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From the website: “A free site for adults to: Learn English, Improve basic reading, writing, speaking, and life skills.”
US government’s press release: http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2008/11/11072008.html
Article on large research study about the “Net generation”
http://www.techlearning.com/showArticle.php?articleID=196604938
Article on creating an interactive PDF for use in a class
From the website: “English Profile is a long term, collaborative programme of interdisciplinary research, designed to enhance the learning, teaching and assessment of English worldwide. In collaboration with academics, teachers and education authorities worldwide, English Profile is exploring the way learners of English progress through the levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).”
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http://www.globalgridforlearning.com/
At the heart of our strategy is the Global Grid for Learning platform and library that makes it easy for educators to search and download over a million education resources in a variety of formats from thousands of content sources worldwide through common software applications.
Disclosure: The post author works for Cambridge University Press at the time of posting. The opinions expressed here are my own and are not necessarily those of my employer. This blog is not sponsored nor endorsed by my employer.
http://www.theconferencecalendar.com/default.cfm
From the website: “Our directory provides up-to-date conference information that allows you to choose conferences that best meet your needs. We will continue to include conferences with both a strong technology track and participation by those who influence the use of technology.”
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/09/29/06budget-2.h28.html?tmp=845379866
EdWeek article considering the impact of the current financial climate and future funding of US education.
http://www.english-adventure.net/
A website for Teachers, Students, and Parents, relevant to Longman’s English Adventure series.
http://www.etprofessional.com/
From the website: “Each issue is packed with a wide range of feature articles covering practical techniques for teaching, written by leading authors, experts and professionals. In each issue, we also provide reviews of the latest books and products, competitions, practical tips, and advice on personal and professional development.”
Blog hosting service for Education.
From the website: “Edublogs hosts hundreds of thousands of blogs for teachers, students, researchers, professors, librarians, administrators and anyone and everyone else involved in education.
“Edublogs are completely free, without any advertising, and come with 100MB of free upload space (easily extended to 3 Gig) and a heap of great features”