Reading: Paris Match: http://www.parismatch.com/

German classical music: http://www.thunderingbison.com/german/webday101/Musik.html

See also: Activities Based on Authentic Web-based Resources: http://www.polyglot.pitt.edu/workshops/techworkshopsfall01/authentic.html

Writing: Email: Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections http://www.iecc.org

See also: Email for ESL Students http://edvista.com/claire/linc.html

Word Processing-based Activities for a Language Class: http://edvista.com/claire/wp.html

Speaking: Constructivist projects: http://www.polyglot.pitt.edu/workshops/techworkshops01/constructivism.html

Students use technology to make their own newsletters, web pages, digital movies, power point presentations, multimedia portfolios, etc. These activities often involve collaboration.

DAAD Project: http://www.iei.uiuc.edu/class.pages/DAAD.html

Simulations and games that require collaboration.

Travel Simulation Activity http://www.iei.uiuc.edu/travelsim/

Other uses of the Internet: http://www.pitt.edu/~cbsiskin/ling2148/comm.html

Listening: Cultural Interviews with Latin American Executives: http://www.sp.utexas.edu/ork/spnbus/culture.htm

Cultural Interviews with Brazilian Executives: http://www.sp.utexas.edu/ork/brasil/culture.htm

Travelers Journal http://www.travelersjournal.com/

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Warschauer, M. (1996). Computer-assisted language learning: An introduction. In S. Fotos (Ed.), Multimedia Language Teaching , 3-20. Tokyo: Logos. http://www.gse.uci.edu/markw/overview.html

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Robert Henderson Language Media Center, University of Pittsburgh
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Last revised: September 13, 2002