As promised - part 1 - web sies

When in Japan I did say that I would post some useful websites - here they are. There are so very many more out there.

Websites and other online resources

Worksheet making tools

http://www.discoveryeducation.com/free-puzzlemaker/?CFID=10339146&CFTOKEN=23348529

http://quizlet.com/

http://www.triptico.co.uk/ (use with IWB for classroom activities)

Comic/movie making

http://www.pimpampum.net/bubblr/

http://www.pimpampum.net/bookr/

Windows Live MovieMaker (part of the Office package)

http://www.dvolver.com/moviemaker/make.html Make fun animations with dialogues in seconds and then send them or embed them.

Discussion/voting/brainstorming websites

https://tricider.com/en/t/?wicket:pageMapName=wicket-6

http://www.voxopop.com/

Video on how to use this: http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/voxopop/index.html

http://en.linoit.com/

Listening

http://www.elllo.org/

as well as the BBC sites, TV streaming sites, etc.

Recording/podcasting (many of these could also be used for listening practice)

http://my.brainshark.com/Home.aspx  Add audio to presentations

Video on how to use this: http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/brain/index.html

http://mailvu.com/ MailVu allows you to send Webcam messages and can be used for lots of different things. It works with just 2 button clicks and one more to send the videos.

video on how to use this: http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/mailVu/index.html

http://vocaroo.com/

Video on how to use this: http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/vocaroo1/index.html

http://audioboo.fm/ Easy to use podcasting

http://www.podomatic.com/login Easy to use podcasting

http://vyou.com/ Students can create profiles and then other students can email them questions. The first student then creates  video answers to the questions so lots of speaking, reading and writing taking place.. You can listen to questions and answers on other profiles and even look up experts.

http://anmish.com/ Choose a famous person, imagine what you think he/she might say and then do the voice recording. Great way of getting students speaking and lots of fun. Takes about 2 mins to do

Music (other than YouTube…)

http://www.lyricstraining.com/

Blogs: there are lots of ideas on how to use technology, and links to websites

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/

http://nikpeachey.blogspot.co.uk/

http://ozgekaraoglu.edublogs.org/

http://www.teachingvillage.org/

Teacher Training Videos – lots of these websites were introduced to me by Russell Stannard via his Teacher Training Videos: worth subscribing to if you don’t already

http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/Ancona/index.html

16 online tools presented in a video, e.g. Wallwisher

So sorry

Apologies - in particular to teachers in Japan! I am having some technical problems and it may take a bit longer to post the reading game on the blog. I will try to get it up as soon as possible.

I had such a great time in Japan. Thanks you all for your great enthusiasm and hospitality. I must say it's taking time to get readjusted to being home in England.

More soon.........