Language Learning Tools

Google: to search anything up!

Free Websites: Google Site, Weebly, Wix, Pbworks

INTERPRETIVE MODE

VOCABULARY & GRAMÁTICA

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BoomLearning: flashcard with sound
Conjuguemos: practice and games with vocabulary & grammatical concepts organized by textbook or topics.
SpanishDict: translation, conjugation of verbs and videos with explanation.
Quizlet: to create flashcards with audio, games, test, and study groups.
Quizizz: to find and assign games & received students' scores
Duolingo: to learn and practice vocabulary and grammar.
Linguee: translates and provides bilingual texts
Lyricstraining: to complete song lyrics Spanish Exercises: to practice grammar
Carla: Strategies for Enhancing Spanish Grammar
ThoughtCo: Articles about Spanish grammar

READING

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Wilbooks: Free online Spanish children’s books:
El Pais: to find out information in Spanish news
Univision: Spanish news

LISTENING

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https://www.memrise.com
CancionEle: to listen songs by contents and grammar
Lyricsgaps: karaoke with lyrics and activities
VanBasco: to play karaoke versions of Spanish songs
Lyricsgaps: songs
Albumcancionyletra:
Radios online: authentic audios from various countries
https://rockalingua.com
Viewing/Reading & Listening:
Edpuzzle.com/: add questions to videos
Goformative.com: videos with questions
Spanish Proficiencies Exercises: videos of Spanish speakers' narrations
Street Treks: to view videos of various sites
BBC Mi vida loca: to watch videos of authentic episodes
Yabla: authentic videos in Spanish
Zambombazo: authentic videos in Spanish
Veintemundos.com/en/: authentic videos in Spanish
Vevo: videos, shows, audio with an amazing HD sound!
Biografias: to find Spanish biographies
https://www.senorwooly.com/tour/

INTERPERSONAL MODE

SPEAKING

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*Vocaroo: to create a free audio file
*Screencastify: it is a screen casting Chrome extension
*Online-voice-recorder: it records and save it in your computer as MP3
*Recordium: it is an app to video record in iPod and iPhone
Audioboom: to record voice

WRITING

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Toondoo: to create cartoon or cartoon book
Comix: to make your own comic strips (it cannot be embedded)
Google Hangout: to do synchronize communication
*Audioboo.com: to record voice, add a title, description, a photo and a location.
Padlet: to post questions and answers; you can add videos, sounds, pictures, etc. Great collaboration tool.
aawwapp: to be used as a whiteboard and students can share and write dialogues
Interactive:
Peardeck: to answer questions from Slides
https://www.thinglink.com/
https://www.mentimeter.com/powerpoint
https://tourbuilder.withgoogle.com/
* Also for Presentational Mode

PRESENTATIONAL MODE

SPEAKING

********************************Mentimeter.com: to record voice
Wevideo: to make videos online
Animoto: to create videos
Vimeo: to create and upload videos
Dvolver: to make digital movies on-line
Videolicous: make videos, add pictures and sounds
Voki: to create avatar and record voice
Fotobabble: to use picture with sounds
Showbie: to voice record for at least one minute

WRITING

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Glogster: Code 78UCG2 to create animated on-line posters
Paper.li: to create a newspaper article
BigHugelabs: pictures with captions, magazine covers, movies, etc.
Storybird: to compose and illustrate your own stories
Slideshare: to upload and embed presentations in PowerPoint
Prezi: to create cool presentations, if PPT is too boring
Piclits: to choose an image, and then write text to go with it
Timeline: to create online timelines
https://martinabex.com/teacher-training/movietalk/
https://www.thinglink.com/: to record voice with screen capture and insert links
https://www.mentimeter.com/
Research & Project Tools:
Student Research Skill - Google Training
EasyBib: to generate citations in MLA, APA, etc.
iBook: instructions and video tutorial to create iBooks
Tourbuilder.withgoogle.com/: to create a tour in 3D and adding pictures to each stop

Other Resources:

  • Puzzles: to create puzzles

  • Kahoot: to create formative assessment with immediate feedback. Students love it!!!

  • Gimkit: to create formative assessments; like Kahoot!

  • GeoGuesser: to locate where places are located. Great to describe real places using colors

  • Lingtlanguage: to complete speaking and writing assignments on line

  • Textivate: to create fill-blanks from a text

  • Tagxedo: to create word clouds

  • Wordle: to make word cloud text from any texts

  • Wordclouds: to make word clouds from any texts with figures

  • Diigo: to assign readings on line

  • DoppelMe: to design your own avatar

  • Jing: to capture pictures and short videos and add visual elements before sharing

  • Whats Due: it's an app for homework assignments

  • CommonLit (5-12): text to speech, articles, stories, reads text (English only!)

  • https://www.retrievalpractice.org/

Spanish Only:

Technology:

Spanish Teachers' Sites and Blogs:

Assessments:

Problem/Project Based Learning:

Curriculum Resources:

Other Cool Resources:

Cool Resources:

English Only:

  • Manythings: to self assess English pronunciation

  • Wordandphrases: to count and see academic words in English; the Corpus of Contemporary American English.

Professional Websites:

Readings Resources:

Gradual Release:

DOK:

Writing Resources: