USEFUL LINKS

 

 

Blogs Chat tools Image software Maps Voice Wikis

 

 

Blogs

 

Blended learning blogs with my students (curricular blogs)

CALL Lessons 2007-2009

CALL Lessons 2005-2007

CALL Lessons 2004-2005

CALL Lessons 2003-2004

 

Extracurricular blogs

Have Fun with English! 3

Have Fun with English! 2

Have Fun with English!

Let's Blog! (with 7th graders, 3rd year EFLers)

 

 

Blogs in Plain English (a simple intro) - Lee Lefever

 

 

Blog hosts

Blogger < http://www.blogger.com/ >

Edublogger < http:// www.edublogger.org/ > 

Motime < http://www.motime.com/ > 

Wordpress < http://wordpress.com/ >

 

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Chat tools

 

Skype < http://www.skype.com >

Yahoo Messenger < http://messenger.yahoo.com >

 

VIP: Include text, voice and video

 

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Image software

 

Animated movies and comics

Dvolver < http://www.dfilm.com/live/home.html >

MakeBeliefsComix < http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/ >

Witty Comics < http://www.wittycomics.com/make-comic.php >

Zimmertwins < http://www.zimmertwins.ca/ > (for younger students)

 

Photos and drawings

Bubbleshare < http://www.bubbleshare.com/ >

Flickr < http://www.flickr.com/ >

Picturetrail < http://www.picturetrail.com >

 

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Maps

 

Clustrmaps < http://www.clustrmaps.com/ > (keeps count of visitors and locates them in the world)

Frapprmaps < http://www.frappr.com/ > (social map: see where your visitors come form and read their short message)

Google maps < http://maps.google.com >

 

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Voice

 

Audacity < http://audacity.sourceforge.net > (need to download; offline recorder and .mp3 converter)

HandyBits < http://www.handybits.com > (need to download; offline voice mail and recorder)

MyChingo Voiceboard < http://mychingo.com/signup.asp > (online recorder; not free)

Vaestro < http://www.vaestro.com/ > (online recorder) (click here for an example) 

VoiceThread < http://voicethread.com/ > (online recorder) (click here for an example)

Voxopop < http://www.voxopop.com/ > (online recorder) (click here for an example)

 

VIP: You may need to register to Vaestro, VoiceThread and Voxopop to have access to the recordings) 

 

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Wikis

 

Remedial work

6th Grade (2007) < http://6thgrade-07.pbwiki.com/ >

 

Group presentation

TESOL Colloquium 2007 < http://colloquium07.wikispaces.com/ >

Wikis: Collaborative Learning Spaces < http://appi07.wikispaces.com/ >

 

Professional development

Baw09 < http://baw09.pbwiki.com/ >

 

 

Wikis in Plain English (a simple intro) - Lee Lefever

 

 

Wiki hosts

Pbwiki < http://www.pbwiki.com/ >

Wikispaces < http://www.wikispaces.com/ >

 

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