 Intercultural Sites
InterCultural Insights Using the Internet: Links & Learning Ideas for Internet Intercultural Instruction & Exploring! E-Learning/Instructional Technology Topics A-Z
Derek Bairds Musings on Social Media, Gen Y, Education Technology, Community & other Stuff, Including these Categories of Knowledge and Opinion:
ed tech; flat world; flickr; gen y; google; grants; hack; higher ed; iPod; ireland; jumpcut; katrina; m-learning; mentoring; mercedes fisher; mobile; multiple intelligences; open content; open learning; pedagogy; podcast; professional development; publications; quote; reading list; reformEDU; research; rss; safety; social bookmarking; social justice; social media; social network; teaching; theory; toolbox; uk; video; video games; vle; wiki; yackpack; yahoo; yahoo teachers Mobile Learning: Ignatia Webs Blog
E-Learning Tech-tales about optimizing the use of Social Media in low resource and mobile settings.
INTERNET ENGLISH COURSES
Links from Oxford University Press Course
(Gitsaki-Taylor) Teach Yourself English
Easy-going, friendly English teaching aid. Conversation, songs, quiz, literature. Suitable for teachers and students alike. Watch Education
education resources list for colleges, online learning, online course, early childhood, home schooling, education subjects, etc. TEFL Courses
TEFL course admissions service for internationally recognised TEFL courses, such as the Cambridge CELTA & Trinity CertTESOL E-ReferenceDesk - Higher Education Guide
Find details on programs and degrees of online and campus colleges and universities, career, specialty, technical, trade and vocational schools, and junior colleges in the US and Canada GOtoED English School Directory
Find an English language school or course in Australia, US, Canada, UK and other English speaking countries. Zack Educational Services
online tutoring to ESL students World Wide Learn
a directory of online courses, accredited online degrees, distance learning, online training, and online education. Intl Schools Directory
The directory of International schools in Japan is a joint effort by the Tokyo Weekender and Global Daigaku to provide information to families about quality education in Japan. We understand that finding a good school for your children is an extremely important and difficult task. This can be even more challenging when living abroad, and we hope to to provide the tools to help you make the best decision for your children. International Students, Incorporated
Helps any foreign student get adjusted to studying in America and make friends there. Nations University
offers free university level religious education via distance learning in 192 countries! Arabic, Creole, English, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, and Thai. Areas covered are Bible backgrounds, biblical exegesis, church history, comparative religion, ministry and missions, spirituality, New Testament, Old Testament, and theology. Kyoto International University and Academy
(Japanese) International school. Email them for a free Catalog or other information. Kyoto International University and Academy
(English) E-Book Issues Direct
Issues Direct is a new e-book resource website for teachers, librarians and students around the world on topical social issues such as Drug Abuse, Energy, Climate, Responsible Tourism and Poverty. A free ebook PDF can be downloaded.
TESOL TEACHER TRAINING
Institute for Cross-Cultural Training
a Wheaton College site that links to good articles, some from CETC, the Christian TESOL caucus. SLA Resources. InterVarsity
Links to all sorts of resources, ESL articles, language and outreach tools for working with different ethno-linguistic groups. These include Language Resources and Bible tools in Arabic, Aramaic, Chinese, Japanese-English, Greek/Latin versions, Indonesian, Iranian, Kurdish, Kyrgyz, Urdu, and Songs in various languages.
INTERNET BASICS FOR ESL STUDENTS
Internet English (OUP)
Great lessons on using internet and various file types. Understanding multimedia files used on internet (6 types)
INTERNET ENGLISH TUTORIAL
Internet-Searching and Information-Seeking Skills
A free, "teach yourself" tutorial that lets you practise your Internet Information Skills.
BASIC INTERNET LESSONS: USING SEARCH ENGINES
Yahoo.com
Altavista.com
Ask Jeeves
FOR CHILDREN TRY:
Yahooligans
Lycos Kids
Ask Jeeves Kids
IDIOMS
Learn about idioms in English. Idioms are expressions that make no sense when translated literally into another tongue. The words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words. This makes idioms hard to understand for ESL students and learners. Knowledge of English idioms is essential not only to understand the English language, but also to be able to express yourself in a way that is closer to the way native speakers speak. Quite fortunately, there are many excellent sites online where you can learn new idioms and practice them in context. Bartleby.com
Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. Cultural phrases and expressions related to Idioms. 5MinuteEnglish.com
Great collection of free short self-study. English (ESL/EFL) lessons for English language students. Includes idiom lists and quizzes about emotions, money, clothes, numbers, parts of the body, the weather, the word "heart," the as + adjective + as, and idioms with the word "sweet." UsingEnglish.com
Dictionary of English idioms and idiomatic expressions. Here, we have a dictionary of 1290 English idiomatic expressions with definitions. Dave's ESL Cafe.com
List of idioms presented in alphabetical order and explained. English Daily
Learn how to use hundreds of common phrases or expressions from daily conversation. See expressions used in context in a short dialogue. Common Idioms
FLS International
English idiom dictionary in alphabetical order. IdiomConnection.com
List of idioms presented in alphabetical order as well as by topics. List of topics includes: Animal Idioms. Arm, Hand and Leg Idioms. Bird Idioms. Body Idioms. Business Idioms. Business Negotiation Idioms. Clothes Idioms. Color Idioms. and Ear Idioms. Fish, Insect and Reptile Idioms. Food Idioms. Head, Mind and Mouth Idioms. Heart Idioms. Initials. Medical Idioms. Money Idioms. Number Idioms. Proverbs/Sayings Idioms.
I-TOOLS
Internet Research and Search Tools Excellent language, internet research and search tools integrated on one page. Language tools include: dictionaries, word lookups, computer terms, (European languages) text translator, web page translator, and more language tools, such as specialized dictionaries and thesauri, crossword and scrabble solvers, more translators, etc.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (ITS)
Basic Browser Concepts
explained simply by U. of Hawaii staff. ITS - Information Technology Services
INTERNET SECURITY
Internet Security Gone Wild
Applications designed to protect you from outside threats, such as adware and spyware, are becoming so rigid in their default settings that they can block you from accessing useful content online...
I-PODS
i-Pods Used in Courses at Duke University
Academic Uses of i-Pods
INVENTORS AND FAMOUS SCIENTISTS LINKS
Inventors Encyclopedia
organized by their dates and alphabetically by names, countries and inventions. Invent.org
US Inventors Patent Office Directory. Check out the Inventors Hall of Fame. Inventors A-Z
Searchable online library Timelines of Technology
Famous Inventions from A-Z
AG Bell's Photophone
way ahead of its time! Fathers of Electricity
Homeschooler's Writing Club Writing About Inventors
Writing is a topic that seems difficult for homeschooling families to accomplish and often gets neglected. Join the Writing Club for Homeschoolers. Machine Shop Pioneers
John Wilkinson Thomas Blanchard 19th Century Inventions
1800 to 1899 Inventions of the 1800s Nineteenth Century Babbage, Charles
Bacon, Francis
Bartram, William
Carver, George Washington
Carver, George Washington
Carver, George Washington
Cuvier, Georges
Cuvier, Georges
Cuvier, Georges
Dalton, John
Dalton, John
Dalton, John
Descartes, Rene
Descartes, Rene
Faraday, Michael
Faraday, Michael
Faraday, Michael
Flamsteed
Fleming, John Ambrose
Ford, Henry
Grew, Joseph C.
Herschel, William
Huggins, William
Kepler, Johannes
Kepler, Johannes
Kepler, Johannes
Kepler, Johannes
Kepler, Johannes
Kepler, Johannes
Kepler, Johannes
Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm
Linnaeus, Carl
Pare, Ambroise
Pare, Ambroise (Japanese)
Pasteur, Louis
Prout, William
Ray, John
Ramsay, Sir William
Riemann, Georg Friedrich
Riemann, Georg Friedrich
ISSUES IN LANGUAGE LEARNING AND EDUCATION
University of New Brunswicks Second Language Education Center
Hot Topics - Current Issues in Second Language Education Intensive Language Programs
French Immersion / Core French
Learning Difficulties and Second Language Education
Second Language and Technology
L1 in the L2 classroom
ICELAND
Icelandic Centre for Research
The Icelandic Centre for Researchs English page.
INTERNET SAFETY
Software 4 Parents
Sites that promote social interaction between people who have never met can be dangerous. Some most popular with young people to monitor very carefully are www.MySpace.com
INDIAN LANGUAGE TRAINING
Learn Hindi in Jaipur, Rajasthan
Hindi is the national language of India and is spoken by almost half a billion people in India and the rest of the world. Hindi is the second most spoken language in the world after Chinese. It allows one to communicate with a far wider variety of people in India than English, which is only spoken by around five percent of the population. Indo- Vacations organize classes for students of every level by an experienced teacher.
COMPARING CHRISTIAN, JEWISH AND ISLAMIC SCRIPTURES; COMPARING THE BIBLE AND KORAN
Answering Islam
Answering Islam may be the most thorough online source dealing with these issues. Books by John Gilchrist
In three major series: 1) Foundational Books (FB), 2) Christianity and Islam Series (CIS), and 3) The Quran and the Bible Series (QBS). All the material here is put up with the permission of the author. The "Qur'an and the Bible Series" consists mainly of well-reasoned responses to booklets by Deedat. The "Christianity and Islam Series" presents other important topics.
ISLAM
Islam Review Links
More Than Dreams
(5 Muslims Meet the Messiah DVD) Father Zacharias's messages
Ranks among the top 36,000 most visited sites.
DIGITAL INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDS
Promethean World Activboard+2
The worlds first interactive whiteboard system. (For details on local resellers call 0870-241-3194 or -1254-6769212. Promethean World Research
Research and development on using Interactive Whiteboards to enhance classroom learning. Promethean World Active Research
More Research and Development Links about using Interactive Whiteboards to enhance classroom learning. Using Digital Whiteboards as a tool in Language & Literacy development
Pam Solvies great article on using The Digital Whiteboard: A Tool in Early Literacy Instruction.
EDUCATIONAL / INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY SITES
International Society for Technology in Education
(ISTE) with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The TSI is designed to provide school districts with models for an efficient and effective technology support system based upon best practices in nationally recognized school districts. With the TSI framework and self-assessment tool, school districts can appraise the quality and efficiency of their current technology support program and learn about possible improvements they can employ. National Education Technology Standards
(US-NETS*S standards). International Society for Technology in Education
ISTE: Emerging Technologies Database If you have a successful practice or use of software or hardware, please share it with the rest of us in this database which, once it is populated, will provide everyone with lots of good stuff! Emerging Technologies
PDF Mapping ET Contributions to Student Learning.
INTERNATIONAL ENGLISHES
Learn to recognize and understand the differences between American, Canadian and British English vocabulary and spelling. Karen's Linguistic Issues
Karen's Linguistic Issues
British, Canadian and American Vocabulary: Excellent glossary in alphabetical order by Karen Bond. CornerStoneWord.com
Some information about the differences between Canadian, American and British English. Covers pronunciation. No audio files. School of Computing and IT
Differences between British, American and Canadian expressions and spelling. The American-British/British-American Dictionary
A dictionary defining American words in terms of British, and vice versa. Also includes a number of articles outlining the differences between American and British English. University of Tampere
Selected vocabulary differences between British and American English.
INSTANT MESSENGER SERVICES
EQo
AllPeers
AllPeers is a Firefox extension, and therefore compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux, that allows you to chat, share files and web pages, and also to download torrent files. After a free registration, you can add all of your friends, chat with them, and send them files and web pages by drag&dropping them on their name. Free to download and use. File.io
File.io is a free online service that anyone can use to create an online folder (or more) where you can upload and share your files. After you give your folder a name and a password, with no registration process, you can start upload your files in your 150MB online folder. You will then need to share with your team the name and the password for that folder so that they can access and download them. Free to use, no registration needed. Social.im
Social.im is a new instant messaging service that allows you to connect with all of your Facebook contacts. It doesn't matter if they have Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, Skype, Gtalk...You can all have text-chats on social.im just using your Facebook's accounts. It offers a really clear buddy list, and completely integrates with Facebook's events. Free to download and use.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
International Society for Technology in Education
Internet for International Communication
(How to Use IT Effectively) Introducing Internet to EFL Students
ICL2008 - International Conference on Interactive Computer aided Learning
IrfanView
Official Homepage - one of the most popular viewers Free for non-commercial use, 32-Bit graphic viewer for Win 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP, with multiple (animated) GIF support and Multipage TIFF support. Features print support, scan (TWAIN) support, slideshow, and batch conversion. Apple - iPod + iTunes
Audio player with multiple playlist functions, native burn support, visual effects, and file conversion.
ISLAM OR FAITH ISSUES
Fitna
Stop Islamic Terror Movie
OTHER
Computerized Talking Dictionaries
Publisher of first ever Computerized Talking Dictionaries on CD-ROM in various Indian languages like Hindi, Marathi, Gujrathi etc. Basic English Idioms: Learn English Online Open English World
Open English World provides free activities to help you learn English. The Weekly Idiom will help to improve your spoken English. Business Jargon will improve your business English conversation. Talk English will help you speak English fluently in daily life. The Forum is a place to meet students, ask questions, and discuss activities. Jennifer's Page of Links
Language Resources, Computerized Dictionaries, Grammars, and other online language resources. International Internet Words by Country
Identity Theft
How to protect from it online. Glossary of Instructional Strategies
PlasmaLink Web Services provides the Glossary of Instructional Strategies as a resource for all educators Italian language schools in Florence
Learn Italian in a language school in Italy, the language of culture and the arts. Welcome to ITESL
ITESL is a list of links that integrates technology in ESL/EFL and mainstream classes. Welcome to ITESL provides teachers and students with educational websites that integrate technology into the ESL classroom. Issues Direct
Issues Direct is an exciting new resource website for teachers, librarians and students around the world. Issues Direct is a unique series of resource e-Books on contemporary social issues that can be downloaded to your computer. A free e-book is available. 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. ITESLJ
The Internet TESL Journal is an electronic journal filled with practical articles on ideas for the classroom and is a good place for teachers to learn from their peers. This online journal typically comes out once a month. Back issues are kept online as well. Interactive Internet Resources
A classified list of Interactive Web sites that would work well with Interactive Whiteboards and/or Tablet PC computers. Read Print
A free online library offering thousands of free books for students, teachers, and the classic enthusiast. Start by looking through the author index to find an interesting author or book. English first
EF English First Indonesia
Network of ESL/EFL schools with more than 65 learning centres across Indonesia. Offers a complete range of English courses for all age groups from kids, teens to adults at all levels. Infosthetics
Infosthetics.com is one of the most cutting edge sites on Information Aesthetics. Data Visualization and Visual Communication are fields of growing importance with the Internet, since form follows data, and information presented in graphic patterns is easier to understand, learn and remember. Orgnet
Orgnet.com tracks Internet Industries Information Science Encyclopedia References
(Loucky article included) IMEEM - what's on your playlist?
Imeem users interact with each other by watching, posting, and sharing content of all media types, including blogs, photos, audio, and video. Kiva
Kiva.org is a good online Micro-Economic Aid System to help poor in developing countries. Wikimedia Commons
Media repository of Wikimedia projects holds many free Multimedia Resources such as images, nature shots, sounds, videos, etc. Ideas for How to Improve Your English Skills
Illustration areas important in Graphic Arts
A lot.com new toolbar
delivers A LOT, including: Search: One-click access to Web Searches powered by Google. Videos Search: Search the world's largest and most advanced Video Search Engine. Video Vault: The best Internet Video Sites right at your fingertips. Live Weather: Get current Weather Conditions and Forecasts for your local area. Top Stories: Get the latest top News Stories directly from the toolbar. Camfrog: One-click access to free Webcam Chat Rooms. See and hear people live! Games: Quick access to the best Online Game Sites all in one place. iEARN - International Education and Resource Network
iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) is the world's largest non-profit global network that enables teachers and youth to use the Internet ... Interactive Computer Aided Learning
Project Interactivate Assessment Toolkit
This site, well-known for its offering of interactive math activities, has created a toolkit page with links to over 50 explorers, games, and quizzes in which students can tailor their activity by problem type, level, and time to solve. In addition, these assessment tools will keep track of the score for progress-monitoring. Interactive Whiteboard Resources
Nice collection of interactive whiteboard resources, lessons, and much more. Inquisitor
An intuitive Search Program that can anticipate what you are looking for, help you search and also add more search engines with customized keyboard. Inquisitor is fast, smart, flexible... and free. InGenio
This thought triggered Proyecto INGENIO, i.e. the will to design a completely on-line tool, based on the template approach to authoring, that would allow language teachers to design their own materials, create a database with these materials and make it available to other users, and automatically convert these materials into learner-ready materials. Intermediate Online English
An example of self-access courseware development Ana Gimeno-Sanz* *Department of Applied Linguistics, Universidad Politcnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera, 14 - 46022 Valencia, Spain agimeno@upvnet.upv.es The recent proliferation of web-enhanced language learning environments led the author to initiate an R&D project, known as Proyecto InGenio ... INGENIO, in EuroCALL 2005s Newsletter: Gimeno, A. (2005). New challenges in developing an
online CALL authoring shell, content manager and courseware: the INGENIO model. The EUROCALL Review, No. 7 (pp 2-11). Independent Learning Goals and Responsibilities
Independent Learning focuses on creation of the opportunities and experiences necessary for students to become capable, self-reliant, self-motivated and life-long learners. What is desired are students who value learning as an empowering activity of great personal and social worth. All of the other Common Essential Learnings (C.E.L.s) contribute to the goal of developing independent learners. In summary, Independent Learning: is based on meaningful learning activities; enables individual learners to take responsibility for their own learning; is essential for life-long motivation and growth; prepares students for their role as responsible citizens in a changing society; and is a tool for the achievement of all the Common Essential Learnings. Introduction to the Internet: ICT4LT Module 1.5 online resources
Intute: Arts and Humanities
A merger of the former Humbul and Artifact sites, this is a free online service providing access to the web resources for education and research, selected and evaluated by a network of subject specialists. Keyword searching and browsing are enabled. Itali.com: Learn Italian in Italy!
Interchange-based V-Check Word Engine
Free Vocabulary Level Checker, with free suite of Learning Tools, offering access to high-frequency TOEIC & TOEFL Vocabulary Practice Programs. Internet Stats (Google Stats)
Career Videos
iSeek is an organization out of Minnesota designed to assist young people develop career goals. However, a lot of its materials would be useful wherever a student lives. There are many closed-captioned videos about different careers it has, most which are accessible to English Language Learners. See more under Jobs and Careers. Readers might also be interested in The Best Websites For Students Exploring Jobs and Careers.
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http://CALL4ALLUS.en101.com
Internet-based, interactive audio-visual English learning center with instructions in 21 languages.
Free Demo and great online Business Opportunity!
Click on a flag to choose a language.
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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IP2Phrase
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FoxLingo The Ultimate Language Tool!
(works only with Firefox)
Web Page Translation, Translated Search, Auto Translation, Text Translation, Language Resources, Learning Languages, etc.
Main Features
- Page Translation - Translates full web pages (over 1,000 different language pairs)
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- Language Resources - Over 90 language services (encyclopedias, text-to-speech, etc.)
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Supports 45 languages & over 1,000 different language pairs
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Uses 35 free online web page translator services
Worldlingo.com,
Tranexp.com,
Google.com,
Abacho.co.uk,
Altavista.com,
Apertium.org,
Eigo-navi.com,
Elmundo.es,
Excite.co.jp,
Freetranslation.com,
Gencat.cat,
Gts-translation.com,
Ibm.com,
Imtranslator.com,
Internostrum.com,
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Linguamatix.com,
Lingro.com/,
Lingvo.org,
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Nifty.amikai.com
Ocn.ne.jp,
Oesi.cervantes.es,
Online-Translator.com,
Opentrad.org,
Sli.uvigo.es,
Solvingmaze.com,
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Tr.voila.fr,
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Translator.live.com,
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Yahoo.com,
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