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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

3-5-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

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







Resources For Cesar Chavez Day
Cesar Chavez Day is recognized as a holiday by eight states in the U.S., and falls on March 31st — his birthday (or a Monday/Friday that is closest to a weekend). You might be interested in The Best Sites For Learning About Cesar Chavez.
March’s Infographics & Interactives Galore – Part One
There are just so many good infographics and interactives out there that I’ve begun a new semi-regular feature called “Infographics & Interactives Galore.” You can see others at A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists On Infographics and by searching “infographics” on this blog. I’ll still be publishing separate posts to individually highlight especially useful infographics and interactives, but you


Getty Images Has Just Become The Number One Source For Images In Social Media — Choose From 40 MILLION!
Getty Images has just unveiled an embed feature for 40 million of their photos, making them available for non-commercial use. 40 MILLION! That’s a lot of images. However, that’s less than a third of the photos on their site, so after searching with a keyword, you have to look for photos that have the embed symbol (circled) on the bottom right, as in the screenshot below: I don’t see how you can


“Earth Hour” Is On March 29th — Here Are Lots Of Related Resources
Earth Hour, the annual time when people around the world switch-off lights for an hour to bring attention to environmental issues, takes place on March 29th this year. You might find The Best Sites To Learn About “Earth Hour” helpful….
The Hindu Festival Of Holi Starts On March 17th — Here Are Useful Resources
The Hindu Festival of Holi starts on March 7th this year. To quote from the UPI, “Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India, and many other countries around the world. Holi, is celebrated by people throwing colored powder and colored water at each other.” You might find The Best Sites To Learn About The Hindu Festival Of Holi useful….
Updated World Water Day Resources — It’s On March 22nd
The United Nations designated March 22nd as World Water Day. It’s designed to bring attention to the fact that over one billion people in the world are without access to adequate water, and focuses attention on the growing issue of “water privatization” — forcing many people to pay private companies exorbitant prices to obtain the necessary water to survive. It’s of particular interest this year

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New Online Learning Games For Language-Learning (Plus, A Little Science)
I’ve previously posted how I use online video games for language learning, and have shared links to many of them. Here are two new ones: Here’s a link to the game, Words (click English), and here’s its Walkthrough. Escape from Mr. K’s Room 4 and here is its Walkthrough. This next game is a little different. Citizen Sort creates free online video games where players sort and identify items as par
“TED Talks” Unveils Redesigned Website With New Useful Tools
TED Talks has just unveiled a new design for their website, and it now includes some additional useful tools. You can see their list of the new tools here. They include enhanced videos, the ability to save a list of the talks you’ve watched or want to watch, and the addition to many of the videos of speaker-suggested additional resources. I’m adding this info to The Best Teacher Resources For “TE


3-4-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Video: “WKRP: Venus Explains the Atom” Shows Great Teaching In ActionNeil deGrasse Tyson shared this great video on Google Plus. I’m adding it to The Best Places To Learn About (And View Video Clips Of) Teachers In The Movies:by Larry Ferlazzo / 2h hide  //  save“Building ‘Political Will’ To Retain Teachers In High-Need Sch