Web-based Resources for Teaching & Learning:

Stephen D. Luke, Ed.D.sluke@aed.org March 16, 2011Pristina, Kosovo

The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).

The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).

Agenda•Day 2 Overview•Web-based Resources and Networks to Support Teacher Professional Development•Break•Web-based Resources and Networks to Support Student Learning•Break•Hands-on exploration

The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).

Communities of Practice/Professional Learning Communities:

Basic Education Program - Connecthttp://bep-ks.org/connect/

The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).

Blogs:New York Times - The Learning Network - English Language Learning: http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/category/lesson-plans/language-arts/english-language-learning/

The English Bloghttp://jeffreyhill.typepad.com/english/

The Best Web 2.0 Applications for ESL/EFL Learnershttp://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2007/12/22/the-best-web-20-applications-for-eslefl-learners-2007/

The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).

Facebook:Teaching English | British Councilhttp://www.facebook.com/TeachingEnglish.BritishCouncil

ESL Web Toolshttp://www.facebook.com/pages/ESL-Web-Tools/263406874588

The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).

Twitter:What is Twitter?http://www.explania.com/en/animations/detail/what-is-twitter

Teaching English | British Councilhttp://twitter.com/#!/TeachingEnglish

EnglishWiZiQhttp://twitter.com/#!/EnglishWiZiQ

MyEngLanghttp://twitter.com/#!/MyEngLang

The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).

NING:EFL Classsroom 2.0http://eflclassroom.ning.com/

TEFL-MEhttp://tefl-me.com/

National Council of Teachers of Englishhttp://ncte2008.ning.com/

List of many, many more EFL Nings!http://www.freeeslmaterials.com/nings.html

The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).

Video Sharing:TeacherTubehttp://teachertube.com/

SchoolTubehttp://www.schooltube.com/

Teachers.TVhttp://www.teachers.tv/

YouTube• Macmillan ELT's YouTube Channel

http://www.youtube.com/macmillanelt/

The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).

Slideshare:ESL Web Tools for English Language Learnershttp://www.slideshare.net/artugua/esl-20-web-tools-for-english-language-learners

40 Interesting Ways to Use Your Pocket Video Camera in the Classroomhttp://www.slideshare.net/mbelinsky/forty-interesting-ways-to-use-your-pocket-video-camera-in-the-classroom

Voicethread Examples in Educationhttp://www.slideshare.net/suziea/voicethread-examples-in-education-presentation?type=powerpoint

The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).

Social Bookmarking:

Deliciousdelicious.com

Diigodiigo.com

The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).

Voicethread:Voicethread.comhttp://voicethread.com

Voicethread Digital Libraryhttp://voicethread.com/community/library/

Overview of Registering for a Free Teachers Accounthttp://langwitches.org/blog/2008/06/19/digital-storytelling-part-vi-voicethread/

Lesson Giving Directionshttp://voicethread.com/?#q.b34182.i180809

The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).

Web Conferencing:Mikogohttp://www.mikogo.com/

openmeetingshttp://code.google.com/p/openmeetings/

WebHuddlehttps://www.webhuddle.com/

The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).

Online Document Storage and Sharing:Google Docshttps://docs.google.com/

Microsoft SkyDrivehttp://explore.live.com/windows-live-skydrive

The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).

Other Useful Professional Development Resources:

EdTech Leaders Online:Provides a webinar series for its trained online specialists and participants as part of the ongoing support it provides. Free archives are made available to the public.http://edtechleaders.org/resources/chat/

Skills Workshop - ESOL Resources:http://www.skillsworkshop.org/esol

The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).

Student-centered Resources:

The Learning English Video Projecthttp://www.englishclub.com/esl-lesson-plans/tlevp/index.htm

http://www.englishclub.com/esl-videos/thoughts-from-brazil/index.htm

The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).

WebQuests:WebQuest.orghttp://webquest.org/index.phpVideo Overviews:

WebQuest 101http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4rel5qOPvUWebQuest 102http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyht-ehlAWYWhat is a WebQuest?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7UynehA_l0

Creating a WebQuest, It’s Easier Than You Thinkhttp://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech011.shtml Sample Webquest - “Awesome Comics”http://www.grammarmancomic.com/wquestmenu.html

The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).

WebQuests:ThinkQuesthttp://www.thinkquest.org/en/

The Power of Project Learning with ThinkQuesthttp://www.thinkquest.org/promotion/white_papers/WhitePaper.pdf

The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).

Thank You’s:

Working Group:Makfire, Arlinda, Alush, Petrit , Ardita Basic Education ProgramArsim, Burim, Bora, Fjolla, Zana, Flaurie, Xhavit