World Language
Culture
These sites and databases are great resources for learning about the culture of your target country:
Culturegrams is a great place to start. Select the World edition and then search for your country. Articles can be translated to the target language.
Britannica Online also has great articles about your countries. Britannica uses Google translate to translate their articles to other languages.
More Resources:
Newspaper Map (newspapers in many languages)
Newseum: front pages from around the world
CAPL: Culturally Authentic Picture Lexicon
For other research projects you can refer to the databases found on the Virtual Library.
Research and Communication
Translating articles to read in your target language
The databases available below provide articles covering a wide range of topics.
Use the translating feature of these databases to read or listen to articles in your target language.
Gale Databases (Infobits/Research in Context/ Biography in Context/etc.)
- Find the article.
- Click the "Translate Article" drop down menu on the right side of the screen.
- Choose your target language. Give it a couple of minutes to complete the translation.
- To listen to the article click the play button.
Explora
- Find the article.
- Click the "Translate Article" drop down menu at the top of the article.
- Choose your target language.
For more articles from ResearchIT CT you can search using the OneSearch button.
NOTE: do not try to listen to the audio translations here!
One free article in Spanish is available on BrainPop each day.
Communication
Sharing and Speaking
These resources allow you to create final products in your target language
Flipgrid- follow your teachers directions to join a class and complete your assignment
WeVideo- WeVideo can be used for a variety of projects. You can record yourself speaking directly to the webcam, or create a photostory with images and then record your voice over the images.
Storyboard Template- Are you writing a script/story? Use this storyboard template to organize your report.
Citing Sources with Noodletools:
Anytime you complete research you should always include a Works Cited page. Remember to use Noodletools to create this document. If you have questions about Noodletools you can ask Ms. Galante in the library or refer to this instructional page.
Copyright Compliant Photos
Photos for Class- This site will attach the citation for the image to the bottom of the image. You must download the image to your computer or chromebook, then upload it to the desired spot.
Pexels and Pixabay allow you to use their images and do not require attribution. However, it is good digital etiquette to mention the sites somewhere in your presentation.