EFL Classroom's Blog – June 2010 Archive (8)

NFB - the best of "Canada" and the world in video!

I love the National Film Board of Canada and I've previously highlighted their fine videos and especially animations - for use in the classroom (or just enjoyment!). We have many classics like George and Rosemary, The Big Snit and Paddle to the Sea, in our videos.

The videos stream well and offer a wealth of authentic material and animations for use in the… Continue

Added by EFL Classroom on June 30, 2010 at 6:00am — No Comments

Weebly

Weebly is a site where your students or you can make a website. Free and very simple.

Next semester, I'm teaching a course on Culture and language and will have my students make their own websites as part of their course requirements. You could also make a website for your own students or better yet, get them to make their own. Also, useful as a blogging site for your students who can easily share with each other…

Continue

Added by EFL Classroom on June 27, 2010 at 1:00pm — 3 Comments

Twetra - a simple way to make a web page!

Twextra is a simple way to make a webpage. No registration, just dig right on in!

I can see so many possible uses. Either for a teacher to post up temporary links/writing/works or for students to post up their own writing and/or projects to share.

It has a wide range of features, including colors and images. In fact, it uses the same application , the FcK Editor - as o… Continue

Added by EFL Classroom on June 16, 2010 at 5:20am — 1 Comment

Zooburst - Read, Share and Make pop up books!

I really love making pop up cars with my students so I thought Zooburst would be a great site to check out. It is currently in "alpha" but I got an invite, maybe you can too!

You can upload photos, search photos and easily create pop up books with dialogue. Wonderful for creating stories or teaching vocabulary. Works fine and I… Continue

Added by EFL Classroom on June 10, 2010 at 6:45am — 2 Comments

Twiducate - a simple and safe social network for your students!

Twiducate gives me goosebumps! I really get excited when I see a tool that teachers can use with their class - a tool that genuinely gets students communicating in a "real" and purposeful fashion.

Twiducate functions like private twitter. Teachers sign up and invite students. Students choose from some nifty avatars and then begin "tweeting" to each other - responding. The teacher can "peg" questions to the top for students to respond to… Continue

Added by EFL Classroom on June 9, 2010 at 1:00am — 2 Comments

Spezify - Visual and Social Search Engine

Spezify is a unique search engine that would be useful for second language learners (or teachers). Put in a term and it will give you both photos/pictures for the term and also the newest mentions on the internet. All in a kind of jumbled, interactive format. You can easily move things around and highlight as wished - this would be good for teachers who might want to instruct on a screen in front of the class.

Try it and search… Continue

Added by EFL Classroom on June 7, 2010 at 2:31am — No Comments