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This is an interesting video, both pedagogically, for teaching EST, and for instructors using small groups--and it's based on research by a professor of physics at Harvard. Go watch.

Make your own cartoon movie, or watch a movie--you create the lessons for your students.

Upload from computer or mobile, upload, email, and collect videos. Send them to Facebook, YouTube, Blogspot, Twitter, etc. Looks to be a very handy site to share projects.

"A free online Talking Dictionary of English Pronunciation Just mouse over the pink words to hear them spoken " This tool also links to Google Translate to translate your entry, and you can select from dozens of languages.

"ANVILL (A National Virtual Language Lab) is a speech-based toolbox for language teachers. Like the language lab console of old, it's focused on the practice of oral/aural language, but at its core are very modern web-based audio and video tools from duber dot com and the University of Oregon: Voiceboards, LiveChat, and Quizzes and Surveys. Our newest tool, TCast, allows teachers to record and place audio or video files anywhere in a lesson--in 3 easy steps. Each of these tools really opens up the scope and sequence of lessons centered around spoken language tasks." Jeff Magoto has done a great presentation on how to use ANVILL, which is a wonderful, free, A/V tool available now internationally.

"iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) is the world's largest non-profit global network that enables teachers and youth to use the Internet and other technologies to collaborate on projects that enhance learning and make a difference in the world."

A search result for educational tools.

"Web 2.0 is about revolutionary new ways of creating, collaborating, editing and sharing user-generated content online. It's also about ease of use. There's no need to download, and teachers and students can master many of these tools in minutes. Technology has never been easier or more accessible to all." Discovery Channel always has good videos and other tools for classroom use. This site has a huge collection of links for free tools.

"This Twitter Wiki has been designed with the needs of individual teachers in mind and can be used in a number of ways: * ...present all or part of this ... to staff * ... powerpoint document can be saved and used at any time * ... individual learning ... " Professional development--how do you use Twitter for educational purposes?

"Skype is a free and easy way for teachers to open up their classroom and their students to a world way beyond their campus. With Skype, students can learn from other students, connect with other cultures, and expand their knowledge in amazing ways. Teachers and parents can also benefit from Skype in the classroom. Read below to learn how you can take advantage of the power of Skype in your classroom." Links with short explanations--very useful.

A great place for students to read about and study cultures of the world. A contributor to the Blog is Carla Arena.

This archive site has recorded talks about art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. You can subscribe via iTunes. Would be very good in a listening/discussion class, as the paintings are quite moving, e.g., Marc Chagall's "I and the Village."

Nice description of how to use this tool for education.

Some nice sites are listed, with very short little explanation of how to do projects with them.

"This page provides links to some of the better copyright-free and public domain resources....The ideas are intended for educators and librarians who wish to locate quality, copyright-friendly materials for educational, noncommercial, and nonprofit projects. "

These will be fun to explore.

"Sites is Google's free tool to create custom websites. Similar to a wiki, you can develop the site by yourself or choose to collaborate with others on the creation and content of the pages. Then, you can decide on the level of sharing you would like to permit. You can determine who the owners are, whom you would like to give permission to edit and revise the site, and whom you would like to give permission to view the site. You can limit viewing your site to a small, private group or you can choose to publish it so that it is accessible to anyone in the world."

"Dropbox is a very useful tool to store online files, sync your computers and mobile devices and share files. With all those capabilities it makes it a natural tool for educators!"

Type in two alternative was to say something, and the tool will do a Google search returning those expressions. Then you can decide what the best way to say it is, either by looking at examples or by just seeing the number of hits.

This is a great blog by Ian James that has tips on how to use tools he has found online. This is a must for your RSS feed.