Efl-Esl links

Blog Assisted Language Learning (BALL): Push button publishing for the pupils ("This paper examines the definitions of ‘weblog’, explains the weblog’s history and discusses how weblogs develop writing, reading and communication skills. The positive and negative potential of weblogs for language teachers is discussed, the use of weblogs in a writing class for non-native English speakers in the first year of university study is demonstrated, and feedback from these students is considered.") - Jason M. Ward (TEFL Web Journal, 2004)

Captioned Video: Making it Work for You - Randall S. Davis (TESLJ, Mar. 1998)

Common, Persistent Errors in English by Brazilian Portuguese Speakers ("This teacher research, set in an intensive English program (IEP), is a case study of eleven Brazilian adults studying English as a second language in the USA. One aspect of this IEP was extensive use of songs, including pronunciation songs addressing specific pronunciation challenges.") - Betty Lanteigne (TEFL Web Journal, 2006)

Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) Activities (Resources compiled by Pacific Gateway International College)

Connecting the Course Book ("...the teacher needs to develop ability in humanising, localising, and personalising the course book") - Brian Tomlinson (ET, Jun. 2007)

Correcting Student Work with a Computer - Using Dedicated Software and a Word Processor - Jarek Krajka (Aug. 2002)

Creating interactive materials for ESL/ ELT - Agata Zieba-Warcholak (OneStop Magazine, 2004)

Crosscultural Communication Online - The Webheads Community (Aug. 2002)

Cupola's WordPlay Gallery (Word Puzzlers, Ponderers, Poetry, Peculiar and Playful Prose (fun)

EFL/ESL Articles & Research Papers (ITESL-J)

Elements of an Effective Internet Video Conference - Yvonne Marie Andres (Global School Net Foundation, 1993)

First, You Have to Hear It! ESL Oral Language Practice - Jean W. LeLoup & Robert Ponterio (LL&T, Sep. 2005)

Getting Acquainted with the Internet (for ESL/EFL teachers) - Michael Coghlan (Jul. 1998)

How to create your own webpage - Agata Zieba-Warcholak (OneStop Magazine, 2004)

How to teach writing using the Internet - Agata Zieba-Warcholak (OneStop Magazine, 2004)

Interactive Language Learning on the Web - Sally Morrison (ERIC, Dec. 2002)

Introducing EFL Students to Chat Rooms - Jo Mynard (2002)

Introduction: Principles of CALL & Content-Based Instruction (In CALL Essentials, Chaps. 1 & 7) - Joy Egbert (TESOL, 2005)

iPod in Education: The Potential for Language Acquisition - Jeff McQuillan (2006)

iPods help ESL students achieve success: Students are learning English through songs, audio books, and more - Meris Stansbury (eClassroom News, 11 May 2009)

Learning language and learning style: principles, process and practice - Gloria Banner and Steve Rayner (2000)

Marking Student Work on the Computer - Martin Holmes (Sep. 1996)

Online Project Tips - Cheryl Vitali and Janice Friesen (Dec. 2005)

Overcoming Common Problems Related to Communicative Methodology - Stephen B. Ryan (Nov. 2001)

Overview of CALL Reserach with Second Language Acquisition Perspectives - Hee-Jung Jung (Jul. 2003)

PowerPoint principles for education - Ellen Finkelstein (2005)

Reach Them to Teach Them - Carol AnnTomlinson and Kristina Doubet (Educational Leadership, Apr. 2005)

Reaching English Language Learners through Cooperative Learning - Noorchaya Yahya and Kathleen Huie (TESL-J, Mar. 2002)

Reassessing the Role of Tutorial CALL - Claire B. Siskin and Philip Hubbard (TESOL 2002)

Scenario-based learning using PowerPoint - Penny Everett (ALT, Aug. 2005)

Second Language Acquisition in Adults: From Research to Practice - Dinna Moss and Lauren Ross-Feldman (Dec. 2003)

Seven steps to vocabulary learning - Paul Bress (Jul. 2005)

Teaching teenagers (12 tips) - Gary Anderson (2006)

Teaching the Target Language through the Lyrics of Melodic Music - Tom Blodget

Technology in the Classroom: Practice and Promise in the 21st Century - Elizabeth Hanson-Smith (TESOL, 2001)

Ten Ways to Enhance Teaching through Technology - Bob Godwin-Jones (1996)

TESL/FL Resource Guide (20 Jan. 1996)

The Dark Side of the Web - Claire Bradin Siskin (1997)

The deductive approach vs. the inductive approach to teaching grammar

The English Lesson (demonstrating the irregular nature of English spelling and pronunciation to English speakers who are just beginning to learn a new language: a fun text)

Tips for Presentations with Movies - Wesley A. Fryer (1 Jan. 2005)

Multimedia Madness (basics of capturing graphics, video and audio from the Web and CDs, and inserting captured files into a multimedia presentation) - Wesley A. Fryer (2003)

Top 10 Web 2.0 Tools for Young Learners - Chris Riedel (THE Journal, Feb. 2009)

Twenty Practical Uses of a Computer for the EFL Profession - Chris Elvin

What Makes a Good Online Project? - Janice Friesen (Dec. 2005)

Why People Don't Read Online and What to Do About it - Michelle Cameron (Ubiquity, Nov. 2005)

cartoons and MOVIE making

Teachers' films

Cora's Films - Cora Chen (Aug. 2006)

"Learning with Computers Film Festival"

Preparation phase

Great News!!!

Let's Get Started!

The End

End products by students

Argentinian Show Time!!!

Brazilian Cartoons for the Festival

Our films

Show Time!!

Show time! / Teens-Pre Intermediate ARICANA Argentina

Show time! / Teens-Elementary ARICANA Argentina

Movies made by 2nd year EFLers

Making movies with Zimmertwins (scroll down to "Movies created in class" and "Follow-up Activities")

Making more movies with Zimmertwins (scroll down to "Movies created in class")

Resources

American Comic Books

BrainPop Jr

Kindergarten (movie)

Big Word Wall (learn the alphabet and new words)

BrainPop

Comic Creator (lesson plans)

Los Amigos de Mafalda/Mafalda's Friends (English & Spanish)

Scott McCloud (homepage)

Rubric for Comic Strip Reports

Teaching EFL/ESL with Comic Strips (resources collected and commented by Nik Peachey)

Software

Comic Creator

DFilm (as of Sep07 changed to Dvolver; see below)

Tutorial

Moviemaker (make your own movies)

Dvolver (former DFilm)

DigitalFilms

Film Street ("the place to go to explore films and film-making")

GoAnimate

MakeBeliefsComix

21 Ways to Use MakeBeliefsComix.com in the Classroom

Pixton ("a user-generated comic strip, that you create, publish, share and remix with your friends")

Toufee (create flash movies & view gallery)

WittyComics

Zimmertwins

Registering in ZT (a mini-tutorial with images)

dictionaries

Debating the Use of Dictionaries

Dictionary.com

Longman Web Dictionary

LookWayUp (online dictionary/thesaurus with spelling correction)

Merriam-Webster

Merriam-Webster for Kids

Visual Merriam-Webster

OneLook (dictionary search)

Online Etymology Dcitionary

Roget's Thesaurus

Speaking Picture Dictionary/LanguageGuide.org (picture dictionary on numerous topics with the corresponding sound files)

The American Heritage Dictionary

The Internet Picture Dictionary

Visuwords (online graphical dictionary)

Voycabulary (not a typo!)

DIGITAL STORYTELLING

50 Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story (a workshop) - Alan Levine

50 Story Tools (to create a story) - Links compiled by Alan Levine

50 Ways to Tell the Dominoe Story - Alan Levine

Bubbleshare ("create slideshows")

DigitalStoryteller ("A digital story combines text and images with narration in the student’s own voice to form a short digital movie. Digital Storyteller is a web-based tool that offers teachers and students frictionless access to digital images and materials that enable them to construct compelling personal narratives")

Digital Storytelling - Daniel Pink (a .ppt presentation on the basics of DS)

Digital Storytelling Network ("A network of storytelling practitioners who seek to expand the digital storytelling (DST) methodology as an e-learning strategy.")

Digital Storytelling Resources - Sharon Betts

Flickr Storm ("a better search for Flick")

Using Flickr Storm for locating imagery for digital storytelling projects (tutorial) - David Jakes

Making a Case for Digital Storytelling ("...digital storytelling merges a personal story with video, still-frame imagery, music, and voice to create a personal multimedia story. Students begin by composing their narrative story, and from that, strip the narrative to its essence to develop a script. The script is then rebuilt into a digital story by the inclusion of multimedia in a highly engaging process that merges composition and creativity to extend the story and make it come alive") - David Jakes (techLearning, 1 Dec. 2005)

Digital Stories (by students and teachers)

MSNBC Picture Stories (narrated and with text)

Photostory 3 (software to download)

PhotoStory Tutorial - David Jakes

Slide (make slide shows)

Slidestory ("Tell a story. Share your photos. Narrate in your own voice. Combine sharing pictures and narration; auto slideshows & podcasting"

esl-efl activities

1-language.com Online ESL Center (Free, comprehensive ESL Site including forums, realtime chat, jobs, grammar, helplines, multi-lingual content...")

Activities for ESL Students - Charles Kelly

Activities for the Foreign Language Classroom (Multiple Intelligences)

All Star Puzzles

Autonomous Technology-Assisted Language Learning (ATALL) (a wiki)

Boggle's World

Brain Boosters (DiscoverySchool.com)

Brain POP

Dave's ESL Cafe - Dave Sperling

ESL Quiz Center

Discovery Educational Software ("Crossword maker, Wordsearch maker, EFL software - free worksheets")

Earth Day Story: What Can I do? (awaken students to environmental problems and solutions)

Educational Links (compiled by Michel Barbot)

Homepage (with other useful links)

EFL/ESL Resources - Glenys Hanson

ELLO Links (to different sites of interest)

EnglishBanana.com (englsih and drama resources for students & teachers)

Englishpage.com ("online English lessons and ESL/EFL resources")

English Practice Quizzes - Erlyn Back

English Quizzes - Tereza Neves

English Trailers ("a free website for studying English using movie commercials"; includes practice exercises)

English-Zone.Com

ESL Bears ("for students whose English ability ranges from entry-level to intermediate")

ESL Games

ESLGold.com ("hundreds of pages of free English teaching and learning materials for both students and teachers. All resources are organized by skill and level for quick and easy access")

ESL Kidstuff ("We are a resource website for English language teachers (ESL, EFL, TESL, TEFL) who are teaching English as a foreign language or as a second language to kids / children and young learners")

ESL Independent Study Lab (resources organized by Michael Krauss)

ESL Links - Kelly Brothers

everythingESL.net (lesson plans, teaching tips, resources...) - Judie Haynes

Extensive Reading

Fable Vision Place ("a town for kids and grown-ups of all ages, filled with stories, games and fun places to visit")

Games & Activities for the ESL/EFL Classroom

Grammarman ("to give students a fun way to learn or practice grammar")

Hot Potatoes Exercises - Michel Barbot (last updated 7 Jul. 2005)

Interactive Web Pages ("Templates for classroom teaching with the internet": some links are broken)

Interesting Things for ESL Students - Charles Kelly

International Writing Exchange - Ruth Vilmi

In the Classroom ("a toolkit for effective instruction of English learners": resources)

Isabel's ESL Site - Isabel Pérez Torres

John's Word Search Puzzles (not interactive)

Jokes for the ESL/EFL Classroom

Larry Ferlazzo's English Resources (different sections designed to help children and adults learning ESL)

LDOnline (website on learning disabilities)

Learn English (click "About" at bottom of page for an explanation and a list of activities) - Jacob Richman

English Vocabulary Games (wordsearch, crosswords, hangman, quiz, match game, unscramble)

Videos

LearnEnglish ("a free site that helps learners and teachers of English. LearnEnglish comes to you from the British Council")

LearnEnglishFeelGood.com ("free ESL resources")

Mobile Madness (interactive game) (OUP)

MultiMedia CALL Lessons ("Lessons produced by students in Christine Bauer-Ramazani's GSL520 CALL and CALL ONLINE course)

Nellie's English Projects - Nellie Deutsch

Nik's Daily English Activities (resources collected and commented by Nik Peachey)

OneStopEnglish ("ELT resource site")

Peace

Projects and Webquests - Barbara Dieu

Quiz Tree

Renata's ESL/CALL Corner - Renata S. Chylinski

Self-Access Centre ("recommendations for choosing a language and for self-study")

Self-Study Links for ESL/EFL Students

Self-Study Quizzes for ESL Students

Students' Stuff (Casa Thomas Jefferson - Brazil)

Teach your Students Well -- With Movies (article)

Teaching with the Web

Ten Suggestions for Effective Teaching of Oral English - Chris Elvin (sep. 2002)

The English Department Home Page - Barbara Dieu

The ESLoop (click on List Loops)

The Internet TESL Journal (articles, research papers, lesson plans...)

The Learning Edge

UsingEnglish.com ("resources for ESL")

Volterre-Fr - Linda Thalman (English [and French] Language Resources)

Web Projects for the ESL/EFL Class: Famous Japanese Personages - Tom Robb (1996)

Wkigogy ("a worldwide wiki to collaboratively develop the best TEFL & TESL lesson plans and teaching practice with other teachers of English as a second or foreign language worldwide and locally")

grammar

English Tenses with Cartoons

ESL Blues: Pre-intermediate to high-intermediate level English ("a very rich and varied list of exercises") - Eifion Pritchard

Exercises at Grammar Bytes - Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Resources - Compiled by Dennis Oliver

Grammaring in the ESL Classroom (a webcast presentation by Diane Larsen-Freeman, 7 Nov. 2001)

Grammarman ("EFL/ESL comics for students and teachers")

Grammar videos

Present Continuous

Simple Past

Phrasal Verb Video Dictionary (short video clips created by students; may take time to load)

The Grammar Index

listening

Animal Sounds

Audio bank

Dialogues ("to help students develop pronunciation", British Council)

Tongue twisters

Audio e-books (free)

Book-Pop: Web-Enhanced Reading Adventures

Brainbubbles (podcasts: quiz questions to focus your listening)

Breaking News English ("Ready-to-use EFL / ESL Lesson Plans & Podcast")

CNN Stories Archive

ComAudio Online ("You can listen to many different kinds of audio items and read the texts at the same time. To find the meaning of a word, you can click on it and then click the Find button. ... You also have the option of doing a ... CLOZE. You have three chances to get it right.")

Current TV videos

ELLO: English Language Listening Lab Online ("Learn English by listening to English speakers from all over the world. Over 500 listening activities to choose from!") - Todd Beuckens

English Pronunciation Practice - Charles & Larry Kelly

English Teachers Everywhere ("a web site that supplies free and unusual mp3 audios for teachers and learners of English all over the world") - Kevin McCaughey

ESL Video (Free esl video quizzes and resources for ESL / EFL students and teachers. Use videos from YouTube, BlipTV and others via the embed code. Create a quiz for it and publish it) - Ryan Detwiler

Will you be in New York City? (example of a video & quiz)

EZ Slang ("free lessons on spoken conversational English. Each unit is based on a theme such as "Study Abroad and Travel" and "Dating and Romance" and includes audio files") - Randall Davis

Free Classic Audio Books (downloadable)

Listen to English - Resources compiled by Eva Easton

Authentic American Pronunciation (alphabet, months, numbers...)

Listening: Audio-based listening exercises - Resources compiled by Glenys Hanson

Songs (most have exercises)

Listening for English Language Learners

Living on Earth ("weekly environmental news and information program; transcripts of all audio files are available")

OnlineDictations.org - Tim Bowyer

Online Spelling Lessons (a mix of listening and multiple choice)

Poets.org ("American poets read their own poetry")

Power English ("what to say and how to say it")

Practical American English Audio Course

Pronunciation - Compiled by Glenys Hanson

Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab ("quizzes in English for General Purposes, and English for Academic Purposes, Videos and a lot more! classified by level and topic")

First, You Have to Hear It! ESL Oral Language Practice - Jean W. LeLoup & Robert Ponterio (LL&T, Sep. 2005)

Real English Online (Real English Interactive Video On-Line) - Michael Marzio and Elizabeth Hanson-Smith (moderators)

Repeat After Us: your online library and language lab ("an award-winning online library with the best collection of copyright-free English texts and scripted recordings. Our free audio clips provide an excellent resource for students and literature lovers of all ages")

Stories for kids (British Council)

Story Corps ("roaming the country, collecting the stories and legends of everyday America. The first-person accounts that emerge are a record of the way we live today -- and how we got here. Since 2003, thousands have taken part in the StoryCorps oral history project, describing their lives and history")

Storynory (free audio stories)

Talkin' About Talk ("a collection of fascinating insights into language: a series of 52 little essays--conversational in tone, light and anecdotal in style--that encourage language study and invite listeners to look further into the subject of each essay")

The Flatmates (The first online soap opera launched by BBC World Service for English language learners using authentic English. There are language points, quizzes and am archive of the episodes)

This I Believe (true stories to listen and read at the same time)

Youth Radio ("The site is produced by young Americans under the direction of media professionals. It contains hundreds of listening clips, with scripts, in categories including Arts & Entertainment, Education, Environmental, Health, International, Jobs & Money, Lifestyle, Politics, Relationships, Society, Sports, and more. There is also a Podcast option.
Many of the contributors are immigrant teenagers, which makes the content especially interesting to ESL/EFL users. Of course the segments are not written for L2 learners, so the level is rather high, but some segments are short and easy enough that you could use them as is with intermediate-level learners.")

PRONUNCIATION

Pronunication: Vowels Sounds (includes two videos on sounds and links to related sites) - Claudia Ceraso (24 Jun. 2007)

reading

Awesome Stories ("uniquely uses the Internet to link its story content to hundreds of thousands of the world's best on-line primary sources. Enjoy an interactive learning experience as you see relevant maps, pictures, artifacts, manuscripts and documents, IN CONTEXT, within each story. Take advantage of human-based searches for a safe, fast and fun way to learn the real story behind historic events, famous people, heroic exploits, legends, disasters, movies, plus topics of current and general interest")

Becoming Bilingual (click "watch online")

Extensive Reading ("repository for information on Extensive Reading, with an emphasis on its application to Second or Foreign Language Learning")

Fable Library ("a modest collection of stories for your amusement")

International Children's Digital Library (digital versions of books for online reading)

Read, Write Think ("Providing educators and students access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction")

Readinga-z.com

Story Place: The Children's Digital Library ("pages full of stories and activities for children")

Teaching English Language Learners to Read (a webcast Featuring Diane August, Margarita Calderón, and Fred Genesee discussing best practices for teaching English language learners (ELLs)

The Literacy Project ("A resource for teachers, literacy organisations and anyone interested in reading and education, created in collaboration with LitCam, Google, and UNESCO's Institute for Lifelong Learning")

The World's Healthiest Foods ("unbiased scientific information about how nutrient-rich World's Healthiest Foods can promote vibrant health and energy and fit your personal needs and busy lifestyle") - George Mateljan Foundation

This is True ("True reports on bizarre-but-true news items from legitimate newspapers from around the world (never "tabloids"). Each story ends with commentary by Randy -- a tagline which is humorous, ironic or opinionated.") - Randy Cassingham (have students write roleplays)

SPEAKING

Conversation Questions for the ESL/EFL Classroom

Splendid Speaking ("speaking skills for adanced learners of English")

Voki (create our own speaking avatar)

vocabulary

1,000 Most Common Words - John's ESL Community

Internet Anagram Server

Analysing Vocabulary in Texts (resources collected and commented by Nik Peachey)

Context developing activities - Jill Brazda (19 Aug. 2005)

(All-mixed up) Hangman

Kindersay ("free online video activities for preschool children to learn English words")

Learning Chocolate ("This web site aims to help students to memorize English vocabularies in an easy and efficient way, by using pictures, sounds and games. Try our games and enjoy learning, like eating chocolate")

Learning Vocabulary Can Be Fun

Phrasal Verb Dispenser

Quizlet ("top 5 ways to learn vocabulary; you enter a vocabulary list and Quizlet gives you a specialized learning mode, flashcards, randomly generated tests...")

Visual ESL

Vocabulary activities

Vocabulary Building (sample lesson and activities)

Vocabulary for Learners of English - Paul Shoebottom

Vocabulary Power - Links compiled by Maria Pitsas

Vocabulary University

Vocabulary Web (sample lesson & link to article)

WordChamp ("create your own vocabulary lists, hear words pronounced by native speakers...")

Word Quest (vocab quizzes for word frequency lists) - John Spiri

WRITING

Constructing the Paragraph - Elizabeth Hanson-Smith

If they don't write, get them to text - Hamish Norbrook (Guardian, 15 May 2003

Writing Help - Ruth Vilmi

HUMOR

Jokes in English (text and audio file)

Jokes in English for the ESL Classroom (a series of jokes and links to many others) (The Internet TESL Journal)

Sense of humour (an article with suggestions on how to use humor in class) - Nik Peachey (4 Oct 2004)

This is True ("reports on bizarre-but-true news items from legitimate newspapers from around the world (never "tabloids"). Each story ends with commentary by Randy") - Randy Cassingham

Use Jokes and Humor to Learn English ("learn English vocabulary quickly and easily by reading and listening to these English jokes") - Teacher Joe

Journals, websites...

EC-CALL Journal - Jorge Villegas (ed.)

ELT News

Humanising Language Teaching - Mario Rinvolucri (ed.)

Innovate

TEFL Web Journal

TESL-EJ

The Internet TESL Journal (for teachers of English as a Second Language) - Kelly Brothers

The Technology Source Archives

learning styles, strategies, techniques...

About Learning (Funderstanding)

Activities for the Foreign Language Classroom (Multiple Intelligences)

Adult Education Learning: Major Theories in One Instructor's Classroom Experience - Jan Rutherford (Indiana Univeristy, 5 Jan. 2005)

Brain Gym Exercises (About.com)

Cooperative and Collaborative Learning

Cooperative Learning

Cooperative Learning, Values, and Culturally Plural Classrooms - David W. Johnson and Roger T. Johnson

Educational Kinesiology (Edu-K) & Brain Gym - Elaine L. Magidson (updated 29 Mar. 2005)

Emotional Intelligence (Funderstanding)

Fourteen Pedagogical Patterns ("The patterns are not all at the same level of scale. Some speak to the overall course organization and some to very low level things. The general flow is from large structure (semester courses) to small scale (daily activities)") - Joseph Bergin

How children learn at different stages of development (The Onestop Magazine)

How Not to Talk to your Kids: The inverse power of praise - Po Bronson (New York)

Inclusion of Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Across the Curriculum in the 21st Century Classroom: Leaving no Student out of the Learning Loop - James Mbuva

Index of Learning Styles (ILS)

Inquiry-based Learning

Instructional Design Models - Martin Ryder

Interdisciplinary Learning in your Classroom - Heidi Hayes Jacobs

Language Study and the Brain ("Historical brain research, combined with a review of effective foreign language methodology and research, provides a framework that teachers can utilize to incorporate brain-sensitive activities that foster memory storage and language retrieval")

Learning Styles (numerous resources)

Learning Styles and Teaching and Learning Strategies - Virginia Havergal (ILT Mentor)

Making Quantum Leaps in Learning - Shelby Reeder (Learning Forum, 2001)

Multiple Intelligences - Thomas Armstrong

Multiple Intelligences: Seven Ways to Approach the Curriculum - Thomas Armstrong (1994)

Multiple Intelligences and Technology - Dana Matousek

Multiple Intelligences: A Theory for Everyone - Anne Guignon (16 Feb. 1998)

Multiple Intelligences Defined - James C. Shuman

Multiple Intelligences Theory (summary of key features)

Pedagogical Patterns ("Pedagogical patterns try to capture expert knowledge of the practice of teaching and learning")

Reach Them to Teach Them - Carol Ann Tomlinson and Kristina Doubet

Research points the finger at PowerPoint ("It is more difficult to process information if it is coming at you in the written and spoken form at the same time") - Anna Patty (SMH, 4 Apr. 2007)

Tapping into Multiple Intelligences

Theories of Learning and Cognition in Collaboration - V. S. Kumar (1996)

TPR: Total Physical Response (links compiled by James J. Asher, the originator)

James Asher, Inventor of Total Physical Response (ESL MiniConference Interview, Fall 2005)

Why Teachers are drawn to using Multiple Intelligence Theory in their classrooms - Leslie Owen Wilson (1998)

Left vs. Right Brain

Brains.org (for those wanting to stay up-to-date on what's coming out on neuropsychology as it pertains to learning)

Differences between Left and Right Hemisphere (inlcudes an inventory to determine the balance of your hemispheres)

Handedness and Brain Lateralization

Left Brain, Right Brain (1999)

Left Brain/Right Brain: Pathways to Reach every Learner (includes a cognitive-style quiz) - Diane Connell (Scholastic)

Left Vs. Right Brain (modes and typical brain behaviors)

Revenge of the Right Brain (Wired, Feb. 2005)

Right Brain / Left Brain: What is it all about? (About.com)

Right Brain vs. Left Brain (Funderstanding)

Teaching your Right Brain Child - Dianne Craft (1999)

Right Brain Math - Dianne Craft (1999)

VARK: a guide to learning styles

mass media & education

CNN

CNN Interactive Learning Resources (news stories with a variety of interactive learning activities)

Education

Specials (with lesson plans, etc)

Los Angeles Times

Education

The New York Times on the Web

Learning Network

The Washington Post

Education

MISCELLANEOUS

Common Errors in English - Paul Brians

Data Scurity: Fighting Off CyberHackers - Carol Holzberg (techLearning, 1 Sep. 2004)

ESFL/EFL Acronyms

Ethical guidelines released for English Language teachers ("A draft code of ethics for the ELT profession was published online this week...") - Liz Ford (GuardianUnlimited, 3 Jan. 2006)

Code of Ethics (draft; TESOL Law Journal)

Evaluation Form for Web Lessons - Lewis Johnson

Learn the Net (reosurces on Internet basics)

Megasites for Teachers - Bernie Poole

The Internet Grammar of English (includes exercises)

M-LEARNING

A Phone Story: 12-Hour Student Challenge (ideas for lessons with cell phones)

projects

Flat Stanley Project

Friends and Flags ("a collaborative learning project which promotes multicultural awareness by connecting classrooms around the world in international learning clusters") - Karen Eini

Friends and Flags (blogging portal)

MayaQuest

Project MORE (something special for K-12 mainstream content-areas and ESL/EFL teachers)

SAXophone (Students all over the world use videoconferencing to communicate and learn from each other)

The King's Road Project - Ruth Wilmi (Dec. 2000)

The Viva Project - Phil Benz (24 Aug. 2002)

resources

Blue Web'N ("a library of Blue Ribbon sites on the Web)

CALL4All (World CALL Directory)

CLEAR: Center for Language Education and Research

Learning Resources ("The Learning Resources site offers web-delivered instruction using current and past CNN San Francisco bureau and CBS 5 - KPIX [CBS Broadcasting] news stories")

K12 Academics ("the complete education resource center") - Chris Galvin

Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... For Teaching ELL, ESL & EFL

Modern Foreign Languages and Special Educational Needs (Compiled by David. R. Wilson)

PiELL: Partners in English Language Learning

Teachers Resource Page

software (free tools to produce class materials)

Backpack ("gather your ideas, to-dos, notes, photos, and files online. Set email and mobile reminders... Easily collaborate with others")

Computer Tools that Support Learners (a mindmap of different links by topics)

~~Discovery Channel"offers an array of powerful tools that help you create your own materials")~~ [broken link]

Flashcard creation software

FlashcardExchange

Flashcard Machine

Memorizable.com ("the flashcard wiki anyone can edit; the home of memorizable tables, which are an efficient flashcard-like way to memorize information on a web page")

Study Cards Online

The Study Stack ("When you create a StudyStack, the corresponding flashcards, hangman game, word search puzzle, crossword puzzle and StudyTable are automatically created")

Grey Olltwit's Software (games and educationl programs: some are free)

Hot Potatoes

Review of Hot Potatoes (LL&T, May 2001)

Interactive Exercise Makers

Kid Safe Land ("a safe online audio and video chat system free of predators and hackers. Monitoring your children's online chatting for their safety and your comfort")

SchoolNotes ("Create Notes for homework and class information and post them on the web in seconds using this free community service")

Script-O!

SurveyMonkey ("to enable anyone to create professional online surveys quickly and easily")

Teaching Tools ("You will find here different "Add-ons" (=modified source files) for Hot Potatoes and Textoys which enable you in some cases to create complete new exercise types") - Michael Rottmeier

The Study Place

Toolbox

Trackstar

WebCollaborator ("Web Collaborator coordinates collaborations automatically, keeping backups of every revision ever made to the project, letting you see who made the changes")

Web Worksheet Wizard

Wordsearch Puzzle Maker (to be printed)

Writeboard ("sharable, web-based text documents that let you save every edit, roll back to any version, and easily compare changes... to write solo or collaborate with others")

ThesEs

An Evaluation of the Usefulness of the Internet in the EFL Classroom - Johan Graus (1999)

A System for the Evaluation of ESL Web Sites - Jeffrey T. Nelson (Sep. 1997)

The Internet as an Educational Tool in ESOL Writing Instruction - Karla Frizler (Dec. 1995)

tutorials

10 Netsurfing Tips: How to Save Time & Avoid Frustration - Charles Kelly

10 Steps to HTML Bliss Open University OLRC)

10+ Steps to creating simple HTML files - Vance Stevens (last updated 23 Apr. 2005)

A Beginner's Guide to HTML

Breaking the Silent Barrier on the Web: Backgound - Randall S. Davis

Guidelines for Designing a Good Web Site for ESL Students - Charles Kelly (Mar. 2000)

How to Build a Multimedia Website for Language Study - Randall S. Davis (Feb. 2002)

How to Make a Succesful ESL/EFL Teacher's Web Page - Charles Kelly

HTML Cheat Sheet (WebMonkey for Kids)

videos

Anneberg Media Learner.Org

A Story about Teddy Stoddard (2006)

CNN Video (current events clips)

Do You Speak American? ("Arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown talks with former NewsHour anchor Robert MacNeil about his new documentary, "Do You Speak American?" - click the first brown link) (PBS, 5 Jan. 2005)

InTime ("There are nine different videos for each lesson")

Kids' Video ("an instructional website to help teachers ad students use video production in class to support project-based learning")

MIT World

Teacher Tube

Teacher's TV

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Teaching HOW to learn - Tony Buzan

The Future of English

Twitter - a magical micro-blogging tool explained by Fast Company and Robert Scoble (24 Aug. 2007)

Video Online (resources compiled by Elizabeth Hanson-Smith, Mar. 2005)

Whiteboard Top Tips ("Overcoming whiteboard phobia is the underlying message of this programme, as expert Simon Botten takes us through his top tips for novice whiteboard users. From first principles - selecting the right kind of whiteboard - to how to involve children in using them and how to maintain them, Simon answers key questions and provides direct and simple advice.") - Simon Botten (Teacher's TV)

webquests

From Theory. . .

Adapting and Enhancing Existing WebQuests - Bernie Dodge (2002)

A Rubric for Evaluating WebQuests - Bernie Dodge (last updated 19 Jun. 2001)

Assessing WebQuests - Tom March (last updated 15 Jun. 2005)

Creating a WebQuest: It's Easier than You Think! - Linda Starr (Education World, last updated 12 Mar. 2004)

Creating a WebQuest with FrontPage - Christine Bauer-Ramazani (last updated 16 Jan. 2005)

Criteria for Assessing Bets WebQuests - Tom March

How to Succeed with WebQuests - Adam Garry and Parry Graham (Apr. 2002)

Instant WebQuest ("a web based software for creating WebQuests in a short time. When you use InstantWebQuest, you will not need any of writing HTML code or using any web editor software. InstantWebQuest creates all the necessary files and puts them into the server free. Hosting is FREE!")

Language Quests in Language Education (a series of articles, 2009-2010) - Ton Koenraad (ed)

Overcoming Obstacles to Quicker WebQuest Creation - Bernie Dodge (NECC 2005)

Pre-Writing your WebQuest - Tom March (last updated 17 Apr. 2001)

Project-Based Learning Just Became Easy: An Introduction to WebQuests - Adam Garry (Learning Technology, Jul. 2001)

Readings & Training Materials - Compiled by Bernie Dodge

Some Thoughts about WebQuests - Bernie Dodge

The Idea Machine: A Possiblity Pool of Starting Points - Tom March (last updated 15 Jun. 2005)

The WebQuest Design Process - Tom March

The WebQuest Page - Bernie Dodge

Matrix of Examples

Readings & Training Materials

WebQuest Community

Understanding and Using WebQuests - Midge Frazel (last updated 12 Jun. 2005)

Using a WebQuest in your Classroom (includes a definition, evaluation, collections of WQ, choosing a topic, locating resources, constructing a quest, etc) - Susan Brooks and Bill Byles (last updated 2 Jun. 2005)

Using Design Patterns for WebQuests - Bernie Dodge

WebQuest 101: Putting Discovery into the Curriculum (a tutorial)

WebQuest Design Map - Bernie Dodge (2001)

WebQuest Evaluation Form (Spartanburg District 3, SC)

WebQuest Garden 1 ("authoring tool and hosting site. QuestGarden will allow you to create a solid WebQuest without any need to know web editing or uploading")

WebQuest Generator (Teachnology)

WebQuest Homepage - aclearn.net

WebQuest Links: a collection of theoretical and practical resources organized by Phil Benz

WebQuest News - Bernie Dodge

WebQuests

WebQuest Taskonomy: A Taxonomy of Tasks - Bernie Dodge (last updated 17 May 2002)

WebQuest Template (Spartanburg School District 3)

WebQuest Templates - Bernie Dodge

WebQuest Workshop - Phil Benz

WebQuests: A Strategy for Scaffolding Higher Level Learning - Bernie Dodge (Jun. 1998)

WebQuests & more ("This page gathers Tom's work in creating and teaching WebQuests") - Tom March (last updated 15 Jun. 2005)

WebQuests and other activities - a collection of sites organized by Phil Benz

WebQuests for Learning: Why WebQuests? - Tom March

Designing for Success - Tom March (last updated 2 Oct. 1998)

~~WebQuests in our Future: The Teacher's Role in Cyberspace (info on WQs & resources) - Kathy Schrock~~ [broken link]

What is a WebQuest? - Univeristy of Science, Sydney (29 Sep. 1999)

Exploring WebQuests! (ppt)

What WebQuests Are (Really) - Tom March

Why WebQuests? - Phil Benz

. . . to Practice

A Magical Day in the Magic Kingdom - Linda Hackney (2000) [middle school: elementary to intermediate ESL/EFL students?)

American University: Here I Come!! (prepare advanced academic ESL students for American university) - Paula Emmert (2001) [high intermediate to advanced ESL students]

Ancient Egypt WebQuest (Grades 4-6) - Matthew Durant (last updated 11 Feb. 2002)

A Visit to the United Kingdom - Susana Silva

A WebQuest about WebQuests ("This exercise has proven useful for introducing the concept to educators. Working in teams they examine five WebQuests from four different points of view....") - Bernie Dodge

Create-A-Habitat ("Remember when you won your first goldfish at the fair? You have probably all gone through several goldfish bowls in your lives. What happened to that bowl that was left behind after the last fish died? Does it have to be filled with water? Does it have to contain fish? What are your options? There is an empty 10 gallon tank in our classroom that needs to be filled! What can we fill it with that we can afford, and that we will be able to maintain?") - Anna Zuccarini and Peg Vandeleur

Creative Problem Solving - Farida Pawan (2000) [advanced ESL students at the college level]

Daredevils of the Sky: Aerobatics - Vanya Katsarska

Ellis Island Webquest - Claude Covo-Farchi, Solange Soinard, Florence Viquerat and Phil Benz

Exploring Mars WebQuest - Phil Benz

Going around Lisbon: A Travel Guide - Cristina Costa (Mar. 2006)

Health and Fitness - Gabriela Santos (2000-2001) [intermediate EFL students?]

How are YOU smart? (a webquest on Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences) - Richard Giovannoli

How do Educators use the Internet? - Trevor Ettenborough (2004)

Industrial Revolution: A Webquest on the Birth of Modern Times - Cathy Bon, Maria Bartolotti and Todd Parker (2003)

In Town without my Car - Fernanda Rodrigues (2001-2002)

Key Moments in the Troubles of Northern Ireland (for advanced learners of English) - Robert O'Dowd

Life in the Tenements - Phil Benz and Michèle Maurice (Dec. 2002)

Little Rock 9, Integration 0? (on racial desegregation in schools) - Tom March

Look Who's Footing the Bill! (on democracy and the national debt) - Tom March

Mission: London ("A week in London - travelling like a pro despite the obstacles...") - Susan Burg (2007)

Mission: Possible (an international student's adjustment to an American family) - Paula Emmert (2001)

Of Mice and Men, a Cloning WebQuest - Phil Benz

On the Road Again (mapping out a road trip) - Paula Emmert (2001)

Protest Songs in the United States: Civil Rights and the Anti-War Movement - Fernanda Rodrigues (1998-1999)

Radio Days: A WebQuest - Cynthia Matzat

Searching for China - Tom March

Snapshot in Time (how will the culture of your generation be reflected to future generations?) - Sandee Hallum-Torres [10th grade, Social Studies]

That's a Possibility: UFOs - JoAnn Miller

The 1960's Museum - Kathy Schrock

The American Dream: Immigration to America - Fernanda Rodrigues (1999-2000)

The Big Wide World WebQuest - Tom March

The Copacabana Restaurant - Barbara Dieu

They Had an Impact (people who had an impact) - Carlos Muniz

Tuskegee Tragedy (exploring the powerful and their victims) - Tom March

Twelve Days to Get to London - Susan Burg

Un Jour à Paris (a combination of Paris tourism and the conditional tense: for level III or IV French students) - Dawn Smith

Weaving the Web into Your K-12 Curriculum ("A WebQuest designed for use with pre-service and in-service teachers") - Bernie Poole et al. (2002)

World Hunger: The Face of Starvation

World War II - Fernanda Rodrigues (1999-2000)

In Portuguese

Listagem de WebQuests em Português - Centro de Formação Edufor

Navegar é Preciso - Haydée de Oliveira, Barbara Dieu e Fábio C. Sampaio Netto

Teoria do Design: Factores Económicos - João Carlos Nunes (1999-2000)

WebQuest: aprendendo na internet (inúmeros WebQuests - Universidade de São Paulo)

Collections of WebQuests

Best WebQuests: Celebrating the Best in WebQuests - Tom March

ESC WebQuest Matrix ("built during professional development experienceS at the Education Service Center, Corpus Christi, Texas")

Kathy Schrock's WebQuest Archives (1996-98)

Matrix of 320 WebQuests - Alice Christie

Matrix of Examples - Bernie Dodge

Matrix of Examples: Middling - Bernie Dodge

Matrix of Examples: New - Bernie Dodge

Matrix of Examples: Top - Bernie Dodge

Science WebQuests Sheppard, Wade & Associates (last updated 1 Jan. 2004)

Spartanburg District 3 County Schools WebQuests

The TeachersFirst WebQuest Collection

Web-Based Projects ("The WebQuests on this page have been written and designed by students preparing to become teachers. They were created in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a course entitled Integrating Technology Across the Curriculum.") (Last modified 25 Apr. 2005)

WebQuest

WebQuest Archive (Education World)

WebQuest Collections (mostly University courses and workshops) - Compiled by Bernie Dodge

WebQuest Discoveries Archive

WebQuest Resource Page - Christine Bauer-Ramazani (last updated 23 May 2005)

WebQuest Training: An Internet WebQuest on WebQuest Training - Heather A. Akiyoshi (last updated 24 Feb. 2004)

WebQuests (about blood drives, donating blood...) - Adam Garry

WebQuests (Spartanburg School District 3)

WebQuests (last updated 7 Aug. 2003)

WebQuests Created by Missouri Teachers

WebQuests in Geography - Tony Fisher

WebQuests: Related Links and Sites - Leslie Owen