Melissa Sand
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Students




​http://29a.ch/sandbox/2011/neonflames/ Create designs that look like nebulae and outer space.

Architect Studio 3D, From the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust  (Grades 9-12) Open the world of architecture and design to your students as they can create their own home through this interactive.

Art Kids Rule! (Grades 3-6) This basic online paint tool isn’t flashy, but does give students a chance to create original art easily.

Art.com art Pad (Grades 3-12) This virtual canvas allows the artist to change brushes and even frame the painting. 

Artisancam  (Grades 4-12) Amazing site with multiple art interactives covering pop art, print making, comic creations, ceramic painting, and digital photo art projects.  It’s a great site to explore.

Art Prompt Generator

Aviary (Grades 7-12) This site offers free software tools as a Photoshop alternative.  Here students can explore fun photo filters and cloning tools.

BenettonPlay (Grades 1-12) This site offers a free online Flipbook maker (similar to using Paint) as well as other interactive art experiences. Requires login with an email.

Bomomo Interactive Art Creator (Grades 4-12) Talk about cool!  This site allows students to create abstract digital art easily and with great tools.  Completed images can be downloaded for student portfolios.

Build Your Wild Self (Grades 2-6) This is a fun website where students can create a digital human and add animal characteristics. 

Color in Motion  - animated introduction to the study of color psychology

Deep Dream Generator

Devolver- http://www.dvolver.com/moviemaker/make.html - create your own animation with drag-and-drop characters and backgrounds.

Dreezle: Paint, Draw and Stamp Online! (Grades K-5) This is basically a free online alternative to KidPix.  Images can be printed.

FlamePainter
http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/index.html#top
Create neon effects with online paint

Flaming Text 
Logo and Word Art Generator

Flockdraw 
http://flockdraw.com/
Draw together to plan ideas, sketches for final project

GameStar Mechanic
Learn to design video games. Supported by Scholastic Art Awards

GoAnimate 
Allows everyone to make videos quickly and easily, without having to draw or download anything. Click, Drag, Action!

Graffiti Creator- Create your own graffiti online. Work must be copied and saved in another location.

Interactive Art at the Chicago Institute of Art (Grades K-3) This interactive site allows primary students to create their own mask online.

Jackson Pollock by Miltos Manetas (Grades K-12) Now students can create their own Jackson Pollack painting by simply using their mouse.  Each click changes the color.  To save, students will need to do a print screen.  As an additional activity, I like the idea of students creating their abstract masterpiece and then writing a summary paragraph interpreting their work.

Kari Traa (Grades 8-12) Be sure to click on the “Inspirational Side” to begin.  Here students use virtual brushes and color tools to create digital art inspired by the artist Kari Traa.
Kerpoof Studio (Grades K-8) This site allows students to create animated stories. 

Make Beliefs Comix! (Grades 4-12) This is a fun and easy comic creation tool that allows students to change character emotions and reactions.  Lesson ideas are also available.

Make-A-Flake - A Snowflake Maker (Grades K-4) An easy and fun tool that allows students to create their own snowflake online, add it to a gallery, or download as a jpeg.

Mondrimat (Grades 4-12) Here students create block art online and can click away to their hearts’ content.

MrPicasso Head (Grades 2-12) Take on the challenge of cubism and create a portrait in the style of Picasso.

National Gallery of Art Ngakids Art Zone (Grades K-12) Many opportunities to create and interact with art here.  From abstracts to collages, students will definitely find ways to unleash their creativity.

Neave Imagination (Grades 6-12) Neave offers cool interactive art tools that not only utilize the computer mouse, but your voice, too.  With the use of a microphone, students can interact with the site just by speaking.

Online Kaleidoscope animated Generator (Grades 2-12) A great tool if you are teaching symmetry is found here.  Simply draw on the virtual radar and see your animated kaleidoscope come to life.

Paint - Wiiplayable (Grades K-12) This virtual sketch pad can actually be used with the Wii remote if you have an internet connection with a Wii console or you can use a computer mouse.  Simply draw and click the play button to see your drawing replayed back to you.

Paper Critters (Grades 3-12) Be sure to click on the Toy Creator to get started.  Here you can create your own paper critter that can be printed and folded into a 3-D origami like papercraft.  This could be a good resource for claymation projects, as students could create several paper critters with different emotions for an animated short.

Photo Op Interactive (Grades 5-12) This is an interesting site that not only lets students practice digital photography online, but gives them filters to customize their virtual photos.  After a photo is taken, double click on it to open the filters. Images can be printed.

PicMonkey

Piskel
Pixel art and GIF generator

Pixlr

Pixton
2D still comic generator

Pointillism Practice Page (Grades 5-12) This interactive tool allows you to experiment with pointillism.  It’s not a flashy tool, but it could be a good experimentation of what pointillism is before students create their own tangible artwork.

Psykopaint (Grades 6-12) Now your students can take on the role of an Impressionist through the use of the digital photography painting tool.  Simply choose your brush and paint right over the image to see the colors blend and become more artistic.  It’s a little tricky to figure out, but great once you get going.

Repper - create your own patterns (Grades 4-12) Simply use one of the preloaded images or upload one of your own to create a symmetrical pattern.  The final pattern can be downloaded or the CSS code can be used in any webpage authoring software.

Scratch
Create stories, games, and animations as you learn the basic structure for coding.

S C R I B B L E R (Grades 5-12) This is one of my favorite art tools on the web and takes doodling to an entirely new level.  Simply scribble on the page, choose done drawing, and then start scribbling.  You can add to the drawing as the scribbling process continues making this a lot of fun for interactive white boards.

SculptGL  3D Sculpting tool with the option to export files for 3D prinitng.

Sheffield’s Portraits  (Grades K-5) This is a basic portrait maker where students choose eyes, nose, hair, etc.  What I like about it is the ability to print the final portrait which comes with a place for students to write about the character they created. 

Sketch With Friends
Multiplayer Pictionary-like game that can be played on an iPhone, iPad, Android Tablets, Android Mobiles,Kindle Fire, BlackBerry PlayBook, Facebook and on Google Chrome! 

Slimber

Splashup  (Grades 7-12) This is another free PhotoShop alternative that is simplistic in design, but some knowledge of how to use PhotoShop would be beneficial.

Stripgenerator Create comic strip with preset characters, background, and props. No registration required.

Stickman- Animate a stickman to participate in a story online!
SUMO Paint Online Image Editor  (Grades 7-12) SumoPaint is the most advanced PhotoShop and Corel alternative on the web.  This online paint tool gives students and open door to creativity.

Tate Kids Games  (Grades 2-12) Two great interactives are available here for student creativity.  The Street Art graffiti creator allows students to paint right on the virtual wall while the Tate Paint is a virtual easel.

Tessellation Tool   (Grades 3-7) Students can create their own tessellation artwork.  Though the site isn’t everything it could be, it does allow the freedom to customize the shape before generating the final tessellated image.

The Graffiti Creator (Grades 9-12) This is a graffiti text paint tool where students can type in a name or phrase and create unique logos and images.  Unfortunately, ads are a small problem, but the tool offers many choices for student creativity.

Tinkercad
3D art creator


Tuxpi  (Grades 5-12) Great photo effects and projects can be created here with just a quick photo upload.  Students can create wanted posters, filtered images, and more.

TypoGenerator (Grades 5-12) Words become art here, but with less control than Wordle.  It seems to work best with just a short word or phrase, but with a few clicks of a generate button, a cool image can be created.

Ultimate Flash Face  (Grades 5-12) This is a portrait creation tool that does allow students to control the width and height of each facial feature.  I’m not sure I would encourage students to save the image on the website, but it could be printed easily. 

Virtual Lite-Brite (Grades K-12) Bring back those days of yesteryear and create your own virtual Lite-Brite mosaic.  A print screen will be required to save the image.

Voki- You can’t create much of a story with Voki, but you can create an animated speaking avatar. 

Weavesilk- Create symmetrical designs that look like they are glowing!

Wordle  (Grades 3-12)  Word art at its finest is created here.  I really prefer the flexibility of this program over other word art tools, but it desperately needs an option to download the completed products rather than doing a screen shot. 

Yourstudio  (Grades K-12) This is another virtual canvas, but it does offer some unique features.  Here you can paint on wood or stone and use an ice cream cone as your brush.  How fun is that? 

Zimmer Twins  Remember those choose your-own-adventure novels? This animation site applies the same concept to short cartoons.  

Zoopz  (Grades K-5) There are a couple of art tools available here including one that creates mosaics.  They are fairly basic, but would be good for younger students.

Software like Photoshop

www.sumopaint.com
www.pixlr.com

Teachers

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Free Clip Art and Images

  • DK-Dorling Kindersley Books Free Clip art for Educatioon
  • Discovery Channel Schooloffers over 3000 free clip art images (including animations) to educators. Be sure to read their copyright and use information.
  • http://www.schoolphotoproject.com/
  • www.morguefile.com

Lesson Planning and Assessment Tools

http://www.arteducators.org/learning/lesson-planning
National Art Education Association -NAEA Instructional Resources Gallery

http://www.artsonia.com/teachers/lessonplans/
Artsonia --student gallery and lesson ideas

http://www.discoverdesign.org/discover
Chicago Architecture Foundation -Study school architecture- sample projects

http://www.howtoons.com/?page_id=1455
Howtoons -History of Visual Design

http://incredibleart.org/
The Incredible Art Department / Ken Rohrer --- individual's website for everything art teacher

PBS
Welcome to PBS LearningMedia™, your new destination for trusted, classroom-ready, curriculum resources from PBS

http://pinterest.com/artgirl67/art-lesson-ideas-op-art/
Pintrest - visual collection of lesson ideas

http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
create rubric online

http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/general/
-create generic rubric online

Excel file that allows for student self-assessment and teacher assessment

Art and Design History

http://www3.nfb.ca/animation/objanim/en/index.php
National Film Board of Canada
-History of Animation

http://www.5min.com/
Videopedia
-Current Arts news (and others) in 5 minute videos

http://art.sy/
Carter Cleveland, Founder and CEO
-collection comprises 25,000+ artworks by 3,700+ artists from leading galleries, museums, private collections, foundations, and artist estates.

The Art Zone
Sponsored by the National Gallery of Art, this interactive site currently hosts 16 art programs that educate and engage students of all ages. Check out the new Photo Op program that teaches users about digital photography and photo manipulation tools.

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/
John Malyon/Artcyclopedia

http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/colours-in-cultures/
David MsCandless and AlwaysWithHonor.com
-Infographic that explains the symbolism of color across cultures

http://www.moma.org/interactives/destination/ Animated, interactive journey through MOMA and P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center (NYC)

-list of resources and image location easily identified
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/explore-ancient-egypt.html
NOVA/ PBS
-Interactive exploration of Ancient Egypt

http://www.pbs.org/art21/
PBS
-Based on contemporary art series on PBS

http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/
Khan Academy
-Smarthistory started as a a blog featuring free audio guides, podcasts, and videos. Later it became an interactive exploration of eras, styles, and artists. 

Online Storage in the "cloud"

www.dropbox.com
Dropbox
-2MB of free online storage

Evernote 
Store notes, images, and other files 

http://www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/products.html
Google Apps in Education
-Email, online storage, Blog, picture editor, document creator, etc

Presentation Tools

Video and Sound:
http://www.dragontape.com
DragOnTape
Create a video mix by searching YouTube videos- trim video online and create timed presentations

Snagit (Google Extentention found in the App Store)
Use this extension to create a video narration of a Google Slide presentation and other online sites.

Pictures and Music:
http://www.animoto.com/

Animoto
Lite version- 30 second movie maker with moving pictures and slideshow

Sound:
sampulator.com/
Create beats in your web browser. Record up to 12 seconds.

Multimedia Options:
http://www.dipity.com/
Timeline creator with multimedia options

http://www.empressr.com/ 
-Create or import/edit PowerPoint presentations and easily add voice-overs, flash presentations, audio, or images to your presentation. 

http://www.helloslide.com/
HelloSlide
Upload .pdf file presentations, type text, automatic narration- translations offered with paid plan

https://join.me/
Share your screen with an entire class of students at the same time

http://www.metta.io/create
-Visually engaging mixed-media stories in minutes.Start creating video presentations out of pictures, videos, sounds, text & add quick polls into the mix.

mural.ly.com 
-Real-time collaboration tool for text and images

http://popplet.com/
- creates a web graphic organizer with multimedia options

http://prezi.com/
Prezi
-"moving" Powerpoint

http://todaysmeet.com/
Collaborators with the correct access code can comment on a shared document

http://www.weebly.com/
Weebly
-Free or paid website builder - drag and drop options make it simple to use

http://www.wix.com/
Wix
-Free website builder -does contain ads on free account

http://www.stich.it/
Create one URL of various media websites

www.storybuilder.com
Create a teacher and/or student account to build your own online book that can then be printed. Final work can be published as an online book that turns pages.


ThingLink is a website that lets you create interactive images – you can add music, video, text, pictures, and really whatever else you can think of. ThingLink is easy to use and can be as simple or complicated as you want it to be.

https://ed.voicethread.com/
- conversations in the "cloud"

Screen Capture Tools
 Mac/OS X

Jing
Jing is a computer service that lets you capture basic video, animation, and still images, and share them.

  • Apple QuickTime 10 (or later)

    • New feature allows anyone to record any portion of the screen (File >New Screen Recording)
    • No limit on recording duration
    • No video editing
  • Screen-O-Matic

    • http://www.screencast-o-matic.com
    • Web-based tool (no application to install)
    • Free version with basic features
      • Records up to 15 minutes of video
      • Can integrate webcam for self recording (picture in picture)
    • Pro version with more features ($15/year)
      • No limit on recording duration
      • Can integrate webcam for self recording (picture in picture)
      • Sophisticated video editing tools
      • Scripting tools (to help you stay concise and on point)
      • Drawing tools (while recording the video)
  • Screenr

    • http://www.screenr.com
    • Web-based tool (no application to install)
    • Free basic version with “Business” option for larger organizations
    • No limit on recording duration
    • No video editing
  • Techsmith Jing

    • http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html
    • Free
    • Records up to 5 minutes of video
  • Techsmith Snagit

    • http://www.techsmith.com/snagit-mac-features.html
    • Free trial - $49.95 to buy ($29.95 for educators)
    • No limit on recording duration
    • No video editing
  • Techsmith Camtasia

    • http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html
    • Free trial - $99.00 to buy ($75 for educators)
    • No limit on recording duration
    • Simple video editing features
    • Special effects for teaching purposes
    • Can integrate webcam for self recording (picture in picture)
 Windows

Jing
Jing is a computer service that lets you capture basic video, animation, and still images, and share them.

  • Screen-O-Matic

    • http://www.screencast-o-matic.com
    • Web-based tool (no application to install)
    • Free version with basic features
      • Records up to 15 minutes of video
      • Can integrate webcam for self recording (picture in picture)
    • Pro version with more features ($15/year)
      • No limit on recording duration
      • Can integrate webcam for self recording (picture in picture)
      • Sophisticated video editing tools
      • Scripting tools (to help you stay concise and on point)
      • Drawing tools (while recording the video)
  • Screenr

    • http://www.screenr.com
    • Web-based tool (no application to install)
    • Free basic version with “Business” option for larger organizations
    • No limit on recording duration
    • No video editing
  • Techsmith Snagit

    • http://www.techsmith.com/snagit.html
    • Free trial - $49.95 to buy ($29.95 for educators)
    • No limit on recording duration
    • No video editing
  • Techsmith Camtasia

    • http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html
    • Free trial - $99.00 to buy ($75 for educators)
    • No limit on recording duration
    • Video editing features
    • Special effects for teaching purposes
    • Can integrate webcam for self recording (picture in picture)

Communication Tools

http://www.animoto.com/
Animoto
Lite version- 30 second movie maker with moving pictures and slideshow

www.classmessenger.com Teachers use this mobile app and website to create quick short form messages in categories like Homework, Reminders, Surveys, Meeting Requests and more. Parents and Students get their messages from the app, website, email, push notification or even text message if they prefer. It's private, two-way, and direct. 

http://www.dipity.com/
Timeline creator with multimedia options

http://www.dragontape.com
DragOnTape
Create a video mix by searching YouTube videos- trim video online and create timed presentations

http://www.edmodo.com/
Edmodo
-Secure social network

http://www.empressr.com/ 
-Create or import/edit PowerPoint presentations and easily add voice-overs, flash presentations, audio, or images to your presentation. 

http://www.infuselearning.com/
InfuseLearning is a breakthrough virtual learner response solution.

http://www.helloslide.com/
HelloSlide
Upload .pdf file presentations, type text, automatic narration- translations offered with paid plan

Jing
Jing is a computer service that lets you capture basic video, animation, and still images, and share them.

https://join.me/
Share your screen with an entire class of students at the same time

http://www.metta.io/create
-Visually engaging mixed-media stories in minutes.Start creating video presentations out of pictures, videos, sounds, text & add quick polls into the mix.

mural.ly.com 
-Real-time collaboration tool for text and images

http://popplet.com/
- creates a web graphic organizer with multimedia options

http://prezi.com/
Prezi
-"moving" Powerpoint

SchoologyStudent-centric, easy-to-use learning management system enhances collaboration, engages students, and allows you to share instructional resources, best practices, and more on a local and global scale. Schoology streamlines the systematic processes of content creation and management, grade recording, attendance, and more so you can spend less time on redundant tasks.

Screencast-O-Matic One-click screen capture recording on Windows or Mac computers with no install for FREE! (up to a 15 minute recording is supported for free version)

http://www.skrbl.com
SKRbL
Online text and paint share

Teacher Assistant ProTeacher’s Assistant Pro for iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod touch), Android, and Mac were designed by a teacher for teachers to document student behavior and habits in the classroom.  Easily share your behavior documentation with parents and administration via email.

http://todaysmeet.com/
Collaborators with the correct access code can comment on a shared document

http://www.weebly.com/
Weebly
-Free or paid website builder - drag and drop options make it simple to use

http://www.wix.com/
Wix
-Free website builder -does contain ads on free account

http://simplebooklet.com/index-edu.php
$10 a year for 30 student accounts (as of 2/2013)
A simplebooklet education account allows a teacher to manage, edit, and publish student accounts and their simplebooklet creations. Create a multipage class project, newsletter, slider or flip booklet with its own custom web page.

http://www.stich.it/
Create one URL of various media websites

ThingLink is a website that lets you create interactive images – you can add music, video, text, pictures, and really whatever else you can think of. ThingLink is easy to use and can be as simple or complicated as you want it to be.

https://ed.voicethread.com/
- conversations in the "cloud"

http://www.zoom.it/
Microsoft
Use this online tool to view and share high-resolution images from any image you find on the web. Give image link to produce a beautiful, zoomable way to experience and view it.

Screen Capture
 Mac/OS X

  • Apple QuickTime 10 (or later)

    • New feature allows anyone to record any portion of the screen (File >New Screen Recording)
    • No limit on recording duration
    • No video editing
  • Screen-O-Matic

    • http://www.screencast-o-matic.com
    • Web-based tool (no application to install)
    • Free version with basic features
      • Records up to 15 minutes of video
      • Can integrate webcam for self recording (picture in picture)
    • Pro version with more features ($15/year)
      • No limit on recording duration
      • Can integrate webcam for self recording (picture in picture)
      • Sophisticated video editing tools
      • Scripting tools (to help you stay concise and on point)
      • Drawing tools (while recording the video)
  • Screenr

    • http://www.screenr.com
    • Web-based tool (no application to install)
    • Free basic version with “Business” option for larger organizations
    • No limit on recording duration
    • No video editing
  • Techsmith Jing

    • http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html
    • Free
    • Records up to 5 minutes of video
  • Techsmith Snagit

    • http://www.techsmith.com/snagit-mac-features.html
    • Free trial - $49.95 to buy ($29.95 for educators)
    • No limit on recording duration
    • No video editing
  • Techsmith Camtasia

    • http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html
    • Free trial - $99.00 to buy ($75 for educators)
    • No limit on recording duration
    • Simple video editing features
    • Special effects for teaching purposes
    • Can integrate webcam for self recording (picture in picture)
 Windows

  • Screen-O-Matic

    • http://www.screencast-o-matic.com
    • Web-based tool (no application to install)
    • Free version with basic features
      • Records up to 15 minutes of video
      • Can integrate webcam for self recording (picture in picture)
    • Pro version with more features ($15/year)
      • No limit on recording duration
      • Can integrate webcam for self recording (picture in picture)
      • Sophisticated video editing tools
      • Scripting tools (to help you stay concise and on point)
      • Drawing tools (while recording the video)
  • Screenr

    • http://www.screenr.com
    • Web-based tool (no application to install)
    • Free basic version with “Business” option for larger organizations
    • No limit on recording duration
    • No video editing
  • Techsmith Snagit

    • http://www.techsmith.com/snagit.html
    • Free trial - $49.95 to buy ($29.95 for educators)
    • No limit on recording duration
    • No video editing
  • Techsmith Camtasia

    • http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html
    • Free trial - $99.00 to buy ($75 for educators)
    • No limit on recording duration
    • Video editing features
    • Special effects for teaching purposes
    • Can integrate webcam for self recording (picture in picture)

Infographics

  1. Good Labs
    It doesn't get any easier than Good Labs. This site includes basic Venn diagrams and Pie Charts—but if you're new to the Infographic world, or students only have class time computer access, these are a snappy way to upgrade a presentation or lecture with some visual stimulation for the audience.

  2. Stat Planet
    This infographic will be an especially favorite tool for history teachers but every teacher will find it to be beneficial. Stat Planet is a free Infographic Generator that allows teachers and students to build visual aids, using maps and general world statistics, in the form of interactive charts and graphs.  The program even has a good deal of global data housed right there at your fingertips.

  3. Easel.ly
    Hang onto your hat, kid. If you are ready to wow your students with amazingly creative graphics, Easel.ly is the tool for you. And—like the name says—it's easy. There are lots of pre-made graphics, shapes, and colors for you to choose from. But you can also upload your own. Neat!

  4. Hohli Charts! 
    For simple streamlined graphs and charts, check out Hohli. While it's equally as easy to use as Good Labs, it offers additional options in terms of more complex pie charts and visual perspectives. This is another one that would be easy for students to incorporate in a class-based computer project.  Retrieved on 9/24/13 from: http://onlinegrad.marygrove.edu/blog/bid/155961/5-Infographic-Generator-Apps-Every-Teacher-Should-Know-About
  5. Thinglink is a website that lets you create interactive images – you can add music, video, text, pictures, and really whatever else you can think of. ThingLink is easy to use and can be as simple or complicated as you want it to be.

Art + Technology 

http://technologyandthearts.com/
Podcast seeks to explore the connections between technology and art, and to establish a forum for discussing the impact technology has made on the human creative process and on literature, music, and the visual and interactive arts.http://pbltech.wordpress.com/

http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/en_us Founded by a revolutionary partnership between Intel and VICE, The Creators Project celebrates visionary artists across multiple disciplines who are using technology in innovative ways to push the boundaries of creative expression.
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_NaA2HkWDT6dliWVcvnkuQ

John Maeda (RISD)
  "How Art, Technology, and Design Inform Creative Leaders" YouTube video

Anup Tapadia at TEDxIITRoorkee

"When Technology Meets Art" 

digital citizenship

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/film-festival-digital-citizenship
A collection of videos that explain digital citizenship and why it is essential for educators to introduce students to digital citizenship issues

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/10/5-excellent-videos-to-teach-your.html
A collection of videos to use with students to explain digital citizenship

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/the-importance-of-teaching-digital-citizenship
Website hosted by an independent, not-for-profit organization that reviews a variety of digital media

http://www.google.com/edu/teachers/youtube/curric/index.html
The curriculum helps educate students on topics like:
·       YouTube’s policies
·       How to report content on YouTube
·       How to protect their privacy online
·       How to be responsible YouTube community members
·       How to be responsible digital citizens

digital literacy

http://www.digitalliteracy.gov/content/educator
Database of information that can be searched specifically by topic

http://www.microsoft.com/about/corporatecitizenship/citizenship/giving/programs/up/digitalliteracy/default.mspx
Introduction to basic computer skills- provides three levels of curricula

http://digitalliteracy.cornell.edu/
Practical guides for students to  use as they research, write papers, and create multimedia presentations

http://www.ikeepsafe.org/educators/more/google/
Curriculum developed by Google and iKeepSafe for teachers to use with students in the classroom (digital literacy and citizenship)

language tools- research, writing, esl

https://writingcenter.unc.edu/faculty-resources/tips-on-teaching-esl-students/tips-on-teaching-esl-students/
Addresses issues of helping students with research and writing, particularly with English as a Second Language students

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/3/
Database of information regarding writing – includes some multimedia presentations to explain topics to students

http://www.readwritethink.org/
Website hosted by International Reading Association (IRA) is to promote reading by continuously advancing the quality of literacy instruction and research worldwide. The Association provides outstanding professional development and supports excellent teaching, critical research, and promotion of the lifetime reading habit.

http://citationmachine.net/index2.php
Tool to help students correctly cite references

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/5/
Multiple tools for helping English as a Second Language students with writing and research

http://translate.google.com/
Allows translation of text that is copied/pasted or entire documents – allows for audio as well

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/success-esl-students
Suggestions for helping English as a Second Language learners

Grammar and Usage
Use these sites to boost your grammar knowledge, from verb tenses to noun placement.

1.   Purdue Online Writing Lab: The OWL is a wonderful repository of practice sheets and linguistic primers for learners at all levels.

2.   Dave’s ESL Cafe: ESL teacher Dave Sperling’s in-depth site provides numerous lessons about sentence structure, word use, and more.

3.   The English Learner Movie Guides: This site takes popular movies and uses their summaries and idioms to discuss the English language. Great for ESL students with a love of U.S. culture.

4.   ESL Partyland: The festive name is an indicator of how laid-back this handy ESL site can be. Various exercises let students practice writing and reading as they use external sites to boost their comprehension.

5.   Breaking News English: These inventive lesson plans teach ESL by drawing inspiration from recent news and global affairs. Packed with information about word usage, grammar, and more.

6.   ESL-Lounge: Hundreds of awesome exercises make this site a fantastic tool for students. Parts of speech and vocabulary are classified by difficulty.

7.   Activities for ESL Students: This pared-down website offers grammar quizzes at multiple degrees of difficulty and for learners from dozens of different language backgrounds.

8.   Using English: A handy reference guide to major parts of speech and their usage, with bonus material for ESL instructors.

9.   5-Minute English: This wonderful site not only offers a variety of lessons and exercises, it also boasts links to other helpful ESL programs, books, and schools.

10.  English, Baby!: Download MP3s, join chat rooms, take quizzes, and more on this useful site.

11.  English Forums: Get help from English speakers or other ESL learners in the world’s largest ESL network. Don’t be afraid to speak up and ask questions.

Spelling and Pronunciation
These sites will help ESL students learn how to speak or spell the English words they’ve been learning.

12.  Business English Lessons: There are dozens of key phrases on this site complete with audio clips to help ESL students practice clear pronunciation.

13.  Antimoon: Learn to recognize the sounds in the English language and use correct intonation.

14.  English Zone: Take on English spelling, including possessives, verb endings, contractions, and more, with this site.

15.  Learn That Word: Learn vocabulary and spelling on this site. You can narrow down your lessons by commonly misspelled words or TOEFL vocabulary.

16.  BBC Learning English: This resource from the British channel offers all kinds of lessons and tips for learning English, including pronunciation, vocab, and grammar lessons.

17.  Learn English Kids, British Council Though this site is aimed at kiddos, anyone trying to get a grasp on English spelling and speaking will find its games fun and useful.

18.  English Leap: This site has several helpful pages; this one in particular gives a great overview of pronunciation rules for different letter combinations in English.

19.  Funbrain: This site has a lot of games for kids to learn all kinds of subjects, but ESL students can use it to make their reading lessons more fun. Play the reading games or the Spell Check quiz to practice your spelling.

Vocabulary and Writing
Building a vocabulary is one of the most important parts of mastering a language. These sites help students start adding words to their vocabulary, learning how to use them verbally and on paper.

20.  Answers.com’s Idiom Dictionary: When a phrase doesn’t make sense literally, turn to this idiom dictionary to understand what it means.

21.  Flash Card Exchange: This browser-based tool lets you study thousands of words, create your own flash cards, and sort cards based on category and learner language.

22.  20-Minute ESL Lessons: These audio lessons cover basic vocabulary for a variety of everyday situations, including office life.

23.  Vocabulary Can Be Fun: This site offers a variety of entertaining games designed to enhance vocabulary use through interactive play.

24.  Pizzaz: This site uses poems and short stories as writing examples and exercises to teach creative writing and usage.

25.  About.com English Vocabulary: About.com has a number of resources for ESL including these helpful business vocabulary lessons for several different industries.

26.  Aardvark’s English Forum: In the student section of this forum, you can read famous quotations, work your way through novels in English, and do interactive language exercises to understand the written English language better.

27.  Vocaboly: Download a free trial of this site’s vocabulary builder and then test your knowledge.

Quizzes and Worksheets
Put your knowledge to the test with these helpful tools.

28.  Self-Study Quizzes for ESL Students: Just what it sounds like. These tests will help students learn grammar, tricky words, vocabulary, and more.

29.  Vocabulary Quizzes: These word quizzes cover everything from animals and food to famous quotes and American slang.

30.  Advanced English Grammar Exercises: This plain website hosts dozens of detailed quizzes broken down by topic.

31.  ESL Resource Center: This site was created for ESL teachers, so plenty of worksheets, tips, and lessons are available and work well even for those teaching themselves or trying to get ahead.

32.  ESL HQ: Get access to hundreds of worksheets for learning English from this online forum.

33.  iSL Collective: This ESL teachers’ forum is a great place to find worksheets for practice or teaching yourself English. Browse through hundreds of topics that have already been uploaded, and check back for more as teachers around the world add them.

34.  English Gateway: Download these ESL worksheets to test yourself and use the teacher notes to double-check your knowledge.

Podcasts
These podcasts make great instructional tools for students on the go.

35.  ESL Podcast: Regular updates and easy categorization make this podcast a great resource.

36.  LanguageCaster: A large majority of the non-English-speaking world is crazy about football (soccer to Americans), so this podcast uses sporting news and analogies to teach English.

37.  China232: There are dozens of helpful podcast lessons here that students can use to learn about North American language and culture.

38.  Culips: Billed as “a podcast for English learners throughout the world,” this fantastic site tailors content to a variety of languages. Hosts use news, history, and slang to break down the quirks of the English language.

39.  ESL Aloud: These lessons range from basic word instruction to more complex scenarios like going to the store or working in an office.

40.  Podcasts in English: This site offers free podcasts for anyone looking to learn English. They’re separated by skill level and subject so you can choose what fits you best.

41.  British Council Learn English: The British Council provides three series of podcasts to help learn the language and practice your listening skills.

YouTube Channels
Lessons that you can both see and hear can make all the difference in your conversational English. Check out these YouTube channels to get the experience of talking to someone face-to-face and don’t be afraid to talk back!

42.  VOA Learning English: With this Voice of America channel, you can hear news and feature stories in American English, but spoken 33% slower than normal to make it easier to follow along. You’ll get a grasp on a wide range of vocabulary subjects.

43.  Listen and Read Along: This is exactly what it sounds like. Listen to stories and read along with them by following the highlighted word. Hear pronunciation and intonation while getting a better grasp on sentence structure.

44.  TOEFL TV: Get English-learning tips and learn about questions that appear on the TOEFL test.

45.  OMGmeiyu’s channel: This site is great for Chinese speakers. YouTube user OMGmeiyu uses her animated style and knowledge of Chinese to help native Chinese speakers learn English in a fun and relatable way.

46.  English with Jennifer: The host of this channel is a great ESL teacher for those who needs more guidance than just reading off of websites. She’s separated her videos into playlists covering vocabulary, verb tenses, pronunciation, and more.

47.  English Teacher Melanie: If you need some help with your pronunciation, particularly with an American accent, English Teacher Melanie goes into detail in her videos, covering each sound and explaining differences between American pronunciation and that of other areas.

48.  EF podEnglish: These English lessons are broken up into five-minute chunks and by skill level, so you can get a quick lesson whenever you can fit it in.

49.  Teacher Phil: Study basic English, business English, idioms, and more with Teacher Phil. You’ll learn how to speak with an American accent and use proper English, even taking on some of the more confusing language rules.

50.  BBC Learning English’s Channel: We mentioned BBC’s great site for learning English, but their YouTube channel has just as much to offer. Watch “The Flatmates,” a soap opera made for learning English, or learn about different idioms.

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