Some call them 'connected educators' while other use the phrase 'digital teacher' and many prefer the term '21st century teacher.' Whatever terms you use to describe modern teachers, it's important to know what the terms actually mean. There's a fabulous wiki devoted to just this topic here which houses some incredible bits of information. It's by Andrew Churches who has curated quite a treasure trove of useful information for any teacher looking to outline what he or she actually does as a modern educator.

Fun Educational Apps is an excellent site for finding detailed reviews on educational apps. These apps are rated on a 5 star scale and include photos. Best of all, these reviews breakdown the app into 3 categories such as: what I liked, suggestions, and general opinion.

Welcome to our Diigo Group, VenTESOLers!

We are so pleased to have such a crowd of wonderful teachers sharing this online space. Every time you find an interesting article, a website, or a teaching resource on the Internet related to ELT, TEFL, ESL, EFL, ESP, EOP, etc., please, add it here and share it with the community.

Are you new on Diigo?

Here are some recommendations:

-Create your Diigo profile. We would love to know who our collaborators are.
-Provide description of the website or resource. It will help our readers to have an idea on what the website is about.
-Add tags (key words). They allow us to find the resource later easily.
-Share your the link on Twitter and Facebook. Our official hashtag is #VenTESOL.
-Download the Diigo toolbar to your PC, so you can share the resources or websites even easier.

Come join us, let's learn, share and collaborate. Let's build VenTESOL online library together!

Evelyn Izquierdo
On behalf of VenTESOL Executive Board 2011-2013