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Sunday, January 12, 2014

1-12-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

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




This Year’s “What If?” History Presentations
As usual, my IB Theory of Knowledge class did “What If?” presentations as part of their study of history, and are teaching my ELL U.S. History students how to do the same. Here are a couple of examples, which I’ll be adding to The Best Resources For Teaching “What If?” History Lessons. The second one is just a thumbnail and you have to click on it: If General Vang Pao died at the Vietnam PP More
This Translator Map Is A Cool Way To Teach European Geography & More
Dan Pink shared this cool translator map on Twitter. It uses Google Translate to translate English into any major European language and then shows the word on the geographical location where the language is primarily spoken. You can read more about it at Business Insider. I’m adding it to The Best “Language Maps.”


Fun & Useful Video: “ESL Verb English Grammar Vocabulary Rap Song”
I’m adding this video to The Best Web Tools For Teaching Irregular Verbs & Verb Tenses — Contribute Your Suggestions!
Video: “What my beagle does when we’re not home”
Here’s another fun video to show English Language Learners and have them describe what happens in it:


Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 1-11-14 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYMy Best Posts On The Harlem Children’s Zone & Other “Promise Zones”, President Obama announced grants to five communities designated at “Promise Zones” that are planned to replicate — more or less — the Harlem Children’s Zone. I’ve published many posts about the Harlem Children’s Zone —