Part of a workshop developed for the USAID-funded Kosovo Basic Education Program designed for teachers interested in developing 21st century skills for teaching & learning.
1. Web-based Resources for Teaching & Learning: Stephen D. Luke, Ed.D.sluke@aed.orgMarch 16, 2011Pristina, Kosovo The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).
7. Hands-on explorationThe Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).
8. Communities of Practice/Professional Learning Communities: Basic Education Program - Connecthttp://bep-ks.org/connect/ The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).
9. Blogs: New York Times - The Learning Network - English Language Learning: http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/category/lesson-plans/language-arts/english-language-learning/ The English Bloghttp://jeffreyhill.typepad.com/english/ The Best Web 2.0 Applications for ESL/EFL Learnershttp://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2007/12/22/the-best-web-20-applications-for-eslefl-learners-2007/ The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).
10. Facebook: Teaching English | British Councilhttp://www.facebook.com/TeachingEnglish.BritishCouncil ESL Web Toolshttp://www.facebook.com/pages/ESL-Web-Tools/263406874588 The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).
11. Twitter: What is Twitter?http://www.explania.com/en/animations/detail/what-is-twitter Teaching English | British Councilhttp://twitter.com/#!/TeachingEnglish EnglishWiZiQhttp://twitter.com/#!/EnglishWiZiQ MyEngLanghttp://twitter.com/#!/MyEngLang The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).
12. NING: EFL Classsroom 2.0http://eflclassroom.ning.com/ TEFL-MEhttp://tefl-me.com/ National Council of Teachers of Englishhttp://ncte2008.ning.com/ List of many, many more EFL Nings!http://www.freeeslmaterials.com/nings.html The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).
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14. Slideshare: ESL Web Tools for English Language Learnershttp://www.slideshare.net/artugua/esl-20-web-tools-for-english-language-learners 40 Interesting Ways to Use Your Pocket Video Camera in the Classroomhttp://www.slideshare.net/mbelinsky/forty-interesting-ways-to-use-your-pocket-video-camera-in-the-classroom Voicethread Examples in Educationhttp://www.slideshare.net/suziea/voicethread-examples-in-education-presentation?type=powerpoint The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).
15. Social Bookmarking: Deliciousdelicious.com Diigodiigo.com The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).
16. Voicethread: Voicethread.comhttp://voicethread.com Voicethread Digital Libraryhttp://voicethread.com/community/library/ Overview of Registering for a Free Teachers Accounthttp://langwitches.org/blog/2008/06/19/digital-storytelling-part-vi-voicethread/ Lesson Giving Directions http://voicethread.com/?#q.b34182.i180809 The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).
17. Web Conferencing: Mikogohttp://www.mikogo.com/ openmeetingshttp://code.google.com/p/openmeetings/ WebHuddlehttps://www.webhuddle.com/ The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).
18. Online Document Storage and Sharing: Google Docshttps://docs.google.com/ Microsoft SkyDrivehttp://explore.live.com/windows-live-skydrive The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).
19. Other Useful Professional Development Resources: EdTech Leaders Online:Provides a webinar series for its trained online specialists and participants as part of the ongoing support it provides. Free archives are made available to the public.http://edtechleaders.org/resources/chat/ Skills Workshop - ESOL Resources:http://www.skillsworkshop.org/esol The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).
20. Student-centered Resources: The Learning English Video Projecthttp://www.englishclub.com/esl-lesson-plans/tlevp/index.htm http://www.englishclub.com/esl-videos/thoughts-from-brazil/index.htm The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).
21. WebQuests: WebQuest.orghttp://webquest.org/index.php Video Overviews: WebQuest 101http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4rel5qOPvU WebQuest 102http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyht-ehlAWY What is a WebQuest?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7UynehA_l0 Creating a WebQuest, It’s Easier Than You Thinkhttp://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech011.shtml Sample Webquest - “Awesome Comics”http://www.grammarmancomic.com/wquestmenu.html The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).
22. WebQuests: ThinkQuesthttp://www.thinkquest.org/en/ The Power of Project Learning with ThinkQuesthttp://www.thinkquest.org/promotion/white_papers/WhitePaper.pdf The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).
23. Thank You’s: Working Group: Makfire, Arlinda, Alush, Petrit , Ardita Basic Education Program Arsim, Burim, Bora, Fjolla, Zana, Flaurie, Xhavit The Basic Education Program (BEP), funded by USAID, is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), in partnership with The Kosovo Education Center (KEC).