Among the Web tools I use most often to help language teachers find these authentic materials are the international versions of the traditional search tools. Yahoo, Excite, Lycos, Hotbot and Infoseek all have pages that search and retrieve sites in a variety of languages. Although not all my teacher friends are fond of it, AltaVista's translation service offers handy help to students. It's a Web page of teaching resources, syllabi, online activities and tutorials. Not every teacher will want to join the mailing list, but all can benefit from the discussion.
Teachers can access the exchanges in a variety of ways.
They can check out the messages they want to read in the searchable archive. The level of sharing in this community is impressive. Teachers are exchanging information about activities that work and that have been successful so others can try them. Not all the ideas you'll find on the list have to do with technology. We are using technology to enhance communication. . . .