Google Lit Trips are free downloadable files that mark the journeys of characters from famous literature on the surface of Google Earth. At each location along the journey there are placemarks with pop-up windows containing a variety of resources including relevant media, thought provoking discussion starters, and links to supplementary information about “real world” references made in that particular portion of the story.
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Use of technology in the language classroom
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University of Hawai'i Spanish professor Marta Gonzalez-Lloret explains the principles of task-based language teaching (TBLT) and gives examples of technology use for language learners such as virtual and synthetic worlds (Second Life, World of Warcraft).
See a demonstration of her collaborative environment for Spanish learners "En busca de Esmeraldes" and another virtual environment for an ESP course for health professionals, plus a Chinese online course Via Shona Whyte, Javier Sánchez Bolado Delete the scoop?
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Language learning games - free to use and fun online games for learning 60 languages, including Chinese, English/ESL French, German, Japanese, Spanish and more. Delete the scoop?
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TinyTap is a new iPad application designed for kids which introduces a different angle on the "record-your-own-voice" storybooks craze, by offering a playable book or game you and your kids can customize with your own photos, camera shots, music,...
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Cansadas de malos entendidos, dos jóvenes que viven en Buenos Aires, una inglesa y una australiana, crearon una empresa on line para enseñar jugando a las cartas; conocé el juego... Delete the scoop?
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There are many reasons to learn a new language. Maybe you're going to do some traveling. You may need to learn a language for your job. Or maybe you're doing it for fun. Delete the scoop?
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English language learning can be greatly enhanced by these Internet-based games. Delete the scoop?
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Here are 10 Flickr based games that are wholesome fun. Stretch it a bit, and you could get a lot of visual learning out of it too.
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Computer games are a medium that has become as popular as Hollywood movies. It’s not uncommon for teachers to show movies in class, but how can games be incorporated? This post will discuss their uses in the classroom.
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