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An interesting blog by a teacher of languages and technology.  Three entries, "improving pronunciation using Speech-to-Text Apps", "Using Thinglink to prepare for the AP cultural comparison", and "using google drawing in language classes" have direct correlations to what we do and can use in our classrooms.  Google draw (found in Chrome's Google Drive) would be particularly helpful to practice writing Arabic or Chinese.  

Some members of the class were asking about Google Forms. I thought the video and tutorials on the site might give some ideas about how to use Google Forms with students.

Definitely a cool tool to use while watching all the videos in this certificate program!     VideoNotes is a neat new tool for taking notes while watching videos. VideoNotes allows you to load any YouTube video on the left side of your screen and on the right side of the screen VideoNotes gives you a notepad to type on. VideoNotes integrates with your Google Drive account. By integrating with Google Drive VideoNotes allows you to share your notes and collaborate on your notes just as you can do with a Google Document.

Students use their cell phones to call and leave messages in the target language at any time. Assign a question or set of questions for them to call in and answer.

What phone number do you use to link it to? I don't want my cell phone ringing at all times of the day....

Specific and detailed examples on how to use Google Forms in the classroom. Definitely, a must check it out

This site has a slideshow about how to use Google Docs / Drive in the classroom.

Blogger is a free site for blogging. It is incorporated with Google, so if the user has a Google account, he automatically  has a Blogger account. This site (as well as any simple blogging site) can be used for students to publish their writing and receive a world-wide audience. Additionally, students can keep a reflection journal of their own progress, feelings, and questions regarding their learning. Finally, instructors can use blogs to communicate important information to their students as well as share their voice in an easily-accessed, asynchronous means.

This is an online learning environment dedicated for educators and students to learn how to effectively use Google Apps in an educational context.

Google doc of authentic resources for Spanish language teachers. Can be used for lesson planning needing some authentic links.

A Google+ community for gamification in education.  

Google presents on-line research lessons at all levels

If you are using Google Reader, you should know that it will phase out July, 2013. This article offers 4 alternative. The most popular one is called Feedly.

lots of resources

This site has many great pictures and information about sites all over the world.  The Education tab gives you lesson plans as well for some of the sites.  Click on 'find a location', and you are brought to several possible areas around the world.  Additional information is available by clicking on the arrows along side the pictures.  

This one-page document offers a good reminder that we (teachers and students) must cite images found on google images. I gives clear instructions for how to cite in APA.

A new application by Google that can be used by teachers and students. Students can create, upload, assemble, and present their work.

This is very similar to the Evernote e-Portfolio at https://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fblog.evernote.com%2Fblog%2F2012%2F02%2F28%2Fhow-to-create-a-portfolio-with-evernote-education-series%2F?gname=umuc_edtc_wl Thanks for sharing!

Shared by Cindy Kendall on Twitter. Lots of examples of formative assessments that you might be able to use/modify for 610 projects.

Collaborative note taking and sharing at ACTFL

The 'flipped' FL class and the technologies that can be used.  More props for digital story telling, blogs, Google apps Twitter, VoiceThread, and more. 

Excellent site for building reading comprehension - word chart, cause/effect, story