Best Websites-Tools


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Here are my top recommended websites overall and also for YLs. 

 

 

1) http://eflclassroom.ning.com   EFL Classroom 2.0

- Lots of resources, games, discussion and tips to using technology in the classroom. For both students or teachers.

 

2) http://breakingnewsenglish.com  -  BreakingNewsEnglish

-  for higher level students or teaching teachers. Articles with exercises and listening

 

3) http://mes-english.com   -  MES English

- flashcards, worksheets for young learners

 

4) http://bogglesworldesl.com  -  Bogglesworld

- lesson plans, activities, for young learners and M.S. / H.S.

 

5) http://teachingrecipes.com  - Teaching Recipes

-  short and simple techniques, ideas and resources to help teachers

 

6) http://www.de.mingoville.com/content/view/13/29/lang,en/ -  Mingoville

-  online learning suite for young learners. Free, great for practice

 

7) http://acacia.pntic.mec.es/agip0002/auro/inicio.html   Click N Learn

- online learning suite for older students. Free. Great practice.

 

8) http://www.diigo.com/list/eflclassroom - A list of MANY sites, all categorized and saved by fellow English teachers. A treasure chest!

 

9) http://www.voicethread.com  -- Voicethread

     Create an account, put up a picture and send your students there to practice speaking and to record messages. Really great for oral speaking practice.

 

10) http://voxopop.com - Voxopop

   Much like Voicethread but no picture. Only a series of recordings. Ask a question and your students can go there to reply and speak in English. Make your own class group.

 

11) https://plans.pbworks.com/academic - Wikis

    Create a free wiki for your class and students to edit and share ideas

 

12) http://writeboard.com – Writeboard

     A class writeboard allows all students to work on a class document, add and edit and see the changes. Teacher friendly!

 

13) http://posterous.com Posterous   http://weebly.com  - Weebly

      Quickly make a page for your class (posterous) so students can access your content/materials. Quickly make a class website free (weebly)

 

14) http://quizlet.com/eflclassroom  - Quizlet

       Quizlet allows you to make wordlists which your students can use for practice and also quiz themselves…

 

15) http://tarheelreader.org – Tar Heel Reader

        Make books with pictures. The site has a voice which will read them! Also download them as powerpoint and use in class directly!

 

16) http://eslvideo.com – ESL Video

    Students or teachers can make quizzes using Youtube videos!

 

17) http://real-english.com – Real English

    Watch videos with subtitles, for all levels. Unique!

 

18) http://englishcentral.com/teachers  – English Central

     Sign up as a teacher, invite students to record their voice to real videos. Keep track of their progress!

 

19. http://edu20.org  - Edu 2.0

      Create a classroom community using this amazingly simple LMS (Learning Management System). Sign up your class and they can chat, blog, share videos and music. All free!

 

20. http://penzu.com – Penzu

       A very attractive and simple place for students to keep an online journal or diary. They can share with the teacher or classmates. Really easy to set up.

 

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Recommended Websites for Teaching Young Learners English

 

 

1) http://eflclassroom.ning.com   EFL Classroom 2.0

- Lots of resources, games, discussion and tips to using technology in the classroom. For both  

            students or teachers.

 

2) http://kindersay.com  - Kindersay

-  Full vocabulary suite with slideshows and audio for teacher/student use

 

3) http://mes-english.com   -  MES English

- flashcards, worksheets for young learners

 

4) http://bogglesworldesl.com  -  Bogglesworld

- lesson plans, activities, for young learners and M.S. / H.S.

 

5) http://www.de.mingoville.com/content/view/13/29/lang,en/ -  Mingoville

-  online learning suite for young learners. Free, great for practice

 

6) http://barryfunenglish.com   Click N Learn

- online learning suite with flash games.  Free.

 

7) http://www.voicethread.com  -- Voicethread

     Create an account, put up a picture and send your students there to practice speaking and to

            record messages. Really great for oral speaking practice.

 

8) http://tarheelreader.org – Tar Heel Reader

        Make books with pictures. The site has a voice which will read them! Also download   

them as powerpoint and use in class directly!

 

9) http://supersimplesongs.com – Children’s songs

    Great songs and tips for teaching them with young learners!

 

10) http://real-english.com – Real English

    Watch videos with subtitles, for all levels. Unique!

 

11) http://jr.naver.com/english/list.nhn?id=dongyo&cid1=2  - Jr. Naver

    Many songs, chants, stories, games for young learners (Korean based)