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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

9-24-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL:






Great Video: “Why we need teacherpreneurs (in less than 3 minutes)!”
I’m adding this great video from The Center For Teaching Quality to The Best Resources On Being A Teacherpreneur:
The Best Three Sites On The Web For ESL/EFL/ELL/ELT Teachers
The Web is sure a big place, and it’s easy to miss most of the great stuff out there for English Language Learners and their teachers. And, since most people actually have lives, they don’t necessarily want to be spending hours online separating the wheat from the chaff. Taking all that into consideration, here are my recommendations for the Best Three Sites On The Web For ESL/EFL/ELL/ELT Teacher



New Site: “What We Watch: a geographic exploration of popular YouTube videos”
What We Watch:a geographic exploration of popular YouTube videos is from The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and lets you use a map to see and compare which YouTube videos are most popular in countries around the world. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures. Thanks to Google Maps Mania for the tip.
“Constitute” Is A New “Must-Use” Site For Any Social Studies Teacher
Richard Byrne has discovered yet another gem is his long list of exceptional online finds (which is why you should subscribe to his blog if you haven’t already done so)– Constitute. It’s been created by the University of Texas at Austin and funded by Google, and provides an easily searchable database of the constitutions from 160 countries. The really extraordinary feature is the ability to search

9-23-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Video: “42 Amazing Maps”This 42 Amazing Maps video is pretty interesting, but the narrator speaks far too fast for English Language Learners. You might also be interested in This May Be The Best Geography Site Of The Year: “40 maps that explain the world”7 by Larry Ferlazzo / 58min mark as read  //  saveUsing Magic To Teach