I
am surf crazy! But, in over 8 years on the net, I've found some really
cool stuff for teachers - and everything listed here is FREE. Long gone
are the days of overloading your home computer memory with scores of teaching
assistance software and spending hours after school preparing for class.
Here are some tools you can use - right now - to make your lesson preparation
much easier and less time consuming! Enjoy!
Activities
for ESL Students
- Online vocabulary development for students of all abilities and grade
levels. Addresses 29 different languages!
Blue
Letter Bible.com
-
a multitude of resources - providing scripture searches by keyword,
several translations, commentaries, maps, and tools you can use on your
own website.
Discovery
School - Puzzlemaker,
Quiz Maker, Lesson Plan Storage, Clip Art Gallery, and Worksheet creator
(that even scores the tests for you!)- all in one great place.
Easy
Test Maker -
Easy Test Maker is a FREE online test generator to help you create your
tests. With Easy Test Maker you can create multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank,
matching, short answer and true and false questions all on the same
test. You can also insert instructions and divide your test into multiple
sections.
Filamentality
- (For WebQuests!)Filamentality is a fill-in-the-blank tool that
guides you through picking a topic, searching the Web, gathering good
Internet links, and turning them into learning activities. It combines
the "filament" of the Web with a learner's "mentality".
Support is built-in through Mentality Tips that guide you along the
way. In the end, you'll create a Web-based activity you can share with
others even if you don't know anything about HTML, Web servers, or all
that www-dot stuff.
Free
Translation - FreeTranslation
allows users to obtain free translations of both text and web pages.
I have used this in my own classroom to communicate with many of my
ELL students.
Learners
Online
- Each week, Learners Online publishes a new online lesson that takes
learners on a thematic journey across cyberspace. Lessons are tied to
current events and help learners extend their knowledge on a wide range
of topics.
Noodle
Tools
- NoodleTools is a suite of interactive tools designed to aid students
and professionals with their online research. From selecting a search
engine and finding some relevant sources, to citing those sources in
MLA or APA style, NoodleTools makes online research easier!
Vocabulary
University - Create vocabulary activities, quizzes, puzzles,
worksheets, etc. online!
More
coming...