10 Reasons Why I Blog

Why do I blog? 1)  I blog to reflect on what I’ve done with technology in my ESL classes. 2)  I blog to record what I need to remember the next time I try doing something similar. 3)  I blog to share with my colleagues across the country and the globe what has worked for [...]

Little Reason to Envy

1.  I teach ESL. 2.  I teach ESL to students who want to learn. 3.  I teach ESL to students who want to learn and are respectful of their teachers. 4.  I teach ESL to students who want to learn and are respectful of their teachers and who say thank you at the end of [...]

Read the Words

Read the Words is a nifty little website that does what its name says, it reads the words. Paste a block of text in the frame, choose a voice, accent, and a customized avatar, and then click on the audio.  You can control the speed of the voice as well. When you’re done, you can [...]

Annotated Bibliography – Twitter, Social Networking, and Communities of Practice

TESL-EJ posts an Annotated Bibiliography-Twitter, Social Networking, and Communities of Practice by Kristi Newgarden about social networking tools such as Twitter as learning tools, specifically for language learning.  Not an easy read, but an interesting one of you are considering using Twitter in your classroom.

Real English

Real English is gold for ESL because it contains short videos for all levels of students which focus on bits of language and culture.  The language portion is supported by the cultural information shown in the video-almost like being there.  What’s more, the video includes clips from a variety of English-speaking countries and sub-cultures as [...]