INTERNET SITES
INFORMATIONAL SITES:
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http://www.thinkfinity.org/HispanicHeritageMonth.aspx
o This website provides many links to lesson plans, projects, activity ideas, and authentic
materials to include in the classroom. A great focus is on Hispanic Heritage month, which
would be an excellent resource to use in my classroom during this time.
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http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetID=87275A45-59F9-41B8ACBA-36661C67103F&productcode=US&setPC
o This is video link from United Streaming that gives a great presentation about Día de los
muertos and how it is celebrated in the Hispanic culture. I can incorporate this video when
we do the cultural reading about the celebration during the unit.
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http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetID=2c74287e-f212-4b49-ba6e2ed868d6d87e&productcode=US&setPC
o This is a video link from United Streaming that provides a review of cultural similarities and
differences. This would be a valuable addition to my curriculum because it focuses on
understanding how culture shapes our lives. It will also provide great opportunity for class
discussion and student reflection.
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http://www.chsspanish.com/enespanol.html
o This website is an awesome resource for my unit, and for all of my units! It provides great
communicative activities centered around the material we are learning, as well as
additional practice that I can use with my students. It has lots of fun games, and great
review information for each unit in my textbook.
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http://www.epals.com/
http://www.mylanguageexchange.com/
o These websites are excellent resources for connecting with foreign language speakers. I
can utilize both of these websites to support my action plan research for using the internet
in the classroom to build meaningful online learning communities. I would like to explore
both of these websites more extensively.
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http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html
o While the activities on this website are geared more toward younger students, it will be an
excellent resource for me to find clip art, graphic organizers, and basic practice activities
relevant to my unit. I believe my school has an account as well, which will provide me
further access to all the website has to offer.
EDUCATIONAL SITES:
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http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/explore/journey/spain/daylife1.htm
o This website allows students to explore a day in the life of a Spanish teenager. It includes
areas such as sports, arts and crafts, music and dance, daily life, food, and a virtual tour of
Spain. It also offers a “guide book” where students may click on links to find out more
about Spain’s history, geography, environment, society and other facts and figures.
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http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Places/
o This website offers students the opportunity to explore many different Spanish-speaking
countries. Students may click on a country of their choice and are given kid-friendly links
for factual information, maps, video, geography, nature and more. Students may print out
the information, and even send an e-card for the country to their friends! Very informative.
Very kid-friendly. Very fun. Very cool indeed.
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www.quia.com/web
o This website is an excellent online tool for additional practice and reinforcement of the
material. Students are enrolled in links particular to our class, and have the opportunity to
explore other available activities pertaining to the material we are studying. The activities
range from different games such as memory and hangman, and multiple choice or fill in
the blank mini-quizzes.
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http://extensionenespanol.net/
o This educational website provides many links to Spanish publications, radio programs,
reference materials and more. It is a clearinghouse for Spanish educational resources and
is an excellent source for authentic material the students can read about current topics
and issues.
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http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/letsnet/NoFrames/Subjects/fl/index.html
o This is an educational website that provides virtual field trips into the Spanish world. In
addition, it has links for students to investigate the meaning of words and phrases and
their names originating in foreign languages.
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http://en.childrenslibrary.org/
o This is the International Children’s Digital Library website which has digital books for my
students to read from all over the world – many written by students themselves! This will
help make incredible connections for my students! Its mission is to help make global
citizens out of children. It’s an excellent resource for incorporating literature in the
classroom – not to mention a great idea in incorporating weblogs about what students
read!
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http://www.kidpub.com/
o This website has works written by children and youths – a great way for my students to
make connections with peers in other countries, as they will read about issues that are
relevant to their age from others in different countries. Again, a great tool for a weblog in
the classroom/prompt for posting.
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http://www.cnn.com/espanol/
o An authentic tool to incorporate for articles in Spanish current global news reports! The
Spanish is relatively easy for my students to understand. Perhaps for a blog activity they
could read and report on an article of their choice. This could add great differentiation in
my class!
IMAGES
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http://sebastianulanga.com/images/big_pic/sebastianUlangaandFamily.jpg
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http://www.casareal.es/sar_princesa/index-ides-idweb.html
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http://lewebpedagogique.com/hispadictos/files/2008/05/familia-real.jpg
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http://www.astro.umd.edu/~miller/TheAddamsFamily-01.jpg
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http://faculty.washington.edu/jcramer/JGC_pics_files/Family_1.gif
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http://sites.google.com/a/jotspot.com/sample-family/_/rsrc/1210961771553/Home/photo.png
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http://www.eprintablecalendars.com/images/arts-and-crafts/family-tree.jpg
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http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/images/es/family_1.jpg
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http://postbourgie.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/cosbyshow_main_max.jpg
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http://s3.amazonaws.com/media.photobasement.com/Donald+Duck+Family+Tree.jpg
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http://www.kidsturncentral.com/clipart/genbears/teddygentree1let.gif
ACTIVITIES/LESSON PLANS
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http://www.slideshare.net/ssumod/la-familia-a-technologyinfused-lesson-plan
o This link is to a lesson plan for “la familia” that is rich in technology use as well. It provides
a wide variety of assignments using technology, including assignments for reading and
writing, listening, collaboration, and speaking.
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http://rubenalvarez.efoliomn2.com/vertical/Sites/%7B72D167B8-6E11-4C21-A1F3F0993FE7B550%7D/uploads/%7BB74A1BC1-94A6-493C-B94F-7C402624C154%7D.DOC.
o This is an excellent lesson plan about “la familia” which includes cultural learning activities
as well. It is very relevant to the grammar, vocabulary, and cultural information I will be
incorporating in my unit.
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http://www3.villanova.edu/conferences/govinstitutewl/Lesson%20Plans/Lessons%202004/Spanis
h/Sherri%20Dickey.pdf
o This lesson plan provides many ideas for me to incorporate authentic materials in my unit.
It also presents many informal ways to assess student understanding throughout the unit.
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http://www.nde.state.ne.us/forlg/elementary/familypictureslessonplan.pdf
o This is a great lesson plan that incorporates many visuals, activities and games to help
further solidify students’ understanding.
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http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/teach/images/Osborn.pdf
o This lesson plan extensively investigates the Hispanic culture though a historical approach.
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http://www.clta.net/lessons/spanish/level1/familia.html
o This lesson plan also serves as a webquest about the Spanish royal family, La Familia Real.
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http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/TLRESOURCES/units/Byrnes-celebrations/Day.html
o This lesson plan is an excellent resource for incorproating cultural information and
activities about Día de los muertos for my unit.
Further lesson plan websites about “la familia”:
 http://edsitement.neh.gov/printable_lesson_plan.asp?id=306
 http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=272
 http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/04/g68/picture.html
 http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/10/g68/culture.html