Nice and easy website for early learners. English for Little Children has a wide range of activities for the youngest ones. Lots of activities with colourful images and pictures. Very easy to navigate.
The European Schoolnet has launched a survey on the use of videogames in the classroom. They are doing it in coordination with the European Federation of Interactive Software. The idea is to see how teachers see the use of commercial videogames in the classroom: its positive and negative aspects, case studies, government policies, the view of experts…
You can see an outline of this initiative at http://games.eun.org/
They are asking teachers to complete a questionnaire on the use of these tools. It is valid for those who use them and also for those who don’t. It is important to know the reasons why they are regarded as something good or bad in the process of knowledge acquisition.
You can fill the questionnaire in English at:
http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/survey-intro.zgi?p=WEB227P9S5DYST
Also in Spanish at:
http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/survey-intro.zgi?p=WEB2285LHT63PT
Teachers filling the questionnaire may win an XBOX360 .
Why don’t you spend 10 minutes there and let European Schoolnet learn on what we think about the use of these products?
The British Council’s site Learningenglish brings us Wordshake, a nice online word game for students of all levels. With a very good interface, its easy rules will quickly motivate students in your class.
Watch and learn!
This short films from Animals save the Planet give us the chance to help our students learn the most important concepts of global conscience and sustainability. Funny animals show our children how to be green! Language is not very difficult, and of course, there are lots of other possibilities to exploit.
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This is a nice way to introduce internet guided chat in the classroom.
Thanks to amycapdet, author of the ELT blog Cloudy Seaside Mood, who has showed us this interesting website.
Poptropica is a website where young people can create a very simple character which can be customized with a few details.
This character is taken to Poptropica, a world with different continents where he/she will be able to carry out different activities: Chatting with friends in a very guided way (the content of what is said comes out of a list offered to the player, so everything is under control as players can choose out of a limited list of possible sentences).
As players travel to the different parts of Poptropica, they can play different games, and what is most important, pay attention to what people in Poptropica say to them, as they must gather information and objects in order to succeed in carrying out different missions across that world. Once all activities are carried out, theer’s nothing to be done. That will avoid having students constantly hooked on the game.
A nice way to introduce Primària students to the world of adventure games and quests, simple, catchy and always under your control (as long as they play in the school, of course)
This a really nice game! It’s not a simple click and go thing, you must think as a responsible manager, a responsible mayor who wants to run a clean city with happy citizens. The main focus is the wise use of energy, but it appears together with other aspects that create an extremely catchy educational game. Take some time to learn the rules, and you’ll be able to get the most of the game with your students next school year!
If you are familiar with Facebook, here’s a nice and easy way to create your own social network: Ning :
With a few mouse clicks, you can create your network of EFL teachers, or of teachers interested in ICT, for example:
Take part in forums, upload files, images and videos, and share all your knowledge through an easy method of communication.
We’ll be probably creating an ELT Ning shortly. If you are faster, just let us know and we’ll join your network!
