General+Resources

www.actfl.org The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) is the only national organization dedicated to the improvement and expansion of the teaching and learning of all languages at all levels of instruction. ACTFL is an individual membership organization of more than 9,000 foreign language educators and administrators from elementary through graduate education, as well as government and industry. From the development of Proficiency Guidelines, to its leadership role in the creation of national standards, ACTFL focuses on issues that are critical to the growth of both the profession and the individual teacher. Through their membership, new as well as veteran teachers are making an important investment in the future.
 * Professional Resources**

www.aatg.org American Association of Teachers of German is an organization with the purpose of supporting German teachers and promoting German studies across the country. There are forums, listservs, and professional development opportunities for German teachers, regardless of experience.

www.goethe.de The Goethe-Institut is the Federal Republic of Germany’s cultural institution operational worldwide. It promotes the study of German abroad and encourages international cultural exchange. We also foster knowledge about Germany by providing information on its culture, society and politics. Online Language Learning tools www.vokabel.com/german.html This site provides students with German vocabulary help.
 * General Classroom resources**

www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/cool/ This online program has useful phrases and is appealing to students.

www.wordchamp.com Another example of online language learning

www.slowgerman.de This website is home to an excellent podcast by Annik Rubens. She often addresses questions sent in from listeners and usually includes a music clip of a current song.

Online writing/speaking skill building voicethread.com With this site, you can upload photos, audio or video, add text and/or voice recordings to create different types of products and presentations. It is an easy site to navigate and geared towards all types of technology users.

www.toondoo.com Students can create their own comic strip on this site.

blabberize.com This site enables a user to create 'talking' images.

www.voki.com This site allows a user to create a speaking avatar. An avatar is an online character that may or may not be representative of the user. Think of it as a 21st century puppet, but online and animated.

www.animoto.com On this site you can make your own movie from personal photos and music.

www.pimpampum.net/bookr This site allows a user to create a book with images from the popular, public image and photo site, Flickr.