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R. Stannard training video on this important tool: "Quizlet 2017 is a complete introduction to all the basics of using Quizlet. In this video I will show you how to quickly get up and running with Quizlet without signing in and without making any flash cards. This is a useful educational technology that means you can revise and practice vocabulary at any time. Find flash cards and then start to revise the vocabulary through a series of games. This is a simple learning with technology tool that students and teachers can both use very quickly and easily. Watch these videos and when you know the basics you can also watch these more advanced videos. Learning with Technology Advanced Features in Quizlet"

Make worksheets and q/a sheets using Google Docs with this handy app. correct online and/or watch your students work on the worksheet in realtime.

This site creates several kinds of activities and games: interactive map, riddles, fill-in, crossword puzzles, dialogue with audio prompts, dictation, jumbled word or sentence, matching, word search, and quizzzes. You can store your creations for repeated use.

Quizlet is one of the most flexible self-teaching tools available online. It offers far more than quizes: Good for self-practice, flashcards, vocabulary study, etc. All the multimedia you want and students can create their own practices. This pdf booklet/Google presentation helps you get started with distance learning.

"In addition to YouTube videos, pictures, and voice recordings Metta also provides options for including content from Pinterest and Twitter to use in your final presentation. Metta also allows you to insert a quiz into your projects. This means that people viewing your Metta projects can watch a short video clip then answer questions about it before moving onto the next part of the presentation. Applications for Education You could have students create Metta projects in which they create book trailers using video clips, images, and their voices. Students could use Metta to create a digital collage of media around a current events topic that they're studying. Metta might also be used by students to create a showcase of their best digital works of the semester. "

"This suite of tools has been designed to support online teaching and learning. They are available to authorised users for use in educational institution and classrooms. Edith Cowan University does not guarantee or provide any warranty for the tools. "Teachers wishing to use the tools simply need to register with their name and email. The tools can then be accessed with these details. ... The site is managed and maintained by Ron Oliver who can be contacted with queries if the need arises. The site is a development site and has new tools in development and fixes being made to existing tools." Looks to be a very interesting set of online tools with modest interfaces. Suggestions for uses with students are pedagogically sound.

Over 1,000 recordings to learn English (and other languages) with accompanying exercises, downloadable audio, etc. R. Stannard calls it one of the most useful language learning sites online: http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/elllo/index.html.

Very handy guide to tools for formative assessment -- get some variety in your testing.