an iCALL system designed to provide supplementary language learning activities using authentic English texts elected by the learner.
Limitation: for ESL students only
Online language lab. Allows you to create speaking, listening, reading, and writing assignments that students do online. You can provide feedback to them through the interface.
Create multiple-choice quizzes, discussions, and surveys including images and videos. The intention is that students would use these in the classroom.
Limitations: Because of the focus on the synchronous classroom and interactivity, a single student alone cannot take the quizzes.
Platform for inspiring writing, posting writing, commenting on writing, and revising/editing writing.
Limitations: 40 students and 5 posts for a teacher with a free account.
Chansons françaises is the integrated music component of Français interactif. Chansons features a French or Francophone song, related to each chapter's cultural or pedagogical focus, presented via audio or video. Accompanying pdfs provide additional information, as well as comprehension exercises. Songs act as a portal to various Francophone cultures and musical genres. Aural comprehension and study of lyrics afford students practice with culturally authentic text and expression. students discover yet another reason to be passionate about studying French!
Originally created for the students of NYU's Department of French, Papiers-Mâchés may interest any user eager to develop his or her written skills in French. The tutorial is free of charge and open to anyone but restricted to non-commercial uses.
Letras para volar is "un programa de fomento a la lectura para niños y jóvenes. Es el primer proyecto de colaboración internacional entre la Universidad de Guadalajara y la Fielding Graduate University." On the website they provide a section of "Lecturas," which are Mexican leyendas given in written form as well as in audio format. In this way, students can read and listen to the story, either at the same time or one before the other. You could use these leyendas for reading practice, listening practice, and cultural exploration.
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.
ASL (American Sign Language) free self-study lessons including an ASL dictionary, signing videos, a printable sign language alphabet chart (fingerspelling), Deaf Culture study materials, and resources to help you learn sign language. Good for homeschool students, parents (baby signing), interpreters, and people who just want to learn fun ASL phrases like hello, thank you, I love you, etc.
Create collections of web resources to share with students. You can also add quiz questions and commentary on the resources.
Limitations: Does not support non-Latin fonts.
English dictionary for kids with optional Spanish support. Includes audio pronunciations, part of speech, and inflections.
Related: http://kids.wordsmyth.net/wild/ is a highly visual dictionary, where students can click through scenes and images to find the written and spoken forms of nouns.