ShowMe (free) This an incredibly useful app for ELLs and for ESL teachers too. In my opinion, it is one of the most versatile apps in the market. It allows you to easily create screen-casts, by recording your voice over whiteboard drawing or images.

As a teacher at an International School, many of my students are English Language Learners. Even my native English speakers are living in a non-English speaking country. Due to my unique teaching position, I have had some readers ask for tips on teaching English Language Learners.

The iPad has fundamentally changed how and what I teach in my Spanish classes. First of all, I no longer use textbooks. Ever. Why would I when everything I need and more is available online or through an app? As educators, we are often told to teach students "21st century skills", but let's be honest, ...

Thanks to all our participants of Thursday night's #langchat! Our topic concerned apps #langchat teacher recommend to improve students' their oral language skills, and participants had lots of fantastic ideas. Though there are many ways to use apps to further students' oral abilities, one great advantage of using apps and related tech in the classroom is the easy availability of authentic resources.

The more students there are in a classroom, the more time teachers are going to spend on classroom management. So it makes sense that teachers need to have as many classroom management tips - and tricks - at their disposal as possible in order to get the focus away from problem students and back to the lesson at hand.