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UT-LANIC
(University of Texas-Austin)
http://www.lanic.utexas.edu
The Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC)
at the University of Texas-Austin provides information on Latin American
countries, education, media, culture, etc. Site is available
in English, Spanish, or Portuguese.
http://www.unc.edu/depts/ilas
The Outreach Office of the Institute of Latin American Studies focuses on strengthening relationships with NC schools, providing Latin American resources for classroom use and aiding educators abilities to incorporate Latin American content in language, social studies, communications and art instruction. This is accomplished through professional development workshops, a lending library of Latin American materials, school visit programs, artists in schools programs and traveling art exhibits.
Latin American Database
http://www.ladb.unm.edu
This University of New Mexico site is an internet-based news and educational service in English about Latin America. The site features weekly electronic news bulletins about Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, and South America. It also houses a searchable archive of over 24,000 articles dated from 1986. Subscription required.
Political Database of the Americas
http://www.georgetown.edu/pdba
This database provides reference materials, primary documents, comparative studies, and statistical data on countries in the Western Hemisphere.
Bilingual
Books for Kids
http://www.bilingualbooks.com/
Multicultural Connections y Cosas Hispanicas® is a great bilingual collection of legends, myths, poetry, dictionaries, songs, prose, and materials for teachers and parents available for sale (all grade levels).
Amigos
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/cguanipa/amigos/
Amigos is a website of interest to ethnically diverse middle school and high school students, parents, teachers and interested adults. Amigos includes informational essays, resources for locating help,
sharing of personal stories, and intergenerational experiences.
Education World: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson023.shtml
This site contains a wonderful article on lesson planning for the National Hispanic Heritage month
(September 15-October
15), and includes interesting information about the region. Best for K-12 educators.
Zona
Latina
http://www.zonalatina.com/Zlchild.htm
Latin American Children Resources is a collection of reading sources, internet sites, television
web pages, comics, and much more from Latin America. This site is for younger children
to learn more about Latin children's culture. It is also useful to educators as it contains research articles on Latin American children and education.
CULTURAL TRADITIONS AND HISTORY
Amazon Tales
http://www.ecuadorexplorer.com/html/amazon_peoples.html
Amazon Tales allows visitors to take a peek at the legendary Amazon River through the eyes of local indigenous peoples.
Warriors of the Amazon
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/shaman/shaman2.html
PBS Nova presents an online introduction to the Warriors of the Amazon who inhabit the barely-accessible El Oriente region of Ecuador.
Cultures
of the Andes
http://www.andes.org/bookmark.html
Cultures of the Andes contains various links that introduce readers to music, literature, and other aspects of
Andean culture.
Andes Expedition: Searching for Inca Secrets
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/andes/
This site sumarizes the National Geographic Andes Expedition. The
site focuses on a "virtual autopsy" of the Mount Ampato ice maiden,
who was discovered accidentally in 1995 and made global headlines.
The Inca Trail and Machu Picchu
http://www.raingod.com/angus/Gallery/Photos/SouthAmerica/Peru/IncaTrail.html
This website includes a virtual tour of the trail, with images and commentary.
Maya Adventure
http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/ma/
The Science Museum of Minnesota presents this online Mayan adventure to highlight science activities and information related to ancient and modern Mayan culture. Best for in-class learning activities, especially at the elementary and middle school levels.
Indigenous
Peoples in Ecuador
http://abyayala.nativeweb.org/ecuador/
This site introduces visitors to indigenous people of Ecuador through stories, pictures, and
articles.
The
Panama Canal
http://www.pancanal.com/
This visually impressive site offers the history of, and current issues around, the Panama Canal. A useful site for educators and
upper level students.
ˇdel
Corazón!
http://www.delcorazon.si.edu
Featuring the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection of art by Latino artists, ˇdel Corazón! is an interactive, educational webzine for
teachers and students.
The
Virtual Diego Rivera Web Museum
http://www.diegorivera.com
Diego Rivera (1886-l957) was one of the most prominent Mexican painters of the 20th century. This site is well-designed and interactive, offering photos of
his murals, a biography, and online film clips.
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