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A useful site for students & teachers. Lingro makes websites "clickable", so a user can click on a word s/he doesn't understand and the definition will pop up. There is no download required, making it safe and simple site to use.

Online video conferencing....the simple way. I have been playing with a few options, and Tokbox might be an interesting tool to use with some of your more teckie students. I'll be happy to test it with any of you if you'd like to experiment a but.

Welcome to the virtual version of the "create a comic strip" activity for your ESL/LINC classroom. This is an extraordinary website that allows users to create their own movies, from the script to the cast. Fun to play with, and has interesting applications in a class with tech savvy students.

A modern version of "describe the picture", this picture writing website provides picture prompts that you can assign to students to describe and share with eachother. I believe very interesting uses are possible.

This is a useful site for those concerned written work from students has been plagarized. Simply copy and paste a suspected section and the website search for hits on the net.

Trying to think of ways to get your student to write? Try this wonderdul online story telling tool.

I LOVE this website. You can create online books for free, and share them with your students, or if you have a bigger picture in mind, ....the world. If you have a website, you can also embed the wobook on your site for all to access. Best of all, it's free. Just open an account and let your creativity loose.

Worried about pronouncing your student's name correctly? This website provides a comprehensive database of audio files for pronouncing names from around the world, and may help both you and your students.

Join Kahoot!, where over 30 million empowered educators and captivated learners connect in real-time to create a social, fun and game-based learning space. -Make quizzes that your students can play together, even in real time.

Excellent productivity and collaboration applications. One of the great things about opening a Zoho account is that you can access your documents from any computer, anywhere.

Google apps offers something similar. I use i google the same way. I would like to add these kinds of collections to my list of proposal topics. They are very easy to use, not intimidating and really add to ones productivity. I've even had my students create igoogle accounts with different tabs for L/W/R pronunciation and vocabulary. It gives them a little ownership and something they can continue to use after the program/course has ended.