Blended Learning

Links to sites can be found in the teachers’ list on the Lake School diigo at
http://www.diigo.com/user/creativeteaching or on my diigo at
http://www.diigo.com/user/benniko

Writing www.dvolver.com Moviemaker: Website for creating animated cartoons. Good for older
children (10+). Lots of film vocabulary. You can also email your movie
to people.
goanimate.com Moviemaker: Creating your own animated cartoons. There are many
characters and settings to choose from and you can upload your films
to YouTube or download them to your desktop. Not as easy to use as
Dvolver but more engaging for students in the long term Suitable for
older children. Voiceover rather than text. 14-day free trial.
www.makebeliefscomix.com Cartoon strip maker: This is suitable for older children (12+). There is a
teacher's guide on the site with lots of good ideas. Also there is a bank
of free printables which are great for wall displays.
www.toondoo.com Cartoon strip maker: Probably the easiest site to use, but unlike
Bitstrips and Makebeliefs Comix, you have to have an account. This is
not a bad thing, especially if you want to save your cartoons.
http://newspaper.jaguarpaw.co.uk/ A website where you can produce a newspaper article. You can add an
image and print out for a great wall display.
https://worditout.com/word- Make your own word clouds.
cloud/create
http://www.spellingcity.com/ Good resource for primary school children who need help writing. There
is a version of hangman called hang mouse and this website can also
produce spelling sheets for people who have problems with
handwriting. You can input your own word lists to create online games.
Listening http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglis Great site for learning English with video, vocabulary and
Speaking/ h/english/features/news-report/ep- comprehension questions. Has a section on colloquial phrases and
Recording/ 150601 pronunciation.
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/education Resource for primary and secondary teachers. Good for CLIL. Short
video clips with vocabulary to preteach and follow up ideas.
animoto.com Video slideshow maker with music. Nice alternative to Windows Movie
Maker.
mailvu.com This site can be used for students to record and send a video message.
audioboo.fm Website where you can record, send and upload audio. This is probably
the best recording site but you need to sign in.
www.fotobabble.com This is a way students can create their own talking photos.
Lesson plans www.breakingnewsenglish.com Online resources for the news of the day. There is a 26-page PDF
handout and a good 2-page mini lesson. Boys love the missing word
game!
www.teachingenglish.org.uk This site has some lesson plans for teachers divided into primary and
secondary levels. There are some nice literature lesson plans.
www.tuneintoenglish.com A great karaoke site which also offers lesson plans for teachers. You do
have to sign up but this only takes a minute
Vocabulary quizlet.com A great site to make your own flashcards and quizzes.
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/ There is a lot on this website but I like the puzzle maker at the bottom.
You can create and print your own word searches, crosswords,
cryptograms etc.
Pronunciation http://cambridgeenglishonline.com/ Phonetics games online
Phonetics_Focus/
Exams www.examenglish.com Practice Tests for IELS and Cambridge exams. There is also TOEIC,
TOEFL, BEC and BULATS Business Exam stuff on this site. There is a
free listening and grammar/vocabulary test for students who want to
know their level and which exam to take. Your results can be emailed
to you. There is also an academic word list.
www.writefix.org Exam practise and help for IELTS speaking and writing and for PET
exam. Suitable for older teens and adults. It has a timer for different
parts of the test and about 500 essays with comments to look at.

Blogs edublogs.org A blog which you don't need a gmail account for.
 www.blogger.com
Quiz https://getkahoot.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/15
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www.eslgamesworld.com
www.thebigchallenge.com
Karaoke www.karaokeparty.com
www.lyricstraining.com
http://www.tuneintoenglish.com/
www.agendaweb.org
Training www.teachertrainingvideos.com
Create your own blog. You will need to create a gmail account if you
don't already have one.
A free game-based learning platform that makes it fun to learn – any
subject, in any language, on any device, for all ages!
An up-to-date topical quiz of the week. Also a great news website for
children. Starting in 1972, it was one of the first television news
magazines aimed specifically at children so the content will be
appropriate for young learners.
Interactive Grammar & Vocabulary Games for Classrooms. This site
provides templates for Jeopardy, Reveal a picture etc and printable
board games. There are also examples of games which can be used as
they are.
This isn't a blog but it's a good chance to connect with other schools
around the world and find penpals in a secure setting - all members
and photos are checked. Also good for older primary/younger
secondary at end of term/fun lesson. Could do quiz as a class.
Free online karaoke. You don't have to sign in but you get a larger
selection of songs if you do.
This is a great way to learn languages, including English, by singing
songs. Lots of gap fill exercises with three levels for each song
A great karaoke site which also offers lesson plans for teachers. You do
have to sign up but this only takes a minute.
Lots of nursery rhymes for young learners, modern songs for
teens/adults. Grammar and vocabulary exercises and short videos.
In his videos, Russell Stannard talks you through how to use some
online resources. You can also sign up to his monthly newsletter for
free.
created by Lucy Holmes, Lake School