Have you heard of Culture Grams?

I was able to take a look at the content available at CultureGrams.com and it is top notch.

They have not only pictures, videos, and articles of different countries and cultures but they also have actual interviews with people all over the world. Kid interviews too!

The drawback to CultureGrams is that it costs money to be able to access their database. Unfortuantely it is not free. However, I don't think that it is too expensive and if you want a reliable and up-to-date report on over 200 countries, this is a great place to check out.

It also has great statistics and interesting facts about he different places. Much better organized (and interesting) than other places I've seen.

Now if only it were free! ;-) Here is the link: CultureGrams.com

Xtranormal.com - Great cartoons that speak other languages!

When my co-worker asked me to check out Xtranormal.com, I was surprised at how addicting it was. It is a great tool and it makes it so easy for students or teachers to make little cartoons.

The coolest thing is that it speaks different languages!

You can have your cartoon speak in German, French, English, or Spanish. They also have a new version of the program which you can download to your computer and create the cartoons from there. It is all free which I love!

Here are a few different samples of videos that we made using this tool. You can make some great videos to put on your website, in your online course, or you can have students make their presentations using this great tool.

Here is one sample we made for Spanish
Here is another sample for Spanish
Here's one sample of an intro to French

You can see that it is up to you how you create these. It is definitely addicting. ;-)