Jesus Alonso-Regalado

Exploring English-Language

Resources for

Mexican Elementary and Middle

School ESL Teachers

July 21, 25, 2013

Workshop Outline

1. Digital Libraries/Archives

2. Searching Tools & Repositories

3. Useful Websites: National & International

4. Images, Sounds, Video

5. ESL Websites

6. Webquests

7. Free English Dictionaries

8. Databases Specialized in Education

9. Learning Standards. American Association of School Librarians

Digital Libraries/Archives

World Digital Library http://www.wdl.org/en/

Digital Public Library of America http://dp.la/

International Children’s Digital Library http://en.childrenslibrary.org/

StoryPlace. The Children’s Digital Library: http://www.storyplace.org/storyplace.asp

Digital Comic Museum http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/

Library of Congress Major Digital Libraries/Archives

Teacher Resources http://www.loc.gov/teachers/

Classroom Materials http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials

Other Useful LC Resources:

America’s Story http://www.americaslibrary.gov/

Everyday Mysteries

http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/

Hispanic Division http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/

Searching Tools & Repositories

Kidrex http://www.kidrex.org/

KidsClick http://www.kidsclick.org/

Internet Public Library. Ipl2 for Kids http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/

Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org

Search Creative Commons http://search.creativecommons.org/

Useful Websites National & International

EDSITEment! National Endowment for the Humanities http://edsitement.neh.gov/

New York Public Library. Websites for Kids http://kids.nypl.org/websites-for-kids

Smithsonian Kids http://www.si.edu/Kids

Cyberschoolbus. United Nations http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/

Images, Sound, Video

REALIA project http://www.realiaproject.org/

Panoramio http://www.panoramio.com/

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/

Smithsonian Folkways http://www.folkways.si.edu

Tell Me a Story. Fingerplays, Rhymes and Songs http://wiki.kcls.org/tellmeastory/index.php/Fingerplays,_Rhymes_and_Songs

PBS Kids http://pbskids.org/

Specialized ESL Websites (I)

Learn English Kids (British Council) http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/

Teaching English (British Council/BBC) http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/

English Central http://www.englishcentral.com/

Colorin Colorado http://www.colorincolorado.org/

Specialized ESL Websites (II)

Internet TESL Journal Links Page http://iteslj.org/links/

ESL Gold http://www.eslgold.com/

Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab http://www.esl-lab.com/

English as a Second Language Online http://www.usingenglish.com/

EverythingESL.net http://www.everythingesl.net/

Learn English Using Online Resources. NYPL http://www.nypl.org/help/community-outreach/immigrant-services/learn-esol-online-

resources

Webquests

Zunal

http://www.zunal.com/

Free English Dictionaries

Learners Dictionary – Merriam Webster http://www.learnersdictionary.com/

Forvo http://www.forvo.com

Offers pronunciations for over 1 million words in many languages

Pronny http://www.rightpronunciation.com

Pronny gives you the right pronunciation of important names belonging to the major languages of the world

Rhyme Zone http://www.rhymezone.com/

Visual Dictionaries

Databases Specialized in Education

By Subscription: Education Full Text, PsycINFO, ERIC, Education

Research Complete, OECD iLibrary, Education Source

Free: ERIC (Limited full text availability) http://www.eric.ed.gov/

Learning Standards American Association of School Librarians (AASL)

AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learner http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards-guidelines/learning-standards

Lesson Plan Database http://aasl.jesandco.org/

English Language Arts http://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/commoncorecrosswalk/english The following page include tables that help school librarians learn how the AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learner and the Common Core State Standards align for English Language Arts.

Best Apps for Teaching & Learning http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards-guidelines/best-apps

Best Websites for Teaching & Learning http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards-guidelines/best-websites/2013