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teachers can load materials into iTunesU with simply an Apple ID. This blog post is a guide on how to do that. iTunesU could work as a content repository.

Paper.li provides a forum for students to find TL newspaper articles and publish an online class newspaper. This could be used with upper-level students to expose them to news and authentic language materials, and allow them to create based on their interests.

This is a tweet from Educational Technologist Kathy Schrock that gives a link to her online presentation. The link expires after a set time, hence the link to the tweet that includes the link. This presentation guides users on how to use the iPad and iPad apps to create learning materials for your students.

Transform any YouTube video into a lesson worth sharing. Search YouTube below to select a video, add your own supplementary materials and share your lesson with your students.

Great website for finding authentic material in Spanish

He is amazing! I have long enjoyed his stuff.

Authentic material for several Spanish teachers

A helpful starting point for considering if one's use of material falls within fair use.

Videos and exercises in a number of programs for learning German. Could be used as supplementary exercises and activities at various levels. Pegged to European Reference Framework, which aligns rather closely to ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.

Teacher resources website which provides lessons, activities and classroom artifacts to engage learners using web 2.0 tools and technology. Categories are easy to use and make finding appropriate material simple.

This is a really good site, and I have used it a few times. Have you tried Share my Lesson at http://www.sharemylesson.com/ ? Many of the lessons are correlated to the common core standards. I've found several good lessons here as well.

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Visuals for Foreign Language Instruction is a free gallery of images hosted by the University of Pittsburgh's Digital Research Library. The gallery contains nearly 500 drawings of people conversing, scenes in houses and buildings, and objects commonly found in houses. You'll also find drawings scenes in cities, in stores, and in nature. The visuals are all drawn cartoon style without any text or speech bubbles. Applications for Education If you're looking for some visual prompts to use in your language lessons, take a look at the gallery at Visuals for Foreign Language Instruction. You can search the gallery by keyword or simple browse through the collection. 

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Allows students to create concept maps to help organize information and material.

For all those learners/teachers interested in getting real material