MATSL Cybrary

Education Issues and Pedagogy
Copyright Law and You: http://www.benedict.com/Info/Info.aspx
Technology and the Teacher. Lisa B.

Internet Detective - online searching, the good, the bad, and the ugly. Lisa B.
http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/

Educational Chat 

Overview of using online chat in the classroom for students of all ages
http://www.coe.int/t/e/integrated_projects/democracy/02_Activities/03_Internet_literacy/
Internet_Literacy_Handbook/08_Chat.asp

Brief overview of using chat in classroom
http://info.umuc.edu/de/ezine/features/mar_apr_2004/chat.htm

Brief teacher article about using synchronous chat for educational purposes - "netiquette"
http://extended.unl.edu/faculty/services/course_development/faculty_strategies/
chat_example.shtml

General Language Resources
Dartmouth College article on using the Internet for teaching foreign language, many suggestions. Lisa B.:
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~webteach/cases/flaskerud.html

http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?
direct=Computers&img=81
This is a great classroom clipart site. I used the technology clipart and some very old farm animal pictures to make a display of how the world has changed in my lifetime....we have gone from teaching the students how to discuss farm animals to how to discuss technology in Spanish. Pam 

French Resources
http://www.lemonde.fr/ Le Monde news online. Stay au courant! Amanda

http://www.lexilogos.com/index.htm Fabulous online French dictionary source. I learned about this site last summer from Noelle. Amanda

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taVe2WfCx4I Really cool youtube clip of the TGV breaking the world record for speed (574.8 km/hour)... my students loved this! Lisa M.

http://www.langlink.net/langlink/ Great link containing most major languages. Helpful in explaining the evolution of languages. Check it out! Lisa M.

http://www.culture.gouv.fr/documentation/archim/affichescomitehistoire.htm
WW2 information from the French government. Autumn

http://www.parisdailyphoto.com Great resource for pictures of authentic daily life in France. Updated daily. (may contain some mature material appropriate for high school but up to you to decide for middle school...) Lisa M.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/news/ Excellent intermediate level news oriented site with French TV, crosswords, audio magazine and more! Amanda

http://www.ambafrance-us.org/fr/jeunes/ Direct link to the French Embassy Site for kids. Many other interesting topics to explore within the Embassy Site as well. Amanda

http://www.bonjourdefrance.com/ Good resource of reading comprehension samples, grammar explanations and activities, thematic vocabulary lessons, and games. Nadia

http://www.lesclesjunior.com/ is a site based on the popular news magazine Les Clés de l’Actualité Junior. It has articles that are of manageable length, are challenging, and interesting. Nadia

http://www2.adeater.com/ This site includes countless of commericals from various Francophone countries. These commercial could be used for oral compehension or as a cultural component. Christine

http://www.leclubfrancais.co.uk/babelzone/frenchpages/gamezonefrench.htm Stories with sound! Games! All sorts of vocabulary and themes (family, days of the week, the house, Boucles d'or est les trois ours...). Christine

http://www.cyberpresse.ca Linda: is the Québec news on the web, you will find several French Canadian newspapers from Montréal to Québec to Côte Nord.

http://fr.canoe.ca/ Linda: Votre portail d'information sur l'actualité, la culture, le showbiz, les sports, la santé, les technologies, la finance, les voyages.

http://www2.canoe.com/infos/ Linda: this one is a little different but as good. "Great websites to use with higher level classes for reading comorehension of articles to follow the events and politics in France." Nadia

http://www.conjuguemos.com/home/index.html
Exercises for students to use to supplement what is being covered in the classroom ( grammar exercises, Linda) There is a page where you can create your own assignments for your students. Autumn

http://www.quia.com/shared/french/ A teacher from my school ask me if I was using quia with my students and now I know why, this web sites is incroyables. Have fun Linda I knew of this site from awhile ago, but had forgotten it... great resource for games, but also to create your own things in very little time. Lisa M.

http://www.utm.edu/departments/french/french.html Supplement excercises in differents levels, you just need a snowday to go through this site (maybe a couple days). Linda

This site may be of use to you. It is a French teacher's page based on the concept of virtually moving to Paris. There are some links for resources that you can purchase, but the ideas are free: http://www.madamefifi.com/pages/p_virtual_residence.htm --Melissa

http://www.paris-360.com/ This is a funsite for students w/ 360 degree photos of many famous Parisian spots. Autumn

French WebQuests 

http://pw.vsb.bc.ca/library/ss9frrev.html#task Holy cow! Such a great resource for a different approach to the French Revolution. A little high for my students, but fab for high school. Lisa M.

http://education.ed.pacificu.edu/sweb/jay/Webquest%20/WebQuest.html This is a great tool to integrate French art in your classroom - this one focuses on Matisse. Some of the image links within the webquest are obsolete, but it shouldn't be too hard to replace with your own. Lisa M.

http://www.shs.d211.org/ForeignLang/faculty/Jll/introduction.htm A great webquest that the process of discovering a Francophone country from many aspects. Nadia

http://www.pen.k12.va.us/Div/Stafford/TLT/0906/WebQuests/webquest2/MENU.
htm#Introduction It's probably the wrong time to post this (as I'm hungry) but I thought it's a good webquest that shows the steps that Lisa B talked about. Enjoy!! Nadia.

http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/frenchrevolution/
This is a great webquest about the French Revolution. It is geared towards 11th grade. Amanda

http://www.lms.jefferson.k12.ky.us/WebQuests/Impressionism.htm Nice webquest about French Impressionism. French, Arts and Humanities. Grades 9-12. Amanda

http://www.redlakefalls.k12.mn.us/faire_du_shopping.htm
WebQuest about shopping for clothing and the Euro. Christine

http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/Webquest.html
Many WebQuests available to explore France, Francocphone countries and creating a menu. Christine

http://www.camberwellps.vic.edu.au/warnod/webquests.htm
Several links to WebQuests on a variety of subjects in French. Good to see the terminology used for this concept.
Christine

French News 

France TV5

http://www.cyberpresse.ca Linda: is the Québec news on the web, you will find several French Canadian newspapers from Montréal to Québec to Côte Nord.

http://fr.canoe.ca/ Linda: Votre portail d'information sur l'actualité, la culture, le showbiz, les sports, la santé, les technologies, la finance, les voyages,

http://www2.canoe.com/infos/ Linda: this one is a little different but as good.

Spanish Resources
Spanish teacher created site about the culture of Spain:
http://zonorus.marlboro.edu/%7Ejmcconn/capstoneproject/spanishwebsite.html 
(home of the WebQuest examples I showed in class. Lisa B.)

Video 

I shared this with French students last year, because I thought it was a superb video. This year it actually has relevance for your topic, resistance. you might want to get it off of youtube instead, or googlevideo, or download it from the site below under downloads. Use it in your classes if possible (I know the kids love it, as a friend of mine used it), or use it in your class designs for our projects. Also, you can download it with English, Spanish, or French subtitles. Guille  http://www.keny-arkana.com/

Spanish News
Spanish News Agency, this and the link below allow students to read contemporary news in their target language
http://es.news.yahoo.com/95

Spanish Newspaper
http://www.elpais.es

http://go.to/casita
Pam: This site started out as a way to listen to Spanish radio stations. It has expanded to include newspapers and television.

http://www.elpais.com/ or http://www.elmundo.es/ come check out some spanish news - chris fronhofer
I am a news junkie in any language, so thanks for these links. Great source for authentic texts, too. Merrie

http://spanish.about.com You can find lessons in language, grammar, as well as a word of the day - good for teachers or students - Laura

http://www.factmonster.com/spot/hhm1.html
Hispanic Heritage Month - This site has interesting info such as the number of Hispanic Americans within the USA, biographies of notable Hispanic Americans, information about Hispanic holidays, and information about Spanish words that are a part of English. A great resource for teachers or students - could be used in a webquest - Laura 

http://amycatania.tripod.com/cuentosfantasticos/ TPR's Cuentos fantasticos is a new curriculum for teaching the first and second years of Spanish using the innovative Total Physical Response Storytelling Method developed by Blaine Ray.-Veronica Meza- 

http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/feature/daydeadindex.html
It is site where you can find information of The Day of The Dead. It has great pictures and optional tools to complete and prepare an interesting lesson of The Day of The Dead celebrated in October 31st, November 1st ad 2nd in Mexico.-Veronica Meza-

http://www.mexico.us/cincodemayo.htm
This website gives you the basic materials to prepare the 5 de mayo lesson plan. It shows clearly the Mexican history, activities and more...-Veronica Meza

http://www.partnersintraining.com/programs.htm If the police department asks you to teach them Spanish go to this site for a curriculum guide. (Pam)

http://www.tcleose.state.tx.us/GuideInst/HTML/2109_InterSpanish_1999.htm
This one is older but still useful if you need to teach the local police Spanish (they have asked the Spanish teachers at my school to work with them!) (Pam)

http://abcnews.go.com/exclusiva
here is a great podcast with the news in Spanish (Merrie)

http://spanish.about.com You can find lessons in language, grammar, as well as a word of the day - good for teachers or students - Laura

http://www.justolamas.com/
is a great site to discover an exciting entertainer from Argentina who will come to your school and put on a great show for you and your students. What a super way to celebrate the Spanish language and culture. (Merrie)

http://www.factmonster.com/spot/hhm1.html
Hispanic Heritage Month - This site has interesting info such as the number of Hispanic Americans within the USA, biographies of notable Hispanic Americans, information about Hispanic holidays, and information about Spanish words that are a part of English. A great resource for teachers or students - could be used in a webquest - Laura

http://www.cis.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1994/3/94.03.02.x.html
This website is a teacher's lesson plan for how to teach about Hispanic culture in your classroom, and it also includes info about how some aspects of Hispanic culture have become part of American culture.--Shakita

http://www.caslt.org/research/spreading.htm This is a site with 100's of Aesop's fairy tales which kids know that might help them to become better readers of Spanish. Maybe they could be used for reading comprehension exercises.--Shakita

http://www.epdlp.com/index.php MATSL teachers us the importance of teaching conceptually and using a variety of resources, including paintings, photography, music, literature, and other forms of art that can captivate student attention. This is a perfect site to find resources for Spanish classes. Que disfruten. -Guille 

I think that the other day someone was looking for a site on Latin American literature: http://sololiteratura.com/php/. This site is well organized and can be searched by author or by country. -Melissa