Hot Internet Sites ¡en Español!

Hot Internet Sites ¡en Español!
An Internet Hotlist on Spanish Resources

created by Beth Kerrick
Education Advocate, AT&T California

Introduction

Looking for ways to use the Internet with your Spanish-speakers but coming up short? Try the links below to get started. You will find resources for students who speak Spanish as their primary language and you will also find links for students learning Spanish as a foreign language. The resources are appropriate for Kindergarten through Community College levels. Know of some great sites to include on this page? E-mail me at the address below!

The Internet Resources

Alta Vista Translation Service - Submit text or a URL for a webpage and this tool will translate it from English to Spanish or Spanish to English with the click of the mouse! Grammar and accent marks are not perfect but a surprisingly understandable translation appears. Also translates from Enlish to French, Portuguese, German, or Italian.
Google--Language Tools - A search engine which allows you to search the Web in several languages including Spanish.
Quia.com--50 Top Spanish Language Pages - Play online games in Spanish created by teachers and students.

Elementary

Acuario en el Jardin Zoologico de Buenos Aires - Here is a YouTube video from an Aquarium in Buenos Aires.
Amigos de egiptologia - A place to explore Egypt in Spanish! Includes movies, chat, and a listserv to join.
Art Capades - Wonderful art activities for K-3, in Spanish and English, created by AT&T.
Dia de los Muertos - A place to see photo and learn how people celebrate this holiday.
Mexico para ninos - A place to study many aspects of Mexico, including history, government, and sports.
Multi Cultural Calendar - This website shows the unique ways KIDLINK kids are celebrating their country's holidays and festivals. The entries might contain recipes for holiday foods, historical background, significance of the holidays and the special ways in which these days are observed.
Mundo Latino - A fun place for Spanish-speaking primary grade students.
Mundo Zoo - Beautiful photographs and brief descriptions in Spanish of a variety of land, air, and sea creatures are found here. Links to information on pets and zoos are also included.
Museo virtual de artes el pais - Tour this virtual art museum from Uruguay. Move through the rooms as if you were actually there!
Vistas del Sistema Solar - Information on planets in Spanish including photographs. Site is also in English.

Secondary

C. B. Putnam's Spanish Page - A middle school teacher shares her resources for teaching Spanish. She includes activities related to K-12 teaching units and themes.
CNN en Español - This is CNN's online newspaper in Spanish with links to their Spanish radio and television online stations as well.
Casa de Joanna - Resources for Spanish teachers including worksheets for students.
College Board-Spanish Language Sample AP Questions - Try out various questions from the Spanish Language AP test from College Board.
Foreign Language Lesson Plans and Resources - A huge list of educational resources for teachers of Spanish and other foreign languages. Includes lesson plans, teacher resources, and museums.
La cocina mexicana - Find traditional recipes from each state in Mexico. Ingredients and cooking methods are described with beautiful color photographs. ¡Buen provecho!
Learn Spanish - Free online Spanish grammar lessons. Printer-friendly pages that you can duplicate for homework.
Nueva Alejandria - A great website for teachers, hailing from Argentina. Find recommended teacher sites, 'Top Ten' sites, and a directory of Spanish-speaking schools who are on the Web.
Spanish Language Resources - These sites are provided for those who are interested in Spanish Language and Culture.
Spanish Online Workbook. - Gary Aitken has recently developed an electronic workbook, designed to accompany Arriba!, an introductory Spanish textbook published by Prentice Hall. The workbook, which can be used with other introductory texts, provides a game-like environment containing some 800, full-colour drawings which invite students to participate in interactive language activities.
Super Spanish Resources - Designed for those who love Spanish, this page points to a variety of resources including Spanish search engines, country-specific sites, and travel and culture information.
Your Dictionary.com - Links to more than 100 foreign-to-English dictionaries online from a site maintained by Robert Beard, Bucknell University.

ELD Resources

Dave's ESL Cafe - Dave's ESL Cafe is for ESL/EFL students and teachers from around the world. Includes a Search Page, Quiz Center, Help Center, Idea Page, Graffiti Wall, Question Page, and more!
ESL Cyber Listening Lab - This website provides a multimedia experience for those seeking to learn the English language. The focus on the site is most definitely on developing users' listening skills, and it provides dozens of helpful audio features that quizzes students on topics such as renting an apartment, understanding credit cards, and making doctor's appointments. Along with these more practical skills, another section of quizzes deals with subjects that students might encounter in other situations, such as the TOEFL or more advanced conversations.
ESL Gold - This site's primary materials are thematically organized into categories such as 'Speaking,' 'Reading,' 'Listening,' and 'Writing.' Within each of these sections, visitors can take a look through topical resources that compartmentalize different more digestible themes, such as 'Topics for Writing' or 'Organizing and Composing.' Visitors can also find materials for beginning, intermediate, or advanced level students.
Englishtown - http://www.englishtown.com Improve your English with online English courses, chat rooms, games, international Pen Pal Club, meeting areas, and ESL/EFL lesson plans. There is a fee for English School, but other resources and activities are free.
Interesting Things for ESL Students - This web site is for an excellent resource for people studying English as a Second Language (ESL) or English as a Foreign Language (EFL). It contains many activities including quizzes, word games, word puzzles, proverbs, slang expressions, and anagrams. Even though the primary focus is for ESL, native English speakers may also find some interesting things on this site. This site is very easy to navigate and easy to read.
Internet Picture Dictionary - The Internet Picture Dictionary is a free, online multilingual picture dictionary designed especially for ESL students and beginning English, French, German, Spanish and Italian language learners of all ages. Activities for students allow them to correct the stinky spelling (misspelled words with the picture right above) and unscramble letters to form the correct word.
Karin's ESL PartyLand - This site for ESL students and teachers has 25 discussion forums, an interactive quiz center, lots of lesson plans and printable materials to use in class, and more.
The Reading Matrix - The Reading Matrix was designed to create a place where both teachers and other interested persons could come together to find resources about reading and writing. Most of the resources are geared towards the language needs of ESL and international students, but there is really something for everyone. The Archives are a good place to start, as users will have the opportunity to look through subject-oriented resources for English-language learners that range from dictionaries, grammar quizzes, and speaking and listening practice.

Teacher Resources

Blue Web'n - AT&T's searchable library which includes annotated links to over 1200 online learning applications categorized by audience, content area, and type.
California Content Standards - The California Department of Educations lists all their content standards here.
Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents - A searcheable database of recommended books in Spanish.
Choose the Best Engine for your Purpose - A middle school librarian untangles the mystery of effectivley choosing appropriate search engines.
Filamentality - Filamentality is a free,fill-in-the-blank interactive Web site from AT&T that guides you through picking a topic, searching the Web, gathering good Internet sites, and turning Web resources into activities appropriate for learners.
Knowledge Network Explorer - The official AT&T website for educators. Find tools, lessons, activities, and grant information for K-14 schools.
Real Audio - Want to hear a live radio broadcast over the web? Download the free plug-in to use with RealAudio and RealVideo files.
Teaching with the Web - This is a compilation of ideas for using WWW resources as a teaching tool as well as other links to sites that have pedagogical information. Language specific activities are included.

Web 2.0 Tools

New Tools for Teaching Languages - This is a page of resources created by Linda Woods, AT&T, to help teachers and students communicate in various languages.

Content by Beth Kerrick, bethk@att.com
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listspanish.html
Last revised Sat Mar 8 9:21:48 US/Pacific 2008