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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 13859 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:04 pm Post subject: Some links that might prove helpful |
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We had a "Computer Workshop" the other day and the information below was part of it.
I don't know if or how many of these links might be useful, but I figured it couldn't hurt to post them:
A. Online Collaboration
� http://voicethread.com/ Voicethread- Conversations in the cloud
� http://www.epals.com/ EPals- Global community where learners connect
� http://www.sliderocket.com/ SlideRocket- The new way to present
B. Resourceful tools
� http://hotpot.uvic.ca/ Hot Potatoes- Six applications for quick convergent based exercises in the classroom
� http://www.voanews.com/english/news/ Voice of America- Current events with Special English
� http://www.youtube.com/ YouTube- Video Database web site (be selective)
� http://www.learner.org/ Annenberg Learner- Teacher P.D. & classroom resources
� http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/ BBC online learning resources
� http://www.pbs.org/ PBS-Be more
� http://www.polleverywhere.com/ Poll Everywhere- Instant audience feedback
� http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/ppt-games/ Power Point Games- download templates and modify to meet your needs
C. Individual Practice
� http://www.starfall.com/ Starfall Phonics- Where kids have fun learning to read
� http://www.literacycenter.net/ Literacy Center- The early childhood education network
� http://www.manythings.org/ Many Things- Interesting things for ESL students
� http://www.englishpage.com/ Englishpage.com - Free online English lessons & ESL / EFL resources
� http://www.eslcafe.com/ Dave�s ESL Caf�- The Internet�s meeting place for ESL & EFL teachers and students around the world
D. Lesson Planning
� http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/resources-et.html U.S. Department of State- a range of resources and materials that support high-quality English language instruction worldwide.
� http://iteslj.org/Lessons/ Internet TESL Journal- EFL/ESL Lessons and Lesson Plans
� http://www.azargrammar.com/ Azar Grammar- Teachers helping teachers
� http://prezi.com/ Prezi- Make your presentations zoom
E. Evaluation
� http://rubistar.4teachers.org/ RubiStar is a free tool to help teachers create quality rubrics
A. http://www.miracosta.edu/instruction/continuingeducation/esl/assessment.html
Mira Costa Community College ESL
B. http://www.grammarmancomic.com/wquestmenu.html
The Grammar Man
C. http://nelrc.org/changeagent/
The Change Agent
D. http://constitutioncenter.org/timeline/
The Constitution Center
E. http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis
Click on �Citizenship Resource Center�
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service
F. http://ncsall.net/?id=31
Focus on Basics
Interactive Professional Development Websites
� http://lincs.ed.gov/lincs/discussions/discussions.html
These are the discussion lists for LINCS, a federal adult literacy/ESL initiative. All are free and focus on specific themes.
� http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/index.asp
These are free resources on the TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) website. TESOL is the international professional organization for ESL and EFL instructors K-Adult. They also have many other resources on this website available only to paid memberships. Students and part-time/volunteer instructors can get a cost discount on membership.
Click on �TESOL Connections�
Click on �TESOL Community�
III. Utilizing Resources in a Learning Lab
� http://www.plato.com/resources/educational-resources
Plato
� http://www.esl-lab.com/
� http://cdlponline.org/
� http://news-for-you.org/index.asp
� http://www.marshalladulteducation.org/index.php
� http://www.thebigproject.co.uk/news/
� http://owl.english.purdue.edu/engagement/2/
� http://www.readwritethink.org/search/index.html?page=1&resource_type=16
� http://www.khanacademy.org
� http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
� http://www.oercommons.org
� www.learningally.org
� http://www.readinghorizons.com/index.aspx
Regards,
John |
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Mandrews1985
Joined: 22 Apr 2012 Posts: 69 Location: Daegu, South Korea
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 2:34 pm Post subject: |
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Some great sites here, thanks!!!! |
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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 13859 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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AGoodStory
Joined: 26 Feb 2010 Posts: 738
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 2:43 am Post subject: |
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Nice collection of resources! Thank you, John. This post is a keeper. |
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