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Viewpoint is an audio and video repository that allows you to record your audio/video online using your microphone or webcam, or upload existing media. These media items can then be linked from other sites or embedded inside your own web pages. Please note that this product has been developed for educational purposes only; these videos are not for commercial use.

Audio Forum that can be used as a bulletin board or audio blog. Asynchronous voice discussions can be very helpful for students' listening, speaking, and pronunciatio skills. Private channels available for $4.99/month, or free for public forums. Can include image gallery and audio guestbook.

Start a discussion by phone or computer, and automatically have it updated to Flickr, Twitter, Blogger, etc.

A download for conversion of YouTube files to MP3.

You can set up an audio discussion board for your students. Very teacher- and student-friendly site. Great for practicing conversation online.

You can upload fairly large videos (up to 500 MB), and comment on them with tags in the timeline, or using text or the "respond with video" feature. Also supports Webcam recording.

Check this out! (Thanks to TomWhitby on Twitter for the link)

180 techtips.com offers 15 hours of free computer training, mailed one day at a time from September to June.

180 techtips.com offers 15 hours of free computer training, mailed one day at a time from September to June. Haven't used it yet, but might be worth exploring--looks like it focuses more on PCs than Macs.

A "social publishing" website. You can upload media-rich pages which run as a slideshow, and include links, examples, photos, video, etc. Great for presentations and for group projects.

This is the Scribd version of the text of Nik Peachey's talk on Web 2.0 Tools (see related bookmark about his blog). He gives links to the tool and examples of its use, examples of how to get started, and practical advise on ways to use the tools with students.

Free! ESL Video uses video from around the Web (e.g. The Daily English Show), and attaches short quizes on the content, pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary. You can choose videos by level (beginning to high-intermediate), and track results of student quizzes. You can also make your own quizzes with video you select from the Web!

Example of a quiz-maker that lets you use photos or video (with audio) for prompts.

Web 2.0 Tools for EFL ESL Teachers This has been a pretty busy week for me, mainly because I delivered my first online technology training presentation (8th September 2009) using the Adobe Connect Pro platform. I have to thank Jürgen Wagner and Verena Heckmann, e-learning specialists at the Landesinstitut für Pädagogik and Medien in Saarbrücken Germany, for offering me this opportunity to get online and promote and share some of the technological tools and activities I believe can be so helpful to EFL and ESL teachers.

Vance Stevens discusses social networking in his blog. Links to specific lesson plans using Web 2.0 tools.

Offers educators a number of creative ways to use comics in the classroom. For example: At the beginning of each new school year have students create a comic strip talking about themselves and their families or summarizing the most important things about their lives. Let each student select a cartoon character as a surrogate to represent her or him. After students complete their strips, encourage them to exchange their comics with classmates to learn more about each other. Students can also create strips that summarize what their individual interests to help a teacher to learn more about them.

A recent 93-page report on online education, conducted by SRI International for the Department of Education, has a starchy academic title, but a most intriguing conclusion: "On average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction."

Another good how-to from Karenne.

What advice would you give to another TEFL teacher interested in becoming a blogger? 27 bloggers responded: writing over 40 articles, 2 sent emails and 31 bloggers answered a poll on various issues.

An online resource for classroom teachers teaching international poetry. Language Arts standards in poetry (preK-8)

You tube video describing how to set up your own map locations and save them permanently. Links to other how-tos in Goggle Maps.

Some of the features for Picasa on Mac, particularly how it integrates with iPhoto.