Internet for Foreign Language 
Prepared by Ms.  Hayes (New Lebanon C.S.D.)
Phone:  518 794 5009
E-Mail: ahayes@newlebanoncsd.org

New York State Education Sites

New York State Curriculum Resource Guide

New York Regents Prep for English/ Language Arts and Social Studies
(http://regentsprep.org/)

Oswego Central School District
Great site to find K-12 lesson plans and activities that integrate N.Y.S. standards into the curriculum

General education websites useful to the classroom teacher and students
4teachers.org   EXCELLENT RESOURCE!

4teachers.org is part of the High Plains Regional Technology in Education Consortium.  It provides several places to create and use online learning activities and assessment tools.

SchoolNotes.com
Teachers - Create notes for homework and class information and post them on the web in seconds using this free community service. First time registration

 WMHT Public TV /United Streaming

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K-12 instructional video-on-demand to schools over the Internet.  Unitedstreaming is an excellent resource; the 2,200 videos (ranging in length from 10 minutes up to 50 minutes), 22,000 video clips (30 seconds to
5 minutes), and 2,000 still images cover all subject areas, are correlate to state standards, and have been proven in scientific studies to be effective.

Quiz Hub
The Quiz Hub is a collection of  interactive learning quizzes that help K-12 students enhance their core knowledge of English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, geography, government, history, art, music, mathematics, earth science, biology, chemistry, and physics. The Quiz Hub also promotes analytical thinking, memory, and typing skills.

WebQuest Page
This is a very useful and authoritative source by the developers of the WebQuest concept, Bernie Dodge and Tom March.  It contains
  a comprehensive collection of WebQuests organized by grade and topic.

SESD Teacher Resource Site
Collection of over 1000 WebQuests organized by grade and topic.
http://sesd.sk.ca/teacherresource/
webquest/webquest.htm

WWW for K-6
Sites to find information and activities for the K-6 curriculum

Marco Polo
Find quality foreign language sites for your classroom.  

Gateway to Educational Materials
"One-stop" clearinghouse for educational materials, sponsored by the National Library of Education, contains 1550 Internet resources from more than 15 organizations. Searchable by subject, keyword and grade level and all results contain a content summary.
http://www.thegateway.org/

Annenburg Project
The Annenberg/CPB Project has developed a  web site to provide interactive learning material to support school curriculum.

General Foreign Language Sites 

Translation Dictionaries

Non-English Language Newspapers

Foreign Languages for Travelers

Foreign Language Project

International Pen Pals

Study Abroad

Currency Exchange Rates

 

Multilingual  Interactive Activities  
Fun interactive activities for younger students.

Internet Activities for Foreign Language Classes
Activities and lessons for high school students. 

Ask ERIC
Database of lesson plans and activities for foreign language classes.

2 Sample Classroom Web Sites for foreign language teachers:
Window to the World 

Seņora Jacobson's Class Website

Use Google (www.google.com) to search for specific topics.    
To learn to search Google effectively go to Google Basics.  
(http://www.google.com/help/basics.html)

Use the Internet Public Library search directory to browse through an excellent selection of sites on various topics.

KidsClick! A great search directory for kids by librarians.  

Evaluating
For Internet evaluation information go to Evaluating Web Resources
(www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram-Memorial-Library/webevaluation/webeval.htm)

Library/Research Center

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