• http://www.3sat.de/ (TV website)
• http://www.n-tv.de/ (TV website)
• http://www.taggesschau.de/ (links to news, videos, weather, etc.)
• http://www.muensterschezeitung.de/ (example of a regional news site)
• http://www.abendblatt.de/ (example of a regional news site)
• http://www.de.yahoo.com/ (links to news, videos, weather, etc.)

Dictionaries

• http://www.dict.leo.org/ (online German-English dictionary)
• http://www.pons.de/ (online German-English dictionary)

Online language learning tools

• http://www.uni.edu/becker/German2.html
• http://www.vocabulix.com/ (online language learning program)
• http://www.vokabel.com/german.html (help with German vocabulary)
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/cool/(online program with useful phrases)
• http://www.wordchamp.com/ (online language learning program)
• http://www.flashcardexchange.com/ (flashcards)

Online reading / writing / speaking skill building

• http://www.ralf-kinas.de/
• http://voicethread.com/ (upload photos, audio or video; add text and/or voice recordings)
• http://www.toondoo.com/ (create your own comic strip)
• http://blabberize.com/ (create talking pictures)
• http://www.voki.com/ (create a speaking avatar)
• http://www.animoto.com/ (make your own movie with your photos and music)
• http://www.pimpampum.net/bookr (select photos from flickr and write a story)
• http://www.superlame.com/ (write a story online)

Culture / info sites

• http://www.schellingstrasse60.de/
• http://www.ingeb.org/Volksong.html (German folksongs)
• http://www.bundesrat.de/ (German Bundesrat homepage)
• http://www.germany-info.org/ (German Information Center)
• http://www.geobeats.com/ (culture tips – in English, but exceptionally well done)
• http://www.feiern-online.de/ (holiday guide)
• http://www.dah-bremerhaven.de/ (museum of German migration / emigration)
• http://www.deutsche-staedte.de/ (information on German cities)

Sample sites useful for specific topics

• http://www.immobilien.de/ (real estate / housing in Germany)
• http://www.kino.de/ (movies)
• http://www.arzt.de/ (medicine / ethical issues in medicine)
• http://www.umwelt.de/ (environment)
• http://www.umweltkids.de/ (environment)
• http://www.bahn.de/ (travel / train travel / trip planning)
• http://www.wetteronline.de/ (weather)

Online magazines

• http://www.wasistwas.de/ (a large variety of articles and readings)
• http://www.juma.de/ (youth magazine online)
• http://www.young-germany.de/ (resource guide for young people in Germany)

Online literature links

• http://gutenberg.spiegel.de/ (fairy tales, poems, etc.)
• http://www.maerchen.com/ (fairy tales)

Other teacher / student resources

• http://www.german.about.com/ (many teacher/student resources)
• http://www.quia.com/shared/ (lessons plan and activity sharing)
• http://www.unterrichtsmaterial-schule.de/ (materials for teaching)
• http://german.about.com/od/teaching/a/textbooks.htm (German textbook guide)
• http://www.aatg.org/ (American Association for Teachers of German)
• http://www.goethe.de/ (Goethe Institut)
• http://www.austria.info/ (Austrian Culture Center)
• http://www.swissworld.org/ (Information on Switzerland)
• http://www.google.de/ (search engine)
• http://blindekuh.de/ (search engine)

Music and music resources

• http://www.stepintogerman.org/ (many German songs with student activities)
• http://www.lyriks.de/ (for finding song lyrics)
• http://www.lyricsbox.com/ (for finding song lyrics)
• http://de.music.yahoo.com/ (for finding current music and videos)
• http://www.apple.com/de/itunes (current music, videos, podcasts and other downloads)

For early beginners

• http://www.washjeff.edu/capl/ (online picture dictionary)
• http://www.sandmaennchen.de/
• http://childrenslibrary.org/ (International Children’s Digital Library)
• http://www.philipp-maus.de/start.html
• http://www.hello-world.com/ (games, activities, and songs with native speakers)
• http://www.kinderreimeseite.de/ (children’s poems, stories, etc.)
• http://www.kindernetz.de/ (children’s games and activities)

Television / Radio

• http://www.tvinfo.de/ (online TV guide)
• http://www.daserste.de/ (Das Erste TV channel)
• http://www.mtv.de/ (MTV Germany)
• http://rtl-now.rtl.de/ (free downloads of current German TV shows)
• http://www.listenlive.eu/germany.html (German radio online)
• http://www.prosieben.de/ (ProSieben TV channel)