Learners of English blog goes belly up!

This blog project has been discontinued. So, if you are interested in reading more about ELT (English Language Teaching) or if you are an EFL (English as a Foreign Language) student, please visit my other blogs at:

http://blog.marcosgazzana.com/ and or http://blog.followenglish.com/

Canvas - Great online tool for teachers

Check out this great online tool for teachers called Canvas. http://www.instructure.com/ . I have been using it with some of my students and it is great!

"Canvas gives teachers the tools they need to not just manage their students, but also to lead a collaborative learning experience. The interface is uncluttered and efficient, with the options teachers need to customize their teaching environment." (Source: Instructure site)

Watch the video below to learn the basics..

Vezzle

Finding images that you and your students can reuse for digital presentations can sometimes be a tricky process. Veezzle is an image search engine that should bring some clarity to that process. An image search on Veezzle will yield results that contain only royalty-free, free stock images.

Lexicalist

A demographic dictionary of Modern American English. Check out where and who use the words you want to know more about.. Quite interesting!

http://www.lexicalist.com/

Diagram online app

Gliffy is a new online diagram application. You can create, save and share your diagrams. It's neat! So if you are looking for a user-friendly, ready-to-go app, check it out!

English experts

A guide for brazilians who want to learn English from home. There are loads of materials and tips on how to learn.

http://www.englishexperts.com.br/

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Podcasts for elementary students

Here is the link to podcasts for elementary students by the British Council!

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/elementary-podcasts

The new wave in communication

Google Wave has come to become the new fever on the web. Watch this video to learn about some of the features of this new Google application which is promising to change our views about e-mails..

Forvo

At Forvo.com you can find "all the words in the world pronounced". Forvo is a pronunciation guide which includes several languages. Interesting site, anyone can make contributions.

Check it out!

Translation tool

Check out this nice translation tool. Several languages supported!

http://translito.com/

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