Interactive Websites for the World Language Teacher

1. Interactive Websites for the World Language Teacher Karen Brooks http://del.icio.us/dembe01/Languages Sampling from Del.icio.us resources

2. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fijBUeqiW0gDo You Speak English

3. Will be focusing mostly on Spanish and French. However, I also have German and Chinese resources as well and will be sharing a few general resources first.

4. http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/phrases/spanish/data/phrase_finder.html Spanish Phrase Finder • http://www.cortland.edu/flteach/flteach-res.html Cortland University Internet Resources for Foreign Language Teachers • http://www.internetactu.net/2005/09/29/quest-ce-que-le-web-20/ Internet Website in French, can be translated into German or English. Has many articles on technology and is from Europe.

5. http://www.storyplace.org/sp/storyplace.asp Spanish Children’s stories (Also in English) offers different levels, Infant, preschool and also a book hive. • http://jeudeloie.free.fr/plateau.htm Learn French online - Has games and fun activities for different levels. • http://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/Portail:Fran%C3%A7ais Wiki in French – under construction and being developed.

6. http://www.terrace.qld.edu.au/academic/lote/french/index.htm -Preofessor from St. Joseph’s College in Australia – their webpage to help students learn French. • http://babbel.com/ Online Language Learning Community – Free – Social Networking to Learn Languages • http://comiqs.com/index.html Comic Strip Creator - Can use to make comics in the language they are studying.

7. http://www.planetejuniors.fr/ Planet Juniors – French children’s television station. • http://www.igoretmoi.com/ Igore and Me – French site for kids also in English. • http://www.pdictionary.com/french/ Online picture dictionary in French. Also in Spanish and German. Offers interactive activities. • http://www.geoportail.fr/ Geoportal - French

8. http://www.takatrouver.net/ Children’s site for French • http://www.monpif.ca/ Tween/Teen French Canadian Magazine • http://fslactivities.sd61.bc.ca/songs.html French Songs and Poems – iPod downloadable.  • http://www.utm.edu/staff/globeg/speakfrench.html Say it Right in French – Great Resources

9. http://www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/german/german.htm Language Resource Page from Australia in German • http://www.classzone.com/cz/find_book.htm?tmpState=INTER&disciplineSchool=wl_ms&state=INTER&x=22&y=23 World Languages Textbook resources – Middle School Target • http://www.cafepedagogique.net/lesdossiers/Pages/lesdossiers.aspx French Webpage

10. http://admi.net/graticiels/#francais French Teacher Resource for language, math, history, etc. • http://www.schoolsnetwork.org.uk/Article.aspa?NodeId=350&PageId=237594 Language Resources from the UK for European Languages and http://web.mac.com/sanferminuk/The_Lead_Practitioner_Blog/Welcome_Bienvenidos_Bienvenue_Willkommen_Velkomin_Benvinguts.html • http://www.howtopronouncefrench.com/ How to Pronounce French • http://www.cortland.edu/flteach/civ/voyage/voyage.htm Virtual France

11. http://www.asterix.tm.fr/ Comes in French, Spanish, German and English. After a popular cartoon. Offers games, wallpapers, etc. kids like to use. • http://www.curiosphere.tv/ Education and Images from French 5 TV. • http://www.linternaute.com/histoire/magazine/magazine/dossier/france-laicite/ History – French • http://mmeperkins.typepad.com/my_weblog Blog - focus is French

12. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryfrench/ BBC Primary French • http://www.eduplace.com/bil/links/index.html Elementary Bilingual Links • http://europa.eu/europago/explore/index.htm Explore Europe - You choose one of its many languages. • http://www.radiolinguamedia.com/cbf/www/index.html Coffee Break French

13. http://www.talkandlistenkit.com/ Talk and Listen Kit • http://bogglesworldesl.com/french/french_halloween_flashcards.htm French Halloween Flash Cards • http://www.coindespetits.com/histoires/histcendrillon/cendrillon.html Cinderella in French • http://www.quia.com/jg/530072.html Halloween Matching Game

14. http://www.quia.com/mc/66096.html Matching French Numbers • http://www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/french/sect26/no_02/no_02.htm Languages online - French • http://www.prescot-school.knowsley.sch.uk/prescot-language/mfl-site/primarySchool/birthday.html Interactive Birthday site • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_French_phrases_used_by_English_speakers List of French Words used by English Speakers 

15. http://frenchrc.rutgers.edu/en/htm/pedagogie/ressources_pedagogiques/tice_doc.htm French Resource Center • http://www.info-france-usa.org/kids/lf/base.asp?raisons Embassy of France - Just for Kids Page • http://www.languageguide.org/francais/ Language Guide – French • http://www.languageguide.org/francais/grammar/conju/outOfThisWorld.html French Pronunciation

16. http://www.prescot-school.knowsley.sch.uk/prescot-language/mfl-site/primarySchool/FrenchPrimaryMainPage.htm Primary French from England Prescot School • http://www.mflgames.co.uk/ Games in French and Spanish • http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/christmas/index.shtml Christmas in France • http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/languages/Goldilocks/french.htm Goldilocks in French • http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/foreignlanguages/contents.htm# Foreign Languages Podcast

17. http://french.about.com/library/begin/fun/bl-wordseek-family.htm French Search a World • http://www.klbschool.org.uk/interactive/french/animaux.htm Animals in French • http://www.wildfrench.co.uk/Hotpots/animaux.htm Animals in French • http://www.frenchteacher.net/Y7/Y7timeOHT1.htm Clock faces in French • http://home.freeuk.com/mflgames/frconctime.htm Matching Time French

18. http://www.colorincolorado.org/ A bilingual site for Educators and Parents • http://www.aulablog.com/planeta/ Education Blog in Spanish • http://www.spanishspanish.com/alfabeto_ipower.html Spanish Alphabet • http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/learn_y4/main.asp?lesson_path=year_4/la_paga/&lesson_file=lesson.swf&language=eng National Grid for Learning - Spanish

19. http://www.avatarlanguages.com/home.php?lang=en Learn Foreign Languages in SL • http://highschoolace.com/ace/language.cfm High School Ace • http://www.epals.com/askepals/index.tpl E-Pals • http://www.rcaguilar.com/spanish/vocabulary/00-lists/sp-edificios.htm Spanish Vocabulary Lists • http://www.mamalisa.com/world/ Children’s Songs and Nursery Rhymes from Around the world.

20. http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/enseigner-apprendre-francais/collection-26-Voyages___Cites_du_Monde.htm TV 5 Spanish • http://suttonhighmfl.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/spanish.htm Spanich Club resource study quizes • http://www.rif.org/assets/Documents/Spanish/ActivitySheets//Spanish_activities.pdf Spanich Activity Book

21. http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/lj/ Beginner Spanish Course from BBC • http://campus.northpark.edu/spanish/faculty.htm Spanish Department Resources • http://www.learner.org/resources/series185.html Foreign Language Library of Practical Resources • http://stepstar.esd101.net/k12/ps/default.htm Primary Spanish • http://www.gennio.com/ Spanish Flicker/YouTube Site

22. http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/ Day of the Dead Resources • http://freewordsearch.teacherly.com/ Word Search Generator • http://www.windows.ucar.edu/ Windows to the Universe . More and more have alternate language views • http://diannekrause.wikispaces.com/languages Foreign Language Wiki for teaching resources – 21st Century Learning Perspective

23. http://www.medievia.com/whsfl/ Language Sites for High School: French, German, Spanish and Japanese. • http://www.elpais.com.uy/ Uruguay Newspaper • http://www.mexonline.com/ Resource Center dedicated to Mexico • http://www1.lanic.utexas.edu/ Latin America Resource Information Center • http://honoloko.eea.europa.eu/Honoloko.html Honoloko Interactive

24. http://www.kidsweb.de/ German Kids Website for Education K-2 • http://www.ukgermanconnection.org/kids_new/ Discover Germany in English or German. • http://www.ifi.unizh.ch/groups/mml/projects/ArtGallery/ Interactive Art Gallery in English or German • http://pacomova.eresmas.net/ Spanish Stories and Poems • http://www.mundolatino.org/rinconcito/ South American Children’s Website • http://www.spanishtown.ca/spanishforkids/grade1/grade1.htm Spanish Town for Kids – Grade 1 • http://www.sgfl.org.uk/pmfl/spanish/iwbspanish PPT stories in Spanish for the IWB

25. http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/index_esp.html# Mexico for Kids • http://www.spanishunlimited.com/ Spanish Unlimited • http://dictionary.reference.com/languages/ Multilingual Word Search • http://216.247.61.121/ Salon Hogar • http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/espanol/ Especially Spanish – Knowledge Resource Center • http://www.bowdoin.edu/~eyepes/newgr/ Spanish Resources

26. http://www.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/f_exhibits.html In Spanish French and Italian as well. • http://core.ecu.edu/forl/christianc/ Spanish Tutorials and Flashcards • http://oye.languageskills.co.uk/index.html Interactive activities for Spanish by grade level. • http://www.vokabel.com/ Vocabulary Quiz in Spanish, French and German

27. http://www.lingolex.com/spanish.htm Learn Spanish, Fun resources. • http://www.studyspanish.com/tutorial.htm Spanish Grammar Tutorial • http://www.apples4theteacher.com/esl-games/spanish/index.html Spanish Games • http://pwidergren.net/PPT/cuentos/cuentos.htm Spanish PPTs • http://www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/flashcards.php Chinese Flashcards

28. http://blog.voki.com/ Viki for Foreign Language Instruction • http://wikitravel.org/es/Portada Wiki TRavel • http://www.literativa.com/ Collaborative Writing in Spanish • http://teach.fcps.net/trt10/PowerPoint.htm#temp Game PPT Templates • http://www.concisefreeware.com/foxlingo.php Translates any webpage (Software)

29. http://www.spanish4all.com/ Complete Guide to Spanish Language Websites • http://www.oculture.com/2006/10/foreign_languag.html Foreign Language Podcasts • http://www.kyero.com/ Spanish Properties for sale. • http://members.aol.com/alvareze/spanish/frame.html Basic Spanish Words • http://www.flickr.com/photos/exnovo/sets/72157594191592919/ Spanish Publications from the 50-60- and 70s

30. http://www.tienda.com/ The Best of Spain in America • http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/ German English or Spanish Phonics created in Flash • http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/visfront/vizindex.html Posters of the Spainish Civil War • http://www.multilingualbooks.com/online-radio-spanish.html Spanish Internet Radio - iPod downloadable

31. http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/top_spanish_web_apps.php Top Web 2.0 Spanish applications. Also list French and German in this Web 2.0 Blog • http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/top_spanish_web_apps.php Blog in Spanish about Technology • http://www.notesinspanish.com/ Podcasts for Learning • http://www.mylanguageexchange.com/ - Practice for Learning a Foreign Language • http://www.kinepolis.com/ Movies in French and Spanish • http://www.interglot.com/ European Language Dictionary

32. http://www.ajaxtrans.com/ Translator • http://babelfish.altavista.com/ Translator • http://www.wordreference.com/ Translator • http://dict.leo.org/ German Translator • http://dict.tu-chemnitz.de/ German To Spanish – German to Portuguese Translator • http://www.spanishdict.com/ Spanish English Dictionary

33. http://www.google.com/language_tools Translator • http://iate.europa.eu/iatediff/SearchByQueryLoad.do?method=load • http://spanishpod.com/ Learn Spanish on your iPod • http://www.justfreebooks.info/ Free books in Spanish and French

34. Karen Brooks kbrooks@mhric.org