Educational Resource List

http://www.techlearning.com/showArticle.php?articleID=196604938

Article on creating an interactive PDF for use in a class

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.

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http://www.english-adventure.net/

A website for Teachers, Students, and Parents, relevant to Longman’s English Adventure series.

http://www.myspanishlab.com/

From the website: “MySpanishLab™ was developed to address the specific needs of language instructors. The complexity of the Elementary Spanish course (many components, lots of homework/assessment, the four skills, etc.) requires solutions to complex problems – but, solutions which simplify and enrich the experience of students and instructors. The following walkthrough highlights just a few of these important issues along with MySpanishLab solutions!”

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078465702/

Materials supporting the Spanish textbook series, for teachers and students.

For students:

• Online Student Edition

Textbook Resources

• Web Explore
• World News Online
• Send a Postcard

Chapter Activities

• Self-Check Quizzes
• eGames
• WebQuest
• Songs in Spanish

For teachers:

• Standards and Correlations
• Professional Development
• Calendar of Events
• State Resources
• WebQuest

http://www.cambridge.org/venturesarcade

Online activities that support the Ventures Adult Education ESL integrated series.

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http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/supergoal/Principal.htm

From the website: “To add an extra dimension to SuperGoal, this Online Learning Center provides users with additional support material and activities.

“The Student Edition provides extra activities to practice vocabulary and grammar/functions as well as opportunities for free writing and fun web-based projects. These are divided into three types of exercises: Grammar, Vocabulary, and Project.

“…The Instructor Edition provides teachers with additional reading material on EFL teaching principles, strategies, and techniques. It also provides a list of Internet resources.”

http://myworld.mhhe.com/index.html

From the website: “The Online Learning Center gives you more opportunities to work with English. The activities in the Center help you practice what you have learned about English grammar and vocabulary in My World.”

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Notes on Haynes, J. (March 2008). Teaching Content Area Vocabulary to English Language Learners. Essential Teacher. TESOL. pp. 6-7.

• Use explicit instruction of vocabulary.
• Introduce the most essential vocabulary before beginning a new chapter or unit.
• Build background knowledge.
• Use visuals when introducing new words and concepts.
• Provide a variety of activities to practice new vocabulary.
• Promote oral languae development through cooperative learning groups.

http://www.thinkfinity.org/

From the website: “Thinkfinity.org is the cornerstone of Verizon Foundation’s Literacy, Education and Technology initiatives. Our goal is to improve student achievement in traditional classroom settings and beyond by providing high-quality content and extensive professional development training.”

Contains materials for teachers, students, and teachers. The games for students are quite nice. Website design is very appealing.