1. Ideas to integrate technology in the foreign language classroom By: Teresa M. González Gorrín IB Spanish Teacher teresag@eca.com.ve

2. Comics  Links  http://www.toondoo.com/ http://www.toondoo.com/  http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/ http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/  Use them in:  Practice vocabulary in a fun way  Retelling stories

3. Microsoft Publisher Wonderful tool to :  Create a brochure  Create a newsletter  A Magazine

4. Crossword Puzzles  Links  http://www.puzzle-maker.com/ http://www.puzzle-maker.com/  http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/CrissCrossS etupForm.asp http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/CrissCrossS etupForm.asp  Use them in:  Reading comprehension questions  Vocabulary activities  Have them use picture clues with the help of word

5. Photostory/ Movie Maker Students really enjoy creating videos for class projects in virtually any unit we have done videos in class of: Biographies and Autobiographies The city / geography The school The house The Family Health and Nutrition Legends Examples http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY2NJss7u04

6. Listening comprehension activities  Links http://www.spanishpodcast.org/ http://www.ver-taal.com/ http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/index.php These are wonderful videos and podcasts useful to teach a second language. Students love listening to real situations, watching real tv clips and filling out their sheets with the right answers. It is also current events so students connect with the content better.

7. Wikis and Facebook Groups  Links  http://teresagonzalez.escuelacampoalegre.wikispaces.ne t/ http://teresagonzalez.escuelacampoalegre.wikispaces.ne t/  http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=15128028 4889095 http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=15128028 4889095  http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=10728943 9309750 http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=10728943 9309750

8. Other interesting and fun websites  Links  http://es.akinator.com/ http://es.akinator.com/ http://es.akinator.com/  http://www.grapheine.com/bombaytv/index.php ?lang=uk http://www.grapheine.com/bombaytv/index.php ?lang=uk  http://www.grapheine.com/classiktv/index.php?l ang=es http://www.grapheine.com/classiktv/index.php?l ang=es