Online Resources – Using the Net to connect with students

March 2, 2010/Evans CAS/Barry Bakin/barry.bakin@lausd.net

 

Acceptable Use Policy:  Go to  http://esl.adultinstruction.org

          Scroll down to the link “LAUSD's Acceptable Use Policy and Necessary Forms”

                                                Click on the link “Printable English Version of AUP”

                                               

Some Websites You May Remember From a Previous Workshop 

http://www.cdlponline.org/ Listening and reading exercises developed from television newscasts.  Created by the California Distance Learning Project.

 

http://www.awesomestories.com/

Lots of reading material for intermediate levels and above with lots of explanatory links built in.

 

http://www.esl-lab.com/ Vast amounts of listening practice for Intermediate levels and above.

 

http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/  - Students create their own comic strips

 

http://dfilm.com

View a sample student animated movie http://mm.dfilm.com/mm2s/mm_route.php?id=3100985

 

http://www.spellingcity.com/ Create customized spelling lists for student practice.

 

http://coasttocoast.pbworks.com an example of a simple way to motivate your students to write, by having them write for a website.

 

http://kids.lausd.net/ Activities your students can learn about for themselves or to help their kids with their homework.

 

Sites you may not be familiar with:

 

http://www.dailyesl.com/ A companion site to Randall’s ESL Listening Lab with more activities

 

http://www.trainyouraccent.com/ Another Randall site focusing on pronunciation and reduced speech.

 

http://hcmc.uvic.ca/clipart/ A gallery of “culturally neutral” clip art for language teaching you may use for free as long as you give credit to the uvic website.

 

http://www.adultinstruction.org/teachers/instructional/esl_action_photos/index.htm a similar type of collection but with photos.

 

http://www.languageguide.org/english/  A picture dictionary with sound for basic vocabulary.

 

http://esl-bits.net/main2.htm A site for higher intermediate and advanced students to practice reading skills.  English in origin so be aware of vocabulary and cultural differences.  Also check out the songs available at the main page http://esl-bits.net/index.htm.

 

http://www.vocabsushi.com/ for the highest levels – vocabulary practice in context

 

http://www.englishcentral.com/en/home Students watch and listen to real videos and try to replicate what they hear.  Intermediate to advanced.  Has speech recognition features down to the word level.  Speech recognition has its drawbacks though.