Tools that can be used to teach all languages
Russell’s Recommendations for Teaching other Languages
All the videos on the page show tools and websites that don't just cover English but can be used to teach all or nearly all languages.
MailVu-Simple Way of Sending Web Cam Messages
Great for digital storytellng. MailVu let's you create quick webcam messages and then send them with just 3 button clicks. I use this tool at lot to get my students speaking in English and sending messages
Mail Vu-Video Messaging Site
Great for digital storytellng. MailVu let's you create quick webcam messages and then send them with just 3 button clicks. I use this tool at lot to get my students speaking in English and sending messages
Mail Vu-Video Messaging Site
Audioboo
Get your students speaking and recording themselves or why not make your own weekly podcasts that the students have to listen to. Audiobook is easy to use and students can even download the podcasts onto iTunes
Audioboo- Podcasting Site
Get your students speaking and recording themselves or why not make your own weekly podcasts that the students have to listen to. Audiobook is easy to use and students can even download the podcasts onto iTunes
Audioboo- Podcasting Site
Vocabulary Sites
These sites show you to fabulous websites that provide you with picture dictionaries and the related sounds. One of them also includes a great selection of activities too.
Picture Dictionaries with sound
These sites show you to fabulous websites that provide you with picture dictionaries and the related sounds. One of them also includes a great selection of activities too.
Picture Dictionaries with sound
Great picture story sites
Lovely tool that takes makes use of all the free & public images on Flickr. It allows you to make very intersting books or comics using an incredible resource of images and then to add text to them. When I present this tool at conferences it is always very popular .
Create books/stories from free image resources
Lovely tool that takes makes use of all the free & public images on Flickr. It allows you to make very intersting books or comics using an incredible resource of images and then to add text to them. When I present this tool at conferences it is always very popular .
Create books/stories from free image resources
Storybird-Storybook site
I presented Storybird for the first time at IATEFL Brighton and it proved very popular. The site offers hundreds of free images from artists which are based around stories that the students can write about. They choose the images and write their stories and the results are very professional since all the art is from superb artists all over the world. You have to see this site to believe it
Storybird is a superb storymaking site with free artwork
I presented Storybird for the first time at IATEFL Brighton and it proved very popular. The site offers hundreds of free images from artists which are based around stories that the students can write about. They choose the images and write their stories and the results are very professional since all the art is from superb artists all over the world. You have to see this site to believe it
Storybird is a superb storymaking site with free artwork
Word Magnets-Take Text and turn each word into a moveable magnet
One of the most popular videos on my website. Word Magnets is great for teaching grammar, doing vocabulary work and works especially well on an interactive whiteboard. Write in some text and convert all the words into moveable magnets that you can then manipulate.
Word Magnets-Moveable Magnets Tool
One of the most popular videos on my website. Word Magnets is great for teaching grammar, doing vocabulary work and works especially well on an interactive whiteboard. Write in some text and convert all the words into moveable magnets that you can then manipulate.
Word Magnets-Moveable Magnets Tool
Today's Meet-Tool for group work and Sharing Ideas
Back Channel tool is so simple to use and offers great opportunities for collaboration You simple click a button to create a room. Then all the students can enter that room and everyone can write and collaborate together. It takes seconds .
Today's Meet-Back channel tool
Back Channel tool is so simple to use and offers great opportunities for collaboration You simple click a button to create a room. Then all the students can enter that room and everyone can write and collaborate together. It takes seconds .
Today's Meet-Back channel tool
Wall Wisher-Ideas board
This tool produces a large "board" where you can write up your ideas. It allows you to brainstorm and get ideas together. Students can add "Post Its" onto the site at the click of a button. Great for the class or homework. You can also embed videos,links, pictures and text. So simple.
Wall Wisher
This tool produces a large "board" where you can write up your ideas. It allows you to brainstorm and get ideas together. Students can add "Post Its" onto the site at the click of a button. Great for the class or homework. You can also embed videos,links, pictures and text. So simple.
Wall Wisher
Glogster-On-line magazine maker
Make on-line posters and magazines and embed all sorts of media. I love this site. It allows you to make a sort of magazine style website but is very easy to use. You can build them for your students or they can make them either allow or collaboratively
Glogster on-line poster tool
Make on-line posters and magazines and embed all sorts of media. I love this site. It allows you to make a sort of magazine style website but is very easy to use. You can build them for your students or they can make them either allow or collaboratively
Glogster on-line poster tool
Lyrics Training
Great site that let's you learn the words of songs in a variety of languages. This site is very popular with students and has content in a variety of languages. It has fantastic interactivity and you will be surprised just how good it is.
Lyrics Training-Learn Songs in many languages
Great site that let's you learn the words of songs in a variety of languages. This site is very popular with students and has content in a variety of languages. It has fantastic interactivity and you will be surprised just how good it is.
Lyrics Training-Learn Songs in many languages
Lino it-Ideas board
This ideas board allows you to get students collaborating and sharing ideas. They can add links, text,pictures and video and can be great for group work or distance learning.
Lino It-Get students collaborating
This ideas board allows you to get students collaborating and sharing ideas. They can add links, text,pictures and video and can be great for group work or distance learning.
Lino It-Get students collaborating
Zimmer Twins-Great cartoon making site
Cartoon making site is loads of fun for creating cartoons in English. This is by far my favourite one as it has great control of the vocabulary and lots of ways to write. When I present this at conferences people are always surprised how good it is and how much fun it is.
Zimmer Twins
Cartoon making site is loads of fun for creating cartoons in English. This is by far my favourite one as it has great control of the vocabulary and lots of ways to write. When I present this at conferences people are always surprised how good it is and how much fun it is.
Zimmer Twins
Dvolver-Quick fun animations
This site is really popular and students love it. Make simply cartoon animations and add dialogue. The website does all the word so you only have to worry about writing in the dialogues.
Dvolver-Animation Tool
This site is really popular and students love it. Make simply cartoon animations and add dialogue. The website does all the word so you only have to worry about writing in the dialogues.
Dvolver-Animation Tool
Russell Writes in the English Teaching Professional
All Russell’s Webwatcher Articles in One Place
For more than 10 years, Russell has been writing the Webwatcher articles in the English Teaching Professional. The articles are about using technology in language teaching.
Read them Here.
For more than 10 years, Russell has been writing the Webwatcher articles in the English Teaching Professional. The articles are about using technology in language teaching.
Read them Here.
