A handful of web resources for English Language Learning

1. Resources for the English Classroom
Global
Language
Perspectives
Literature Project

2. Students Rebuild is a site that helps students around the
world connect, learn, and take action on critical global issues.
Global Voices is an international community of
bloggers who report on blogs and citizen
media from around the world
Your ringside seat to history - from the Ancient
World to the present. History through the eyes
of those who lived it, presented by Ibis
Communications, Inc. a digital publisher of
educational programming.
Global Perspectives

3. The Short Story - BBC
A wide range of short stories are available to download from this site. The site also
includes details of various competitions and
Planet eBook - Classic Novels and Literature
An assortment of classic novels and books in electronic form which you are free give to
your friends, classmates, students, anyone! Your goal is to publish a small selection of
high-quality e-books.
Contemporary Writers in the UK - British Council
This British Council website offers profiles of living writers from the UK, Ireland and the
Commonwealth, such as Salman Rushdie, Martin Amiss and Margaret Atwood
Shakespeare AudioBooks - BBC Radio Collection
An anthology of Shakespearian speeches performed by the world's leading actors.
Poetry, Poems, Bios & More - Academy of American Poets
The Academy of American Poets, offers hundreds of essays and interviews, audio
clips, as well as biographies of more than 500 poets and over 2000 poems.
Literature

4. Make your own Random Story Starters...
Superhero! Online tool for writing descriptions
* Use the Scholastic Story Starter
…. of your hero:
machine to create a random beginning
• What super-powers do they
for a story.
have?
* Use the buttons to change individual
• What adventures do they
parts of the story starter, or pull the
have?
spin lever to change everything!
• What is their alter-ego like?
* If you're not happy with the one
• Do they have a side-kick?
you're given, just spin again!
• Write an incredible
adventure for your super-
hero.
Make •
your own herotheir arch enemy?
Who is here!
HyperGrammar - The Writing
Teachers.tv have a collection of 'Story Starts' videos which Centre - University of Ottawa –
can be used as a starting point for written work:
o Seven Story Starts This package is designed to allow users a great
o Nine More Story Starts deal of freedom and creativity as they read
about grammar.
Language - Writing

5. Bilingual Education and ELL. English Language Learning
A complete guide of essentials for ELL for project oriented approach.
Teaching with a project based learning
Examples and interviews to project based learning experts.
The Center for Teaching English with Technology - EdTechTeacher, Inc.
Is dedicated to helping English & Language Arts teachers incorporate technology
effectively into their classrooms and features inquiry-based
lessons, activities, tools, and projects
Create Rubrics for your Project-Based Learning Activities
Want to make exemplary rubrics in a short amount of time? Registered users
can save and edit rubrics online. You can access them from home, school, or on
the road.
Classroom Guide: Top Ten Tips for Assessing Project-Based Learning
http://www.technologybitsbytesnibbles.info/archives/4107
Project Work