Technology


 * Below is a list of websites that world language teachers have found useful for practicing reading, listening, speaking, and by extension, writing. **

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 * Teachers and students can create word clouds
 * No registration at Wordle (save with a screen shot); Registration required at Tagul
 * Reading

** Voki **
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 * Teachers and students can create a talking avatar
 * Free registration with a limited number of free vokis
 * Teacher portal with additional features to manage students (fee)
 * Speaking and listening

Blabberize

 * Teachers and students can create talking photos from own photos
 * Free registration
 * Speaking and listening

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Glogster
Browse the Glogs
 * Students and teachers can create a multimedia poster
 * Limited free accounts for teachers and students
 * Teacher portal with additional features to manage students (fee)
 * Speaking, listening, reading, writing

Clear’s Rich Internet Applications
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 * Teachers can create activities for students to do
 * Free
 * An account is required
 * Speaking, listening, mashups (combining video, audio, text, and interactive exercises), quizzes, conversations, video dropbox, viewpoints, interactive worksheets

Wikispaces
A website where you can publish homework, resources, projects, embed content, provide links, etc.. Students can also have accounts and set up their own wiki or perhaps you set up a page for each student
 * Free for teachers – set up your website by establishing your account and website at []

** Find collaborative projects and partner classes online **
 * Collaborations around the planet, @http://projects.twice.cc/
 * Flat Classroom Project, http://www.flatclassroomproject.org

** Additional Resources: ** Cindy's Wiki – click on presentations and explore! This is Cindy’s website with examples and links to many different multimedia environments for teachers and students

Cindy's Bookmarks Online - this is where Cindy bookmarks websites of interest; search by keyword.