Updated 10/30/15 for the NYSAFLT Annual Conference.
In February 2015, I presented at the NYSAFLT Capital-East Regional Conference on Finding and Using Authentic Resources with Checkpoint A Students. For those of you not from New York, Checkpoint A is basically our state’s way of saying novice. I have since modified this presentation to suit all levels, and presented it at the NYSAFLT Annual Conference on October 31, 2015.
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Above is my presentation, and below are companion links. A star next to a link indicates it was referenced in the presentation. The other links are related recommended reading.
My Blog Posts from The French Corner About Finding and Using #Authres
*Creating a Google Maps Scavenger Hunt
*Creating a Virtual Trip to Paris
*Using Google Maps to Reinforce Geography
*Using Evernote to Organize Resources
*Using Headlines as #Authres
*Using Infographics to Reinforce Numbers and Culture
iPad Diaries Volume 6 (Using Adobe Voice to Create a Cultural Video)
Authentic French Restaurant Menus
Finding #Authres for French students
10 Easy Ways to Incorporate Culture Into Your Lessons
Resources for Young French Learners (Part 1)
Resources for Young French Learners (Part 2)
Other Blog Posts About Finding, Using, and Organizing #Authres
*Box of Tricks: Resources: Keeping Them Real and Keeping Them Together
*Creative Language Class: Cognate Practice Part 1
*Cécile Lainé: Authentic input versus grammar drills
Isabelle Jones: World Languages, Facebook, Pinterest, Culture & Literacy
Martina Bex’s Materials on #Authres
Crystal Barragan: Authentic Resources + Embedded Reading
Language Teacher Bloggers That Frequently Blog About #Authres
Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell
Martina Bex
TICs en FLE (French)
El Conde (French)
El Mundo de Birch (Spanish)
Maris Hawkins (Spanish)
Creative Language Class
Spanish Plans
Zachary Jones (Spanish)
Language Teacher Facebook Pages That Frequently Share #Authres
*French Teachers in the US (closed group; must request invite)
Isabelle Pochat (French)
Mme Henderson (French)
French at Finneytown High School
Foux Furieux du Français
American Association of Teachers of French
Language Teachers Ireland
Maris Hawkins (Spanish)
Mis Clases Locas (Spanish)
Language Teacher Twitter Handles That Frequently Tweet About #Authres
@mjosfle (French)
@nettiemeramera (French)
@jjeiden (French)
@catherineku72 (French)
@myriamdavies74 (French)
@mariefrance (French)
@lepointdufle (French)
@lnajap (French)
@sandrinepk (French)
@nicolenaditz (French)
@aatfrench (French)
@frenchteacherca (French)
@secottrell (Spanish)
@senorab1972 (Spanish)
@profehanson (Spanish)
@alenord (Spanish)
@icpjones (French/Spanish)
@valleseco (French/Spanish)
Pinterest Accounts That Frequently Share #Authres
My blog post on 15 French teachers to follow on Pinterest
frenchteacherca (French)
aatfrench (French)
parlefr (French)
mmedevine (French)
jennca (French)
lnajap (French)
wyomingfrench (French)
musicuentos (Spanish)
alenord (Spanish)
spanish4teacher (Spanish)
srtacarmencita (Spanish)
icpjones (French &Spanish)
miscositaspix (Spanish)
Authentic French Websites/Blogs (Subscribe to these & follow on Facebook/Twitter too)
*AudioLingua – Audio clips from native speakers
*Humans of Paris – Photos of people in Paris with captions in French (like Humans of NY)
Humans of Marseille – Another “Humans of…” page
Humans of Dunkerque – Yet another “Humans of…” page
France Bienvenue – French conversations with transcripts
Géo Ado – French children’s news site
1jour1actu – French children’s news site
Mon Quotidien – French children’s news site
La Griffe de l’Info – French children’s news site
Le journal de Suzon – Fictional diary of a French girl during WWII
BrainPop France – Children’s learning site
(Many more French #authres linked on my blog post)
Authentic Spanish Websites/Blogs (Subscribe to these & follow on Facebook/Twitter too)
*AudioLingua – Audio clips from native speakers
BrainPop Español – Children’s learning site
Humans of Barcelona – Photos of people in Barcelona with captions in Catalán (like Humans of NY)
Humans of Santiago – Another “Humans of..” page
Humans of Spain – Yet another “Humans of…” page
Humans of Buenos Aires – Still another “Humans of…” page
Infografías en castellano – Lots of infographics in Spanish (thank you Amy Lenord for sharing)
Disney ¡Ajá! – Disney site for kids; stories to read and listen to, articles, and TV shows
TICS y Formación – Another blog with lots of infographics
Where to Find Popular Music
Universal Music France (YouTube)
Universal Music Spain (YouTube)
Billboard International Charts
Other Resources for Finding Organizing #Authres
*Twitter hashtag #authres
*Gramfeed – Search Instagram hashtags
*Feedly – Subscribe to RSS feeds
*Evernote – Organize #Authres as you find them
*Wordle – Make a word cloud from the text of an #authres
Musicuentos’ Authentic Resource Activities Spreadsheet – Teachers add resources and accompanying activities for various topics
Resources for Making the Most of Videos
*Edpuzzle – Ask questions at various points during a video (Read about Spanish teacher Laura Sexton’s experience with Edpuzzle)
*Zaption – Similar to Edpuzzle (Read about French teacher Nicole Naditz’ experience with Zaption)
EduCanon – Similar to Zaption and Edpuzzle
*Vibby – Students can leave comments at various points during a video. (Read about Laura Sexton’s experience with Vibby)
