 Google Books: 10 Ways to Use Google Books for Lifelong Learning and Research
Online Games
"Game Classroom"
Game Classroom contains a nice collection of Math and language arts learning games. You can read more about it at The Book Chook blog. Google Notebook Video Demo
LingNet.org
LingNet.org is DODs GLOSS: Global Language Online Support System GLOSS online language lessons are developed for independent learners to provide them with the learning/teaching tools for improving their foreign language skills. Reading and listening lessons are based on authentic materials (articles, TV reports, radio broadcasts, etc.) and consist of 4 to 6 activities. The motivating tasks are accompanied with in-depth feedback that provide learners with thorough explanations and tutoring just like an attentive and experienced teacher would do. With more than 5,600 instructional hours of materials for 26 languages, GLOSS is a valuable resource in maintaining and improving language ability of learners. Google Notebook
Google Notebook was a very useful tool for gathering clips, information, URLs, and notes to yourself as you are conducting research; with or without the browser plug-in, you can organize information, export to Google Docs, and share and collaborate on your notebook with others. Unfortunately, its no longer supported by them. Grammar Text with Interactive CD
Azars Understanding and Using English Grammar-Interactive CD from Pearson Education, Inc. General English with Interactive CD
Longman English Interactive texts with online programs Snapgrades: Student Online Grader
Extremely useful free version with fewer features but option to upgrade anytime to full version. Web Site Guides for ESL Students
Using Real-Life English Materials Found on the Internet
GRADED READERS
(also see Readability and Word Lists for assessing text levels) Measuring and Improving Readability of any Online Text
Steps to help online reading. ABeka Book Graded Readers
Clear and systematic Phonics Instruction with good moral values. Welcome to Penguin Readers
An unbeatable choice of Graded Readers at every level o World classics, films, biographies, business, plays, modern authors... Go, Stories children love! Oxford Teachers Club | Graded Readers
... Tomorrow's teaching ideas today. Graded Readers. I want to download free activities, ideas and information to use with: Express Publishing
ELT Graded Readers. ... Express Publishing's graded Readers give learners the chance to extend their English reading in the most natural way. Why Extensive Graded Reading (EGR)
How are graded readers best used? JALT 2000 Granship, Shizuoka, Japan November 3, 2000. Rory ... 128). Three Ways to Use Graded Readers. ELT graded readers books at discount prices
Browse through Elt graded readers books at UK online bookstore. Save on bookshop prices with discounts in ELT graded readers books. Learning Materials - ESL Graded Readers-
ESL Graded Readers. Here is some information about how to enjoy reading English books and lists of more than 1,500 easy English books. Graded Readers or Book Reports by Doshisha University Students
These are 225 book reports written by Doshisha University students to help you decide what books you would like to read. Choose either Low or High Intermediate Levels Extensive / Graded Reading @ TFU
TFU Graded Reader Level System
TFU Graded Reader Level Color-Coded explanation, plus: Why Easy, Extensive Reading (English, Japanese) Extensive Reading Tips (English, Japanese) British Council - Korea
Graded Readers - Information Services - We have over 450 simplified readers and they are graded into six levels. It helps English learners to study English Myths, Legends, Fantasy... - Graded Readers
Graded readers supply a wide variety of tales in a language format which enables learners from beginners upwards to read them in English. Graded Readers from University of Victoria, BC
BBC | British Council teaching English
Questions and answers Graded readers. The question. Graded readers Fitch, Portugal. What kinds of experiences have people had with using graded readers? Review: A Selection of Graded Readers (TEFL.NET)
ESL Reviews > A Selection of Graded Readers. A Selection of Graded Readers. Publisher: Cambridge University Press. Consists of: Graded readers. Graded Readers Online
Explains how to use Graded Reading materials online to improve your English skills while using pleasure reading.
ONLINE GRAMMAR RESOURCES
More of the worlds best English language learning links chosen by ESL All
Can learning grammar really make a difference in learning English? We believe it can, especially if you are an adult. Learning the rules while practicing as much as possible will help you overcome plateaus and eventually reach a level of competence that compares to that of native speakers. The study of grammar helps us to communicate more effectively. Quite simply, if we know how English works, then we can make better use of it. The Internet is an excellent place to begin experiencing English grammatical structures. Here are ten excellent sites where you can learn a lot about English Grammar for free: The English Club
One of the best ESL sites in the world. A collection of grammar lessons that also have quizzes to check your understanding. For beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. ESL Blues
English as a foreign or second language grammar site. Pre-intermediate to high-intermediate level English grammar exercises. Lots of interactive quizzes for students learning English providing multi-feedback, instant correction and diagnostic tests. EnglishPage.com
A grammar book of high-quality English lessons and series of interactive exercises to help advanced English learners better their English grammar online. A 4 ESL
Online activities for ESL Students. Over 1,000 activities, from easy to difficult, to help you study English as a Second Language. This project of The Internet TESL Journal has contributions by many teachers. A 4 ESL easy quizzes
A 4 ESL medium quizzes
A 4 ESL difficult quizzes
A 4 ESL grammar
Self-study HTML-only grammar quizzes. All levels. Page Contents: Articles | Cloze | Conjunctions | Dialogs | Plurals | Prepositions | Pronouns | Sentence Structure | Tag Questions | Verbs | What's the Correct Sequence | Word Choice | and Other Quizzes. English 4 U
Main points of this page are explanations about how to use the English grammar combined with exercises. It also includes information and exercises about countries and cities and some crosswords, irregular verbs exercises, texts and quizzes. All your answers can be checked directly by clicking the check button on the bottom of each page. Occasional comments in German. Guide to Grammar and Writing
(Capital Community College) Guide to advanced Grammar and Writing by Professor Charles Darling. Contains scores of digital handouts on grammar and English usage, over 170 computer-graded quizzes, and useful recommendations on writing. Net Grammar
An Intermediate ESL Site for Reference and Practice. Written by an ESL/EFL practitioner, this site provides extensive grammar practice through a great variety of reading, writing and listening activities. It is suitable for self-directed learning and also as an extension to regular classwork. Online Vocabulary & Grammar
Learn English Online
These English lessons are aimed at the beginner although people with a little experience of English may find some parts useful. Daily Grammar
Take a few minutes and get a new grammar lesson each day. Visit the Daily Grammar website where you can find a mini-grammar lesson by Mr. Bill Johanson for each day of the year. Basic grammar
Plenty of free materials.
GRAMMAR GUIDES
Grammar skills
Kochi-tech
English Plus
Your one stop for vanquishing your English language anguish! English spelling and grammar software, entrance exam study aids and online English grammar reference. Free trial downloads of all our software.
GRAMMAR MOVIES
Grammar Movies
The British Council has a number of animated Grammar movies. See more grammar activities under the Grammar section on Ferlazzo's Best website.
ENGLISH LESSON PLANS
ERIC
Educator's Reference Desk users may wish to search ERIC* at the U.S. Department of Education's ERIC website: http://www.eric.ed.gov. *The Educators Reference Desk is not affiliated with or funded by the ERIC program or the United States Department of Education. All questions concerning ERIC should be addressed directly to the ERIC program at 1-800-LET-ERIC. Education Resources Information Center
US Dept of Eds ERIC the worlds largest digital library of educational literature. ERIC at the U.S. Department of Education's ERIC website. All questions concerning ERIC should be addressed directly to the ERIC program at 1-800-LET-ERIC. Educational teaching materials massive Digital Library
Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) provides quick and easy access to over 40,000 educational resources found on various federal, state, university, non-profit and commercial Internet sites. Enter a word or words that describe the information you are looking for in the search box on the right side of the GEM page. Eduref.org Virtual Lessons
GRADUATE SCHOOL ENGINEERING STUDENTS' ENGLISH FOR ADVANCED / SPECIFIC / TECHNICAL PURPOSES
The Nature of the Chemical Bond and the Structure of Molecules and Crystals
Neurotechnology for Bio-mimetic Robot
Freed Hostage Trio Back Home
What Is MP3?
Cropland - The Past and the Future
Thermal Risk
Bright Spots in the Rain Forest
Looking for a Job
Multiple Intelligences: Gardner's Theory
Connecting on a Personal Level
The Decline and Fall of Academia
The Solution Was Sake: Strange Ingredients Make a Better Loudspeaker
KIT COURSE ARTICLES
Integrated Academic Reading and Writing
(Course Syllabus@ KIT with Dr. John Paul Loucky)
EXPAND YOUR VOCABULARY RAPIDLY:
ITESLJ Vocabulary Quizzes
Keys to building a better vocabulary from English to Japanese Vocabulary skills
Semantic Field Keyword Approach
Rapidly expand your English (or Japanese) vocabulary by using Semantic Field Keywords Bilingually Writing Themes Using SFKA Words for Grammar and Vocabulary Practice
(Right click to download Word doc file.)
GAMES AND ACTIVITIES FOR ENGLISH CLASSES
Puzzlemaker
Can make all kinds of printable puzzles to use in class or for homework. Wordsearches, crosswords, etc. Especially useful as a Vocabulary Revision Activity. MES-English.com
Games and other ESL / EFL resources for teachers. Languages Online.Org.
Hot Potatoes-based Games in Franais , Deutsch , Espanol and Italiano. Vocabulary Games in French, German, Italian and Spanish. Spellmaster.com
Create your own Macromedia Flash Vocabulary Training Aids with these easy to use FREE tools. Spellmaster.Com games are used in scores of countries by tens of thousands of students across the world. Providing stimulating activities in a wide range of languages, not only do they play an essential role in many award winning web sites, but they also perform a vital part in motivating, entertaining and educating students in thousands of classrooms and homes across the world. You can even add your own voice! Games and Activities for English Classes
(ITESLJ.org) Teaching English Games
Games always make learning easier. Many good resources for teaching English to children offered here cheaply. Merpy.com
Many interesting Learning Games and Activities, Stories and Holiday Episodes. Read Short Flash Stories! LIMO Games
Dave Kees ideas for games that take little preparation. As he writes: I try to do as little as possible and get the students to do as much as possible. Here are three quick and easy games. We can call this sort of activity a LIMO, Little In Much Out: 1. Dictionary Liar Game; 2. Alibi; 3. True Answer or False Answer Game. Vocabulary Learning Games that are fun classroom activities.
BEST Online Learning Games
Best Online Learning Games
(in Larry Ferlazzos Opinion, that is!)
GREAT LEADERS WHO INFLUENCED JAPANS INTERNATIONALIZATION
Nakahama Manjiro
The role of Nakahama Manjiro in the Opening of Japan to the World. lst Japanese Engineer and Pioneer in many fields. Nakahama Manjiro Mung
Brief Tale of Nakahama Manjiro Mung, lst Japanse to visit America. Manjiros Visit to America
20th Century Presidents recall Manjiros Visit. Nakahama Manjiro
The first Japanese young man to live in America: John Mung Nakahama Manjiro or the two worlds of Nakahama Manjiro: a tale of the first Japanese to reside in America and later return to Japan to become a legendary figure in his own lifetime, by Paul C. Blum. Adapted for use by Japanese college students by John Paul Loucky. (Word doc file left click to open, right click to download.) Japanese-American National Museum
Store Products. Japanese-American National Museum Exhibitions
Pearl Harbor Story
The TRUE story of what happened to the Pearl Harbor Hero, Captain Fuchida. Pearl Harbor Story (2)
Jake DeShazers revenge and hatred for Pearl Harbor Japanese enemy turned to loving forgiveness. A miracle of Amazing Grace. The Best Sites For Learning About Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor Story
With 1) Text-to-Speech Audio, 2) Concordancer and 3) Dictionary Lookups. Tinyurl.com
Joseph-Hardy-Neejima Joe Links
Toyohiko Kagawa
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Toyohiko Kagawa (Kagawa Toyohiko , 10 July 1888 23 April 1960 ) was a Japanese pacifist, Christian reformer, and labour activist. Kagawa was born in Kobe Toyohiko Kagawa, Renewer of Society
Toyohiko Kagawa was born in 1888 in Kobe, Japan. Orphaned early, he enrolled in a Bible class in order to learn English, and found a new life. The knowledge of God
Works by Toyohiko Kagawa Toyohiko Kagawa
The Relation of Jesus to His Disciples Toyohiko Kagawa biography
Toyohiko Kagawa was born in 1888 in Kobe, Japan. Orphaned early, he enrolled in a Bible class in order to learn. Toyohiko Kagawa
Japanese social reformer Toyohiko Kagawa, history and biography of the pacifist. Kagawa Archives & Resource Center
The Center was found by Kagawa Toyohiko, who was the most well-known Japanese Christian evangelist and social activist. Kagawa was also one of the best-known Japanese of the 20th Century as an excellent Japanese author, poet, philosopher, social worker, economist, and moral philosophy lecturer and preacher. His efforts were central to establishing a humane social welfare system in modern Japan, getting rid of slums, establishing the right of workers to organize, as well as womens voting rights, establishing agricultural reforms and cooperatives, as well as workers and students cooperative movements throughout Japan. Among his most important social relief projects were his coordinating of relief to victims of the 1923 Kanto Great Earthquake and for victims of WWII firebombings in Tokyo. He was a life-long pacifist, friend of Einstein and Gandhi, whom he joined in a mutual quest for a peaceful, war-free world. Toyohiko Kagawa
Biography: Toyohiko Kagawa, renewer of society (23 Apr 1960) Toyohiko Kagawa, Renewer of Society, was born in 1888 in Kobe, Japan. Orphaned early, he lived first with his widowed stepmother and then with an uncle. Died 1960.
GLOBAL ISSUES / GREEN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Society and Culture
Discuss disasters and other world problems. Green environmental issues, war and peace Countries, Flags and Geography of the World Encyclopedia
Includes Map Activities and Geography Crafts. Carbon Gym
a virtual and actual look at how we can reduce harmful and wasteful emissions to better protect our environment. Gapminder
Gapminder shows World Development Statistics using dynamic graphics. Gapminder/Dollar Street
Gapminder/Dollar Street compares degrees of poverty worldwide. Global Development
Hans Roslings 2006 Talk on Global Development Poverty and Development
Hans Roslings 2007 Talk: New Insights on Poverty and Development
COUNTRIES GLOBAL STATISTICS
GeoHive: Global Statistics
GeoHive is a site with geopolitical data, statistics on the human population, Earth and more. The main kind of data you can find here is population statistics of regions, countries and cities.
GEOGRAPHY
Google maps
Visual Geography
A nice site available in 5 European languages with images, information, and quizzes about 85 countries around the world. The text is accessible to Intermediate English Language Learners, and the images are obviously good for students of all levels. Good quizzes about each country, and a neat feature called Compare, by which you can pick any two countries and easily compare their demographic data with the click of the mouse. Visualgeography.com lets you explore the world through images, flags, money, language, maps and other information. Geography & United States History
(Links in Italics have Audio Support with them.)
AUTHORING TOOLS
Task Magic
TaskMagic is a suite of authoring tools for creating interactive lesson content. It is a really quick and easy way for teachers to create a whole range of presentation and practice activities in just a few minutes. Its currently used by a large number of secondary school Modern Languages departments in the UK as it can be used to teach and practise any roman-script language at any level. So there's no need to buy separate software packages for French, German, Spanish, Italian etc. for KS2, 3, 4, or 5 - TaskMagic can be used for all of these.
GADGETS
Measy
Measy "helps you find the perfect gadget." It's the newest addition to The Best Sites For Learning Which Consumer Electronics To Buy list. It looks pretty neat. You can read more about the site at this TechCrunch post. Gadget Page
(from Kathy Schrock) As more and more educators get digital cameras, camcorders, interactive whiteboards, or other "gadgets" to use in the classroom, they need ideas like the ones gathered on this page to help them best use the tools to support teaching and learning.
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Glossary of Instructional Strategies
PlasmaLink Web Services provides the Glossary of Instructional Strategies as a resource for all educators German BBNBI News and Inspirational Radio Online
Google Docs & Spreadsheets
An easy-to-use online word processor and spreadsheet editor that enables you and your students to create, store and share documents and spreadsheets instantly and securely and collaborate online in real time. If you know how to use any word processing or spreadsheet editing program, you can easily use Google Docs & Spreadsheets, and even upload older documents and spreadsheets. There's no software to download, and all your work is stored safely online and can be accessed from any computer. Sharing features enable you and your students to decide exactly who can access and edit documents, and it's all recorded in the document revisions history. It helps promote group work and peer editing skills, and that it helps to fulfill the stated goal of The National Council of Teachers of English, which espouses "writing as a process" and encourages multiple revisions and peer editing. Use spreadsheets to keep track of grades, attendance, student projects and assignments. Maintain multiple spreadsheets, each for a specific purpose, and easily import data from other spreadsheets. Petersens Practice Listening to and Answering Questions
Google Image
Google Image search is a great place to get free Clip Art and images to supplement classroom activities. It is easy to search and navigate with one of the best collections of images available. Some of the images are copyright protected so care must be taken that they are used responsibly for educational purposes and that credit is given to the source. Graphs and Grids printable online Graph and Grid Paper
Quickly need graph paper? Paper for a game of Dots? Music notation paper? Printed number lines? This site provides PDF printouts of common educational graphs and grids for all levels. Gutenberg Project
There are 20,000 free books in the Project Gutenberg Online Book Catalog. Project Gutenberg is the oldest producer of free ebooks on the Internet. Our collection was produced by thousands of volunteers. Audio Books: Both Human- and Computer-Read
Audio Books: Human-Read
Audio Books: Computer-Read
Globish: Simplified English
Mankind always needed a common language to exchange and share ideas. Today, it is a certain form of English, with a sentence building that is not too demanding, no trouble with accents, and a small set of useful words (1 ,500). This language is so different from formal English, and more limited that it must given a different name Globish. English is spoken in England, and Globish can be spoken in the global village, everywhere by everyone. They can be called Globiphones. Native English speakers have great difficulties when they want to reduce their words down to the 1, 500 key ones. As a simple globiphone, you are satisfied as soon as language is just understandable. Globiphones are at least seven times more numerous than Native English speakers . We should accept the evidence that a new language has appeared! Free French, German and Spanish Language Learning Free Activities
German, French, English and Spanish dictionaries and study links
(in German) Global warming warning: fact or fiction?
Is Gores Inconvenient Truth Movie a Convenient Lie? Geography/Google Earth Maps
Google Earth combines the power of Google Search with satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips. Global Voices Online
These voices are collected from a non-profit organization of bloggers, includes commentary, translated commentaries, RSS feeds, links and contact information. German Podcasts for Listening Practice
ActiLingua Academy
Learn German, experience Vienna Description: ActiLingua Academy in Vienna is one of the leading schools for German as a foreign language. The school offers year-round courses for adults (16+ years) and teens aged 12-17 years (summer school - located in the city centre surrounded by a generous park). Benefit from small international study groups taught by qualified and motivated staff. A varied cultural and leisure programme is included. Details about accommodation, discounts, course programme and teaching methods on our website. Glogster
Glogster can be used to create Poster Pages about yourself or group. Genius Mac OS X 10.4 or later
Genius helps you memorize things. Genius organizes your information and carefully chooses questions using an intelligent "spaced repetition" method that's based on your past performance. It performs fuzzy answer checking and even highlights errors visually. Use Genius to study foreign language phrases, vocabulary words, historical events, legal definitions, formal speeches, marketing points, religious textsanything you need to memorize! Only for Mac X. (For Mac OS X 10.3, use Genius 1.5.4.) Globalization
Key Facts and Factors of, including Trade, Multinationals, Currencies, Income Discrepancies, etc. Includes these PRODUCTS & SERVICES: E-mail news Mobiles Alerts News feeds Podcasts GIZMODO
Latest Gadgets Blog in Japan Grazr.com
Grazr.com lets you manage the information overload from the huge number of feeds available on any subject. This tour will show you the basic steps involved in using the site. The Best Sites For Grammar Practice
Introductory Grammar and Vocabulary
with Color Key - Screen Shots Goethe Institute (German)
Best Online Graduate Degree
Tips to know about the best colleges to learn for the various aspects of online degree courses to learn about various best online graduate degree courses to fulfill all the learning requirements.
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online electronic translation tools
ESL Lounge
Free ESL Lesson Materials for teachers. Grammar, worksheets, song lyrics, board games, pronunciation and more. All free and printable.
Online Conference/Classroom
Nellies English Projects is an educational website for students and teachers whose aim is to motivate students for lifelong learning. It provides resources for teachers on how to integrate technology into the classroom by means of project based and experiential learning using WebQuests. The site provides many educational resources, articles, lesson plans, evaluation rubrics, reading practice and collaborative writing ideas.
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