Update: Salsa – Spanish Language Program for Children
Back in June 2008 I wrote a post about Salsa, an elementary Spanish language and cultural series from Georgia Public Broadcasting. During the last few years I remember checking the link at various...
View ArticleDuolingo
Just saw this on Twitter this morning. Basically with Duolingo you help translate the web while you simultaneously learn a language for free. It’s in private beta so you have to sign up for an...
View ArticleKids Do Ecology in Spanish
On Kids Do Ecology you’ll find information about biomes (aquatic & land), marine mammals, endangered animals, the scientific method and much more. I think this would be a good source for a unit study.
View ArticleEl placer de aprender idiomas
¿Qué opinan? ¿Están de acuerdo con Sr. Kaufmann? ¿Es corregir a alguien sin permiso una falta de cortesía? Es cierto que me da miedo a veces escribir o hablar en español porque no quiero cometer los...
View ArticleFree Bilingual Books from Read Conmigo
Just saw this on Facebook from the ladies at Spanglish Baby. Sign up for Club Read to receive a free bilingual book monthly. For ebook versions and summaries of some of the past titles visit this page....
View ArticleRevista: Educación 3.0
As I was browsing the website Issuu, I ran across this downloadable magazine,Educación 3.0. From the magazine description:Educación 3.0 es la revista del aula del siglo XXI. Nuestro objetivo es...
View ArticleMore Free Resources for Learning Spanish
I ran across this resource via Twitter. Es de la página del Departamento de Español de la Escuela Oficial de Idiomas de Coruña. En la página hay tres secciones:1) Para comenzar a saber el español2)...
View ArticleRadio Ambulante
Radio Ambulante is a new monthly Spanish-language radio program. Here’s more from their web site:Radio Ambulante es un nuevo programa de radio que contará historias latinoamericanas provenientes de...
View ArticleAbout.com en español
Okay, where have I been and why haven’t I noticed this before? As I was scrolling through the Teaching & Learning Spanish Facebook page, (yes, shameless plug, but turning out to be a great...
View ArticleFree Bilingual Family Magazine: Plaza Familia
Just a quick post to let you know there’s a new free bilingual magazine for Latino families called Plaza Familia. According to Mommy Maestra they will be distributed for free at various Walmarts and...
View ArticleFree online magazine: El mundo con eñe
El mundo con eñe is a new free magazine available online. The first one is about Argentina – covering topics such as literature, music, movies, recipes and more. Each article is given a reading level...
View ArticleArt Resources for Children from El Prado
You will find a wealth of information about the works of art on the Museo del Prado website, but I wanted to highlight a resource for children – a series of videos with La Infanta Margarita from the...
View ArticleHappy Hour Spanish
As usual, I ran across this resource as I was spending a bit of time this morning on Twitter. Happy Hour Spanish is a fairly new site (2011) that features videocasts, podcasts and exercises to help you...
View ArticleMagazine: Bilingual Times/Tiempo Bilingüe
Just a really quick post since it’s late, but had to share this one. Bilingual Times is a magazine for children that’s available in print and digital format. The digital version is free at this...
View ArticleSpanish Language Podcast: "A mi aire"
First of all, I apologize for the long break. My paying job is working at a summer camp so summer is one of my busiest times of the year. Hopefully in a couple of weeks, I can start writing blog posts...
View ArticleA large collection of resources in one place
This morning I noticed that Red de Bibliotecas del Instituto Cervantesposted a link to a booklet (downloadable PDF) put together by Spain’s Ministry of Education in Italy, Greece and Albania. What will...
View ArticleCoursera Classes in Spanish
If you really want a language challenge, Coursera.org is now offering select classes in Spanish. So far, there are two universities participating: La Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and...
View ArticleSpanish Classes at Verbling.com
Well, that was a lot of fun! I just finished a conversation class in Spanish on Verbling. I learned that the classes were being offered just a couple of days ago via Learn Spanish with...
View ArticleFree Customizable Picture Book Apps
A quick post about a set of apps that is free... for now at least. They are the "I Like" Picture Books apps from Grasshopper Apps.They're in English, but and this is a big BUT, you can customize the...
View ArticleFirst NASA Google+ Hangout in Spanish
Space and Spanish go together like... well, I'm not sure, but in any case, you'll get the chance to participate in NASA's first Google+ Hangout in Spanish hosted by NASA en Español.From the Google+...
View ArticleExercise Videos in Spanish
Challenge your mind and your body by exercising using Spanish language workout routines.Recently I was browsing one of my favorite YouTube channels, OnceTV México, when I saw a show called Energía....
View ArticleSpanish Language Route: Learn Spanish Using 3D Adventure Game
Just saw this and had to share...Teaser de 'Spanish Language Route'Ver vídeoTeaser de 'Spanish Language Route'It will be available September 2013 and will contain linguistic exercises from levels A1 to...
View ArticleSummer Proficiency Pack for Middle Schoolers
Run, don't walk to Maris Hawkins' blog post Made It Monday: Summer Proficiency Pack. It's for middle schoolers, but please, go look anyway even if you're not teaching at that level or just learning on...
View ArticleNews in Slow (Latin American) Spanish
Because I was going on a long car trip last week, I started to look for new podcasts to put on my iPod Touch. That's when I found News in Slow Latin American Spanish. As you know, there is News in Slow...
View ArticleSpanish Phone Conversations
While on Twitter, I ran across the Spanish Phone Conversations site from the Defense Language Institute via Kristen at Spanish Is Your Amigo.Since this was new to me, I thought I had better check it...
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