The Ashcombe School: Presentations on the effective and
efficient use of ICT in teaching MFL.
Reference details. Any problems – do a search or contact Helen!
As at 08.05.08. [ = WAS AT THE LONDON LANGUAGE SHOW 2007]
Area
Reference
FREE?
www.ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk
helen@djblow.fsnet.co.uk
FREE
Sources / Training / Evidence
Ashcombe contact detail & info
Helen Myers, Assistant Head
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myers.helen@ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk
Dates of presentations at The Ashcombe
contact the school for free places
Info &communication networks
Association for Language Learning
ALL events - national
The Ashcombe School, Ashcombe Road, Dorking
RH4 1LY Tel: 01306 886312 Fax: 01306 742537
info@ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk
http://del.icio.us/HelenMyers
Main discussion forum:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mflresources
Primary – TBA
Thursday 5th June 2008; Friday 19th June 2008
International Business Week – come and join us any
time! 14th-18th July 2008
FREE
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http://www.all-languages.org.uk
ALL Conference, Friday 11th- Saturday 12th April,
2008, Oxford - see what happened: http://www.alllondon.org.uk/2008_Language_World.htm
http://www.all-london.org.uk/ for details of:
Regular Whiteboard Twilight Training Dulwich
College, Spanish & ICT The June Event (Sat June
14th, Goethe Institut etc
subscribe to ALLnet: info@all-languages.org.uk
then type in the text your name, ALL membership
number and the word ‘subscribe’.
www.all-london.org.uk
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mflresources
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mflresources2
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mflresources3
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TES Staff room forum
Linguanet (forum managed by CILT)
[cross-sector / fairly formal]
Nacell site + forum (Early Language
Learning)
http://www.tes.co.uk/section/staffroom/
FREE
www.linguanet.org.uk
FREE
http://www.nacell.org.uk/index.htm
FREE
LC Net (forum managed by CILT for
Language Colleges)
SSAT forum (for any Language teachers,
hosted by SSAT)
SSAT training events subsidised by
DCSF – many include ICT
ALL/CILT gateway to MFL ICT
information
ICT4LT site – managed by Graham
Davis – everything you need to know
about ICT!
www.cilt.org.uk/languagecolleges/lcnet_forum.htm
FREE
http://listserv.specialistschools.org.uk/ls/languages.ht
ml
http://www.schoolsnetwork.org.uk/Article.aspa?Node
Id=0&PageId=236776
http://www.languages-ict.org.uk/
FREE
www.ict4lt.org/en/en_home.htm
FREE
ALL events - London
ALL regular electronic bulletin
ALL London site
Informal discussion and resource sharing
fora [mainly secondary]
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http://www.nacell.org.uk/networking/ell_forum.h
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FREE
FREE
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FREE
Blogs
Joe Dale -
Isabelle Jones
Ewan McIntosh
Ruth ParkerNeil Jones
Lisa Stevens
Chris Fuller
José Picardo
http://www.joedale.typepad.com/
AND TES ICT blog he writes:
http://www.tes.co.uk/blogs/blog.aspx?path=/ICT
http://isabellejones.blogspot.com/
http://edu.blogs.com/
http://www.cms.typepad.com/
http://tinyurl.com/2yxbfc
http://lisibo.blogspot.com/
http://primarymfl.ning.com/
http://chrisfuller.typepad.com/
http://www.boxoftricks.net/
His Spansh site (free interactive exercises):
http://www.asisehace.net/
FREE
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FREE
FREE
FREE
FREE
Useful contact names for advice &
training:
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Weny Adenij – Freelance- excellent
whiteboard training
 Joe Dale – teacher & trainer and new
ALL/CILT ICT website
 Graham Davies -Camsoft
 Stéphane Derône – Linguascope
 Claire Dugard - CILT
 Steve Eatock (Eurotalk)
 Vincent Everett – ALL/ICT website
 Kristina Hedges, CILT Cymru
 Lizzie Hoskins – Ppt maker!!
 Steve Glover (Really Useful Site)
 Richard Hamilton HOD, Cox Green
School, Maidenhead
 Lynne Horn, Tobermory High
 Martin Lapworth, TaskMagic
 Helen Groothues - CILT primary
Literature / packs
Recommended reading from CILT
DSCF Ict; It works – pack with CD
ROM of case studies
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Nicholas Mair, Dulwich College –HOD, ALL
trainer, ICT resources
Brian Hill & Paul Slater- University of Brighton
Ewan McIntosh, New Technologies Research
Practitioner, Learning and Teaching Scotland
Silva Pillai, Goldsmiths ICT Computer Officer
Heather Rendall – freelance consultant
Mark Pentleton - Partners in Excellence
Lesley Hagger- Vaughan - Shireland City
Learning Centre
Francisco Villatoro RGS High Wycombe
Ros Walker, University of Hull / Promethean
Richard West-Soley (Linguascope + Shirelands)
David Wilson –MFL teacher specialising in SEN
– Harton Technology College South Shields frequent Linguanet contributor
Lesley Welsh/Marland – Lead Practioner
Chris Harte –Teacher of the Year
Impact on learning - CILT Pathfinder series (Dugard
& Hewer ISBN 1-904243-15-0)
Multimedia in Language Learning - CILT InfoTech6
ISBN 1-902031-62-8)
Reflections on ICT - CILT (series editor Mike Calvert
ISBN 1-902031-93-8
Lights, Camera, Action! CILT
DfES Publications Reference: Embedding ICT @
Secondary Key Stage 3 Modern Foreign Language
DfES/0808/2004 Tel: 0845 60 222 69 Fax 0845 60
333 60
Textphone: 0845 60 555 60 email:
dfes@prolog.uk.com
www.dfes.gov.uk/ictinschools New online publication
service: www.publications.teachernet.gov.uk
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FREE
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http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/supportpack/casest
udy.aspx?t=2&s=11
Impact2 study (evidence of higher grades
for MFL using ICT)
Go to Becta site and search for ImpaCT2 (featured in
A-Z list of publications)
2
FREE
Hardware
Powerpoint can act as an OHP!:
use of show/no show + keys
Hardware providers – CSE
Software management system NetSupport
Sanako Media Assistant (subtitle /
bookmark / attach questions)
Mini whiteboards
Data projectors
Laptops
Headsets
Laptop speakers
Wireless media mouse
Bluetooth Optical mouse
Bluetooth Graphics Tablet Pen Tablet CTE-630BT
IWB- Smartboard (can download
software)
Voting systems (about to be trialled)
USB Microphone
Voice recorder
Voice recorder
Apple video iPOD 80GB
Microphone for iPOD
Resource lists / supplementary
Ashcombe MFL ICT reviews
Ashcombe download area (docs)
Sites for sharing resources
Function key + F5 to toggle between show both /
show big screen only / show computer screen only
'Full stop' key to toggle between show and black
screen
W = white screen; B = black screen
http://www.cse-net.co.uk
http://www.netsupportschool.com/
http://www.sanako.com/?Deptid=3067
Synergie Learning Products
Approx. £1.20 each - 01243 779967
Selectasize
Acer
CPC(£3.50 each from www.cpc.co.uk)
Creative ‘Inspire’
Logitech
Logitech
www.WACOM.com
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=3
P93&SearchType=1&SearchT
www.software4education.co.uk seems to offer good
prices.
http://www.smart-education.org/uk/
FREE
if
school
has
whiteb
oards
Quizdom http://www.qwizdom.co.uk/
Others seen: ActiVOTE, Promethean
http://www.prometheanworld.com/uk/
Evaluation from Falkirk:
http://www.qwizdom.co.uk/download/Falkirk.pdf
NB NetSupport includes voting / survey
Logitech USB Desktop microphone 980186-0914
Olympus WS-200s Digital Recorder (£60)
Transcend T.sonic 610 - Digital player / voice
recorder / radio - flash 2 GB - WMA, MP3
Belkin Tune Talk stereo Part # F8Z082-BLK
home > Curriculum > modlang > Teaching Resources
> ICT Resource Reviews
FREE
FREE
www.tre.ngfl.gov.uk
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mflresources
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mflresources2
FREE
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mflresources3
Sites which help reference / give
resources (nations, regions)
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc-home.htm
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle
http://www.selbcass.org/languages/index.htm
www.fredriley.org.uk/call/langsite
www.camsoftpartners.co.uk
http://www.sunderlandschools.org/mflsunderland/resources.htm
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FREE
(individuals) – Steve Smith, Ripon
Grammar
Castle Hall Language College
David Wilson
BECTA ‘Say IT’
http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/languages/Goldiloc
ks/french.htm
http://www.thegrid.org.uk/learning/mfl/
http://www.frenchteacher.net/
http://castlehall.co.uk/MFLweb/MFLResources/BooksandSoftwar
eIndex.htm
http://www.tomwilson.com/david/Index.html
http://www.becta.org.uk/teachers/teachers.cfm?sectio
n=1_3_2_1&id=2625
FREE
FREE
ICT suite management
Examples of good practice – Ashcombe
video of class management
Net Support School management
CD ROMs / Powerpoints /DVDs
www.ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk/
FREE
http://www.netsupportschool.com/
Presentation + self access
FREE
CD ROM references
Heinemann e.g. Métro/Logo Electro +
Expo Pupil package + Teacher package
Das Tor:
Capitale:
En Route & Unterwegs
see site – illustrations from presentation listed below
www.heinemann.co.uk/secondary
Tell me more
http://www.dastor.org.uk/
http://www.jflewker.dircon.co.uk/Tor/tor.html
Granada learning – for shop, you are directed to
http://www.onestopeducation.co.uk/
Granada learning
Who is Oscar Lake? (type in search engine or go to
camsoft www.camsoftpartners.co.uk
http://www.justadventure.com/Walkthroughs/WhoIsO
scarLake.shtm
Auralog
Talk Now
Eurotalk
World Talk
Talk More
Ecoutez bien
Movie Talk
Launchpad
Essentials
Expressions
Foundations
Connections
Language Library
VLS On-line
Birchfield Francoscope
Fokus Deutsch
Elan
Oxford Hachette Dictionary
équipe intégrale
échange intégrale
Revilo – reading + listening (primary –
Junior – Plus in French German &
Spanish)
Language Martians
Language Futures
Grammar Martians
Départ + Start + Preparados
Grammar Tutor (German, Spanish)
www.eurotalk.com
French Grammar Studio
Who is Oscar Lake?
‘Walk through’
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+ ‘Where In The World?’ (geography)
CD ROM & on-line: Virtual Learning Systems
(previously Vektor)
http://www.vl-systems.com/Shop.asp
http://www.vlsonline.co.uk/mfl/
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www.birchfield.co.uk
Oxford resources
http://www.oup.co.uk/oxed/secondary/modern_langua
ges/
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http://www.revilolang.com [see Linguascope
catalogue?]
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www.beelingua.com [and Linguascope catalogue]
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http://www.senlac.com/
from Camsoft
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Rosetta Stone
Channel 4 Extra TV ROM
Early Start French DVD
Early Start ‘Story Maker’
Mission:Possible
DVD recommendations
Recommendations:
Harry Potter, Ground Hog Day, Shrek,
The Simpsons, Amélie
Boardworks –ready made powerpoints
for all programmes of study
Ensemble (Primary)
PowerPoint GCSE Vocabulary
Presentations
Black Country Pathfinder – powerpoints
to support Certificate in Business
Language Competence +
Going Places with Languages CD ROM
Talk Business DVD
Little ‘Tails’
Oxford on-line Dictionaries
Pilote-moi / mon école / ma ville
KS2 Spanish
Espresso
i-café
200 words a day
Clef – basic French
Smart Board software
Doki
Houlala
www.rosettastone.com/home
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http://www.earlystart.co.uk/
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From www.linguascope.com
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Buy in Belgium / Woolworths for selection of
audio/subtitles!
See Amazon / Art House + International section
York contact – J Whiting julianwhiting@aol.com
FNAC + Virgin
http://www.theboardworks.co.uk/
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Camsoft/Hamilton:
www.camsoftpartners.co.uk
http://www.bcsip.org/pathfinder/resources.html
http://www.languagenetworks4excellence.org.uk/
www.beelingua.com
http://www.oup.co.uk/isbn/0-19-860685-0
Pop-up: http://www.oup.co.uk/isbn/0-19-860955-8
http://www.pilotelanguages.com/
Kent LEA resources
http://www.pilotelanguages.com/AboutFrance.html
www.sonica.org.uk
www.espresso.co.uk
Contact: Claire Jones
http://www.oup.com/uk/i-cafe/
[Oxford University Press]
http://www.200words-a-day.com/
Camsoft distributor - www.camsoftpartners.co.uk
http://www.smart-education.org/uk/
from Linguascope
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FREE
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http://www.linguaprime.com
Contact: Stéphane Derone
Authoring resources: generic
(1) Generic
Microsoft suite to create templates /
display
Microsoft ‘extras’ –Photo Story 3
Word, Powerpoint, excel, Photo viewer, Windows
Movie Maker
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalph
otography/photostory/default.mspx
FREE
?!
Example source of texts to import into
word
www.lesclesjunior.com
FREE
FREE
Battleships / Blockbusters grid
FREE
Spellcheck
FREE
Teacher’s Pet
http://www.teachers-pet.org/
FREE
Powerpoint templates – millionaire &
ready made
see www.mflresources.com
FREE
IWB- Smartboard (can download
http://www.smart-education.org/uk/
FREE
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software)
Photo viewer
Photo story
& Support file
Comic Life
(2) Specific for enhancing MFL
(a) Images
Images – google
Images - yahoo version of the target
languages
Clipart for FLE – include verbs etc!
example website for French cartoons!
-Hemera
Fast Trak ‘Mammoth - 800,000 Clipart’ 2 DVD-ROMs
-OUP visuals
- Melvin
FREE
http://www.updatexp.com/support-files/photo-story3.pdf
http://www.updatexp.com/support-files/photo-story3.pdf
http://plasq.com/
FREE
http://www.google.co.uk/ - then click ‘images’ before
you enter key word
http://images.google.ca/ then 'big pictures'
http://fr.yahoo.com/
http://it.yahoo.com/
http://de.yahoo.com/ http://es.yahoo.com/
http://tell.fll.purdue.edu/JapanProj//FLClipart/
www.geluck.com
http://www.hemera.com/
+ see Amazon and search (special offer on 4.4.06.)
FREE
OUP Oxford Visuals
http://www.iclanguage.co.uk/index.htm
- MLG publications
mlgpublications.com
- Widgit
(b) Audio
Digital sound files
Audo:
Windows sound recorder
Audacity (free!)
www.widgit.com
Karaoke
Audio: Adobe Audition (professional
solution!)
Sound files on the web
6,000 Sound Effects, Cosmi Europe Ltd
Vokis
Crazy talk
iTunes - free download (includes
possibility of converting CDs to mp3)
(c) Video
Convert VHS tapes to digital
Video: Authentic video (listings)
Ashcombe video clips
dvd-player.audio4fun.com
Finger puppets
Editing clips
clic Yabla
ready made clips – sources
Capture streamed video - Replay
Capture streamed video - zamzar
Video for fun
e.g. streamed video from sites
(incl YouTube – but beware!)
'Audacity'
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
INSTRUCTIONS:
http://moodle.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=3545
FREE
FREE
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FREE
http://www.adobe.co.uk/products/audition/main.html
http://www.findsounds.com/
search on www.Amazon.co.uk OR PC world
http://www.voki.com/
http://www.reallusion.com/crazytalk/
http://www.apple.com/uk/itunes/download/
Edit / preferences / Advanced / Importing
www.hauppauge.co.uk
www.telecablesatellite.com
www.ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk/Curriculum/modlang/vi
deos.htm
www.pollocks-coventgarden.co.uk/
020 7379 7866
Windows Movie Maker free
http://clic.yabla.com/
www.croftdouglas.co.uk
http://applian.com/avscs/?code=RMC1159021259896
0B-1211
www.zamzar.com (limit on size)
search Internet e.g.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xiflo_pluie-decrottes-sur-toulouse
http://videos.tf1.fr/video/musique/clips/clips_scorpio/
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FREE
FREE
FREE
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FREE
FREE
FREE
You Tube example: Hugo!
You Tube example: Beatbox
You Tube 'favourites'
DVD Roxio DVD Builder
(3) Teacher –controlled software
Games Box
Splatter
Game Box - Discovery
Double Jeopardy
Templates available
0,,3288415,00.html
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=q7W63Qg2Vcs
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DsNFxOOnjgw
http://uk.youtube.com/user/HelenMFL
www.roxio.com
FREE
FREE
www.usablesoftwarecompany.com/ [OR
Linguascope]
www.usablesoftwarecompany.com/ [OR
Linguascope]
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www.stgeorged.det.nsw.edu.au/jeopardy
mflresources.com
FREE
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FREE
http://www.sandfields.co.uk/games/games.html
Interactive authoring sources /
resources
Fun with texts
Gapkit
BC Pathfinder Toolkit for teachers
TaskMagic2
www.camsoftpartners.co.uk
www.camsoftpartners.co.uk
www.bcsip.org/pathfinder
www.mdlsoft.co.uk/ [OR Linguascope]
Hot Potatoes
Spellmaster
Linguamate
Usina
Birchfield Hangman
Class tools
Internet resources
web.uvic.ca/hrd/halfbaked/
www.spellmaster.co.uk
www.linguamate.com
www.usinaquiz.ovh.org/
www.birchfield.org.uk
www.classtools.net
FREE
School sites with web resources
see Ashcombe links:Homepage > Curriculum > MFL
> MFL web sites
www.languagesonline.org.uk
www.multilangs.co.uk/
http://www.alcester.dial.pipex.com/
http://www.onlinelanguage.org/uk/es/index.html
See Ashcombe links
FREE
www.linguascope.co.uk
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Zut + Gut
Quia
Vektor
www.zut.org.uk/
www.quia.com/
www.vektor.com/vos/ ?? VLS ??
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Espagnol-extra (recommended by
another school)
i-Café (buy OUP products and get this
free!)
A Tantot (Esther Mercier)
Free sites
Languages on line (VIC) (Includes free
downloadable game makers)
http://www.espanol-extra.co.uk/
RGS – online
Language learning sites
Subscription sites:
Linguascope, Linguastars, Linguaprime
OUP
Spellmaster
BBC
http://www.oup.com/uk/i-cafe/
FREE
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FREE
FREE
FREE
FREE
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www.atantot.com
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/defa
ult.htm
For full categorised lists, go to:
Ashcombe Homepage > Curriculum >
MFL > Teaching Resources > Web Links
www1.oup.co.uk/equipe/
www.spellmaster.com/
www.bbc.co.uk/languages/
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FREE
FREE
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FREE
FREE
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FREE
BBC example: primary Spanish
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryfrench/index_flash.sh
tml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryspanish/
BBC: tutor guide
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/tutors/
FREE
Channel 4
Goethe Institut - Voyage Site
www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/E/extra/
http://www.ukgermanconnection.org/kids_new/?locati
on_id=4
www.aboutfrench.com
http://phonetique.free.fr/indexvir.htm
http://www.asisehace.net/
BBC example: primary French
About ... series for many languages
Phonetique (pronunciation)
Spanish GCSE and AS/A from José
Picardo
Sites + Podcasts
Podcasts – Partners in Excellence
See Mark Pentleton’s recommendations
on other podcasts on this site
example: French Podclass and others on
iTunes and on websites – go to French
Store to see audio + video (e.g. M6)
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FREE
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FREE
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FREE
FREE
FREE
http://www.pie.org.uk/
FREE
http://www.frenchpodclass.com
FREE
http://www.apple.com/uk/itunes/
Allociné - M6
[M6http://www.m6.fr/html/m6_infos/lesix.php]Premiere Europocket news - La télélibre
http://www.casse-croute.fr/videolist_1.htm
Learn Italian (I’ve tried it – it works for
me!)
German
German - Ubels Welt!
Authentic sites. Example
Magnifying glass for reading Internet
pages
Webquests – examples (warning – most
links don’t work!)
Conferencing
First Class conferencing
CSE Webspace Explorer
Second Life
Blogs – see Joe Dale and PIE sites
Creative ICT (as well as all above!)
Front Page
Cut, Paste & Surf
Looks interesting: Comic Book Creator
Comic Life
Recommended: Kar2ouche
Glasgow song ‘Je suis une pizza’
www.learnitalianpod.com
FREE
Langsamer gesprochene Nactrichten
mygermanclass.com
http://vacheland.playmoa.com/index.php
http://monmatou.playmoa.com/
+ webcams http://www.planetewebcam.com/index_fr.html
www.poulagachallenge.com
http://magnifier.sourceforge.net/
FREE
http://www.ouc.bc.ca/tltc/tr/webquest/french.htm
FREE
www.centrinity.com
http://www.csenet.co.uk/software/workspaceexplorer/index.html
www.secondlife.com
http://www.joedale.typepad.com/
http://www.mycomicbookcreator.com/content.php?co
ntent.10
http://plasq.com/
http://www.immersiveeducation.com/kar2ouche/langu
ages/
Graeme Pate of the Glasgow Primary Project
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FREE
FREE
FREE
FREE
FREE
For any other references to resources, please
just email me:
helen@djblow.fsnet.co.uk
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