25 Learner Resources

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25 Best List: Learner ResourcesMaria S. Cruz

ED 481Dr. Cyrus

Skype• Skype is a software that allows you to make

phone calls to anyone on skype, to anyone in the world.

• http://skype.com/intl/en/

Moodle Moodle is a Course Mgmt. System (CMS),

Learning Mgmt. System (LMS), or Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a Free web application that educators can use to create effective online learning sites.

http://moodle.org/

CurrikiCurriki allows you to find lessons and

activities, share resources, and collaborate with other educators around the world.

http://www.curriki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/WebHome

Windows Live

• Gets you into Hotmail, Messenger, Xbox Live, and other places…

• http://home.live.com

Tokbox

• Free service that lets you talk with your friends over live video.

• http://www.tokbox.com/view/about

Google

• Search Engine

• http://www.google.com/

Delicious

• Online site for Bookmarks

• http://delicious.com/

Mediafire

• Free File Hosting- Simple Way to Share & Manage Files

• http://www.mediafire.com/

Slides.diigo.com• Assistive and Adaptive Technology

by Dr. Jacqui Cyrus

• http://slides.diigo.com/list/jcyrus/assistive-and-adaptive-technology?mode=full&sid=7766

101 Free Learning Tools• ZaidLearn

• http://www.slideshare.net/zaid/101-free-learning-tools-presentation

Google Earth• Explore, Search, & Discover

• http://earth.google.com/

Firefox Web Browser

• User, student friendly browser

• http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/firefox.html

WebQuest

• Find, Create, & Share WebQuests

• http://webquest.org/index.php

bubbl.us• Online Brainstorming

• http://bubbl.us/

Wikipedia• Free Online Encyclopedia

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Gmail by Google• A Google approach to e-mail

• http://www.gmail.com/

LiveJournal• Live Journal• Can be used as a private journal, a

blog, discussion forum, or a social network.

• http://www.livejournal.com/

Dosize• Resize photo images online – free!

http://www.dosize.com/

PerfSpotSocialize, Share, Discover, Create,

• http://www.perfspot.com/join.asp?p=98247&t=

YouTube• Broadcast Yourself

• http://www.youtube.com/

Blogger• Create a blog.

• https://www.blogger.com/start

Activities for ESL/EFL Students• Activities Include: Quizzes, Tests, Excercises,

& Puzzles, to help learn English as a Second Language.

• This is a project of the International TESL Journal that has thousands of contributions by teachers.

• http://a4esl.org/

English 4 KidsEnglish Video Lessons For Kids from

Kindergarten Through Sixth Grade

http://www.english-4kids.com/lessons.html

ESL Websites For Children• ESL Kid, MES Games, ESL Kid Lab, ESL Kid

Stuff, English Interactive, English Grammar

• http://www.yourdictionary.com/esl/English-as-a-Second-Language-Websites-for-Children.html

The Purdue Online Writing Lab• Free resources inlude: Writing & Teachng

Writing, Research, Grammer & Mechanics, Style Guides, ESL, Job Search, & Professional Writing

• http://owl.english.purdue.edu/