Below are links to online resources that were recommended by Wake Tech ESL/ERV Instructors during professional sharing groups at the CCR Convocation on September 18, 2014.  There are some fantastic resources here which can be used in your classes anytime you have access to technology (the Mobile Lab, iPads, Lenovo Tablets, computer lab). You can also suggest that students use these sites on a computer at home or on a smart phone.

Many of these links can also be found on our 5 topic blogs: English Language, Civics-Culture-Community, Jobs, Computers & Technology, and Teacher Resources.  Feel free to recommend more websites by adding a comment (a “reply”) with your suggestions below. Just scroll down to “Leave a Reply”, enter your name, email, and your comment. Thank you!

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 Websites recommended by Wake Tech instructors (CCR Convocation – September 2014) 

Videos

• English Videos *

Listening

• American Public Media  – The Story  *
• National Public Radio  and    NPR StoryCorps *
• Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab *
• Real English Videos *
• Voice of America  (VOA)  Learning  English  *

Speaking

• Starfall  *

 Multi-Level / Multi-Skill  sites with many  activities

• About.com ESL Guide  *
• Activities for ESL Students  (a4esl) *
• Adele’s ESL Corner *
• Agenda Web English Exercises  *
• BBC Learning English  *
• Dave’s ESL Cafe  *
• English Exercises *
• English Page  *
• EL/Civics for ESL Students  *
• Learn American English Online  *
• Learn English Feel Good *
• Learning Express Library *
• Many Things / Interesting Things For ESL Students *
• Marshall Adult Education  *
• Mr Nussbaum  * ( Language Arts / Games)
• Rong-Chang’s English as a Second Language  *
• USA Learns *
• Ventures Textbook Exercises  *

Life Skills

• Consumer.gov    *
• Goodwill Community Foundation – GCF (“Everyday Life” section)
• REEP World  *

Games

• ABCya  *
• English Games Plus  *
• Mark’s English School  (MES) Games *

Vocabulary

• Free Rice *
• LanguageGuide   *
• Learning Chocolate  *
• Townsend Press  *

Reading

• California Distance Learning Project *
• Newsela  *
• Read Theory *

Writing

• Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab    *
• Great Paragraphs 2  * ( click on Web Activities)

 Job / Career Related

• CareerOneStop  *

Computer Skills

• FreeTyping Games *
• Learn Typing  *
• Peter’s Online Typing Lessons  *
• Senior Net’s Mouse Exercises *
• Typing Web *
• Goodwill Community Foundation – GCF (“Technology” section)

 Misc

• Create A Graph *
• Edmodo *
• Quia  *
• Quizlet  *
• Rewordify *
• Socrative *
• MobyMax *

References

• Bio. – Biography  *  (Reading and Video skill areas too)
• How Stuff Works  *
• Merriam Webster Dictionary *
• Pew Research Center *

Teacher Resources

• ABC Teach *
• Activities for ESL Students (a4esl) *
• Boggles World / LanternFish *
• Busy Teacher *
• Dave’s ESL Cafe  *
• ELT Games *
• English Exercises *
• English For Everyone  *
• English Page *
• English Zone *
• ESL Flow  *
• ESL Games *
• ESL Gold *
• ESL Library *
• ESL Tower *
• ESL Writing *
• Goodwill Community Foundation – GCF  *
• Handouts Online *
• Heads Up English *
• Internet TESL Journal ( ITESLJ) *
• iSLCollective  *
• Janis’s ESL Home Page *
• Learn NC  *
• New American Horizon Videos *
• NC ESL Virtual Library of Lesson Plans *
• Planbook *
• Purdue OWL – Teacher Resources *
• Puzzle Maker *
• Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab *
• ReadWorks *
• RHL School *
• StickyBall *
• Teachers Pay Teachers *
• Teach-This *
• Ted ED Lessons  *
• Web Resources for Technology Integrated Lessons *
• Wordle *