{"id":629,"date":"2020-05-28T15:31:14","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T15:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/?p=629"},"modified":"2020-05-28T15:31:14","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T15:31:14","slug":"cl-150-cohort-lesson-of-the-month-may-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/2020\/05\/28\/cl-150-cohort-lesson-of-the-month-may-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"CL-150 Cohort Lesson of the Month \u2013 May 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

This month\u2019s featured Cohort lesson is one of the first to include the new \u201cImage Explorer\u201d 360-degree image activity!<\/em><\/p>\n

The featured lesson comes from the Spanish ILR 2 lesson stream: ILR 2, 05\/11\/20: Buying a Car Online Becomes a Reality in Colombia (Technology\/El Tiempo)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As you can probably guess from the lesson title, the source article describes how to buy a car online, which is a fairly new experience in Colombia in response to COVID-19. The lesson author, Christine, took advantage of the new 360-degree image activities to replicate the car buying experience for learners, while also presenting relevant vocabulary in a fresh, engaging way:<\/p>\n

\u201cI was inspired to use the Image Explorer activity because the article is about the increased use of technology due to the Covid-19 situation. This article describes how a shopper can take a virtual tour inside and outside of a car. I thought this is a perfect lesson to use the Image Explorer tool, so our students can experience the same virtual tour as the Colombian shoppers.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Learners can explore the inside of a car, clicking through the beacons to learn the corresponding terms in Spanish. For example, clicking on the steering wheel pops up the Spanish text and audio for \u201cel volante\u201d. The activity can be used on a computer by simply clicking and dragging around the environment, or by looking around in a VR headset.<\/p>\n

This is just one creative application of the image-based activities\u2014our authors look forward to incorporating them more frequently in upcoming Cohort lessons to explore culture, geography, and more. (And don\u2019t forget\u2014these activities are available to you<\/a> in the Lesson Authoring tool, so you can create your own custom lessons with interactive images.)<\/p>\n

Spanish sustainers, complete this month\u2019s\u00a0featured lesson<\/a> to learn more about online car shopping in Colombia and take a virtual tour of common cart parts.<\/p>\n

Sustaining a different language? Explore our\u00a0available Cohorts<\/a>\u00a0and stay tuned for next month\u2019s featured lesson for more behind-the-scenes action from our Cohort Team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

This month\u2019s featured Cohort lesson is one of the first to include the new \u201cImage Explorer\u201d 360-degree image activity! The featured lesson comes from the Spanish ILR 2 lesson stream: ILR 2, 05\/11\/20: Buying a Car Online Becomes a Reality in Colombia (Technology\/El Tiempo). As you can probably guess from the lesson title, the source…<\/p>\n

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