UMUC-EDTC-WL

some professional development guides for a few web 2.0 tools such as animoto, prezi, voki, blogs, etc

Absolutely awesome! I have to steal this resourece also to share with my class. Thanks a bunch.

Small research study on using blogs in learning a second language. It has a couple of interesting results.

Interesting posts with quick descriptions of several projects

Great site for language aquisition info

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....

Quick webpage creation - note all pages are public so students need to be aware of what info is being published.

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A translation tool for students when they are reading target language websites

This is a great video on authentic assessment.

I follow @LanguageJobsUSA on Twitter. I think it's a good idea to know what jobs are out there for us language folks...plus, you never know, you might find a new job. :)

This is the Web site to the global project that I researched this week.

Speakers match

I am interested in using this in exchange with a Spanish-speaking country

Watch YouTube videos without comments, suggestions, or the 'other' things.

Create and publish online surveys in minutes, and view results graphically and in real time. SurveyMonkey provides free online questionnaire and survey software.

Many of us have been talking about how it is hard to find time to take advantage of all the technologies that are out there. I thought this page offered an interesting perspective on how 21st technology can be incorporated into daily life.

Make a Video. Amazing Animated Video Maker.

Just saw this in the other class; looks great for engaging students