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1. PBS & PBS

Teacher
Resource

2. Discovery
Channel

3. Discovery
Education

4. American

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Also, content- related lesson plans, online activities and classroom resources
for teachers at the school years described are available in these areas: Arts,
Health & Fitness, Math, Reading and Language, Science & Tech, and Social
Studies

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It has educational programs for all ages. There are many free teachers
resources to extend learning beyond the classroom. Lesson plans, worksheets,
puzzles and many more are available for educators (K- 12 grades, i. e. 5 to 17year- old students) in various areas: Math, ESL, Social Studies and even
technology.
Kathy Schrocks Guide for Educators includes a list of sites for enhancing
content-based curriculum and professional growth as well useful sites for
teaching and learning.

http://www.discoveryeducati
on.com/administrators/curric
ular-resources/streamingplus/

Discovery Education produces educational materials for people of all ages on

a wide variety of content. Available are full curricula, assessment materials,
and other classroom resources. The product available directly through this
link is a video library of 87,000 short (approximately 3 minute) video clips on a
full range of curriculum content areas, all of which are linked to state and
national standards in the U.S.A and which may be adapted to any kind of
syllabi.

http://exchanges.state.gov/a

This is a site for teachers and learners of English as a Foreign Language

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This website belongs to the American Public Broadcasting Service which offers
free online TV programs and documentaries for young people and adults in a
wide variety of categories: News and public affairs, arts & entertainment,
history and more; many of the programs are available for Ecuador.

http://www.pbs.org/teachers

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Go to: Teach English

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http://www.colorincolorado.o
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4 year-olds)

6. ETS TOEFL

7. Nova
Teachers

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Teachers
interested
in
international
standard
examinations at institutions for:
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Teachers who work with English as a Second Language learners will find
ESL/ESOL/ELL/EFL reading/writing skill-building activities, ideas, strategies to
help PreK-3, 4-8, and 9-12 students learn to read.

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developed by the American Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The

Teach English section offers the Office of English Language Programs series
of English teacher training materials called Shaping the Way We Teach
English including trainer lesson plans, articles, and videos. The Learn
English section offers links to grammar and games, multimedia learning,
reference materials, English for young learners, English for Specific Purposes
and citizenship.
The resources offered by the site include PDF files for publications like the
English Teaching Forum, new publications (e.g. Celebrate! and Wordscapes)
and e- journals.

http://www.ets.org

This is the official website of Education Testing Service (ETS). ETS is a

nonprofit institution that administers worldwide testing, for example, TOEFL,
GRE, and IELTS tests. The site contains practical information, free sample
questions and tips about such tests, which is useful instruction for taking
them. Also, it provides booklets that can be downloaded from the site, which
includes more explanation and tips for each category.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/no
va/teachers/

NOVA Education site is a collection of resources for bringing science,

technology, and engineering to life in educational settings. This free digital

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8. The New
York Times
Learning
Network

9. BBC online
learning and
teaching
resources

10. BBC
Learning
Teachers
Beta

11. BBC
Learning
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools
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It is a guide to free online English learning and teaching resources for ESL/EFL
settings. There are links to sites for primary school literacy, adult learning,
online courses, learning videos and BBC schools. Website links for EFL
teachers and learners provide fun language practice through themes and skillbased English language activities. Support for various other disciplines (Art,
History, Media, etc.) is available as well.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/learnin
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The New York Times in collaboration with Bank Street College created the
lesson plans for its articles. All the unit lessons were created for learners (3rd
to 12th grade) and meet state educational requirements. Archives hold articles
dated from the beginning of the New York Times existence. Learners can be
exposed to language that is both academic and colloquial. The Learning
Network blog provides lessons based on New York times content and teachers
can adapt them across subject areas and levels.

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www.nytimes.com/learning/

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library is tied to teaching standards and includes video, audio segments,

interactive and much more. It includes printable teacher guides for some
topics and areas.

Free teachers resources by country (within the United Kingdom), level (Early
Years Foundation, i.e. 0-3, and 4 to 16 or more) and subject: Languages,
Music, Science, Art, Geography, etc.

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Teachers (especially in contentbased courses) at institutions for:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/

This website is fantastic for ESL/EFL students and teachers of many levels. It
covers teaching/learning basic grammar and vocabulary skills to more

ESL: English as a Second Language; EFL: English as a Foreign Language; EAP: English for Academic Purposes.

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12. BBC
Skillswise
English

Teachers for:

13. BBC World

Service

Teachers (especially in contentbased courses) at institutions for:

14. British
Council

15. CNN

- Adult learners who need to

develop literacy skills in English.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/worlds
ervice/learningenglish/teach/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswi
se/words/grammar/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worlds
ervice/

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For Teachers

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http://www.britishcouncil.org/

advanced study of worldly events and news. Audio is provided for most of the
tutorials and activities that are followed by comprehension questions so that
students can monitor their understanding of articles read and informational
radio programs.
This website provides activities, games, and quizzes in a number of problem
areas for English language learners. The site is broken down into sections:
spelling, grammar, reading, writing, listening, and vocabulary.
Different difficulty levels are available (Entry 1, 2 & 3 and Levels 1 & 2).
BBC broadcasts on contemporary people and issues are available as audio files
and can be downloaded in MP3 format. Links to further information on the
people, places and issues discussed are available.

It is the British Councils (UKs international cultural relations body) official

page. There are links to popular pages for learning and teaching English like
the Learn English Kids, Learn English and Teach English with free
materials and resources for both students and teachers.

Go to: Teach English

http://www.teachingenglish.org.
uk/

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TR
ANSCRIPTS/

Teaching English is a website produced by the British Council in partnership

with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). This site provides information
on a wide range of topics including reading, speaking, listening, writing,
pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. These sections allow users to
investigate theoretical and pedagogical journal articles, to access and
contribute teaching materials such as lesson plans, quizzes, and activities, to
participate in an interactive community of blogs, discussion forums, and
interest groups, and to benefit from information on training, and professional
development.
This site provides transcripts for a wide variety of topics, including interviews,
current events, and speeches from world leaders. The homepage displays

16. First Words

17. Easy things

for
Beginners

18. Starfall.com

broadcasted video programs, which include American Morning or

Anderson Cooper 360.

University education

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www.starfall.com

This website was designed by Starfall Education. It provides a range of

differentiated audio-visual games and read-alongs that allow ELLs to practice
English alphabet letter and sound recognition, keyword vocabulary, concepts
of English print, and reading of connected texts. Additionally, the website
provides links to printable worksheets that can be used to supplement
instruction or practice that is done with the website.

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Teachers for kids in ESL/EFL

courses and at institutions for:
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This website is a compilation of word games, puzzles, quizzes, exercises,

slang, proverbs and other activities to support English language learning for
beginners, with heavy emphasis on vocabulary development. These activities
can be used as independent practice with reading, spelling, and matching
vocabulary that has been previously taught.

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This site provides resources for beginner English speakers. The vocabulary
activities on this page are based in reading and matching pictures to printed
words. Activities are designed according to categories; including clothes and
accessories, body parts, food, feelings, countries and languages, and more.
Most activities are designed as picture quizzes, and word quizzes. General
advice to help learners is also provided for teachers and parents.

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19. U.S
Congress
library

20. Smithsonian
Museum
and their
special site
for
educators

21. ESL/EFL
Teaching
techniques

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www.smithsonianeducation.o
rg/educators/

This website has lesson plans for teachers grades Pre K- 3 and 4-12. The
lessons address native speakers of English in content-based classrooms in four
domains: Art and Design, Science and Technology, History and Culture and
Language Arts. The resources provided can be adapted according to specific
needs in ESL/EFL courses.

http://iteslj.org/Techniques/

A wide variety of good articles with guidelines on teaching techniques in 26

categories (ranging from teaching specific age groups, e.g. adults, and the four
skills to technology and humor) is offered.

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Early childhood education (0-4

year-olds)

1st - 10th year EGB

1st - 3rd year Bachillerato

The website of the US Library of Congress provides an immense resource for

teachers looking for ideas and extensive references for students. The
educational resources link includes lesson plans that are organized by gradelevel and historical topic. The Online Activities link has word search
activities, map activities, and links that are useful for placing current trends
and cultural debates into a historical context. The online digital collections
and services link offers access to some surprising searchable resources,
including historic newspapers, images and photographs, comic books,
recordings, sheet music, and many more.

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22. Conversatio
n questions
for the
ESL/EFL
classroom
A project of the
Internet TESL
journal

ESL/EFL teachers at the following

educational levels:

23. One stop

English
ESOL lesson
plans

ESL teachers with adult learners in

English for survival classrooms and
EFL teachers at the following
educational levels:

24. Voice of
America

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In the Skills for Life link there are lesson plans prepared for ESOL students
and aimed at a range of different levels. They include topics like The alphabet
and telephone books, Driving and the highway code or Contract for
employment.
In the Beginner Lesson Plans there are lessons especially prepared for
beginner ESOL students. They include topics like the comparative and
superlative form of adjectives or pronunciation of the ed ending of verbs.
There are tabs that take you to resources for children and teenagers as well.

http://www.voanews.com/en
glish/About/

News in 45 languages plus a Learning English link (didactic texts and audio)

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http://www.onestopenglish.c
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This is a collection of over 2,000 questions on 33 topics that can be used for
conversation practice. Some of the many topics include animals and pets,
Christmas, family, health, sports and social problems. This site is directed by
the Internet TESL Journal.

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25. English
Raven
ESL/EFL
Resources

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at
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educational levels:
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following

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www.englishraven.com/Main.
html

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(lots of online materials some free)

In spite of a very busy and even overwhelming appearance, this is a
great resource for lesson ideas and materials (some are free downloads
and some must be purchased). Some of the links go to a different website
while some stay on English Raven; one is able to tell only once clicking
on them. The site is not clearly divided into sections for teachers and students
but and it may be more difficult to navigate if one is looking for something
specific. However, the site is still a possible resource to help brainstorm ideas.
N.B: An interactive e-book may be downloaded for free to work and can be
used with high-school learners to read and talk about environmental issues in
EFL classes.

26. Story Arts

on line

Teachers
at
the
educational levels:

27. dMarie Time

Capsule

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following

http://www.storyarts.org

This site is specifically designed for storytelling. There are suggestions about
storytelling activities and lessons. Suggestions are practical and can be used in
classroom right away. The collection of activities on this site was developed by
storyteller and author Heather Forest for her workshops with students,
teachers and librarians.

http://www.dmarie.com/time
cap/final.asp?unique=39672.7
824652778

This is a U.S historical database of facts from the 1900s through about 1995.
It is really user- friendly and has one set template with categories for a specific
date: birthdays, main events, music and even food prices. One has to only
enter the date one is interested in (for example, ones own birth date) to
instantly get a page with all the information about the year one was born,
what famous people share ones birthday, how much a gallon cost, etc). It
also has an advanced template on which teachers can create their own
categories to be included into their time capsule worksheet. It can be used for
project based themes.

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29. Strivney:
where
learning to
read is fun.

Teachers whose learners are at the

following educational levels:
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Early childhood education (0-4

year-olds)

1st - 6th year EGB

This is a great tool for students to work on a long term project in creating
journals and stories using technology. It contains a handful amount of useful
information including descriptions, articles, examples, steps and tools that
users can refer to. It is highly student-centered and language-focused, thus it
can serve as a good device to integrate technology with language learning in
an engaging way for students. Since the process of creating the story might be
complicated for some students, they might get frustrated through the working
process. Also, this is totally computer-based, so, if there is any problem with
computers or the internet, students might have difficulties for processing the
project. Still, this is a useful classroom tool to deeply explore historical themes
and regarding ESL/EFL, storytelling will assist both visual and auditory
learners.

http://www.strivneyenglish.com/index.asp

Strivney is a free, online program for learning to read English with phonics.
Over a thousand interactive, animated learning games, exercises and
presentations provide a quality educational experience. Free ESL resources
are available and gifted (pre-K to 5 year-olds) and/or dyslexic children and
slower learners can benefit from it. The activities are accompanied by free
printable worksheets.

http://www.highlightskids.co
m/

This web site is designed for younger learners (ages 5-12). The activities
include animated story telling, interactive hidden pictures that are pretty
challenging, fun animated stories with subtitles that allow learners to follow
the stories as they heart them. The teachers and parents links provide ideas
and advice from people whose work or research has had an impact on
children and parents and a toolbox with printable puzzles, crafts, stories,
poems for fun in the classroom that educators can make use of.

Focus: Phonics

30. Highlights
Kids

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Early childhood education (0-4

year-olds)

1st - 7th year EGB

31. Free Rice 2.0

Teachers
at
the
educational levels:
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www.freerice.com

Free Rice is a non- profit website run by the United Nations World Food
Program. This website is geared towards building vocabulary and helping end
hunger. Students can work independently since they receive immediate
feedback and for each answer they get right, the sponsors donate 10 grains of
rice to the UN program. A great way to learn while contributing to an
honorable cause.

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32. Books
should be
free

33. Voice of
America
News and
Information:
Special
English

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http://www.booksshouldbefre
e.com/

This website has thousands of free audible books in mp3, iPod or iTunes
format to download. Many genres (e.g. children, fiction, fantasy, romance) are
available. The majority of the books are classics such as Peter Pan, Sherlock
Holmes, Romeo and Juliet, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

http://www.voanews.com/sp
ecialenglish/index.cfm

This website is great for reading up on and listening to radio broadcasts of

current events. It is an extension of the online news source and broadcast
system Voice of America. The link provides English Language Learners with up
to date world news articles and broadcasts that they can follow along to in
transcript format. The website also provides English Learners with a glossary
link, word games and an online television news broadcast that has been
slowed and is accompanied by captions so that the listener can follow along
as he/she hears the story.

34. NPR
(National
Public
Radio)

35. KCRW

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http://www.npr.org

http://www.kcrw.org

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NPR.org offers banner links including programs, transcripts, and both written
and audio archives, links to news, health and science, people and places,
books, music, arts and culture, diversions, opinions, and blogs. Click on
Podcasts for dozens of topics produced by the news network. Or click on
Listen and then choose the Hourly News Summary for 5-minute
recordings of the daily news. Scripts available.
KCRW is a public radio station that is the official public radio station of Santa
Monica College in Santa Monica California. It is an important cultural voice in
terms of current trends in arts, music, news, and opinions. It includes a show
called Bookworm featuring an in-depth, hour- long interview with a
contemporary author.

FOCUS: Listening practice through

authentic materials.

36. CNN

37. Marketplace
News

Teachers (especially in contentbased courses) at institutions for:

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This website has both audio and video podcasts of the programs presented on
their channel.

http://marketplace.publicradi
o.org/

Students can post comments on each show. There is news about current
events taking place in business, world news, technology and others, which
contain audio and the transcript. On the right side of the screen, you can find
past stories by topic/segment. Scripts are available as well.

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http://www.cnn.com/services
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