This collection of Internet sites was gathered at one of our teaching seminars at Korea University. I have my colleagues to thank for such a great list of teaching resources to escape the monotony of the traditional textbook!
Voxopop:
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- Use this site to create a class group
to store all recorded files in one place.
- Useful for speeches, anecdotes or speaking practice for individuals.
Wordpress:
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- Use this site to create a class blog
for social or academic purposes.
- Can also be used to post entries on a forum.
Moodle:
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- Create an e-learning platform
(similar to EKU or an educational portal)
- Use for discussion forums, assignment submission, projects and chats
Wikispaces:
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- Create an e-learning platform with a
focus on writing and assessment
- Create spaces for social writing,
project submissions and grading
Check
My Words:
- A useful site for students to use
with Microsoft Word
- Users download a toolbar which explains common errors, reads the words written and links to online dictionaries.
Mark
My Words:
- A useful site for teachers to use
with Microsoft Word.
- Using documents online, insert
automatic comments onto work
- Link essay points to suggested links for research
The
Corpus of Contemporary American English:
- A free corpus with a variety of search
options
- Shows different genres of words
- Users can also be sent a new academic word list
FLAX
Interactive Language Learning:
- Written texts and tools to work with them
- Contains a collection of essays written by university students in English universities from BAWE collection (British Academic Written English Collections)
- Essays classified by subject or genre
Citation
Machine:
- Quick and easy citation generator for APA, MLA, Chicago and Turabian documentation
- Gives properly formatted citations for references pages and in-text
citations for a variety of print and virtually all non-print options
- Fill-in-the blank and copy and paste
Google
Drive for Making Surveys:
- The YouTube video explains how to create a survey with GoogleDrive
Purpose of Class
- To teach students to become independent learners
by using online resources
- To provide students with a method to attain primary sources
Ted
Ed:
- Use this site to create your own ready-to-use TED class lessons.
- Can also use lessons created by other educators.
World
Teacher:
- Though primarily an ELT site, she has some great
ideas for academic class projects and also gives comprehensive links to
other educational aspects.
Learning
English Online:
- Extremely useful site for specific
vocabulary-related and grammar-related points.
- Has a host of cultural information useful for various
aspects of teaching.
- Can also be used as a good point of reference for students wishing to do self-study.
Tumblr:
- Using a very simple blog interface to host files, use for in-class lessons, and post homework assignments
English Central:
- Use this site to allow your students to learn the 570 most common Academic English words.
