E-Tools

Using Pinterest to Share ESL Resources and Ideas

Posted on March 12, 2012 by gillescote

“Pinterest is a pinboard-styled social photo sharing website. The service allows users to create and manage theme-based image collections. The site’s mission statement is to “connect everyone in the world through the ‘things’ they find interesting.” (Wikipedia) Several ESL teachers More…

Posted in E-Tools, English second language Tagged Collaboration Application |

Sharing FSL Resources with Pinterest

Posted on March 9, 2012 by gillescote

Posted in E-Tools, French second language Tagged Collaboration Application, Core French, Immersion French, Intensive French |

French Immersion Teachers Sharing Resources

Posted on March 9, 2012 by gillescote

Wikis are an excellent platforms for teachers to share their resources with one another. There are, for example, a number of wikis set up by Immersion teachers for this purpose: French Immersion Grade 1 is a wiki managed by Geneviève More…

Posted in E-Tools, French second language Tagged Collaboration Application, Immersion French |

Online Collaboration Applications

Posted on February 24, 2012 by gillescote

Lino It : This service provides its registered users with virtual stickies operable on a web browser along with “canvas”, a user specific bulletin board-like online area. Both registered users and non-registered users can post stickies on a canvas, and relocate or More…

Posted in E-Tools Tagged Collaboration Application |

E-Tools to Create Polls and Surveys

Posted on February 21, 2012 by gillescote

There are a number of online services that will allow you or your students to create polls and surveys. We mentioned some of them in a previous article on this blog (see http://langcanada.ca/blog/?p=693_) Here is a selection of some of the More…

Posted in E-Tools Tagged Surveys / Polls |

E-Tools on Twitter

Posted on February 13, 2012 by gillescote

Here are a handful of Tweets that were recently posted on Twitter on E-tools that can be useful in teaching ESL and FLS: 7 Tools Students Can Use to Manage Group Projects via @WebTeachersUK | @scoopit bit.ly/xFLtk2 via @LangCanada_ca February 8, More…

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Three More Blogs by Canadian FSL Teachers

Posted on February 7, 2012 by gillescote

In previous articles we featured several blogs created and maintained by FSL educators teaching in Canada: http://langcanada.ca/blog/?p=858 http://langcanada.ca/blog/?p=800 Here are three more blogs to add to the ones we have already mentionned: Ici, On Parle Français! “Consider this blog the More…

Posted in E-Tools, French second language

StoryTools

Posted on February 1, 2012 by gillescote

StoryTools - http://50ways.wikispaces.com/StoryTools 50+ web tools you can use to create your own web-based story grouped under the following categories: Slideshow Tools; Storybook Tools; Timeline Tools; Comic Tools; Collage Tools; Map Tools; Flickr Tools; Audio Tools; Video Tools; Presentation Tools.

Posted in E-Tools Tagged presentation |

FSL Related Twitter Hashtags

Posted on January 24, 2012 by gillescote

Here are some of the more popular hashtags that can be used to search Twitter for Tweets related to French as a second language: #frimm - Tweets about French Immersion #aimlang - Tweets about the AIM Language Learning Other hashtags More…

Posted in E-Tools, French second language Tagged Twitter |

Eight Online Presentation Tools

Posted on January 23, 2012 by gillescote

There are more and more applications offered online that can be used as presentation tools. Here are a few: 280 Slides This online tool allows you to create and share presentations online or download them to your computer to view More…