Resources for Languages

Hollur is a new social networking site that focuses on you using your own voice

Voice Chat for Everyone. Very basic. No sign in required. Can get up to 200 people in a single voice chat. Doesn't seem to offer a way to record the chat from what I have seen.

Works for brainstorming as well as making a wall like wallwisher. Add photos, videos, draw or text.

LoMásTv is an online video magazine for Spanish learners who wish to improve their Spanish skills. Authentic Spanish videos include television programs, music videos, interviews, documentaries, and travel. Only LoMásTv offers Spanish and English captions, pitch-correct slow play, integrated dictionaries and listening exercise

Does French still matter? If so, why? This roundtable discussion is a response to recent concerns about the status of the study of French and other foreign languages and cultures in U.S. higher and secondary education at a time of increasing globalization. Five leading voices in different fields bring a variety of perspectives to bear in a lively discussion about why French matters today. *Adam Gopnik, writer and essayist for The New Yorker magazine*Charles Kolb, President of the Committee for Economic Development*Rosemary Feal, Executive Director of the Modern Language Association and Professor of Spanish in the Department of Romance Languages, University at Buffalo, SUNY (on leave)*Souleymane Bachir Diagne, Professor of French and Philosophy at Columbia University*Antonin Baudry, Cultural Counselor, French Embassy in the U.S.This event is fully sponsored by the Florence Gould Foundation.

via @icpjones and @BloggersELT Nice review of my 'Why Do I Need a Teacher When I've Got Google?' book Thank you http://ow.ly/1ciT6k - Ian Gilbert (ThatIanGilbert) http://twitter.com/ThatIanGilbert/status/62494296447782912

@jowinchester 2 useful links for Spanish songs http://formespa.rediris.es/canciones/ and http://zachary-jones.com/spanish/clozeline - Chris Fuller (ChrisFullerisms) http://twitter.com/ChrisFullerisms/status/13208168339341313 Spotted this? Sp songs plus worksheets. http://t.co/0E5qoUl #thinkingahead - prim (Chapeluser) http://twitter.com/Chapeluser/status/95738939209555968

A site from the BBC where teachers can find international partners for cooperative projects. There are also resources and ideas for activities to do with your class. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Languages%2C+Culture+%26+International+Projects