What a wonderful time I'm having at Touch N Go 2010!! (#tng2010 for you all you newly converted tweeps out there!)

I love, love, LOVE hanging out with teachers who are excited about learning, kids and most of all, technology. The discussions of lesson plans, cute stories of "kids say the darndest things" and whimsical fantasies of the first stay of school almost make me want to re-enter the world of being a classroom teacher.

Almost.

I'll save a more expanded post for later next week when I have a bit more time, but I need to stress just how awesome it is that this collaborative group of teachers is sharing ideas and resources.

And so I have to steal copy share an excellent resource from a teacher at Touch N Go 2010 that I had never seen before: First Voices.

Essentially, this is an interactive website (and a Canadian one at that!) that lets students explore dialect and language of the Aboriginal peoples in Canada.  Explore the interactive map to see with cultural groups are identified in which regions, see a description of each group and hear sample words in their native language.

So simple, so easy to navigate, and a great supplementary resource to anyone studying the First Nations in Canada.

Just add it to my list of "Reasons Why I Love Touch N Go". Right behind "it's held in the bea-U-ti-ful Cowichan Bay region". 

Happy weekend! I have a flight to catch :)

Vanessa