"Teaching English with Technology (TEwT) is an online peer-reviewed journal that seeks to disseminate work mainly focused on how technology is being used, or could be used, in TESOL." A journal solely dedicated to teaching English with technology. This is obviously a great resource for our class, but also for our current and future classrooms. From what I've seen, I like this journal because it features ideas and research done in this setting. Very interesting!

"LyricsTraining is an easy and fun method to learn and improve your foreign languages skills, through the music videos and lyrics of your favorite songs." This is another site that is based of the students repeating what was said, but this one uses lyrics of the most popular songs. You can pick between beginner, intermediate, and advance for the settings. It's a nice way to introduce culture as well as language skills. BUT, this is really hard! Thankfully, the music stops if you haven't filled in the blanks. However, this takes away the authenticity. Having taught high school, I'm certain this would be something that age group would be interested in. Something to consider.

"A free website to teach children to read with phonics. For preschool, kindergarten, and first grade. Exciting phonics games and online interactive books." I used this site when I was teaching preschool. It could also be used to teach language learners. However, because of the content, it should be used with beginners who are young. When I used this site it was mainly with children between 4 and 5 years old, and they absolutely loved it. Not only were they using a "big person toy" by being on the computer, but they were truly learning valuable language skills.

"ESL, English as a second language, teaching materials and resources for speaking, study and learning. TESOL teachers, schools, and programs." This source is useful for both students and teachers. Students can practice their skills. They can do anything from talking to someone in English or studying for the TEFOL exam. For teachers, this site is an excellent resource. Teachers can find anything from sample lessons to specific textbooks to use in the classroom. I used this site last semester for my practicum, and it almost always had something useful or lead me in the right direction. It's truly a great resource to take advantage of!

Some of the versions of TEDict are free, but others cost anywhere from $0.99 to $2.99. This app plays sections of TED talks and has the user dictates what was said. This is a very drill based app. This would be helpful for advanced students because it relies on knowing every word in the sound clip. TED prides itself on featuring English speakers of all different backgrounds. For the language learner, this means they will have access to sound clips from many different accents. Although it a drill-based activity, it can be useful for advance students wishing to travel because they will also encounter several different accents. It will build confidence in knowing they can understand several different speakers.

This is an interesting slideshare about someone's experience using the Nintendo Wii in their classroom. It definitely seems like it could be beneficial, but also distracting. It's limited because only a certain number of students can be on it at one time. This could be a serious distraction for other students in the classroom. Not to mention, if there is only one teacher in the classroom, it might be difficult to keep both groups on task. There is also the concern with being able to afford this device for your classroom. However, the slideshare mentions that the teacher can apply for grants to purchase one.

"Make a newspaper clipping with your own headline and story. In example to surprise friends and coworkers, send a birthday greeting or to give your next blog entry a special look." This could be a creative way for students to summarize a story or a movie. They could use this tool to write a review including main ideas and a recommendation. The fact that it generates into a mock newspaper clipping is a fun and creative way to share their findings.

Some of us discussed pecha kuchu last semester in Dr. Stoller's foundations course. It's a method of presentation that literally translates to "death by power point." The idea came about because people were getting so bored at large conferences when presenters were going on and on about there research. This style of presentation allows each slide to be up for 20 seconds and the total time is 6 minutes and 40 seconds. Presenters were not allowed to go over this allotted time. Students in Dr. Stoller's class last semester were given 5 minutes to present on the research we did all semester. Personally, I found it difficult to present all the information I wanted to, but I also was surprised by how much I could actually fit into five minutes. So how does this relate to language learning/teaching? Pecha Flickr is a program that allows you to type in a tag word, like fish or dog. Then, it will pull up different pictures on Flickr that are tagged with those words for 20 seconds at a time. Students could give a mock presentation or even be writing sentences for the 20 seconds each picture is shown. This is a creative and fun way to get students to think on the spot using random pictures. Although I feel this would be a fun and creative way to get students thinking, I would be cautious using this because some of the pictures are tagged inaccurately. For example, I typed in fish as the tag and the second picture was a couple kissing. However, this might be a unique way to bring in slang and informal language. Kissing with a fish face?

Since Power Point has lost some it's wonder, especially among younger students, teachers can use Prezi, which is a similar tool used for giving presentations. Prezi is similar to Power Point, but it provides a new and interesting tool for students to explore. Presentations created using Prezi can also be published to the Prezi community for other users to see. This could take some of the hassle of the teacher having to load everyone's presentations before class because they are all available through a website instead. Personally, I find Prezi more confusing than Power Point. However, I haven't dedicated much time to learning how to use it properly. I'm sure if I educated myself on using it correctly it would be worthwhile.

Free Rice is an online educational game. It can be used for many different subjects, including vocabulary and grammar. It's a fun way for students to practice their skills. To add a motivational twist, Free Rice donates a certain amount of rice for each correct answer. Because the vocabulary words and grammar structures are selected at random by the program, it wouldn't be a very effective learning tool. However, If the students worked in groups, they could learn new vocabulary together as they played, but I don't think this format would be possible with grammar. I think it would serve most useful as a fun way for more advanced students to review material.