Resources
We should want our students to be able to do the following:
- Create
- Collaborate
- Share
- Publish
- Connect
- Influence
Geography and Culture 101
| Google Maps | |
| Traveler IQ Challenge | |
| Kwintessential | |
| Cyberschoolbus |
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| The World A.T. Ways | |
| Gapminder | |
| Espanol Coloquial | |
| Worldometers | |
| Heifer International | |
| don Quijote | |
Newspapers from around the world: |
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| Nuzs | |
| Newseum |
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Make your own newspaper article: |
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| Fodey | |
Vocabulary Helper: |
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| StudyStack | |
| Quizlet | |
| Educational Press | |
| Wordsmyth | |
| don Quijote |
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Review Sites: |
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| Memorize | |
| Class Tools | |
Great Sites for All Languages: |
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| Miscositas | |
Resources from Cindy Kendall: |
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| Delicious | |
| Lexipedia | |
Resources from Greg Duncan: |
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| Resources from Greg | |
Broadcasting Live Online: |
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| Ustream | |
| Livestream | |
Visual Narrations (Ebooks, Cartoons, Tags, Presentational Tools): |
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| Mixbook | |
| Tikatok | |
| Befunky | |
| ToonDoo | |
| Pixton | |
| Prezi | |
| Sliderocket | |
| Writecomics | |
| Pikikids | |
| Make beliefs comix | |
| Tagxedo | |
| Capzles | |
| Simplebooklet | |
Text to speech: |
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| Odiogo | |
| Text-to-speech | |
MindMaps: |
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| Mind 42 | |
| Wise Mapping | |
| Mindmeister | |
Video-based and Movie Making: |
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| Cnet | |
| Xtranormal (Click on Education) | |
| Zimmer Twins | |
| TechSmith (30 day free trial) | |
| JayCut | |
| Screencast-o-matic | |
| VoiceThread | |
Surveys and Polls: |
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| Kwiksurvey | |
| Polleverywhere | |
| Text The Mob | |
Tools for Teaching (Lesson Plans, Worksheets, Checklists, Notes to parents, Rubrics, UDI principles, etc...): |
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| Tools for Educators | |
| Cortland | |
| 4Teachers | |
| Kerpoof | |
| Schoolrack | |
| Freetech 4 Teachers | |
| Slideshare | |
| Language Teachers Collaborate | |
| DropBox | |
Language Exchanges and Group Discussions Online (Sites, Tools): |
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| epals | |
| Language-exchange | |
| Todaysmeet | |
| Shared Talk | |
| Cover it Live | |
| Tiny Chat | |
| Time and Date | |
| Peace Corps | |
Make an online passport for your students: |
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| World Passports | |
| Lyrics Training | |
Online learning for Modern Languages: |
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| Open Culture | |
The World of Google: Communicate, show & share |
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| Blogger - Share your life online with a blog - it's quick, easy and free | |
| Calendar - Organize your schedule and share events with friends | |
| Docs - Create and share your online documents, presentations and spreadsheets | |
| Groups - Create mailing lists and discussion groups | |
| Knol - Share what you know | |
| Google Mail - Fast, searchable email with less spam | |
| Orkut - Meet new people and stay in touch with friends | |
| PanoramioNew! - Explore and share photos of the world | |
| Picasa - Find, edit and share your photos | |
| PicnikNew! - Fast, easy and fun photo-editing | |
| Reader - Get all your blogs and news feeds fast | |
| Sites - Create websites and secure group wikis | |
| SketchUp - Build 3D models quickly and easily | |
| Talk - IM and call your friends through your computer | |
| Translate - View web pages in other languages | |
| Voice - One number for all your phones, online voicemail and cheap calling | |
| YouTube - Watch, upload and share videos | |
| Google Doc 101 - Youtube | |
| Stump the teacher | |
| Cell phones in the class room | |
| Clear (Michigan State University) |
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| Clustermaps (For your website) |
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| Doodle (Meetings) | |
| Songs | |
Learn Spanish Through Pop Culture |
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| Zambombazo | |
| Zachary Jones | |
| Lingus | |
| Elgancho | |
| Notes in Spanish | |
| Cine con clase | |
| Spanish Connects Us! | |
Spanish Lessons and Legends |
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| FluencyProf | |
Games: |
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| Game-O-Matic | |
| Filamentality | |
| Jeopardylabs | |
| Kubbu | |
| Crossword Puzzle Games | |
| Print Bingo | |
Computer Sites: |
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| Logmein | |
| PC World | |
| Stereo Mood | |
| Video Download Helper | |
| YouTube EDU | |
The Einztein Knowledge Network: |
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| Einzstein | |
| Open Culture | |
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