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Carribean Islands
DR
http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/dominican-republic-country-profile.html
Cuba
http://www.netssa.com/cuba.html
Cuba - Havana
Havana Travel Guide
http://www.webhavana.com/
List of Dominicans
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dominicans
Dominican Republic
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107475.html
Puerto Rico
http://welcome.topuertorico.org/index.shtml
Puerto Rico - Tour Guide
http://escape.topuertorico.com/
Puerto Rico Online Magazine
http://portal.prmag.com/service/displayHomePageExperience.kickAction?page=Homepage&as=16633
Central America
Costa Rica
http://www.infocostarica.com/
El Salvador
Online News
http://www.elsalvador.com/mwedh/
Guatemala
http://www.guatemalaontheweb.com/
Honduras
http://www.honduras.com/
Nicaragua Channel
http://www.nicaragua.com/
Panama
http://www.panamatours.com/
Panama Canal
http://www.pancanal.com/eng/index.html
Panama Canal in 75 seconds
http://stategis.blogspot.com/2008/01/through-panama-canal-in-75-seconds.html
Panama Kuna Indians
http://www.galenfrysinger.com/achutupo_san_blas_panama.htm
Clip Art
Clip Art -- Discovery School
http://school.discovery.com/clipart/category/stud0001.html
Clip Art -- DK
http://www.dorlingkindersley-uk.co.uk/static/cs/uk/11/clipart/home.html
Clip Art -- Microsoft
http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx?lc=en-us
Mexico soccer players
http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/gen/fifa/20050817/i/2158558984.jpg
Communication
BBC Languages
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/
Cervantes TV
http://www.cervantestv.es/
Communities
Cinco de Mayo History (Eng. & Sp)
http://www.nacnet.org/assunta/spa5may.htm
Cinco de Mayo History (kids & teachers)
http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Holidays/Cinco/
Cinco de Mayo -Webquest (grades 2-3)
http://www.zianet.com/cjcox/edutech4learning/cinco.html
Smithsonian Latino Center
http://latino.si.edu/
Population Map of Spanish-speaking world
http://www.spanishmaster.com/SpanishMaster/WhySpanish/WhySpanish.html
Journey into Amazonia
waterworlds lists/describes animals
http://www.pbs.org/journeyintoamazonia/teacher.html
Interactive Amazon
http://eduweb.com/amazon.html
Comparisons
Disney Latino
http://www.disneylatino.com/index-flash.html
Pledge of Allegiance (in Spanish)
http://www.bboed.org/schools/bhs/world_languages/spanish_pledge.htm
Connections
VDOE sample lesson plans w/ connections to other SOL subjects
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/Language/Resources/WRSPindex.html
Country Information
CIA Factbook (any country)
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
Comparative Country Size
http://
Exchange Rates
http://finance.yahoo.com/currency-converter#from=USD;to=EUR;amt=1
Flags
http://www.flags.net/indexa.htm
Global Food Recipes
http://www.globalfoodideas.com/
Global Food Markets
http://www.globalfoodmarket.com/
Good Information
http://www.infoplease.com/
Lonely Planets
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations
U.S. Populations
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0774780.html
U.S. square mile area
http://www.externalharddrive.com/usa/states/states.html
Latin American Network Information Center
http://lanic.utexas.edu/
100 Milestone Government Documents
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/content.php?flash=true&page=milestone
Cultures
Muralists
http://www.clta.net/lessons/spanish/level1/mural.html
Day of the Dead - El Día de los Muertos
http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/
Famous Hispanics/Hispanic Heritage Month
http://coloquio.com/famosos/alpha.htm
The Copper Work Of Santa Clara del Cobre
http://www.studyspanish.com/comps/copper.htm
Spanish jokes, lyrics, etc.
http://www.donquijote.org/spanishlanguage/
Current Events/News
Newspaper everywhere
http://www.newseum.org/
Travel Warnings
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_1764.html
Colombia News
http://www.eltiempo.com/
Guatemala News
http://lahora.com/
Mexico News
http://www.heraldo.com.mx/
Carribean News
http://news.caribseek.com/
Spain News
http://www.elmundo.es/
BBC Spanish News
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/index.shtml
The World -
http://www.elpais.com/global/
Games
Spanish Vocabulary Games
http://www.quia.com/hm/216152.html
Find games in Spanish
http://www.chicos.net/juegos/pares/palmar.htm
Spanish Signs
http://www.museodelninopr.org/juegos/transito_facil.html
Crossword Puzzles
http://www.kidcrosswords.com/espanol/home.htm
Spanish foods
http://home.new.rr.com/coqui49/comida.html
Using Timeline Games and Mexican History to Improve Comprehension
http://readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=931
Jeopardy Power Point
http://www.personal.psu.edu/rmb323/twtc/microteaching.html
Present Perfect tense of regular -er and -ir verbs
Smartboard Game
Kitchen and Food
http://www.rif.org/leer/cocina/spree_sp.mspx?time=35
Make Belief Comic Strips
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/
Digitial Movie
http://www.dvolver.com/live/movies-162205
Smartboard Games by categories
http://www.myhq.com/public/v/a/vanderwerken/
Grammar
Basic Spanish Pronouns
http://www.indiana.edu/%7Ecall/reglas/pron_personales.html
Español 1 on-line textbook, flashcards & practice testsok on line activities
http://classzone.com
Gender of Nouns: Part I
http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/genoun1.htm
Gender of Nouns: Part II
http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/genoun2.htm
Grammar informational charts and activities
http://www.studyspanish.com
Nombres - Spanish Nouns
http://spanish.allinfo-about.com/grammar/gr-nouns.html
Nombres plurales - Spanish Plural Nouns
http://spanish.allinfo-about.com/grammar/gr-plurals.html
Numbers -- Rules
http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/exercises/numeros_reglas.html
Numbers 1-100 Activities
http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/exercises/numeros2.html
Regular Present Tense
http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiwyc/school/curric/Spanish/Presente/index.htm
Spanish Nouns - Gender Exceptions
http://spanish.allinfo-about.com/grammar/gr-genderexceptions.html
Subject Pronouns
http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/subpro.htm
Ar Verb Game
http://www.quia.com/jg/317083.html
Study Spanish
http://www.studyspanish.com/
Academic Spanish Dictionary
http://www.rae.es/rae.html
Sp. Grammar & Vocabulary Practice
http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/index.php
Royal Spanish Academy
http://www.rae.es/rae.html
WordReference
http://www.wordreference.com/
Conditional Tense Power Point Presentation
http://www.personal.psu.edu/rmb323/twtc/microteaching.html
Present Perfect tense of regular -er and -ir verbs
http://www.personal.psu.edu/rmb323/twtc/microteaching.html
Introduction to Subjunctive
http://www.personal.psu.edu/bch183/twtc/powerpoint.html
History: Traditions and Cultures
100 Milestone Government Documents
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/content.php?page=milestone
Latino History, Literature & Culture for Children and Young Adults
http://www.slco.lib.ut.us/hispanic-history-bib.htm
Mexican Revolution: Power Point
http://www.sinc.stonybrook.edu/stu/usommer/POL103%20-%207th_presentation___Mexico_and_Brazil.ppt
Mexico Guidebook: History
http://www.worldtrek.org/odyssey/mexico/91698/mexhistory.html
Power Media Plus Mexico Videos
http://powermediaplus.com/streaming/advancedSearch.asp?mode=search&searchFor=mexico§ions=streaming&sort=
Spanish foods
http://home.new.rr.com/coqui49/comida.html
Puerto Rican Culture
http://welcome.topuertorico.org/culture
Country Information
Global Guide to Culture, Customs, & Etiquette
http://kwintessental.co.uk/resources/country-profiles.html
My name is .. in many languages
http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/myname.htm
Listening and Speaking
Basic Spanish Words with Pronunciation
http://members.aol.com/alvareze/spanish/
Español 1 Textbook on line activities
http://classzone.com
Latin Music Online
http://www.batanga.com/es/music/
Children's Songs and Nursery Rhymes in Spanish
http://www.mamalisa.com/?t=e_cont&c=4
MSN Latino
Billboard Latino Performances
http://video.msn.com/?mkt=es-us&brand=latino
TRADITIONAL SONGS, RHYMES, FINGERPLAYS,
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/projects/ninos/songsrhymes.html
Music & News Broadcast from Spain
http://www.rtve.es/radio/radio5/
Intercultural Center for Research in Education
http://www.incre.org/projects.htm#staff
Basic Spanish Words with Pronunciation
http://members.aol.com/alvareze/spanish/
Collection of resources for learners
http://www.linguaweb.ndirect.co.uk/pages/spanlev1.htm
Sample Keypals PowerPoint Presentation
http://www.paly.net/~cmerritt/keyppt/index.htm
Map and Map Skills
On-line facts and information
http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Home
On-line information on countries
http://www.geocities.com
U.S. Map Quiz
http://lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/usaquick.htlm
U.S. Map game
http://pigmug.com/files/map_test.swf
U.S. map help
http://sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm
Central & South America
http://sheppardsoftware.com/South_and_Central_American_Geography.htm
Maps of México
http://www.virtualmex.com/map.htm
Mexico
Mexican Revolution: Power Point
http://
Yahoo Mexico
http://
Lonely Planet
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mexico
Mexico Facts
https://www.cia.gov/redirects/factbookredirect.html
Mexico
Mexico Channel
http://www.trace-sc.com/
Chichen-Itzá
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/latinamerica/images/sacred_cenote.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/meso_america/chichenitza.html&h=376&w=248&sz=48&hl=en&start=20&tbnid=-U
Tour of Chichen-Itzá
http://www.mysteriousplaces.com/mayan/TourEntrance.html
Timeline of Mexican History (parallels World History)
http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/3148-mexico-history-time-line-overview-resource-page
Mexico Revolution: Power Point
http://www.sinc.stonybrook.edu/stu/usommer/POL103%20-%207th_presentation___Mexico_and_Brazil.ppt
Mexico for kids
http://explora.presidencia.gob.mx/index_kids.html
Mexico Guidebook: History
http://www.worldtrek.org/odyssey/mexico/91698/mexhistory.html
Power Media Plus Mexico Videos
http://powermediaplus.com/streaming/advancedSearch.asp?mode=search&searchFor=mexico§ions=streaming&sort=
Reading
The Tree - El árbol
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/trees1_sp/flash/index.html
The Insects - Los Insectos
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/insects_sp/
The Corn - El maíz
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/corn_sp/
The Forest - El bosque
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/woods_sp/
Stories #1
http://www.storyplace.org/sp/eel/eel.asp?themeID=16
Storyplace
http://www.storyplace.org/sp/preschool/activities/petsonact.asp
Stories #2
http://www.storyplace.org/sp/preschool/other.asp
My world in words - Mi mundo en palabras
http://cvc.cervantes.es/ensenanza/mimundo/
Stories #3 - Cuentos 3
http://chabelo.com.mx/cuentacuentos/
Milcuentos
http://www.milcuentos.com/
Reading Planet Home
http://www.rif.org/kids/readingplanet.htm
Resources: Power Point & Smartboard & Tools
Power Point Presentations 1
http://tpduggan.tripod.com/powerp.html
Power Point Presentations 1
http://tpduggan2.tripod.com/powerp2.html
Welcome to Power Point
http://www.actden.com/pp/unit1/1_main.htm
MLA/APA Citations
http://www.noodletools.com/
Linguafolio
Portfolio
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/linguafolio/
Spanish Keyboard
Type Spanish Accents
http://spanish.typeit.org/
Academic Spanish Dictionary
http://www.rae.es/rae.html
Online Spanish Dictionary
http://www.wordreference.com/
Yahoo Spanish Dictionary
http://kids.yahoo.com/reference
Thesaurus
gives root word & synonyms
http://www.lenguaje.com/
Google Documents
http://my-ecoach.com/project.php?id=13178&project_step=38441
Voice Threads
http://my-ecoach.com/project.php?id=13178&project_step=38170
Search Tools
Ask Jeeves
http://www.askjeeves.com
Google
http://www.google.com
Keyword Indexes: Alta Vista
http://www.AltaVista.com
Keyword Indexes: HotBot
http://www.hotbot.com
Keyword Indexes: Infoseek
http://www.infoseek.com
Keyword Indexes: Lycos
http://www.lycos.com
Marco Polo
http://marcopolo-education.org/home.aspx
Specialized Search Engines and Directories
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/specialized.html
Subject Directories: Net Guide
http://www.netguide.co.nz/
Subject Directories: Web Crawler
http://www.WebCrawler
Subject Directories: Yahoo
http://www.yahoo.com
Subject Directories: Yahoo in Spanish
http://www.espanol.yahoo.com
Webquest: San Diego
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquest.html
Sites not to lose
City Views
http://www.aviewoncities.com/
Hunger in the World
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=1271
Children's Books in Spanish
http://www.icdlbooks.org/icdl/ResultByWorld?area=1&country=0&view=cover&start=0&type=0&sort=title&msg=
Edline - Grading/Assignments
http://https://www.edline.net/Index.page
South America
Colombia (LP)
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/colombia
Venezuela (LP)
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/venezuela
Venezuela
http://www.venezuelatuya.com/indexeng.htm
Spain
All about Spain
http://www.red2000.com/spain/
Tour Spain
http://www.tourspain.es/es/Home/ListadoMenu
Lonely Planet
http://www.tourspain.es/es/Home/ListadoMenu
Yahoo Spain
http://es.yahoo.com/
Virtual Journey of Spain
Cool Planet
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/explore/journey/spain/spindex.htm
Go Spain
http://www.gospain.org/
All About Spain
Informatino, Destinations, Plan a Trip
http://www.red2000.com/spain/flamenco/
Spanish Artists
Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/artists/spain.shtml
Spain Quest
cyber spain
http://www.cyberspain.com/
Vocabulary
En la clase
http://www.trentu.ca/spanish/masarriba/leccion1b.htm
English - Spanish Dictionary Translation Games , Activities and Quiz
http://www.syvum.com/squizzes/spanish
Games
http://www.spanish.bz/games.htm
On-line vocabulary games (crossword)
http://www.languagegames.org
Vocabulary Flashcards
http://members.tripod.com/spanishflashcards/
Weather