?
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

la tecnologíatechnologynavegarto surf/browsemandarto senddescargarto downloadsubirto uploadel teléfonophonela computadoracomputerla appapp
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
Is “descargar una app” an action or a device?
An action (to download an app).
QUESTION 2
Is “la computadora” an action or a device?
A device (computer).
QUESTION 3
What does “mandar un mensaje” mean?
To send a message.

Reflect: en línea.

Have students say two things they do online in Spanish. A printable technology sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ Spanish Technology (La Tecnología)Print
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: descargar, el teléfono, la app, la computadora, la tecnología, mandar, navegar, subir
  1. app
  2. to surf/browse
  3. technology
  4. to upload
  5. computer
  6. to download
  7. to send
  8. phone

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. Is “descargar una app” an action or a device?
  2. Is “la computadora” an action or a device?
  3. What does “mandar un mensaje” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) la app · 2) navegar · 3) la tecnología · 4) subir · 5) la computadora · 6) descargar · 7) mandar · 8) el teléfono
Part B: 1) An action (to download an app). 2) A device (computer). 3) To send a message.