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Group 3: Lori and Windy

Content	Site Name	Description	Level	URL
Vocabulary and Grammar	One Stop English	Assessment: Paid site with limited access - Students can view grammar explanations, but need to login to access the worksheets and flashcards. Helpful tips and activities for new teachers – lists a place to share lessons and lists Lesson Share Winners. On-line material/ resource bank uses pdf format – so you have instant lesson plans and activities that can be printed. Grammar reference material deals with methodology, advice, and articles related to grammar teaching. Vocabulary activities – theme based and American and British English. Includes activities with phrasal verbs and metaphors. Professional/ commercial website from MacMillan for teacher, useful for quick lesson plan ideas. Also includes monthly topical news activities with vocabulary exercises for the readings.	Elementary	One Stop English
			Intermediate
			Advanced
Vocabulary and Grammar	ESL Party Land: The Quiz Center	Multiple choice/cloze/ crossword puzzle/scrambled sentences. One sentence context for exercises. Easy to navigate, not overwhelming to look at Nice exercise using song lyrics to teach complex sentence structures Good variety of grammar structures in various formats. Gives instant feedback on the quizzes. Vocabulary- idiomatic expressions and phrasal verbs.	Very easy, Easy, Medium, Difficult	ESL Party Land: The Quiz Center
Grammar	The Grammar Aquarium	Somewhat flashy Uses Hot Potatoes exercises Students can take quizzes on-line or printouts, but they don’t seem to be the same quizzes. It seems that there are pirates: the Joke Book and Message Board seem to take you to other sites and the link for connector information led to an advertisement page. Very thorough site, lots of grammar structures. The site also provides 'notes' or tutorials- but sends you to different websites such as- about.com, esl-lounge.com (paid site). Has a grammar help line and forum for students to discuss grammar points The print outs are good for in class handouts.	Not by level but by grammar point, such as Basics, General, Modal Verbs, Prepositions	The Grammar Aquarium
Grammar	Grammar Online	Nice explanation of how to navigate the site. Nice use of color to make parts of speech stand out in adjective clauses explanation. Examples of the grammar point in context of texts written for native English speakers. Exercises for adjective clauses is writing a sentence, more active than passive learning. This site focuses on just a few grammar structures but offers lots of explanations, examples, and usage. It has practices/quizzes that are done off line as print outs.	Not by level but by grammar point	Grammar Online
Content	Site Name	Description	Level	URL	Why selected
Vocabulary	Discovery School’s Puzzlemaker	Allows teachers to create a variety of vocabulary puzzles including word searches with hidden messages. Easy to follow directions. Has advertisements.	All levels	http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/	I've used this site several times to make puzzles. I enjoy the different kinds that are offered and find them easy to create quickly.
Grammar and vocabulary	Flash Quizzes for ESL Students	Students can test themselves in grammar or vocabulary using Flash A variety of quizzes (multiple choice, type in the answer, etc.) Uses sound in some quizzes.	All levels	http://www.manythings.org/fq /	Students have a lot to of topics to choose from in both vocabulary and grammar. Gives immediate results to the quizzes. Fun and interactive.
Vocabulary	EFLnet	-Photo dictionary with pronunciation practice for beginners -Varies activities such as games and quizzes -Vocabulary in context for advance learners -For students	Beginning Advanced	http://www.eflnet.com/ grammar/index.php	This site is good for beginners and young learners. It's interactive and fun. But I would not over use this site.
Grammar	EFLnet	-Wide selection of grammar structures -Varies types of activities including games, quizzes and tutorials -Instant feedback -Can be used by students and teachers	All levels	http://www.eflnet.com/ grammar/index.php	This is a good site for student self access in a computer lab. There's a tutorial lesson and then game to practice the structures. It's also interactive and fun.
Vocabulary	BBC Learning English	-Theme based reading and vocabulary development -Varies types of activities, reading, audio recordings	Intermediate Advanced	http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ learningenglish/grammar/	I use this site often with my students. I think it provides authentic reading and listening material from the news. Vocabulary is shown in context.