Students say hola to Spain via video link

Spanish students at Ashton Comprehensive School have waved adios to CD players and pen pals, as technology is allowing them to talk live on video in class with students from Salou every week.

The broadband-enabled video link between the school on Cork’s Blackrock Road and students of English in Spain, is revolutionising the subject for teenagers here, according to Ashton’s Spanish teacher, Olan Geaney.

He set up the first conference call with his fifth-year class last Friday and plans to hand more control to students over the coming weeks.