Exploring Web 2.0 October 2011

I am sure you will find this website useful and interesting.

Great collection of listening activities for ESL students

This website help us as teachers to understand the rights of inmigrants when learning English as a second language because they have to be taught in a different way, due to their background and as English is not a first language for them. This article is related with job too, because inmigrants go to other places to learn a new language like English and have the opportunity to work in those places.

It is a good website to test students' grammar, also could be an extra practices for students. When I tutor students, I use this tools to be a grammar practice. We teach the grammar rules first, but students sometimes are confused the rules. If we give students extra practices, they will figure out the rules and be much more familiar with it.

It is the UN Human Rights web page. It can be useful to be acquainted with what the UN states as human rights. The declaration of Human Rights, the treates, laws, the principles under which mankind declares human rights. Yrma Garcia

This is a unique resource with english audio and video for esl students and teachers worldwide. This is great website to get information on pronunciation for ESL/EFL students.

Lyrics.com is a music community with the largest searchable lyrics database.  Great source for using songs in the classroom.

A popular website where you can find practically any type of music video to use in the classroom.

This site have a lot of interactive games where students can enjoy different topics and practice what they need to practice, there you can also find idioms to apply some real vocabulary in your classes and their earning process.

It is a Page where we can find many activities to work in our classes. It 's important to teach our students about human rights in order to get a better world. Human rights are universal and we have to teach how some culture can affect these rights. This page includes human education activities, culture and changes activities and so on

I came across Advocates for Youth in college while working with a sub-group of the Bus Project. It has proven to be an invaluable resource when helping students research current events. They are able to learn about the issues and see what their peers are doing about them.

Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit organization dedicated to building houses for the most needed.  It is present in 17 countries in Latin America and the caribbean.  Most of the houses are built by volunteers and families that have been benefited with houses.  This webapage can be used to present the topic of Human rights, solidarity, and how every person has the right to live in their own home.  It can also foster volunteer work in the community by contacting a local office in your country.

This site shows something that we are losing: Values. We need to be aware that one of our duties is to reinforce family unit. We have to work not only with children but with their parents, too. You can use the information to create a comfortable environment between children and their parent. I take every opportunity to share my opinion with parents. Parents who don´t speak English I always afraid about it. With this site you can tell them that the responsibility of teaching English is yours ( their English teacher), but the responsibility to motivate their children is theirs (parents), This site can help them to prioritize their family activities, to show interest in their children activities. Rosa Sandoval

Family leisure activities and how it contributes to reinforce family ties are the main topics of this document. It gives you a clearer picture of your student´s environment. It describes how divorce, single parenthood, poverty can affect families. It is useful to know yor student background because it is not a matter to teach them English it is, also, how the students can overcome difficulties. You can use the reading to avoid sensitive points in your classes, and to know which activities children prefer to do with their parents. I always tell my students, today you are going to tell your parents what did you learn in English, many, not all, receive possitive words about it and it shows how you can use English to create an activity children can share with their parents. Rosa Sandoval

Interesting videos to watch and activities with our students

Web site in Panama for spaying and adopting cats (and dogs). Used in the ongoing story in Group 1.

A web site with plenty of resources for teaching English to kids. Ready made worksheets, games, reading, activities, and so on. Children learn English by playing and in an very interactive way. The games are great fun!!! Yrma Garcia

Hi there! It has taken too long to manage this tool. But never mind. I am very optimistic and work harder each time. This web site must be a good device for teachers who work with kids. Though you must ensure that the computers in your classroom or lab meet the requirements since the software of this web site is very trendy, I think. Enjoy it!!!

Hi there! It has taken too long to manage this tool. But never mind. I am very optimistic and work harder each time. This web site must be a good device for teachers who work with kids. Though you must ensure that the computers in your classroom or lab meet the requirements since the software of this web site is very trendy, I think. Enjoy it!!! Yrma Garcia

The EDSITEment is a great resource for instructors teaching culture, history, social studies etc.. For my human rights topic the website gives several ideas about freedom of speech including various activities (lesson plans) classes of all ages can do during Freedom of Speech Week, October 17-23. Some of the content/language may be too high for EFL/ESL setting. Their collection of lesson plans are worth looking at though for ideas.

U.S. Dept of Ed source for lots of free online aids.

Thanks Michael for this great website. I think it's great. You can find any topic.