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The Endangered Languages Project, is an online resource to record, access, and share samples of and research on endangered languages, as well as to share advice and best practices for those working to document or strengthen languages under threat.

Fun facts and interesting history of languages. The Technology Development Group (TDG) is proud to present a one-stop information website dedicated to the world's most important and populous languages.

"MIT researcher Deb Roy wanted to understand how his infant son learned language -- so he wired up his house with videocameras to catch every moment (with exceptions) of his son's life, then parsed 90,000 hours of home video to watch "gaaaa" slowly turn into "water." Astonishing, data-rich research with deep implications for how we learn."

PollSnack is the easiest online tool for polls & surveys, allowing you to create and conduct market questionnaires without having to learn complicated software. Also, the reporting is very simple and straightforward, with results being displayed in real-time. With PollSnack you can:     - customize the look of your poll and survey widgets     - create polls and surveys in any language you wish     - embed polls in your website     - store your data securely for an indefinite amount of time     - export your data as CSV Because of its flexibility and ease of use, PollSnack can be used by bloggers who want to set up a web poll, marketers and product managers who wish to conduct an online survey, as well as social networking users who want to create a personality quiz of their own.

"Here are some classroom ideas for activities using a range of apps that teachers can try with their students. The activities are grouped into broad categories to provide a starting point however many of the apps can be used across a number of learning domains. Ideas for activities using the iPad are available in the following categories: For everybody The Arts Civics and Citizenship Design and Technology Economics English Geography Health & Physical Education History Languages Mathematics Science"

I've been reading lately about the novelty effect for increased attention spans in education. I believe "iFake Text" is a great example of  a simple tool that can allow your students to show what they know in a unique or novel way by emulating a text message conversation on an iPhone.

Resources for all subjects (Canadian) with great illustrations and demonstration applets.