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Part of the Cool Sites series If you teach English language learners in their native countries, then finding opportunities for them to use the English they learn outside the classroom can be challenging.

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You can begin creating a 21st century learning environment today with one of the easiest and least expensive to use technologies out there. A Flip Video. This $150 investment can go a long way in helping digital native students create using the technology they love with a tool that's easy on the wallet and has virtually no learning curve...especially in the hands of students.

If you're looking for a simple, one-click, solution for converting and downloading YouTube videos sans software, DownloadTube is a free tool for web-based YouTube file conversion. Copy the URL of the video you want to convert, visit DownloadTube and paste it in, then select which format you want. DownloadTube can convert YouTube videos into MPG, MOV, 3GP, MP4, convert it to an audio-only MP3 file, or grab the native FLV flash file for you. Click "Convert and Download" and the file is converted and saved to your computer.

Take your pick here, let your kids try one and report back to the group or just have a look yourself, some excellent tools here

Another excellent blog from an ISB teacher. Read, enjoy, learn, share