A nice article about how to create a Twitter worthy of a professional. One might use Twitter as an e-portfolio, for example.

Allows the user to download videos from a variety of sites, such as YouTube, and save them on the desktop. Would be very useful for projects with students. Note: please be aware of copyrights when using Internet videos.

"Are you a researcher, teacher or lecturer? With your Wiki For Education you can easily co-operate with your students." This looks like a full featured wiki that has good features for educators.

"UsingEnglish.com provides a large collection of English as a Second Language (ESL) tools & resources for students, teachers, learners and academics. Browse our grammar glossary and references of irregular verbs, phrasal verbs and idioms, ESL forums, articles, teacher handouts and printables, and find useful links and information on English. Topics cover the spectrum of ESL, EFL, ESOL, and EAP subject areas." Includes a place to "talk to a teacher."

Has anyone tried the froums?

"What2Learn is a national award-winning interactive learning solution which provides effective educational resources and revision games. A great tool for students with literacy and learning difficulties such as ADHD. It is also a great resource for high achieving students keen to work independently to get ahead." Teachers can also create games and activities for ESOL.

"All pictures on Ookaboo are available free under public domain or Creative Commons and can be used on web sites and for classwork and other creative projects." The site begins at a map with pegs for locations, or you can use a modet search engine. It willtake a little time to find something you want. Commons licensing for most pictures.

Collaborative storytelling beginning with excellent pictures from which children can develop stories. Share, read, and print.

TimeToast is a way to create historical timelines. Could be used for project- or content-based learning, or for personal autobiographies. Also has several good content examples, such as Moon Landings, The Great Gatsby, and Western Civilization. You place points on the timeline and then add text and pictures to go along with the dates.

How to use Twitter for your classroom. Another great video by Russell Stannard. that shows you all the ins and outs of this social networking device as it would be used for educational purposes.

Describes LinoIt and how to use it--a nice brainstorming and student collaboration tool, but it's great to see examples and how it can be used with students. Free.

This looks like a fun way to keep in touch with sstudents, or have them subscribe to each other's work. You write a newsletter, then select "friends" to mail to, or send them a subscription link.

Yet another course management system. Might be worth a try. Claims to combine social networking with learning management, and has a very nice interface. And it's free.

A whole bunch of educational links that speak to reasons why students should use blogs, tips for using iPods in the classroom, PowerPoint for collaborations, etc. Many sites worth exploring.

List for special instances and deals with copyright issues as well.: "I'd lay odds that most people, including myself, just use Google Image Search when they need to find an image. However, there might be instances when you want to use another tool - perhaps you're a language teacher searching for just the right clip art or photography to illustrate a verb, maybe you have very young students and are concerned about what they might find on Google, possibly you're particularly teaching about copyright issues, or you want your students to easily connect an image to a writing exercise and have them send an E-Card."

Audio and some video titl at these sites are free. I think you might be able to use a desktop recorder like Audacity to record a book to a set of files to take with you, or put on an iPhone. (Avoid the ads at the top of this page--the article is below.)

"The CALL Interest Section of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL) offers language teachers world-wide the opportunity to participate in the Electronic Village Online (EVO), a professional development project and virtual extension of the TESOL 2011 Convention in New Orleans, LA, USA. The intended audience for this project includes both TESOL convention-goers and those who can participate only virtually. Interest Sections, Affiliates, E-groups, and other member groups of TESOL in particular are invited to sponsor sessions related to the convention. "

Children create their own comic strip using characters provided from database. Not specifically for ESL/EFL, but is a nice writing activity, and can be in any of several European languages. William Zimmerman has created a page with his handouts from a workshop, "Creating Comic Strips Online to Encourage Writing, Reading and Storytelling," at the TESOL Denver 2009 conference, at http://www.makebeli efscomix. com/How-to- Play/Educators --EHS

"By Alvina Lopez It doesn't matter if you're a veteran teacher or a newbie just now taking college courses - finding new ways to get students engaged in the classroom is always a great thing. One way many teachers are reaching out is with the multitude of material found on the web, allowing them to turn everyday lessons into a multimedia experience. You can find a great amount of helpful material on these sites, including videos to augment your lessons, lectures to inspire students, documentaries to show them how things work, and loads of additional videos to help you become a better, smarter teacher."

Very simple interface and good clear audio make this online app an easy way for students to practice speaking. Can be sent by email or posted on the Internet to a Website, or linked to from the Vocaroo site.

Very nice collection of screencasts to show how to use Skype for instructional purposes. (I think this is by Graham Stanley, though it is on Russel Stannard's site.)