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Nous sommes chanceux! We have access to some amazing online resources ... and we will learn many of them together as they are new to me too ...

Our online dictionary and translation program is [|Reverso]:

Some fun programs include:

[|Quizlet] [|Yabla] (And we'll be starting with this [|much-too-hard promotional video] to give you a sense of how it works!) Password = global language and username = saspudong. Quia [|GoAnimate]

Our main online resource is our [|textbook] itself. The online Bien dit! site expands on the contents of the book. Once you receive your login credentials, you can access the online textbook at this address:

http://my.hrw.com/

Add this web address to your bookmarks. Once you log in with your username and password, you can select “Go to the online textbook” to begin. The online textbook includes the following features:


 * Electronic Textbook **

The Bien dit! site features an electronic version of the textbook, which includes the same text, images, and page numbers as the hard copy, but with several interactive features added. The most significant of these is the ability to complete practice exercises online and to check your answers using a Check All button, and a Grammar Tutor feature that provides more in-depth explanations for key grammar concepts.

The grammar and vocabulary workbook that accompanies the textbook reinforces grammar and vocabulary structures learned in each chapter. You can access the workbook using the Vocabulaire et grammaire tab on the Bien dit! site. Many of these activities are practice exercises that you can complete and check your answers to, but others will be part of the assignments you must submit for grades throughout this course.
 * Vocabulaire et Grammaire **

The audio and video resources on the Bien dit! website are extremely important because they enable you to listen to native French speakers. You will hear how words and sounds are pronounced, and you will be able to practice these sounds yourself. Here are some of the key audio and video features you will use:
 * Audio and Video **
 * Vocabulary words and expressions in the online version of the textbook are highlighted in blue, indicating that you can click each word or expression to hear it pronounced by a native speaker. This feature makes it easy to listen several times to a word or expression and to repeat it yourself until you are comfortable saying it.
 * Télé-vocab video segments enable you to hear vocabulary words and expressions used in context, as part of a conversation. This helps you move beyond thinking of the words and expressions as isolated units.
 * Écoutons audio exercises enable you to check your listening comprehension by answering a series of multiple-choice or true/false questions about the selection you hear.
 * Grammavision videos review key points of grammar and let you hear new structures out loud rather than just reading them.
 * SoundBooth activities enable you to record yourself speaking French online and play it back. Most of these activities are not assigned for a grade, but they are a great tool to practice your French-speaking skills and to prepare for the oral assignments that you will submit.
 * Télé-roman episodes are available through links in the online textbook. This enables you to link your reading of each soap opera segment in the textbook with watching the video online to hear the French spoken in a natural context. The Video tab on the Bien dit! site takes you to a complete transcript of each episode in case you have difficulty understanding what you hear.

(Thanks to Indiana University High School for this comprehensive description of the online site's features)