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Le Patron is a helpful tool that allows you to identify orthographic and grammar mistakes that we find frequently in written French. Le Patron also offers clear explanations as to what was wrong to help the writter understand the correction process. Please visit http://lepatron.tapor.ualberta.ca/ for more information.

Kutoka
develops and distributes "edutainment" software. They produce original titles that are educational, entertaining and of the highest quality. The "Mia" series, which is available in 42 countries and 14 languages, has been awarded more than 100 international awards so far and has been applauded internationally for its quality and originality. Please visit www.kutoka.com for more information.

101 Ways to Promote Your Language Program is an easy-to-read marketing tool for language educators and program managers that teaches fundamental marketing principles in an educational context. This book takes you through the different steps of marketing, all the way to reviewing & assessing your program. For more information or to purchase this book, please visit www.eatonintl.com.

Test your knowledge of la Francophonie in Saskatchewan, Canada and the world! Zoomerang is a bilingual quiz developed as part of les Rendez-vous de la Francophonie. For more, please visit Zoomerang Survey.

The Saskatoon Catholic School Board is proud to offer Le soleil se lève, a collection of six original songs by Paul Bourgeois. This CD is full of great music that encourages youth to use the French-language. The activities that go with this CD are rewarding because they offer a variety of interesting linguistic experiences. It reinforces not only vocabulary but also the importance on the principal ideas behind the lyrics. For more information on this product, please visit www.members.shaw.ca/lesoleilseleve/.

L'immersion en français au Canada - Guide pratique d'enseignement was prepared for the Canadian Association of Immersion Teachers. It is a comprehensive and accessible introductory guide to immersion. This resource is an indispensable tool for teachers, counsellors, and administrators. For your copy of this guide, call 613.998.0051.

The International Organization of Francophones is an institute founded on the sharing of a language and its common values among its member-states. For more information, please visit www.francophonie.org.

Wikipedia is a free, Web-based, multilingual, "copyleft" encyclopedia designed to be read and changed by anyone. It is collaboratively edited and maintained by thousands of users via the wiki software, an open source program first started by Ward Cunningham, and it is hosted and supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. In addition to typical encyclopedia entries, Wikipedia includes information more often associated with almanacs, gazettes, and special magazines as well as coverage of current events. To access this encyclopedia, visit
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclop C3 A9die.

Educational publishing house Éditions du renouveau pédagogique inc. (ERPI) and Google have put together a fully illustrated encyclopedia. To access this encyclopedia in French, please visit encyclopedia.erpi.com. For French immersion students with classes in English, as well as French, The English version of this encyclopedia can be accessed at http://www.dke-encyc.com.

Canadian Association of Immersion Teachers (CAIT), now 25 years of age, is a non-profit association whose mission is promotion, representation and professional development in relation to teaching and learning a second-language in the immersion context. For more information, please visit acpi.scedu.umontreal.ca/en/index.html.

The Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers (CASLT) promotes the advancement of second-language teaching throughout Canada by creating opportunities for professional development, by encouraging research and by facilitating the sharing of information and the exchange of ideas among second-language educators. For more information, please visit www.caslt.org.

Le CyberProf de français are exercises to help your French. The object is to test your grammar, spelling, and culture knowledge. For more information, visit francite.net/education/cyberprof.

Branchez-vous is an on-line newspaper that allows you to have a variety of information in French. For more information, visit www.branchez-vous.com.

Globetrotter is an on-line newsletter that allows you to have a variety of information in French. To learn more, please visit www.globetrotter.net.

Festival du Voyageur is Western Canada's largest winter festival. This unique 10-day celebration, themed on the fur trade era, is held each February in St-Boniface, Winnipeg's French Quarter. It celebrates the joie de vivre of the fur traders. It's a showcase of historic and cultural treasures. For more information, visit www.festivalvoyageur.mb.ca.

Literary genres describes the differences between each literary genre. For more information, visit philippe.lavergne.free.fr/genres.htm.

Momes.net is the website of the international community of young Francophones. It has various unique activities and information for youth, parents and educators. For more information, visit www.momes.net.

Are you a future billionaire? Games at www.freeway.fr/quizz.html.

Charlotte Diamond is an international performer whose first love is performing for children. She also delivers workshops and keynote presentations for educators of young children. For more information, visit www.charlottediamond.com.

Les Éditions des plaines promotes the discovery of new authors and the works of western Canadian writers. For more information, visit www.plaines.mb.ca.

Frenchteacher.com is a new and exciting website for teachers of French that offers new and innovative French products to help educators bring interest and pizzaz to their classes. For more information, visit www.frenchteacher.com.

Le Centre collegial de développement de matériaux didactique is dedicated to the improvement of the French-language in post-secondary settings. For more information, visit www.ccdmd.qc.ca/fr.