Exploring Web 2.0 May 2011

http://www.highlights.com/ is a great FREE learning site for children. There is also http://www.highlightskids.com/ which is for a little older children.

Professional ELT site (Shaping the way we teach English)

It's a good site for those who encounter problems working with a new auditorium/ Though the text is mainly about substitute teachers there are a lot of good ideas for everyone

Free Practice Tests for Learners of English

Very up to date ready-made reading, vocabulary and speaking activities. There is lots of material in each document so you probably won't have time / want to use it all. It's best to be selective! There are sometimes typos so it's important to check beforehand but it's an excellent source.

Free lesson ready to print - for integrated skills with audio

I regularly use this resourse in my language class

Pilot writing project using wikis with a secondary class in Hong Kong

Teaching strategies for ESL/EFL

A site to know a little bit about the amazing Bolivia and specially the lovely Tarija

A great collection of printable worksheets for students of different age groups and with different levels of English. Registration is needed to use the resources (it's free of charge)

Clear presenting of all English tenses

free online double-blind peer-reviewed journal that seeks to disseminate cutting-edge work focussed mainly on the use of technology in TESOL

It's a very useful site both fir teachers and students. If you're a student you can improve your grammar and build up vocabulary. Teachers can find lesson plans and different material to be used in classes. I find especially useful material on Reading Comprehension skills (http://esl.about.com/od/englishreadingskills/English_Reading_Comprehension_Skills_for_ESL_EFL_Learners.htm)

TESOL and TEwTreading. Share with class discussion.

Great resource to develop PBL projects expanding the learning process outside the classroom. It covers 5 topics: environment, poverty, discrimination, children's rights to education and health, and law and justice

Human rights can be viewed with global perspectives. Our school uses this website as a resource for our global studies classes

Good selection of topics related to the freedom of speech, which is an always controversial subject, furthermore is a nationwide issue in my country

A collection of games for language teaching

Agreat ReadWriteThink activity for students who are free to creat brochure, newspaper, booklet or flyer

it is rather an interesting discussion about the violation of minority rights in the former Soviet republics, that can be used in class