Karen's 5 Favorite Educational Websites - 8 views

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  #1 Karen Tharrington on 13 Jan 11

   

  These sites mostly have to do with Spanish and languages, although not all.
  
  http://www.cal.org/index.html -The function of this site is to provide language educators research and resources for languages and linguistics. I like this site because it provides links to pertinent articles in my field and is a valuable source for learning and lessons, projects, and current information.
  
  http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/index.php - this website was created at a university and it provides online learning modules and practice exercises for Spanish. The intended audience includes both educators and students. I like this site because it is very comprehensive, nicely laid out, the modules follow best practices in second language acquisition methods, and the exercises are challenging and provide excellent feedback. It is one of the best Spanish exercise websites out there.
  
  http://www.picnik.com/ - This website serves as a photo editor. It is intended for anyone who wants to jazz up their photos. I like it because it is easy to use, intuitive, and allows me to play around with photos without having to download software or register.
  
  http://www.mec.es/sgci/usa/es/publicaciones/materiales/portada.shtml - This site is from the Spanish Embassy Educational Ministry. They publish lesson plans and this site allows you to access them online. It is intended for Spanish teachers of any level. I like this site because the lesson plans are very good, they are written by language teachers and follow the National Standards for foreign language teaching. Unlike many "lesson plan" websites out there, this one provides full unique and interactive lesson plans for novice - advanced level students.
  
  http://www.internet4classrooms.com/teachertools.htm - The function of this site is to provide teachers with resources ranging from assessment to planning tools. It is quite comprehensive, providing links to the resources and down-loadable forms. There are also technology tutorials about various software that is commonly found in schools. Teachers are the intended audience, but it would be suitable for pre-service teachers as well. I like the site because it is basically a clearing house for all topics, with links to those topics already provided. The only thing I don't like about it is that you have to click on everything individually (including the different tutorials) because everything is in print form. I like the links to the blogs and although it does have ads, they aren't as intrusive as some pages.
  
  Just had to add one more :) www.flanc.org -The function of this site is to provide NC language educators with news and resources.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">These sites mostly have to do with Spanish and languages, although not all. <br /> <br /> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.cal.org/index.html">http://www.cal.org/index.html</a> -The function of this site is to provide language educators research and resources for languages and linguistics. I like this site because it provides links to pertinent articles in my field and is a valuable source for learning and lessons, projects, and current information. <br /> <br /> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.colby.edu/%7Ebknelson/SLC/index.php">http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/index.php</a> - this website was created at a university and it provides online learning modules and practice exercises for Spanish. The intended audience includes both educators and students. I like this site because it is very comprehensive, nicely laid out, the modules follow best practices in second language acquisition methods, and the exercises are challenging and provide excellent feedback. It is one of the best Spanish exercise websites out there. <br /> <br /> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.picnik.com/">http://www.picnik.com/</a> - This website serves as a photo editor. It is intended for anyone who wants to jazz up their photos. I like it because it is easy to use, intuitive, and allows me to play around with photos without having to download software or register. <br /> <br /> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.mec.es/sgci/usa/es/publicaciones/materiales/portada.shtml">http://www.mec.es/sgci/usa/es/publicaciones/materiales/portada.shtml</a> - This site is from the Spanish Embassy Educational Ministry. They publish lesson plans and this site allows you to access them online. It is intended for Spanish teachers of any level. I like this site because the lesson plans are very good, they are written by language teachers and follow the National Standards for foreign language teaching. Unlike many "lesson plan" websites out there, this one provides full unique and interactive lesson plans for novice - advanced level students. <br /> <br /> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/teachertools.htm">http://www.internet4classrooms.com/teachertools.htm</a> - The function of this site is to provide teachers with resources ranging from assessment to planning tools. It is quite comprehensive, providing links to the resources and down-loadable forms. There are also technology tutorials about various software that is commonly found in schools. Teachers are the intended audience, but it would be suitable for pre-service teachers as well. I like the site because it is basically a clearing house for all topics, with links to those topics already provided. The only thing I don't like about it is that you have to click on everything individually (including the different tutorials) because everything is in print form. I like the links to the blogs and although it does have ads, they aren't as intrusive as some pages. <br /> <br /> Just had to add one more :) <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.flanc.org">www.flanc.org</a> -The function of this site is to provide NC language educators with news and resources.</div>

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