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A Media Voz: Spanish Poetry Website http://amediavoz.com

This website offers access to a comprehensive selection of poems from Spanish and Latin American poets as well as Spanish translations of major poets from other countries. The poems are indexed by poet name and in many cases there is an audio file available, often of the poet reading his or her poem.

 

Abanico Internacional |
Sitio para comunicarnos en español y explorar las culturas de los hispanohablantes http://abanicointernacional.com

 

Abanico Internacional is a blog dedicated to the exchanges of ideas and resources about the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam. The blog is organized according to the six AP themes and essential questions. Students are encouraged to interact with each other by commenting on resources. This blog is maintained by Dr. Amy E. Gregory of the University of Tennessee. Acceso http://acceso.ku.edu

The University of Kansas Collaborative Digital Spanish Project Acceso is an interactive curriculum for intermediate-level learners of Spanish. The materials on this site are provided freely to the public and are supplemented by an online workbook as well as detailed lesson plans, rubrics for the evaluation of student work, and reliable instruments for measuring student progress and learning outcomes.

 

Anthology of Spanish Poetry http://users.ipfw.edu/jehle/poetry.htm

More than 25 poets from the 13th through the 19th centuries are represented in this collection of Spanish poetry. The poems are listed chronologically by author and alphabetically by the first line. After each poem there is information on the rhyme and number of syllables per line to help the reader appreciate some of the technical aspects of Spanish poetry. Also there are guidelines describing assonance and how to count the number of syllables in a line of poetry as well as with practice activities.

 

Aprender español con delearte http://www.delearte.com/

 

This website offers a variety of activities covering cultural information, grammar, reading comprehension, vocabulary and listening. Short videos as well readings giving additional information supplement the activities.

 

Ayudas gráficas http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/spanish

 

Here you will find a collection of 37 free graphic organizers with student directions and graphic organizer text in Spanish. There is a good variety of organizers including Venn diagrams, time lines, KWL charts. Permission is given to download, print and copy these pages for classroom use.

 

BBC Mundo | Estudio Abierto http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/forums/estudio_abierto/default.stm

BBC Estudio Abierto offers a collection of interactive interviews with noted personalities. Listeners are invited to participate in the interviews via online chat. There are extensive archives of past interviews from Estudio Abierto and Estudio 834, the name of this program before it became interactive. These interviews are appropriate listening practice for intermediate high to advanced students.

 

BBC – Languages – Spanish http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/

At this site there are links to Spanish Quick Fix (essential phrases in Spanish), Talk Spanish (an introduction to the language in ten short parts with slide shows and video clips and useful phrases with sound and quizzes), the opportunity to subscribe to the monthly BBC Languages newsletter which features current highlights from the Languages site and more. Keyword: student tool

 

BBC Mundo http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/

This is the Spanish language site for the BBC World News service with focus upon Spain and Latin America. RSS feed is available.

 

Best Spanish Websites http://www.uni.edu/becker/Spanish3.html

 

Jim Becker, Professor Emeritus at the University of Northern Iowa, has created an extensive collection of annotated Spanish web resources. Blog | Spanish en casa http://spanishencasa.com/es/blog-es/

Spanish en casa offers short, engaging readings. There are also grammatical explanations with practice exercises and some short videos. This blog has been created and is maintained by Diana, a Spanish as a second language teacher and textbook author from Barcelona.

 

Centro Virtual Cervantes http://cvc.cervantes.es/ensenanza/default.htm

 

Centro Virtual Cervantes is a website created and maintained by the Instituto Cervantes in Spain. This site has materials and activities for teachers and students of Spanish. Click on Pasatiempos de Rayuela (cvc.cervantes.es/aula/pasatiempos/default.htm) to find more than a thousand interactive games and activities organized by level of difficulty. Centro Virtual Cervantes has a RSS feed.

 

Children´s Books Forever http://www.childrensbooksforever.com/

At this website there are free children’s books in various languages. The books can be used on an interactive whiteboard, power point, overhead projector, on iPads and other devices or on classroom computers as well as downloaded in pdf format. and are wonderful for expanding your classroom library. New books are being added regularly so be sure to check the website often.

 

Cine con clase http://hitchcock.itc.virginia.edu/SpanishFilm/principal.html

Short clips taken from Spanish films can be downloaded from this site for use in the classroom. A script, bilingual vocabulary, written activities and additional cultural information are available for each clip This website is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, Digital Media Lab at the University of Virginia and the Center for the Liberal Arts at the University of Virginia.

 

CNN en Español http://www.cnn.com/espanol/

At this site you can watch the news in Spanish.

 

Conjugador TIP http://tip.dis.ulpgc.es/Conjugador/?lang=es

Conjugador TIP is a free online verb conjugator that aligns with the Nueva gramática de la lengua española, Diccionario de la lengua española de la Real Academia Española , Diccionario panhispánico de dudas de la Real Academia Española and others. Detailed information is given

including models of conjugation, verbs with double conjugation, irregular verbs, defective verbs, irregular participles, spelling changes and more. This conjugator has been created by Rodríguez-Rodríguez, G; Carreras-Riudavets, F; Hernández-Figueroa, Z; (2009).

 

Conjugador de verbos del español TIP is available at http://tip.dis.ulpgc.es El Mundo de Birch http://elmundodebirch.wikispaces.com/Home

This wiki which is maintained by a Maryland Spanish teacher has many ideas and resources for Spanish teachers and students.

 

Ejercicios de gramática http://cajondesastre.juegos.free.fr/ejercicios_gramatica.htm

This site offers interactive exercises which practice various points of grammar.

 

Free Spanish Audio http://www.fluencyprof.com/free-spanish-audio.html

Fluency Prof includes legends and dialogues with audio recorded at normal and slow rates of speech. Each audio is accompanied by cloze activities. This website was created by Ricardo and Kelly Várguez, two teachers from Nebraska.

 

Help with Spanish Verbs and Grammar http://www.uni.edu/becker/verbs.html

Jim Becker, Professor Emeritus at the University of Northern Iowa, has created an extensive collection of annotated grammar resources.

 

Infografías en castellano http://infografiasencastellano.com/

This site offers interesting infografics in Spanish on a wide variety of topics. Infographics or information graphics are visual representations of information which help to make complex information easier to understand.

 

Conjuguemos www.Conjuguemos.com

Conjuguemos.com is an online workbook which stores practice activities such as verb conjugation, vocabulary and grammar graded activities, flashcards, crosswords, worksheets and other printable resources. Teachers can create their own activities and quizzes.

 

My Spanish in Spain http://myspanishinspain.wordpress.com/

My Spanish in Spain offers articles about Spain covering a wide range of topics--traditions, culture, sports, gastronomy, literature, tourism and, even, karaoke. These articles are accompanied by engaging photos and videos. Entries are posted in Spanish several days a week. This blog is maintained by an organization promoting their Spanish language schools in Madrid, Barcelona, Salamanca, San Sebastian, Valencia, Granada, Sevilla and Cadiz.

 

Recursos de ELE |
Recursos gratuitos para aprender español http://www.recursosele.com/

Recursos de ELE offers free resources to help Spanish students and teachers. Available resources and supplementary materials include audio clips, grammar explanations, graduated readings, vocabulary, pronunciation, culture and more. This website also has a blog and forum.

 

Señora B | Spanish Teacher and Learner http://senorab1972.wordpress.com/

 

Señora B has a wealth of resources for Spanish teachers: many activities in pdf form covering literature, culture, reading, writing, listening and speaking as well as teaching techniques. This blog is maintained by Spanish teacher Wendy Brownell. You can subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by e-mail.

Spanish 411 http://www.spanish411.net/

This website has tools,such as a dictionary and verb conjugator, vocabulary practice, grammar lessons with practice exercises and links to more resources.

 

Spanish Grammar Online http://www.bowdoin.edu/%7Eeyepes/newgr/ats/

Enrique Yepes, Latin American Studies professor at Bowdoin College (Maine), has created this website which offers a concise outline of essential grammar structures. with detailed explanations and practice exercises.

 

SpeakingLatino.com http://www.speakinglatino.com/

 

SpeakingLatino.com is a website rich in resources for Spanish teachers and students. There are class activities, song activities, printable posters, learning tips, a searchable Spanish slang dictionary, country comparisons, Spanish books and lessons and lists of additional websites. Some of these resources are available for purchase while many are offered as freebies. In addition, web masters Jared, a fluent Spanish speaker who learned Spanish as a adult, and Diana, a native Spanish speaker, share their research and personal experiences about local Spanish from across the Spanish-speaking world.

 

Teaching Resources for Spanish Class http://www.spanish4teachers.org/

There are many useful resources at this website: lesson plans for Spanish teachers, Spanish vocabulary lists, Spanish language interactive activities, literature, Spanish worksheets and handouts, Spanish language exams and quizzes, Hispanic culture, neat Spanish teacher tools, PowerPoint presentations, songs and videos for Spanish class, reading comprehension in Spanish, IB Spanish AB-Initio Resources.

 

Spanish I and II 

Expresate- Our textbook's website has on-line quizzes to test if you would like extra practice!

http://go.hrw.com/hrw.nd/gohrw_rls1/pKeywordResults?keyword=EXP2


Conjuguemos.com- Flashcards that correspond with our chapters. Scroll down to our textbook "Expresate".

http://conjuguemos.com/list.php?type=vocabulary&division=book&language=spanish


Zachary Jones- A website with news, music videos, word of the day- awesome for reading comprehension and learning the culture of Spanish speaking countries.

http://zachary-jones.com/


Coffee Break Spanish and Showtime Spanish
Intermediate and advanced Spanish lesson podcasts- great for listening in the car or playing on an MP3 player
http://radiolingua.com/shows/spanish/coffee-break-spanish/


Free Rice
Feed the hungry while reviewing your Spanish vocabulary!

http://www.freerice.com/


BBC 
22 episodes of real-action video with language teaching and practice, focused on developing communicative skills. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/mividaloca/

 

Destinos
Destinos is in conversational Spanish, with some narration in English and in Spanish. Every episode covers new grammatical concepts, vocabulary, and cultural practices, with a review at the end.
http://www.learner.org/series/destinos/watch/index.html?ep1