STARTALK Arabic by Mohamed Esa: 2011

Jul 8, 2011

Foreign Language Organizations in USA

Local:

GWATFL (Greater Washington Association of Teachers of Foreign Languages)
MFLA (Maryland Foreign Language Association)
VLAFA (Virginia Foreign Language Association)

Regional

NECTFL (Northeast Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages)

National

ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages)

Jul 4, 2011

Soundcloud - Example

Experimenting with Soundcloud by mesa2011

Jul 3, 2011

Using Glogster - Examples

Here are ideas for various Glogs.

You can create a Glog about an Arab country (country profile) with statistics, a map, the flag, the national anthem, a short video on the country, history, etc.
Create a Glog about a famous peronality from the Arab World (poet, politician, musician, dancer, etc.) incorporting important information about him/her, an image, what he/she has done and samples of their works (text, video, audio, images)
Create a timeline of the history of a certain country or nation.
Create an invitation to for a party: When, where, who is coming, what will you offer to eat and drink, how to rsvp, etc. Add music, images, and more.
Create a Glog using an image of the Nile in Egypt and Sudan and marking important tourist attractions with important dates...
Create a Glog on the geography of the Middle East.

Here are samples of finished products:

Jordan: http://katiecee16.glogster.com/Jordan/
Palestine: http://jsgroi.glogster.com/glog-5718/
Egypt: http://70glogster69.glogster.com/glog-4823/
Iraq: http://browndus.glogster.com/glog-4140/
Abu Bakr: http://boogiebots.glogster.com/abubakr/
Middle East Timeline: http://wyss.glogster.com/Middle-East-Timeline-as/
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: http://dhurst.glogster.com/MIDDLE-EAST-TIMELINE-DH/
Suleiman the Magnificent: http://rinababe.glogster.com/glog-sulieman-the-I/
Islamic Music and Art: http://x3luv2b0ard94x3.glogster.com/glog-9369/
Islam: http://mimiwilde.glogster.com/islam-glog/

Photopeach - Tutorial and Example

Here is a Tutorial for PhotoPeach:

Here is a quiz on Petra, Jordan created with PhotopPeach:

Mind Map - Mind42.com

Here is an example I have created about فصول السنة (Seasons)

Jun 28, 2011

Jun 26, 2011

الرجاء مشاهدت الافلام من قنات العربيه عن خسوف القمر وتحضير خطة للتدريس التطبيقي تستعمل بها الفيديو الاول او الفيديو الثاني. الرجاء استعمال نموذج خطة التدريس في موقع النت التالي: نموذج خطةالتدريس باللغة العربية . [http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/german/startalk-arabic/Arabic-Lesson-Plan-Template.pdf]

Jun 24, 2011

Lunch Invitation

Jun 22, 2011

Great Arabic Websites

Click on the link to see many Wonderful Arabic Websites with many links and materials.

Here are some other websites related to Arabic

Arabic K-12 Teachers Network
http://arabick12.org
Arabic Webcasts in simplified Arabic: آخر الأخبار باللغة العربية المبسطة
http://nclrc.org/webcasts/arabic/
Aswaat Arabiyya - A collection of great videos in Arabic organized according to difficulty and according to proficiency levels.
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/aswaat/
Flashcards Exchange - Create your own Flashcards
http://www.flashcardexchange.com/
Click here to see a set of My Flash Cards I have created with
FlashcardsExchange. Click on Study to see what I as able to make without paying a membership fee.
See website listing from the UCLA Language Materials Project:
Search for Arabic and choose website under the Definition of Materials:> http://www.lmp.ucla.edu/Search.aspx?doBasicSearch=true
AlBawaba Arabic Blogs
http://blogs.albawaba.com/ar/
Blog by Mohamed Esa with new and updated examples Rich Internet Applications
http://startalkarabic.blogspot.com/
Abou Mahjoob Arabic Cartoon Website http://www.mahjoob.com/
Arabic Pod http://www.arabicpod.net/
ويكيبيديا مصرى Arabic Wikipediahttp://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Aljazeera Podcast
http://www.aljazeera.net /NR/exeres/67784DBD-34D3-42AB-A121-BBEA4C191EE3.htm