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Title: Monjtquotidien: News for French Adolescents
Body: From http://frenchteachernet.blogspot.com/2009/03/monjtquotidien.html C'est un site pour les ados où on peut visionner des vidéoclips sur l'actualité en français relativement facile. On peut chercher par thème ou faire une recherche générale. Available at http://www.monjtquotidien.com
Source: Frenchteacher
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Title: Panoramic, Interactive Photos in France and Canada
Body: From http://www.photojpl.com A collection of eye-grabbing panoramic interactive photos of landmarks and countryside in France and Canada is available at this website. For example, you can feel as though you’re standing beneath the Eiffel Tower or in the Montréal Botanical Garden and click on arrows to change your perspective. Browse through the available photo experiences at http://www.photojpl.com/index.html .
Source: PhotoJPL
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Title: Exercices Élémentaires de Français
Body: This website hosts a mixture of online French exercises for beginners created by the faculty at the University of Regina. Available at http://uregina.ca/LRC/HotPot/French/Elementaire05/index05.html
Source: CASLT
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Title: National Hispanic Heritage Month
Body: September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month, established to coincide with seven Latin American countries' anniversaries of independence. As you prepare your lessons for the month, draw on our resources related to the unique history, experience, and cultural heritage of Hispanic Americans. Social studies: - Who is considered Hispanic? Read a document from the 2000 census http://www.learner.org/workshops/primarysources/census/docs/c2000.html explaining the Hispanic category and how it interacts with "race." - The first two units of America's History in the Making, http://www.learner.org/courses/amerhistory "Pre-Columbian America" and "Mapping Initial Encounters," provide history of the Native people of North and Central America. - Bridging World History http://www.learner.org/courses/worldhistory/units.html traces ancient Mesoamerican trade routes and the civilizations of the Maya and Inka. Search the archive to find images by region and/or time period. - "Latin America" http://www.learner.org/workshops/geography/wkp2intr.html considers population issues and factors in migration, and then shows a classroom lesson on the topic. The series Web site includes lesson plans, program transcripts, National Geographic standards, and a Guatemala slide show. - The sophisticated civilizations of the Aztecs, Incas, and Maya are explored in Out of the Past, http://www.learner.org/resources/series45.html narrated by actor Stacy Keach. Literature and art: - Learn from first-hand author insights in Teaching Multicultural Literature: A Workshop for the Middle Grades. http://www.learner.org/workshops/tml/ The series features Alma Flor Ada, Judith Ortiz Cofer, and other distinguished writers, as well as footage of accomplished teachers interacting with students in the classroom. - The Expanding Canon: Teaching Multicultural Literature in High School http://www.learner.org/workshops/hslit/ offers high school lessons focusing on the works of Rudolfo Anaya, Graciela Limón, Pat Mora, and Tomás Rivera. - American Passages: A Literary Survey http://www.learner.org/amerpass discusses the work and influences of several Latino and Chicano authors. In particular, see Units 1, 2, 12, and 16. - Read an essay about race, culture, identity, and American academia by Professor Victor Villanueva http://www.learner.org/workshops/hswriting/workshops/workshop2/bootstraps.html and Judith Ortiz Cofer's poem "Hispanic Barbie With Accessories" http://www.learner.org/workshops/hswriting/interactives/notebook/workshop8/read.html on the Developing Writers Web site. - The provocative, political works of painter/activist Judy Baca and performance artist Guillermo Gómez-Peña (program intended for older students and adults) are showcased in A World of Art: Works in Progress. http://www.learner.org/resources/series64.html Language and culture: - Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish http://www.learner.org/resources/series75.html introduces the lands and cultural practices of Spanish-speaking countries while immersing viewers in the language. - Teaching Foreign Languages K-12: A Library of Classroom Practices http://www.learner.org/libraries/tfl/ offers eight programs on teaching Spanish language and Latin American culture. Pufahl, I. [nandu] Resources for National Hispanic Heritage Month. Improving Early Language Programs listserv (nandu@caltalk.cal.org, 8 Sep 2009).
Source: Improving Early Language Programs
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Title: Voices en Español: Blog and Podcasts for Intermediate and Advanced Learners
Body: Voices en Español bills itself as a bilingual blog and a conversational podcast by a second language speaker of Spanish for intermediate to advanced students of Spanish. It is available at http://spanish-podcast.com .
Source: Voices en Español
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Title: Free Class, Local Aspects of English Composition
Body: A free eight-week online class is beginning Monday, September 14, at http://eslbee.com/academy . /Local Aspects of Advanced English Composition/ is a FREE course open to anyone. The focus of this course is on sentences (simple, compound, and complex), dependent and independent clauses, adjective clauses, appositives, parallel structure, topic sentences, controlling statements, supporting details, common sentence errors such as run-ons and comma splices, and noun clauses. This course contains MANY resource materials or "how to" instructions, followed by many practice quizzes that do not count and many /real /quizzes that DO count toward a final grade. The materials in the course are presented in eight sections over a period of eight weeks. Each week contains practice quizzes and /real/ quizzes that count toward a final score. Quizzes that count are open only during the week in which they are placed. Three short stories by international authors are also included along with True/False comprehension quizzes and a forum for extended discussions about the short stories. The short stories are each about two or three pages, and participation in the forum discussions is for EXTRA CREDIT, but it will be a good opportunity to /apply/ the local aspects of the course to real responses, both to the stories and other course participants. REGISTRATION IS SELF-REGISTRATION! Registration is open NOW, and anyone may register EXCEPT those with HOTMAIL or LIVE email accounts which do not work. (Please open a different email account for this class.) Technically, the course is in MOODLE. This instance of Moodle is installed in the ESL Bee website. Native English speakers interested in the IT should enter if they are not yet familiar with Moodle. Non-Native speakers of English might find the course contents a good review of writing at the local level. Final DETAILS: All participants MUST write a self-introduction of 100-200 words AND upload a square self-photo, recent or not recent. These are required to help separate (1) real participants from (2) potential spammers who might try to join for nefarious purposes. KEY: After registration, the KEY to enter the classroom is without the <>. Baack, E. [TESL-L] Free Class, Local Aspects of English Composition. Teachers of English as a Second Language List (TESL-L@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU, 5 Sep 2009).
Source: TESL-L
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Title: Web 2.0 Tools for EFL ESL Teachers
Body: From http://quickshout.blogspot.com A 53-page booklet and accompanying 2-hour video presentation on Web 2.0 in the EFL classroom, by Nik Peachey, is available at http://quickshout.blogspot.com/2009/09/web-20-tools-for-efl-esl-teachers.html
Source: Nik's Quick Shout
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Title: Personalized Money
Body: From http://www.festisite.com Create your own personalized money bill at the click of a mouse button, using the following simple steps: 1. Choose a money bill (dollar, yen, ...) 2. Upload a photograph 3. Optionally, reposition the photograph 4. Download your final image You can use your fake money in many ways: -use currency from the target culture -use in simulations involving money -use as incentives in the classroom -use as a prop for students to give introductory information about themselves -use as a writing prompt: “If I had a million dollars...” Make your personalized money at http://www.festisite.com/money
Source: Festisite
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Title: Use Online Video in Your Classroom
Body: From http://www.edutopia.org/youtube-educational-videos-classroom Use Online Video in Your Classroom How teachers can bring the best of YouTube to your students. by Jennifer Hillner Teachers all across the country are finding that judiciously chosen videos help students engage more deeply with the subject matter, and recall the information they've learned longer. Though YouTube is blocked in many classrooms because of inappropriate materials on the site, there are many valuable (and downloadable) videos that do further learning. The site lists an ever-growing collection of excellent educational content. Here are a few ways to separate the wheat from the chaff. Read the full article, which is intended for teachers in any content area, at http://www.edutopia.org/youtube-educational-videos-classroom
Source: Edutopia
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Title: Interdisciplinary, Theme-Based Instruction
Body: Here's something for every elementary-level educator: use interdisciplinary, theme-based instruction to bolster students' communications skills, in English and in other languages. Early language programs should focus on students communicating ideas in real ways: understanding and communicating meaning and transferring vocabulary and language skills to convey other ideas. Learn how to use themes to make language instruction more meaningful and seamlessly integrated into the school day. Students not only learn the language, but also content and culture, and to express themselves in real-world situations. For ideas, go to http://asiasociety.org/education-learning/world-languages/-american-schools/real-context-real-language
Source: Asia Society
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