So this past summer I signed up for a site called Influenster but then forgot all about it. It is a site similar to Bzzagent where you get to try new products and services and tell people what you think. About a month or so ago I logged back into Influenster and started playing around with it to figure it out and boost my score.
This morning when I logged in there was a new program in my fun file called Ding Lingo. The link took me to a list of videos on Youtube where I could choose from a TON of different languages. I choose Spanish for several reasons: I took Spanish when I was in early elementary (until my school lost its funding for the program) and in high school, Amelia has recently started asking if different words were Spanish for something else because there is a little segment on PBS kids where they teach a few Spanish words such as Holla, another reason is because at least 3 of the 7 possible duty stations are very close to the Mexican boarder so it could come in handy to have at least a basic understanding of the language.
The vidoes are cute little animations where only Spanish is spoken and a picture of the word is shown in several different ways to reinforce the concept. For Example the video we watched this morning was on animals and the first animal was a cat and they showed several different cats and each time the word Gato was displayed on the screen. The kids really had fun watching the video and repeating what was said.
This is the Link for the video we watched. There is more info and kits for sale at their website http://dinolingo.com .
