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"The Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL) is the oldest (1954) multi-language association of pre-kindergarten through university teachers in the country. Although nominally a regional association, its activities, publications, and annual conference attract participants from around the country and the globe. Currently, about 40 states and 10 foreign countries send a total of 2,500 educators to the Northeast Conference each year."

Silvia Tolisano's K-12 Online conference presentation on how she connected students with her on her world-wide travels.

K12 Online Conference 2008
Amplifying Possibilities
KICKING IT UP A NOTCH: SESSION 6
Kim Cofino and Jen Wagner
Bangkok, Thailand and California
http://mscofino.edublogs.org
http://jenuinetech.com/blog
Originally published: 29 October 2008
http://k12onlineconference.org/

New doors open as these students learn an international perspective reinforced by four years of language study, global video conferences, and travel abroad.

Spain's Prado Museum has teamed up with Google Earth for a project that allows people to view the gallery's main works of art from their computers--and even zoom in on details not immediately discernible to the human eye.

Live hosting for NECC 2008

Wonderful collection of resources for language teachers.