Site offering a variety of apps that teachers can use to create activities and that students can use on their own. Intended for EFL, but would also be useful for other languages in some cases. Limitations: As of 6/9/2016, no new registrations are allowed, although the site can be used without registering.

Website from the Japan Foundation that provides karaoke-style music videos with lyrics in kana and romaji. Sort by children's/traditional songs or "indie" music, difficulty of language, and theme.

Automatically creates sentence trees from English sentences.

Wordcloud generator

Google Docs add-on that allows you to create and use rubrics and simplifies the process of providing feedback on writing.

Tutorial on how to type in Japanese.

Video tutorials on Japanese pronunciation, including intonation. Quizzes are not accessible without a UBC account.

Create and view multimedia timelines.

Chrome browser extension and mobile app that allows you to view subtitles on a mobile device while watching a movie on Netflix or Amazon Video. You can interact with the subtitles to get translations.

Multimedia "journals" about Alice's travels to locations in Indonesia and Japan. The journals include language games.

Multimedia story in 5 episodes. Available in six languages.

Online orientation for anyone who will be doing a homestay in Japan.

TTBJ is a collection of tests developed by the International Student Center at the University of Tsukuba. TTBJ is available for use according to the following two methods: as an individual test taker, as a group test taker. Also known as the SPOT test.

Open-source learning management system that includes audio/video recording, e.g., in quiz questions and responses.

Cute images for use in the Japanese classroom.

Free printable worksheets and teaching materials in Japanese. Aimed at children.

Между нами is a free, web-based textbook that provides a comprehensive introduction to Russian language and culture. It is organized around the experiences of four American students, each spending the academic year in a different Russian city. Their interactions with host families, roommates, fellow students and teachers create a universe of contextualized information that motivates the use of the target language in the classroom. Добро пожаловать! Между нами is a free, web-based textbook that provides a comprehensive introduction to Russian language and culture. It is organized around the experiences of four American students, each spending the academic year in a different Russian city. Their interactions with host families, roommates, fellow students and teachers create a universe of contextualized information that motivates the use of the target language in the classroom.

Multimedia online book for beginners learning Japanese.

Interactive website that teaches the Arabic alphabet, including writing.

Simple interface for creating interactive charts and graphs.