The links available on EduTecher are vast and quite useful to teachers and students alike. When searching for the links and various resources, I like being able to narrow things down by subject, grade level, as well as content area. When exploring EduTecher, I chose to take a look at some the links that they have listed under ESL, as that is my area of concentration.
The first site that I visited was ABC Ya! ABC Ya! is a free site that offers flash activities for elementary school students to use to enhance their learning. Although the main content areas given attention in ABC Ya! are math and reading, I can understand why it is helpful for students who are acquiring a new language. They are able to use nonlinguistic representations to better understand the material and extended learning through games helps to lower their affective filters.
The second site that I visited was aMap. This site is quite unique, as it allows people to communicate various sides of an idea. I thought that this could be used in a classroom to have two students of various cultures take a subject and use the program to further understand their similarities and differences in a meaningful way. Understanding different viewpoints and perspectives is an integral part of appreciating diversity and living in a multicultural society. Perhaps this program can help aid in that very goal.
The final site that I explored was Babbel. I like this site because it helps students learn a new language in a fun and easy way. Whether it is English practice for our CLD students, or allowing the native English speakers to learn another language, I think that this program could be very useful and very enjoyable in the classroom. It also appears very straightforward and easy to use, which is always a plus.
Overall, I found several excellent resources and tools on EduTecher and am certain that I will refer back to the site on many occasions in the future.
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