SHOW AND TELL: FAVORITE WEBSITES

Denise Learning Spanish & French through music KS5 Spanish/French through song Spanish:http://web.mac.com/sanferminuk/The_Lead_P ractitioner_Blog/Music_in_Language_teaching/Entries/ 2006/9/9_KS5_Spanish_through_song.html French:http://web.mac.com/sanferminuk/The_Lead_Pr actitioner_Blog/Music_in_Language_teaching/Entries/2 006/9/9_KS5_French_through_song.html -descriptions for grammar concepts covered in the song -all lyrics to the song in a document -lyrics w/ fill in the blanks to use as worksheet -play the song on youtube for students Cynthia French video: commercial about water http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEH4Yum4nN4&list =UUDvh-04A_kRo-MdHbvVbQA&index=5&feature=plcp France Today: Le Petit Journal -free subscription -in English -cultural info The NCLRC Language Resource -email subscription My Little Paris -cultural info about France Slideshare: pronoms de complement dobjets directs et indirects Ryan Cool Tools for Schools http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/ -many online resources and tools for teachers ex: presentation tools, slideshow tools The Edublog Awards Blog http://edublogawards.com/ -nominated resource blogs ex: Free Technology for Teachers Free Tech 4 Teachers http://www.freetech4teachers.com/ -tips, tools, articles about tech for teachers -resources for preventing plagiarism The super book of web tools for educators http://www.scribd.com/lferlazzo/d/45186316-SuperBook-of-Web-Tools-for-Educators TodaysMeet http://todaysmeet.com/eng -type ideas on computer, vocabulary, brainstorm ideas -students individual comments/ideas show up on teachers screen

Mary Louise Ver Taal Spanish:http://www.ver-taal.com/index.htm French: http://fr.ver-taal.com/ -grammar/vocabulary is spoken aloud -body parts in languages Trentu http://www.trentu.ca/academic/modernlanguages/spa nish/masarriba/ -vocabulary and phrases practice -spoken aloud Study Stack http://www.studystack.com/Home4.jsp?utm_expid=74 5197-0 -vocabulary and flashcards -matching vocab -variety of games to practice vocabulary -Spanish, Chinese, French, Japanese, Russian, German, many more languages Amy Baldini Poll Everywhere http://www.polleverywhere.com/ -use phone and text reponse to provided phone number -or just from internet (click on link and answer question by clicking) -create polls to receive answers to questions Jackie Digital Dialects http://digitaldialects.com -language learning games -supported in a variety of languages -learn vocabulary -games, audio Lise Lyrics Training http://lyricstraining.com/ -choose language at top right corner -select video and choose game level (beginner, intermediate, adv) -select lyric lines according to music video -students can screenshot results and send to teacher Christiane Gautier Xtranormal http://xtranormal.com/ -make online videos (some free, some require pay) -can edit, change, animate characters, type dialogue, change language

Olga Muvizu http://muvizu.com/ -make online videos with 3D characters -English Breaking News English (ESL, EFL) http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/index.html -lessons to download China 232 http://www.china232.com/lessons.php -funny conversations for ESL learners Anne Ryckebusch La Chanson Francophone http://platea.pntic.mec.es/cvera/hotpot/chansons/ -listen to French song and pick lyrics to fit in the blank -can use for warmups La Francebis http://lafrancebis.com/ -higher level French classes -read stories in French while audio recording plays StudyBlue http://www.studyblue.com/ -make online flashcards to study and share -mobile apps available -students can add flashcards to their phones with the app and study on the go Languages Online http://www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/ -free online resources for language teachers Liz Okazaki I Like 2 Learn http://ilike2learn.com/ -geography/map games and quizzes -Russian language games and quizzes available Kathy Huayu World http://www.huayuworld.org/ -Chinese language Seven Forks http://sevenforks.com/ -translation between traditional and simplified chinese -type in Chinese characters Chinese Class 101 http://www.chineseclass101.com/ Spanish Pod 101 http://www.spanishpod101.com/ -French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese 101 as well -listening site -vocabulary, lesson notes -organized by speaking levels

Serafin Google Docs http://docs.google.com/ -made presentations (like powerpoints) for Spanish 1 -share the presentation with students on google and they add in slides for homework ex: give directions to write sentences in Spanish, teachers can track who does each slide Windows Live https://home.live.com/ -SkyDrive (4 types of documents) -same as Microsoft Office programs -create and save online -easy to see which students did the work TuneIn http://tunein.com/ -online music listening, similar to Pandora -listen to radio stations anywhere in the world Notes Plus (for Apple usage) http://notesplusapp.com/ -app to take notes on iPad Pumarosa (ESL for Spanish Speaking Students) http://pumarosa.com/