As I mentioned earlier this week, because of an unexpected substantial increase in our student enrollment and the resulting scheduling challenges, I volunteered to convert one period of my Beginning and Intermediate English Language Learner class into a Geography class. I think Geography is a great tool for language acquisition.

I have a more expansive The Best Websites For Learning & Teaching Geographylist, but I thought readers might find it useful to see the sites I plan to primarily use in this class. I’ll be expanding the number of sites, but these are a good start:

• Brainpop Geography
• DK Reference
• Fact Monster
• GeoBeats
• I Know That
• Latitude & Longitude
• Mapping Our World
• Mr. Ferlazzo’s Geography Page
• National Geographic Videos
• Nations Illustrated
• Panoramas
• Scribble States
• Spotlight Videos
• World Info Zone
• World Wonders Project
• The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures
• The Best Online Activities For Learning About Time Zones
• Best Sites For Introducing Maps To English Language Learners
• The Best Sites For Introducing English Language Learners To Geography
• Google World Wonders Project
• Google Maps Street View Collections
• Stay.com
• InfoPlease: The 50 States
• Harcourt School: The 50 States
• The Global Closet Calculator
• Peek
• Reach The World Geo Games
• Map Battle
• Best Sites For Learning About Mexico, Central & South America
• Mr. Nussbaum
• The Best Geography Sites For Learning About The United States & Canada
• The Best Geography Sites For Learning About Europe
• GeoBeats
• I Like To Learn — Geography
• Discovery Atlas Video
• Go Social Studies Go
• The Best Geography Sites For Learning About Africa
• Geography Textbook (Click on top link)
• Funky English
• A Beginning List Of The Best Geography Sites For Learning About Asia & The Middle East
• The Best Sites For ELLs To Learn About The Pacific Region
• The Best Online Geography Games
• Travel Videos
• 40 maps that explain the world
• World Geography Games
• The Best Sites For Learning About Brazil
• Trippin
• Video Bank
• The Best Sites For Learning About France
• The Best Sites For Learning About Italy
• The Best Sites For Learning About The United Kingdom
• The Best Sites For Learning About South Africa

Let me know if you think I’m missing any….

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