Introduction
The sites listed and linked from this page are by no means a comprehensive list of all the resources on the Web that relate to the topics covered in this workshop, or to the areas that interest its participants. It is intended to be a "starter list" of resources to consider and evaluate, as you begin the long process of researching and compiling your own resources for your particular educational setting.
Free Services
The web sites listed in this section are examples of free services that do not require that you have access to your own server or server space; i.e., you can use the server space as allowed by these organizations, companies and institutions. Typically, you will need to register and will be required to log in each time with a password.Lesson Plans, Worksheets, Activities, CurriculaAladdin Systems FreeDrive
http://www.aladdinsys.com/freedrive/
This is a place where you can upload, store, retrieve, and distribute 20 MB of your data for free.Milken Online Assessment Tool
http://www.milkenexchange.org/welcome.html
Educators take the surveys at this site to assess their level of expertise with technology. At the end of the survey, resources for self-improvement and help are suggested.NiceNet
http://www.nicenet.org/
A free, non-profit organization of Internet professionals who give their time to provide discussion board services to the Internet community.QUIA
http://www.quia.com
Web page space, quiz generator, and other teacher tools available. Free service, but you must register and log in o use it.Tech Tools, University of Hawaii
http://motted.hawaii.edu/
Try the sample quiz for this workshop. Design your own quizzes, as well.
The links in this section may be oriented toward K-12 or adult educators, but many items will be adaptable for a range of ESL/EFL population. We encourage you to examine, evaluate and adapt or adopt other educators' ideas, as best fits your educational setting.Challenge 2000, Example Activities
http://pblmm.k12.ca.us/examples_main.htm
Examples of general projects and ideas for how they can be incorporated in many ways and at many levels/ages.ESOL Student Resources
http://aei.uoregon.edu/iep/iep.htm
A select list of high-quality sites that can be used with students in ELT.ISTE, Lesson Plans
http://www.iste.org/htbin/resources_index.cgi?category=Lesson
Links to resources educators have developed for their K-12 classrooms. Useful for getting ideas that can be adapted to ELT.Project-Based Learning Curriculum Activities
http://pblmm.k12.ca.us/PBLGuide/Activities/Activities.html
A framework for creating different types of projects that incorporate computers.School Express
http://schoolexpress.com/
Thousands of free worksheets and lesson plans. Focus on K-12 area, but many items adaptable for adult ESL/EFL population.Technology Tips
http://osu.orst.edu/dept/eli/prevtips.html
Ideas for ELT educators who want to incorporate computers into their classes or curiculum.
ELT Journals
Many refereed journals are still produced only in print form. Following are ome examples of high quality ELT journals that you can find online.General Educational Technology ResourcesTESL-EJ: Teaching English as a second or foreign language
http://www-writing.berkeley.edu/TESL-EJ/The Internet TESL Journal: For teachers of English as a second language
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/Language Learning and Technology: A journal for second and foreign language educators
http://polyglot.cal.msu.edu/llt/The Language Teacher Online
http://langue.hyper.chubu.ac.jp/jalt/pub/tlt/
These are a handful of resources to get you started looking at what others in education are doing and thinking about with respect to computers. We all look forward to hearing more about additional resources that you find pertain to your specific educational setting.Educational Technology Resources from Duke University
http://www.lang.duke.edu/edtech/software/
Designed for Duke educators, but has very good information in general in the areas of software, hardware, emerging technologies, Internet resources,a glossary of computer terms, and links to other Ed. Tech. resource sites.Ed Tech Toolkit from Public Education Network
http://www.publiceducation.org/projectfirst/
Training resources, manuals, sample lesson plans, and recommended tools for educators.Newseum
http://www.newseum.org/
Interactive museum of news with related class activities.Practical Resources from the National Council for Bilingual Education
http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu/classroom/index.htm
Example lesson plans and activities, recent research, and links to schools and educators.WWW Virtual Library
http://www.vlib.org/
Links to informative web sites on almost any topic imaginable. A great resource for building activities in a content-based curriculum.
Deborah Healey, Oregon State University, English Language Institute
Email: Deborah.Healey@orst.edu
Homepage: http://ucs.orst.edu/~healeyd/
Leslie Opp-Beckman, University of Oregon, American English Institute
Email: leslieob@oregon.uoregon.edu
Homepage: http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~leslieob/
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Last revised: 16 February 2000
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