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Babelfish Translator
Translate words from your language into another language! |
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Dictionary
Use an online dictionary to check the meaning or the spelling of a word. There are many other features to this website. Take a look! |
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Study Site
Want to practice your English? Check out this site for English language learners. |
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Learn English
LearnEnglish Kids is a British website for children who are learning English. Find games, songs, stories and lots of activities. |
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Puzzles
Make hidden message puzzles, cryptograms, mazes and other puzzles for your friends, family, and teachers using School Discovery's website. |
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Songs
Here you can click on a song title, listen to the melody, and sing along if you like! |
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More Songs
Here are songs for little kids, "easy" songs and "not so easy" songs for you to learn. You can read the lyrics, print them, and see pictures as you sing along. |
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Practice your math!
You'll like this math website. |
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Play math games!
Check out these math games! |
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Do you know your times table?
Mrs. Anthony, AIS teacher, also told me about this website. Check it out! |
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Wikipedia for Schools
The equivalent of a 20-volume printed encyclopedia, Wikipedia for Schools is a website updated each academic year by volunteers from the English Wikipedia and SOS Children, a British children's charity. |
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Wildlife
Do you like to learn facts about animals and plants? Do you like to make projects like a clay bird house or a tropical flying fish? Then this is the website for you! |
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The Public Library
This is an easy way to find books that you want to read. Put a book on hold (costs 50 cents), and once you have it, you can renew it online. All you need is your library card number and this website link to the Monroe County Public Library. |
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Enchanted Learning
Find out more about school topics. |
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Glossaries for NYS Exams
Here are math, science and social studies glossaries that you can use to prepare for New York State exams in grades 3-12. English words used in the content area exams are translated into Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Urdu, Vietnamese, and other languages. ESOL students may bring these glossaries to the exam! |
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International Digital Children's Library
You can read a book in your home language. Go to this website and check it out! |
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Everything ESL
This is the website of Judie Haynes, ESOL teacher and author. |
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International Reading Association
Great writing ideas abound here. Your students can create comics, poetry and more using these pages. |
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NYSED
ESOL standards and other important information regarding ESOL and bilingual education in NYS are provided here. |
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Celebrate the 400th Anniversary of Henry Hudson!
This Web map project animates 17th century exploration. Interactive historic maps chart the courses of Hudson's four voyages. See photos, 3-D models of Hudson's ship, and historical information. |
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PBS Teachers
A searchable database of more than 9,000 free local and national standards-based taching activities, lesson plans, and on-demand video resources, including the NOVA science series |
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TESOL
View the webpages of the umbrella organization for ESOL teachers nationwide and EFL teachers. |
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NYS TESOL
State and regional conferences, publications and information about jobs can be found here. |
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Center for Applied Linguistics
The Center for Applied Linguistics is in Washington, DC. If you are interested in research in the field, training opportunities and anything related to language learning, this is the website to visit. |
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The Library of Congress
Lesson plans for learning about the past through primary resources. Teach American culture through photographs, documents, audio and video. |
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The E-Newsletter from NYS TESOL
Dialogue is the e-newsletter of New York State TESOL and is published four times each year. Its mission is to promote building community among NYS TESOL professionals. Dialogue provides members with useful resources and materials, information about current events and updates, and a forum to ask questions and address problems related to the field. |
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The Electronic Schoolhouse
Available in English and Spanish, The Electronic Schoolhouse examines the Latino experience in New York through photographs, letters, broadsides, flyers, and more dating from 1861 to the present. Introductory videos explain how teachers can use such primary sources in their classrooms and the kinds of institutions that care for these one-of-a-kind materials. |
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The National Archives
For a wealth of information on our country's history, visit this site. Teaching with primary documents, using primary sources, research activities for students, online exhibits, and more can be found here. |
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Teaching Reading
Do you need help with struggling readers? Would you like to find great books and authors for your students to read? Podcasts and videos are available for you to hear and see on this website. |
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Clip Art
Free for your use in teaching. |
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Image Collection
Copyright friendly image library for educators and students. |
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
This website provides information about UNHCR and current refugee situations around the world. |
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Fact Monster
Here are links to Hispanic-related topics, including the variety of Spanish accents spoken around the world, and "Famous Firsts by Hispanic Americans." |
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Las Culturas
Learn about Hispanic culture: languages, literature, music, food, and more. Here are links to different types of Hispanic music. |
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Heritage Month Resource for Teachers
Information and teaching materials for each Heritage Month. |
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Links to Learn More
The National Education Association web site maintains a page of links to help teachers and students learn more about the history and culture of the various Hispanic peoples. |
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Kids' Corner
Excellent Latino art and history from the Smithsonian Institution |
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Teacher Vision Hispanic Heritage
Everything a teacher needs to plan lessons around Hispanic Heritage |
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Scholastic Activities
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Library of Congress
A tribute to the generations of Hispanic Americans who have enriched our nation and society |
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Info please
Activities and resources for Hispanic Heritage Month |
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Education World
Teacher resource containing trivia, biographical links for projects, etc. |
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National Register of Historic Places
Lesson plans for social studies |
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American Federation of Teachers
Helps teachers plan units of study on Hispanic Americans |
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Colorin Colorado
Colorín Colorado is a free web-based service that provides information, activities and advice for educators and Spanish-speaking families of English language learners (ELLs).
Colorín Colorado's mission is to find research-based and best-practice information about teaching reading to English language learners (ELLs) and use the power and reach of the Internet to make it widely available to parents, educators, and policymakers. |
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