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Digital Dialects offers a nice selection of educational games and activities for learning 55 different languages. Most of the games are designed to learn and practice the basics of each of the 55 languages listed on the Digital Dialects homepage.  Another good website for learning and practicing language basics is Literacy Center.net. Literacy Center offers games for learning and practicing French, Spanish, German, and English. The Literacy Center is a 501c non-profit with a contract from the US Department of Education.  Applications for Education The educational games and activities found on Digital Dialects and Literacy Center are great for students just beginning to learn a new language. The games provide instant feedback to students and parents so that they can monitor progress and choose a skill or set of vocabulary terms to practice. 

This wiki was created for school library media specialists by Dr. Donna Baumbach and Dr. Judy Lee, University of Central Florida. The purpose is to provide information about some of the new web-based tools (Web 2.0) and how they can be used and are being used by school library media specialists and their students and teachers.

Free Printables for Teachers - Free flashcards, worksheets, handouts and game cards to match, phonics materials, projects, games, and more all ready for download and printing.

Phrays is a simple site that publishes a new word of the day everyday. Each word is published with its definition and part of speech. Visitors to the site are encouraged to write and submit a sentence using that word. Registered users can read the sentences submitted by others and vote for their favorite sentences.

Free Flashcards & Printables. Just pick a set of flash cards and print. It's that easy. All the flashcards are free and made for making large and small prints.

So & Such (44 Questions) - From a collection of English grammar worksheets, handouts and printables for English language and English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers and instructors to use in the classroom or other teaching environment.

lesson plans and activities storytelling activities;language arts lesson plans to support speaking, listening, reading and writing skills

A free online library for English, media and drama teachers, offering quality worksheets, lesson plans, online lessons and links.

I've (Larry Ferlazzo) created a ton of "The Best…" lists so far - nearly 170 over the past thirteen months, in fact. Based on a number of requests I've received from teachers, I've decided to review all of them and come-up with a new series of lists including "The Best Sites For K-12 Beginning English Language Learners"; "The Best Sites For K-12 Intermediate English Language Learners"; "The Best Sites For Older Beginning & Early Intermediate English Language Learners"; and "The Best Sites For Older Intermediate English Language Learners."

The Divergent Learner blog celebrates thinking and learning from the right brain, a whole new mind. Teaching with technology inspired by Dan Pink's "A Whole New Mind" and 21st-century educational technology teachers around the world.

falshcards word and picture: animals, halloween, actions, food, children's things

falshcards word and picture

short and sweet films to explain difficult vocab

Thousands of English conversations you can listen to, speak and read transcripts

It's always a holiday somewhere. Great for teaching vocab etc around celbrations and cultures.

Large number of ESL resources worksheets flash cards and more for free

Using English for Academic Purposes: Advice and Information for Students in Higher Education