1.Research and adapt specific school units: Germantown Academy Spanish sites:
a. AP Communicative Activities: Project on Puerto Rico
http://www.ga.k12.pa.us/academics/us/ModLang/Spanish/communicative/index.htm
to do: adapt this format for your class as you select your choice del Mundo Hispanico.
b. la
Cultura de los Andes: http://www.ga.k12.pa.us/academics/us/ModLang/Spanish/andes/index.htm
make a list of hotlinks for the 4 countries touching on the Andes
c. Spanish Level 1 newspapers project: http://www.ga.k12.pa.us/academics/ms/6th/newspaper/index.htm
Make a list of 6 sites you find most useful for your classes:
All About Me beginning level project:(Algo sobre mi): http://www.ga.k12.pa.us/academics/ms/8th/Mersky/aboutme/index.htm
Health ads to create in Spanish level 2: http://www.ga.k12.pa.us/academics/ms/8th/salud/index.htm
d. Online project to accompany a Reader in Spanish (level 2): Un Grabado de Goya:
How might this format lend itself to your reader?
http://www.ga.k12.pa.us/academics/ms/8th/goya/index.htm
e. Nuestros restaurantes Favoritos: for level 2 Spanish:
Go online to find 10 restaurants, with online menus: http://www.ga.k12.pa.us/academics/ms/8th/restaur/index.htm
f. Research a Spanish-speaking country and its foods:
Pick 3 countries or region:
http://www.ga.k12.pa.us/Academics/MS/7th/dining/index.htm
http://www.xmission.com/~dderhak/recetas.html for Recetas Favoritas de Espana
g. Pet of the week: http://www.ga.k12.pa.us/academics/ms/7th/pets/index.htm
h. Webquests ; how to make a Webquest: http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquest.html
Edu Con. for Modern Language lessons online: http://www.edhelper.com/cat188.htm: select lessons that you might use.
U. Richmond lessons online:: http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webquests.html
Cinco de Mayo Webquest : http://www.zianet.com/cjcox/edutech4learning/cinco.html
World Lit: South American Literature form Connected Classroom: http://connectedteacher.classroom.com/lessonplans/lessonPlan.asp?lessonPlanID=129&Subject=languageArts&Grades=7-12
Other topics that lend itself to this format: use lists from #8 below
2. Spanish lessons and teaching plans online:
a. Spanish online teaching lessons to examine, arranged for HS, MS and elementary classes: http://www.teachspanish.com/lessons/index.html
b. Study Spanish:http://www.studyspanish.com/
Excellent easy-to –use and stable site with verb drills, travel helper section and cultural section: assess each then list specific topics you might assign for your classes: ie for verbs, each student select a topic (verbs), memorize then take the unique quiz which is generated online; for travel topics each group of 2 create a dialogue;
c. Learn Spanish/Lingolex: http://www.lingolex.com/spanish.htm
topics (including internet terms/ describing others/ uses of dar/ ser y estar tutorial) and vocabulary for all levels; try the hangman games and assess the lists.
d. Quia: the quintessential Instructional Archive: http://www.quia.com/ offers 12 types of game templates to create and share .
e. Funbrain’s Quiz Lab: http://www.funbrain.com/quiz/index.html create quizzes, let students take online and get results via email.
f. The Teaching Tools @ Discovery.com : http://school.discovery.com/teachingtools/teachingtools.html select a glossary builder, quiz and puzzle generators and clip art to create your own quizzes.
g. AOL Spanish Pronto: http://members.aol.com/spanishpronto/ scroll down for an extensive list of links, all of which teach Spanish online. Save favoriteslinks to your own hard drive in case specific sites move or are unstable.
h. Joyce K. Valenza’s clickable links: http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/inqlinks.html. offer a large number of additional links to consider.
3. Sites to adapt:
Famous Hispanics: http://coloquio.com/famosos.html paragraph length descriptions in English. Research each to find Spanish language descriptions. How might this site be of use to promote language use?
Yupi (news and articles for young people) online: http://yupi.com
Que Pasa (news and articles for young people) online: http://quepasa.com
Kidlink Spanish: a must-see for Spanish students: http://www.kidlink.org/spanish/index/html
Songs in Spanish: Indice completo: http://clemson.edu/~fromero/canciones/canciones.html
Electronic Field trips with lesson plans: http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/letsnet/noframes/subjects/fl/b1u2.html
CB Putnam’s FL Teaching site: http://www.ea1785.org/htm/Units/Upper/modlang/putnam/putnam.htm
Casa de Joanna: Spanish Language Learning Resources: http://members.aol.com/jporvin/cs_span.htm
Hot Internet sites en espanol: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listspanish.html
Espanole: Resources in Spanish: http://members.yourlink.net/kappa/espanole/principal.html
Parlo! Online Spanish Language,and Culture Sources: http://www.parlo.com/flash.asp
General: Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures @ Globegate: http://globegate.utm.edu/spanish/span.html