Introduction

Back in the old days before 1994, students had to use textbooks, magazines, television and the library to collect information. These are still good things, but now you can also use the World Wide Web. Explore the Internet links on this page and look for good facts, quotations, examples, images, sound clips and video files. Imagine that you're an explorer in cyberspace and your job is to come back from a virtual journey with lots of artifacts and souvenirs to teach people back home what you learned! What's collected will then be presented to your classmates. You may make a poster and pin it on a classroom bulletin board, paste it into an in-class newsletter, make your own scrapbook or brochure, feature it in a student-made Power Point presentation, or poste it as a Web page.

Keep this question in mind as you work:

What's the French region you've selected all about? How do the links on this page help you describe this region?

Instructions

1. Explore the Internet sites linked below. You're looking for facts, quotes, examples, images, sound clips, videos, and animations that you think are important aspects of the topic.

2. When you find something you like, check its Web page for a copyright notice. Often, students are encouraged to copy things that will only be used in the classroom. Sometimes people don't want their work copied at all. A good practice is looking for an e-mail link on the page and then using it to ask permission.

3. Copy any text you want by dragging across the words, then using the Edit - Copy command on the menubar. Paste what you highlighted into a basic text editor, word processor, desktop publishing program or multimedia program.

4. Save images you like by downloading them. Paste the images you've downloaded into a multimedia, paint or desktop publishing program (like HyperStudio, Clarisworks, or PageMaker) or use one of the graphics viewers listed as Tools on this page to display your collection of images.

5. Be prepared to cut anything that copyright owners tell you they don't want you to have.

6. Once you have collected your information, go over it carefully so that you can give clear and thoughtful reasons why you found the things you collected especially important.
   

The Internet Resources

Regional Portraits

• Alsace

• Aquitaine

• Auvergne

• Burgundy

• La Bourgogne

• Brittany

• Loire Valley

• Champagne-Ardenne

• Corsica

• Franche-Comte

• Ile de France

• Languedoc Rousillon

• Lorraine

• Midi-Pyrenees

• Nord-Pas-De-Calais

• Low Normandy

• Upper Normandy

• Pays de la Loire

• Picardy

• Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur

• Rhone-Alpes

Capital Cities

• City of Strasbourg - This is an official website of the capital city of Alsace, Strasbourg. The site is in English, French, or German. You will learn about geography, history, tourism, traditions, leisure activities, and much more of Strasbourg.

• City of Bordeaux - Explore Aquitaine's capital city of Bordeaux. Take a 'picture' tour of the city. Learn about its history and cultural heritage and most of all get some practical information in case you would like to plan a trip to Bordeaux.

• City of Dijon - If you want to organize a trip to Dijon, the capital city of Burgundy you will certainly want to use this website.

• Paris - Find out about Paris, its culture, monuments, history, and many other interesting aspects of this city.

• Paris, Virtual Guide - Learn about monuments, museums, fashin, shopping, hotels and restaurants in Paris.

• Montpellier - Learn about the capital city of Languedoc Rousillon, the sister city of Louisville, KY.

• Metz - Metz, the capital of Lorraine. Plan your stay in Metz using this tourist office.

• Toulouse - Welcome to Toulouse, the capital of Midi-Pyrenees. This website will provide you with very extensive information about all aspects of this city.

• Amiens - Use this site to plan your stay in Amiens, capital of Picardy.

• Lyon - Discover Lyon, the capital of Rhone-Alpes region.

Additional Cities, Towns, and Curiosities on-line

• Rochebaron ( city in Auvergne) - Find out the history of a medieval castle, and of the family who used to live there. Organize a visit and take a tour of the castle.

• Hot Air Balloon Company - Visit Burgundy flying gently above the vineyards and medieval villages of the magnificent countryside.

• Bike Tours in France: Travel Information. - The bicycle is a tremendously efficient and exciting way of getting to know a region. In fact cycling is more efficient than any other method of travel--including walking! Find out how to organize your trip.

• City: Carnac - Carnac (Brittany), a superb seaside resort, is proud of its beaches well sheltered by the Quiberon peninsula. Fine sand, a gentle slope, and clear and refreshing waters make these beaches appreciated by all the family. About 3000 menhirs arranged in lines bear witness to ancient times - to the Middle of the Neolithic period of 3000 B.C.

• City: Brest - A harbour city in Brittany.

• bretagne.com - Everything about Brittany.

• Loire Valley - Discover Touraine, one of the Loire Valley cities.

• South West of France - Midi Pyrenees - All you should know about this region before visiting it.

• Villeneuve d'Ascq - A beautiful, large town in the north of France. A green technopolis at the heart of North West Europe.

• Normandy - Plan your trip to Normandy, select places to visit, make hotel reservations, organize your sport and leisure activities.

• Le Havre - All you may possibly want to know about one of the most important harbors of Normandy.

• Pays de la Loire - The region at a glance, its economy, tourism, sports and cultural events.

• LVO - Loire Valley Online - An incredible amount of information about the attractions of the Loire Valley.

• Provence Web - The most extensive website on the region of Provence.

• Provence- Beyond - Travel in Provence Beyond the Côte d'Azur and French Riviera to ... Provence villages, valleys, mountains, history, hiking, nature, sports and current events.

• The Provence Tourist Guide - Another excellent website about Provence and its attractions.

• La Drome Provencale - Learn about local Products and crafts, tourism, and sports and leisure activities.

• Cities of Provence Cote d'Azur - Find out about individual cities of Provence including Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, Cannes, Nice and many others.

• The Cave of Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc - The discovery caused a shock. Specialists and non-specialists alike immediately recognized its importance and originality for several reasons. Learn about this incredible cave and its significance.

Tools

References

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

Get definitions to many words quickly.

Roget's Thesaurus

Find words that have similar meanings to words you run across.

Grabbing Web Images

Follow a friendly step-by-step tutorial on how to grab images from the Web.

Software

Windows

Software for image management

HyperStudio

Multimedia authorware used at many schools. Check out the Website for support, ideas, and the Netscape Plug-In

Free Web Tutorials

Create your own web pages, learn to program, whatever...