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365 ESL Short Stories

How could I have missed this one?   This is a great set of interactive learning resources for ESL learners.  Each story, geared towards lower-intermediate learners, has the written text, an audio reading, a set of yes/no questions, cloze practice, a crossword puzzle, single term dictation practice and a vocabulary list with links to definitions. This …

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Try Wikimedia Commons for millions of free files

Wikimedia Commons permits the use of over 10 million media files. This media file (images, sounds, and video clips) repository  allows accessibility to public domain and freely-licensed educational media content. Great for budget challenged teachers across the globe. Locate media by topic, location, type, author, license and by source.

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Make 6 minute English a routine learning event in your class

Another great resource from the BBC, 6 Minute English, is a weekly teaching and learning of common situations in English.  Every Friday a manual is published to enhance this learning activity.  Each six minute episode is designed to improve English usage.  Students can progress independently with this resource. Podcasts cntent can be downloaded or subscribed …

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Free, fully online literacy courses

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This site is a must for consideration of ESL or S(Spanish)SL instructors or students who wish to have an independent learning resource.  U.S.A. Learns offers full virtual courses that can be tailored by the student. There are three levels offered.  Teachers should look into the course offerings before taking their students to this site.  It …

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NanoGong for including speaking activities

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NanoGong is a free applet that can be used to record, playback and save voice, in a web page. When the recording is played back the user can speed up or slow down the sound without changing it. The speeded up or slowed down version of the recorded sound can be saved to the user’s …

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FreewareFiles for most of your development needs

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A regular bounty of freeware for 2012!  I browse the Developer Tools section for anything that to improve my workflow. For teachers of English, there is a complete section on Education/language.    

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Educational materials development at Coerll

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The Center for Open Educational Resources & Language Learning (COERLL) is funded by the US Department of Education. The mission  is to improve the teaching and learning of foreign languages through production  of  (materials and best practices).  COERLL’s work is organized around seven basic areas: Applied linguistic research Teaching materials Language assessment Teacher development Less …

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PodCast QuickStart Advice from James Bruce

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Thanks to James Bruce for his quick Podcast-er set up advice at Makeuseof.com.  If you have a bit of time, check out the free MakeUseOf Guides or tech cheatsheets.  These types of resources can help educators out of jams or avoid problems when planning lessons.

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TESL Ontario presentation, Introduction to the TESOL EVO

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FPZ  Free, TESL Courses at the Electronic Village Online Presenter, John Allan Brief, TESOL International operates a number of online courses, certifications and discussions throughout the year. Each January and February, TESOL’s Electronic Village Online offer a variety of five week online courses. These range from teaching ESL with drama to teaching ESL in a …

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QuickVoice Recorder for Interview tasks

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I have recently been charged with interviewing a few local professors on their perspectives of educational technology and language learning .  I came across this App at ITunes and am really impressed with the ease of use and the quality.  I am going to conduct these semi-formal interviews over the next few weeks and will …

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