US Department of Education

Part 1. Designing Activities for FL Teaching & Learning

A. EVALUATING A WEBSITE

Good Rule of Thumb: Thinking about the Five W's of Web Site Evaluation

                    * Who wrote the pages and are they an expert in the field?
                    * What is the purpose of the site?
                    * When was the site created, updated, or last worked on?
                    * Where does the information come?
                    * Why is the information valuable?

1. Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators - Critical Evaluation of a Website – High School Level

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/evalhigh.html

B. OFFICIAL WEBSITES FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND ONLINE TEACHING

1. US Department of Education

http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml

2. Teachers

http://www.ed.gov/teachers/landing.jhtml?src=fp

3. Students

http://www.ed.gov/students/landing.jhtml?src=fp

4. University of the State of New York – State Education Department

Resources for Students

http://usny.nysed.gov/students/

5. University of the State of New York – State Education Department

Resources for Teachers

http://usny.nysed.gov/teachers/

6. National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center

http://www.educ.iastate.edu/nflrc

7. Foreign Language Resource Centers

http://nflrc.msu.edu/

8. Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)

http://www.cal.org/

9. CAL Links

http://www.cal.org/links/index.html

10. Foreign Language Education

http://www.cal.org/resources/faqs/rgos/flint.html#LINKS

11. Bilingual Education

http://www.cal.org/topics/bilinged.html

12. MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching

http://www.merlot.org

C. CONFERENCES

1. Foreign Language Conferences – Foreign Language Resource Center

http://flrc.mitre.org/conferences.asp

2. Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL)

http://www.dickinson.edu/nectfl

3. NECTFL On-line Resources/Links

http://www.dickinson.edu/nectfl/resources.html

D. ONLINE JOURNAL

1. Language Learning and Technology

http://llt.msu.edu

E. MEGA RESOURCE SITES (Non-official)

1. The Homework Assistance Page

http://geocities.com/Athens/Agora/8759/index.html

2. Foreign Language Assistance

http://www.geocities.com/ivonebl/language.html

F. MEGA RESOURCE SITES (Official)

1. Foreign Language Teaching Forum

http://www.cortland.edu/flteach

2. WWW Resources for Language Teachers

http://www.cortland.edu/flteach/flteach-res.html

3. Web Resources at the Robert Henderson Language Media Center - University of Pittsburgh

http://www.polyglot.pitt.edu/web/

4. Web Resources at the Robert Henderson Language Media Center - University of Pittsburgh

http://www.polyglot.pitt.edu/web/

5. French

http://www.polyglot.pitt.edu/web/frenchlinks.html

6. German

http://www.polyglot.pitt.edu/web/germanlinks.html

7. Korean

http://www.polyglot.pitt.edu/web/koreanchlinks.html

8. Russian

http://www.polyglot.pitt.edu/web/russianlinks.html

9. General Resources for Language Learning and Teaching

http://www.polyglot.pitt.edu/web/general.html

10. Lesson Plans and resources for ESL, Bilingual, and Foreign Language Teachers

http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/eslindex.html

11. Foreign Language Plans and Resources

http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/eslsp.html

12. K-12 East Asian Resources at the University of Kansas

http://lark.cc.ukans.edu/~eastasia/k-12resources.html

13. Korean Resources

http://www.1-language.com/cgi-bin/odp/index.cgi?base=%2FScience%2FSocial_Sciences%2FLinguistics%2FLanguages%2FNatural%2FKorean%2F

14. On Raising Bilingual and Multilingual Students

http://www.imdiversity.com/villages/asian/family_lifestyle_traditions/archives/wang_bilingual_childraising_2.asp

15. Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) Language Learning

http://www.sil.org/lglearning

16. Other Language Learning Resources on the Internet

http://www.sil.org/lglearning/Links.htm

17. SIL Pictures for Language Learning

http://www.sil.org/lglearning/artwork/index.htm

18. Margaret Cook's Web Page (St. John’s University)

http://employees.csbsju.edu/MCOOK/

19. Resources in Classics and Archaeology

http://employees.csbsju.edu/MCOOK/index.cl.html

20. Internet Resources for Foreign Languages

http://employees.csbsju.edu/MCOOK/language.htm

H. A SPECIAL CASE

1. Baltimore County Public Schools

http://www.bcps.org/offices

2. English and Reading – Secondary

http://www.bcps.org/offices/secondary_programs/english_reading/default.html

3. Websites

http://www.bcps.org/offices/secondary_programs/english_reading/websites.html

4. Office of World Languages

http://www.bcps.org/offices/world_languages/index.html

5. Curriculum

http://www.bcps.org/offices/world_languages/curric.htm

6. Links (Teacher Resources)

http://www.bcps.org/offices/world_languages/links.htm

7. Library Information Services - Librarian Information Network for the Essential Curriculum

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/

8. The i-Question Research Lesson Generator

http://66.39.15.72/listing.html

9. Greek Culture, Life and Times

http://66.39.15.72/module.html?id=5

10. The Essential Curriculum K-12

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/curric/index.html

11. Internet Links Supporting the Essential Curriculum – High School Level

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/curric/high/index.html

12. English Language Arts – High School English

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/curric/high/eng/index.html

13. Foreign Language

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/curric/high/forlang.html

14. Research Models – Information Problem Solving Research Models Supportign the Essential Curriculum

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/index.html

15. High School Core Subjects

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/highcore.html

16. American Writers - Essential Question: How does an author's style reflect the tensions of his/her times? (Pictures from left to right, James Baldwin (Go Tell It On the Mountain, Notes of a Native Son, The Fire Next Time), X, Lorraine Hansbury (Raisin in the Sun), and X

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/amwriters/index.html

17. American Writers and their Works

http://www.shsu.edu/~eng_wpf/amlitchron_20th.html

18. Curriculum Alignment – Teacher Guide

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/amwriters/tchrnote.html

19. Nations in Transition - Essential Question: How does altering the political structure of a nation effects the everyday life of its people and the day-to-day operation of its government?

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/nationsgr9/index.html

20. Curriculum Alignment – Teacher Guide

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/nationsgr9/notes.html

21. Coming to America - Essential Question: How did immigrants to the U.S. during the post-Reconstruction era contribute to American society?

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/immigration/index.html

22. Curriculum Alignment – Teacher Guide

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/amwriters/tchrnote.html

23. High School – Special Programs

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/highsp.html

24. Allons-y – Francophone Countries

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/Frenchcountries/index.html

25. Curriculum Alignment – Teacher Guide