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With the invention of new and innovative technologies in the modern era,it has become very comfortable for the language teachers and teaching English does not have to be a difficult task at all. The Internet TESL Journal by Michael Morgan suggests the ways how we can utilise technology in ESL class for better results.It throws light on its various aspects and problems by which a teacher can make good use of it.

Effective ways to bring technology into the classroom

Administration | Feature Can Technology Predict Teacher Success? Busy districts are turning to technological solutions to help them vet and select applicants for teaching positions You can see more great feature articles in the latest issue of our monthly digital edition.

Suggestions for using technology with learning literacy in the k-5 classroom.

Great source of interesting materials and resources to enhance language skills.

No fear Shakespeare

QR codes for use in the classroom. Here is a link to a blog about how one teacher uses them in class http://1stgradecurtis.blogspot.com/2012/07/qr-codes-in-classroom.html

Kidblog is designed for K-12 teachers who want to provide each student with an individual blog. Students publish posts and participate in academic discussions within a secure classroom blogging community. Teachers maintain complete control over student blogs and user accounts.

One of the tricks to learning any language is to act it. The spoken word is only one part of all communication. If you have a dog and it comes to you to tell you that it's hungry, or in pain, what language does it use?

In the sphere of education, it remains a place that dares to be a little unique. It is our academic focus to each and every student that makes us distinct.

This ESL listening Web site created by Randall Davis helps ESL/EFL students improve their listening comprehension skills through practice with self-grading quiz pages.

in this web page we can find useful activities to teach human rights, and connect the rights in our lives

This is a very interesting web site about Human Rights that has interesting ideas on how we can teach them in the classroom. It includes a wide variety of links with lessons and activities we can adapt in our classrooms.

This site gives good overview and understanding of human rights. It covers topics like; Human rights in the news, history and human rights, mapping human rights in our community, etc...

LearningApps.org is a Web 2.0 application, to support learning and teaching processes with small interactive modules.

Film English is the brainchild of teacher, trainer and author Kieran Donaghy ( Kieran's LinkedIn profile). Kieran teaches at UAB Idiomes Barcelona, part of the Univiersitat Autònoma de Barcelona. The site promotes the innovative and creative use of film in English language teaching and learning. All of the lesson plans revolve around the use of video and film to teach English. The site promotes cineliteracy, the ability to analyse moving images, and considers cineliteracy as a 21st century skill which our students need to learn. In addition, the lessons promote critical thinking in the language classroom, and  encourage learners to reflect on values while learning a  language. PrintFilm English has become a very popular resource English Teaching bank and is visited by over 80,000  teachers every month and there are over 2.5 million page views a year. It has received critical acclaim winning various awards, including winner of Best Individual Blog and Runner-up in The Best Use of Video in the 2011 Edublog Awards; the 2011 TEFL.net  Site of the Year; and British Council Teaching English Featured Blog of the Month.

Film English by Kieran Donaghy features a media lesson on Human Rights and street art. This time a lesson is designed based on an award-winning video for Amnesty International by Carlos Lascano. On this section, you can find the link for the video to project in the classroom and a worksheet with activities mainly designed to generate discussion among the members of the group. The activity is intended for students in upper-intermediate level onwards. These activities will reinforce the listening and speaking skills.