Teacher training presentation for in-service teachers of English- (Tech changes so fast - it could be updated)

1. Great Internet
Resources for ELT
David Norton
English Language Fellow
Uralsk, Kazakhstan

2. Useful Resources
• www.onlinevideoconverter.com

3. Useful Resources
Video Capture Software

4. Useful Resources
• http://download.cnet.com/windows/video-capture-software/

5. READING SITES
Useful Resources

6. ELC Study Zone
• http://www.uic.edu/depts/tie/coolsites.htm#reading

7. The Guardian- ELT Diary
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/series/learning-english

8. SITES FOR LISTENING
Useful Resources

9. TED
• www.ted.com

10. LYRICS TRAINING
• www.lyricstraining.com

11. Lyrics Training Example Song
• www.lyricstraining.com

12. ELLLO English
• www.elllo.org

13. SITE FOR SPEAKING
Useful Resources

14. VOXOPOP• www.voxopop.com

15. VOCABULARY STUDY
Useful Resources

16. Vocabulary Study
• The Corpus of Contemporary American English

17. Visuwords
• www.visuwords.com

18. Wordsift
www.wordsift.com

19. TEACHER TRAINING & RESOURCE SITES
Useful Resources

20. Useful Resources
• www.teachertrainingvideos.com

21. Useful Resources
• www.teachertrainingvideos.com (cont.)

22. Useful Resources
• www.teachertrainingvideos.com (cont.)

23. TeacherTube
• www.teachertube.com

24. EDMODO – SOCIAL NETWORKING FOR
EDUCATION
Useful Resources

25. Edmodo
Adapted from CATESOL 2011 webinar,
Edmodo : Secure Social Learning Network
for Teachers and Students
Belblidia and Gyurindak

26. Edmodo

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37. Edmodo

38. US State Department
Resources
State Department Office of English Language Program’s Materials for
Teaching and Learning English:
• http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/resources-et.html
Celebrate! Holidays in the U.S.A.
• http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/resources-et/celebrate.html
Sing out Loud: Children’s Songs & Traditional Songs
• http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/resforteach/pubcat/classtext/iskills/solcs.html
• http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/resforteach/pubcat/classtext/iskills/solts.html
American English: http://americanenglish.state.gov
Voice of America Classroom:
http://www.voanews.com/learningenglish/theclassroom/home/
Shaping the Way We Teach English Webinars
• Using Online Materials for Teaching English:
https://statedept.connectsolutions.com/p2cpvao3yii
• Warm-ups & Ice Breakers for All Ages: https://statedept.connectsolutions.com/p17361851
• Language Games for All Levels: https://statedept.connectsolutions.com/p8im7vohsn4

39. More Resources
• Dave’s ESL Café
www.eslcafe.com
• Excellent index of ESL websites/materials
www.comenius.com
• Useful handouts/grammar exercises
www.englishclub.net/handouts/index.htm
• On-line reference books, vocab, grammar, handouts
www.englishpage.com
• ESL exercises and tests
www.forumeducation.net (fee for use)
• Self-study grammar quizzes
• www.itesl.org/quizzes
• Quizzes and evaluation
www.englishlearner.com/tests/test/html
• Many interesting things for ESL learners
http://www.manythings.org/
• Variety of materials
www.freeenglish.com
• British Council Learn English
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/

40. Still More Resources
Poems and Nursery Rhymes for Teachers
• http://www.teachersandfamilies.com/nursery/index.html
(includes audio)
• http://www.rhymes.org.uk/ (includes history of the rhyme)
• http://www.gigglepoetry.com/ (humorous poems and rhymes
for kids)
TEFL Games and Activities
• http://www.teflgames.com/index.html
• http://www.eslactivities.com/index.php
• http://www.esl-kids.com/index.html
ESL games, songs, chat, books
www.nanana.com/esl.html

41. Still More Resources

42. Questions?

43. Thank You!
David Norton
Uralsk, Kazakhstan
david.michael.norton@gmail.com
felt.kz@mail.ru