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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

7-1-14 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 Week In Web 2.0
In yet another attempt to get at the enormous backlog I have of sites worth blogging about, I’ve recently begin a regular feature called “The Week In Web 2.0.” (you might also be interested in The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education In 2013). I also sometimes include tech tools that might not exactly fit the definition of Web 2.0: Tackk is a very simple tool for creating webpages, and its on

“ABC Mouse” & “Vocabmonk” Are Two New Sites Where Teachers Can Create Virtual Classrooms
© 2009 azwaldo, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio I’m adding two new sites to The Best Sites That Students Can Use Independently And Let Teachers Check On Progress: One is ABC Mouse, which — at this point, at least — only provides content for pre-K and Kindergartners, though much of it would also be accessible and useful for Beginning English Language Learners. Though it charges families, teachers can si


Good Resources On World War One
© 1918 National Library of Scotland, Flickr | PD | via Wylio It’s the one-hundred year anniversary of the beginning of World War One, and there are lots of good resources coming online. Here are new additions to The Best Resources For Learning About World War I: The Wall Street Journal has selected 100 legacies from World War I that continue to shape our lives today is from…The Wall St. Journal. W


Today Is Canada Day — Here Are Related Resources
© 2008 Dennis Jarvis, Flickr | CC-BY-SA | via Wylio Today is Canada Day! I’ve just made a lot of additions to The Best Sites To Learn About Canada.
  

6-30-14 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 Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Education Policy© 2012 Shutter Stutter, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio I’m behind on posting since I went to Washington, D.C. for a meeting with Education Week writers, but I’m frantically trying to catch-up. Here are some recent useful posts and articles on education pol