| Shannon Mischler PA Distance Learning Project Tuscarora Intermediate Unit smischler@tiu11.org http://www.padistancelearning.org |
Claire Bradin Siskin Excelsior College ESL Writing Online Workshop (ESL-WOW) info@eslwow.org http://eslwow.org |
Resources for working in the cloud:
| Resource | Description | URL |
| Course Management Systems: | ||
| Moodle | a web application that educators can use to create online learning sites. It is free, but it must be installed on a server. | http://moodle.org/ |
| wiziq | tools for online teaching and learning; can be used to set up a virtual classroom | http://www.wiziq.com |
| Language Learning: | ||
| Easy Academic Success for You | free online beginning to low intermediate adult ESL lessons | http://www.easyesl.net/ |
| English for All | free online low to high intermediate adult ESL lessons | http://www.myefa.org |
| USA Learns | free web-based multimedia system for adults learning English as a second language. | http://usalearns.org |
| Online Documents and Image Sharing: | ||
| Dropbox | store photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them | http://dropbox.com |
| Google Docs | document sharing | http://google.docs |
| Flickr | online photo management and sharing application | http://www.flickr.com/ |
| screenr | web-based screen recorder | http://www.screenr.com/ |
| Social Networking and Conferencing Tools: | ||
| Adobe Connect | conferencing tool | http://www.adobe.com/products/adobeconnect.html |
| Elluminate Live! | conferencing tool; now part of Blackboard Collaborate | http://www.elluminate.com/ |
| Google Talk | text and chat application | http://www.google.com/talk |
| Scribd | social publishing site | http://scribd.com |
| Skype | voice over internet provider | http://www.skype.com |
| Toktumi Line 2 | a second phone line for the iphone or android | http://www.toktumi.com/Line2.aspx |
| VoiceThread | Transforming media into collaborative spaces with video, voice, and text commenting | http://voicethread.com |
| Wiggio | free, online toolkit that makes it easy to work in groups | http://wiggio.com |
| Personal Learning Network: | ||
| ELL-U | National adult English language learning professional development network | http://www.ell-u.org |
| EL Civics Online | professional development opportunity for ESL instructors and volunteers who wish to incorporate EL/Civics content into their adult ESL classrooms | http://www.elcivicsonline.org |
| Electronic Village Online | free courses taught online in January and February | http://evosessions.pbworks.com |
| LINCS | provides Professional Development through face-to-face trainings and workshops as well as online resources, modules, and courses | http://lincs.ed.gov |
| Tapped In | "online workplace of an international community of education professionals" | http://tappedin.org |
| TESOL | online discussions, courses, webinars | http://www.tesol.org |
| micro-blogging tool | http://www.twitter.com | |
| Webheads | "a world-wide, cross-cultural, and vibrant online-community of educators with an open enrollment for anyone who wants to join" | http://webheadsinaction.org |
| This page accompanies a presentation to be given at the Three Rivers TESOL Conference at Duquesne University on November 5, 2011. |
Last modified: November 1, 2011