ELI Websites

automatic citation generator plus a bit of checking of elements of writing. Not bad for a free program; Mike's students are using it and find it helpful. Thanks for sharing Mike!

This is great, I didn't know this even existed! Thanks!

Not much revolutionary here, but points 3 & 4 are good reminders of the importance of connecting English to real world uses and of the value of fomulative assessments like exit slips, etc.

Online reading site for very beginning readers. Definitely geared toward kids, but students can read/listen at the same time -- a big plus in my book. Free, no registration required. A lot of non-fiction, which helps "up" the level a little bit.

Online reading site for very beginning readers. Definitely geared toward kids, but students can read/listen at the same time -- a big plus in my book. Free, no registration required. A lot of non-fiction, which helps "up" the level a little bit.

This is a fun video about the function of the comma in compound and complex sentences. Good for review. Questions are customizable if you register your name and e-mail.

This series of drawings struck me as something that might be useful to spawn conversation. Some Drawings are more controversial than others, but several hit on topics that I think some classes are already discussing, especially the upper levels.

Cute video students could watch and describe. Good for lower levels; very visual.

Cute video students could watch and describe. Good for lower levels; very visual.

Interesting infographic about "how Americans spend their time". Depending on your Pathways book, it could tie in very well, especially the "Life in a Day" unit (Level 3? Can't remember). Plus it would support the focus on visual literacy that Pathways (and research) is focusing on as a critical 21st century student/workplace skill.

Lots of short videos (pulled from a full length movie) from interviews with people around the world. Very inspirational! Description from the website: What is it that makes us human ? Is it that we love, that we fight ? That we laugh ? Cry ? Our curiosity ? The quest for discovery ? Driven by these questions, filmmaker and artist Yann Arthus-Bertrand spent three years collecting real-life stories from 2,000 women and men in 60 countries. Working with a dedicated team of translators, journalists and cameramen, Yann captures deeply personal and emotional accounts of topics that unite us all; struggles with poverty, war, homophobia, and the future of our planet mixed with moments of love and happiness.

NBC News has a ton of short (2-5 minute) videos on a wide variety of subjects (the brain, natural disasters, nanotechnology, the planet, etc.) For native speakers but probably useful for our higher levels. Could be a good resource for those of your looking for short video clips to go with the Pathways topics.

photos that comply with Creative Commons (copyright law). Free to download. Downloads also have automatic citations. Large library of pictures unlike many Creative Commons sites.

simple but memorable formula to help student answer questions with details and personal connections

strategy for error correction

Looks like a good website for exploring global / cultural themes. Educator guides are available. Dedicated to advancing global education through film.

Very cool sight with videos and short lessons explaining various skills -- summarizing, inferring, etc. For native speakers but I think Level 5 & 6 would be fine with it. Thanks Joy!

Huge collection of sample essays organized by grade and style.

short, cute, basically wordless animated video students could describe in speaking / writing, etc.

A very cool site that lets you "explore" various national parks with beautiful AV support. Looks like it would be an excellent supplement to the Pathways books.

Op-docs is a series of video interviews (some animated, some filmed, whatever) that are, obviously, opinion pieces. They're not terrible long (from about 5 minutes to 15 minutes) and cover a wide variety of topics. They would probably be a good resource for Level 5 and 6 teachers. The speaking, while mostly native speakers, was not incredibly fast. They also could be used as resources for combining ideas from multiple resources.