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The online SpanishMOOC suggested this site for students - to get them past spelling errors to try and let the teacher concentrate more on content with the feedback.

Resources for Public Domain media

includes ideas for using Diigo in the classroom

It's about time!  Now you can search for videos on YouTube that permit you to use them up front.  Have you ever used the YouTube Video Editor - something else to check out!

First paragraph: As 21st-century teachers, we are expected to help students master the technological tools they will use in college and the workplace. But in many districts, the one-computer classroom is not extinct. So how can we do a lot with a little? How can we best use limited resources to support learning and familiarize students with technology?" Here are some tips!

short video explaining the symbols that reflect creative commons rules

A video about how copyright and creative commons come into play in our world of "sharing"

Welcome to the Culturally Authentic Pictorial Lexicon, CAPL, the source for authentic images for language learning

I like the concept of organizing photos like this. I went into the Spanish(Mexico) sections and some are good pictures and others are not, but it is worth going through them if you are in a pinch to find an authentic picture. I think I might have to start organizing my pictures this way for my classroom. Just this last trip I took about 40 in the market (at least 8 photos of different types of avocados) and this would make it easier to use/find them for class.

Love this site, too! Pix address many questions kids have about things in the target countries that we don't necessarily get to see first hand. But, caution, too. Times they are rapidly changing and some of the pix are outdated. But, as you say, in a pinch they are nice to know about.

As we put more and more videos online, we need to be aware of accessibility guidelines - and subtitles or closed captions are one of them.