9 Extra Tools for English Teaching
1. Podcast
A podcast (or non-streamed webcast) is a series of digital media files (either audio or video) that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication. The word replaced webcast in common vernacular due to the fame of the iPod and its role in the rising popularity and innovation of web feeds.
The mode of delivery differentiates podcasting from other means of accessing media files over the Internet, such as direct download, or streamed webcasting. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast , available on April 3rd, 2011).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/aab#playepisode5 This is a podcast provided by the BBC, which is specially prepared for ESL students and contains real information about Britain, in this case, info about the couple of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
http://www.podcaster.cl/category/educacion/a-welcome/ This material was uploaded by a teacher of English for reinforcement.
2. Wiki
A wiki (/wɪki/ WIK-ee) is a website that allows the creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browser using a simplified markup language or a WYSIWYG text editor. Wikis are typically powered by wiki software and are often used to create collaborative works. Examples include community websites, corporate intranets, knowledge management systems, and note services. The software can also be used for personal note taking.
Wikis serve different purposes. Some permit control over different functions (levels of access). For example editing rights may permit changing, adding or removing material. Others may permit access without enforcing access control. Other rules can be imposed for organizing content. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki , available on April 3rd, 2011).
http://esl.wikia.com/ The ESL Wiki is open to all matters relating to the teaching and learning of English as a second language.
A brief list of suggested topics for contributions might include pedagogy, language acquisition theory, corpus linguistics, grammar, phonetics, pragmatics, authentic assessment, literacy, etc.
http://inspireenglish.pbworks.com/w/page/19992455/FrontPage This page was completely created by the students and they are still adding to it.
3. Webquest
According to WebQuest.org, a WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web. These can be created using various programs, including a simple word processing document that includes links to websites.
Research demonstrates that using WebQuests at the elementary level can be beneficial to students. Depending on the age group of the learners, teachers can design WebQuests that are more general or specific in nature. The key to designing an effective WebQuest is to have a clear purpose and objective in mind.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webquest , available on April 3rd, 2011).
4. Youtube Videos
YouTube is a video-sharing website on which users can upload, share, and view videos, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005.
Unregistered users may watch videos, and registered users may upload an unlimited number of videos. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youtube , available on April 3rd, 2011).
5. Hot Potatoes
The Hot Potatoes suite includes six applications, enabling you to create interactive multiple-choice, short-answer, jumbled-sentence, crossword, matching/ordering and gap-fill exercises for the World Wide Web. Hot Potatoes is freeware, and you may use it for any purpose or project you like. It is not open-source.(http://hotpot.uvic.ca/ , available on April 3rd, 2011).
6. Audio Books
An audiobook or audio book is a recording of a text being read. It is not necessarily an exact audio version of a book or magazine. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audiobook , available on April 3rd, 2011).
7. E-Books
An electronic book (also e-book, ebook, digital book) is a text and image-based publication in digital form produced on, published by, and readable on computers or other digital devices. Sometimes the equivalent of a conventional printed book, e-books can also be born digital. The Oxford Dictionary of English defines the e-book as "an electronic version of a printed book," but e-books can and do exist without any printed equivalent. E-books are usually read on dedicated hardware devices known as e-Readers or e-book devices. Personal computers and some cell phones can also be used to read e-books. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebook , available on April 3rd, 2011).
8. Forums
An Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages. They differ from chat rooms in that messages are at least temporarily archived. Also, depending on the access level of a user and/or the forum set-up, a posted message might need to be approved by a moderator before it becomes visible. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_forum , available on April 3rd, 2011).
9. Online Newspapers/Magazines
An online newspaper, also known as a web newspaper, is a newspaper that exists on the World Wide Web or Internet, either separately or as an online version of a printed periodical.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_newspaper , available on April 3rd, 2011).
An online magazine shares some features with a blog and also with online newspapers, but can usually be distinguished by its approach to editorial control. Magazines typically have editors or editorial boards who review submissions and perform a quality control function to ensure that all material meets the expectations of the publishers (those investing time or money in its production) and the readership.
Online magazines that are part of the World Wide Web, that is, all or part of a website, are sometimes called webzines. An ezine (also spelled e-zine ...) is a more specialized term appropriately applied to small magazines and newsletters distributed by any electronic method, for example, by electronic mail (e-mail/email). (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_magazine , available on April 3rd, 2011).
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