A short introduction to Podcasting and how it's different from broadcasting.
This site allows teachers to find supplemental listening materials for academic themes. Here you will find links to podcast episodes and corresponding worksheets. Approximate CEFR Levels have been included for each podcast episode and its corresponding tasks. Teachers are welcome to download worksheets and use them as is or adapt them for specific class needs or objectives.
An introduction to RSS as a way to save time reading web sites.
Save The Food! A Food Waste Prevention Teacher's Guide This resource provides five lesson plans and resources about preventing food waste. Wasted food costs money and harms the environment. This course explains basic concepts of food waste prevention and provides easy tips for students to follow. The content was adapted from the EPA’s “Food: Too Good to Waste” tool kit.The course was developed by Audrey Seligman, MPH, with assistance and consultation from George Schooley, M.A. TESOL. Funding for the course was provided by the Ramsey/Washington Recycling & Energy Board.
A short introduction to the concept of social bookmarking, using Delicious as the example.
An introduction to Social Media via a story about a small town with many flavors of ice cream.
A short introduction to the concepts behind social networking websites.
This lesson is the last lesson of a folktale unit in my ESL literacy classroom. To this end, students are familiar with concept tools such as the plot triangle, story elements organization through graphic organizers, geographical maps, traveling documents (passport, and familiarity or knowledge of basic geometric shapes.
Teflpedia is a wiki covering Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) and related fields, broadly-defined.
It contains an extensive glossary of language teaching methodology, and information about English, particularly grammar, etc.
A short introduction to the micro-blogging service Twitter.
USA Learns is a free website that helps adults learn English online. This popular website, visited by more than 7,000,000 adults around the world, teaches English by providing engaging videos and educational activities. Learners have the opportunity to learn English independently or with the support of their teacher.
A short introduction to wikis focused a group of people that plan a camping trip using a wiki.