Technology in L2: Other Resources

Teachers 2.0: Teaching in the digital age - A group of educators helping each other to learn and use the new tools that are out there - from PowerPoint to Web 2.0.

SimplyBox allows users to clip and save portions of Web sites in a visual way.
The tools described below were created by the Department of Arts Instructional Support and Information Technology (Arts ISIT) at the University of British Columbia.

Vocabulary Memorization Platform  – “This Flashcards Tool is designed to help students memorizing the spelling of words. On the web, instructors can quickly set up a dictionary database by entering the new words with corresponding translation to be learned in a lecture and this database then be instantly plugged into the online Flashcard games for students to play with. Students can also select a set of Flashcards to print on paper.”

The Language Pronunciation and Comprehension Learning Tool (LPCLT) is designed to enhance a student's comprehension and pronunciation of a particular language. It allows teachers to author vocabulary and sentence structures into an oral component, to aid students in learning to hear and speak a new language.

The Image Annotation Tool allows instructors to upload images and quickly create text boxes referring to parts of a diagram, painting, or photo. The tool will provide a link to the annotated image which can then be distributed to students.

Quizlet - Make set of Flashcards to help students learn vocabulary and expressions. Free registration required.

Tools for Educators - This Web site offers a variety of tools to create worksheets, and teaching material using text and images: word search puzzles; dices; board games; crossword puzzles; bingo cards; domino; spelling worksheet; vocabulary handouts; listening tests. Many of these tools can accommodate Chinese, Japanese, Cyrillic, and many other types of fonts as well as accents and umlauts.

Type It – This online tool allows you to easily write special characters in several different.

Nik's Learning Technology Blog - Tips, resources and teaching materials to help EFL and ESL teachers use ICT and new technology.

dotSUB - On dotSUB you can view, upload, transcribe, and translate any video into and from any language.

Qedoc - Qedoc provides interactive learning resources which centre on quiz-making and quiz-taking. Qedoc learning modules are self-contained modifiable pieces of learning software which you can download to play with, learn from, modify and upload again. Under our open content concept, anyone can use or contribute learning resources for free.

The Mixxer is a free educational site for language learners and teachers to find a language partner for a language exchange. The language partner is someone who speaks the language you study as their native language and is studying your native language. The partners then meet online to help each other practice and learn a foreign language.

Site Nous - The purpose of this website is to allow communication between groups of students of different languages and/or countries.

VoyCabulary makes the words on any web page into links, so you can look them up with just a click--in a dictionary of your choice. Link to a medical or a law dictionary, or a thesaurus, or a computer dictionary, or any of a number of bilingual dictionaries (English to or from another language).

EdTechTalk is a community of educators interested in discussing and learning about the uses of educational technology. We webcast several live shows each week. During shows, listeners can use any common media player (i.e. Windows Media Player, Real Player, or iTunes) to listen to the discussion and use the chat room to make comments and ask questions. It is also possible to join in the discussion using skype or (sometimes) a U.S. based teleconference.

After each show, a recording of the discussion is posted as an mp3 file, which can be downloaded directly from the site or subscribed to using our RSS feed. Also usually posted is a chat room transcript. There is also a comment forum where people can continue the discussion (in text) after the show.

Open Culture: Foreign Language Lesson Podcast Collection - Here you will find a list of foreign language lesson podcasts that you can download to your iPod or just listen to on your computer. Lesson podcasts are available for the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Thai.

Both CBC Radio and Radio-Canada make available several programs as podcasts. These can be downloaded at Podcasts | CBC Radio and at Radio-Canada: Baladodiffusion.

ICT4LT: English Glossary - This Glossary, compiled by Graham Davies, contains a list of technical terminology and terms specific to ICT(Information and Communications Technology) and language learning and teaching.

Course Podcasting Basics - An introductory course on the basics of educational podcasting, designed for educators wanting to find out more about this topic.

The learning objectives for participants are:

• To gain awareness and insight into educational podcasting
• To acquire knowledge and understanding about how to create, publish and subscribe to podcasts
• To explore ways of using podcasts as a curriculum resource and personalized learning

Podcast directory for educators, schools and colleges - "All of the podcasts listed in our podcast directory are "family friendly podcasts", sourced world-wide and are good examples of educational podcasting in audio, enhanced and video formats to support teaching and learning." Podcasts for modern foreign languages, one section of the directory, allows you to "select podcasts that have been published in some form on the Internet and categorised as modern foreign languages, including French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Special Spanish from Chile, Russian and Chinese."

CARLA Technology and Second Language Learning - Provides information on the various programs offered to help second language teachers integrate technology in their teaching.       

Teaching with Electronic Technology - Webmaster Michael L. Hall from the University of Maryland has put together an extensive list of links to resources on conferences, publications, and general discussions of teaching with electronic technology.