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Modernize your online presence, classroom, and learning experience.

zoom.us

Set up a Zoom account to host or join live web conferences. Let's stay in touch!

wix.com

Promote your interests and skills by publishing your own website.

voki.com

Create a short introduction using customized speaking characters. See My Voki link on the home page.

owl.purdue.edu/index.html

Use this free online writing lab to help format and revise academic documents in accordance with writing styles such as MLA and APA.

voicethread.com

Collaborate asynchronously on presentations, images, PDFs, videos, and more.

scrible.com

Highlight and annotate online texts and PDFs. Share documents and collaborate in real time.

blogger.com

Create and share your personalized blog page. Visit my blog here: bizzybears.blogspot.com/

wakelet.com

Create your own e-bulletin board to share ideas and resources.

brainscape.com

Build personalized e-flashcards and access pre-designed decks.

pixton.com

Tell your story with a fun comic strip. Read one of mine here: share.pixton.com/pofzuxb

flipgrid.com

Create short how-to videos to share with classmates and friends.

storybird.com

Illustrate writings using vivid, integrated artwork.

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

Here are some great sites and tools to help you along your language learning journey!

duolingo.com

Brush up on your language skills or supplement a language learning curriculum with this easy to use online website. Enjoy!

babbel.com

Babble away in a new language or brush up on a second, third, or fourth language!

businessenglishpod.com

Listen to business English podcasts and e-books on your mobile devices. Take quizzes and access vocabulary activities.

Top Business Movies

Grab a snack for a Movie Night! Pick from the Top Business Movie lists below to brush up on your business English. 1. youtube.com/watch?v=OIKxAiGljfY 2. youtube.com/watch?v=joXxJHEs85U 3. poetsandquants.com/2014/06/06/10-movies-every-business-student-must-watch/

audacityteam.org

Record and edit audio files then listen to your speech patterns to improve pronunciation.

quillbot.com

Use this paraphrasing and summarizing tool to help with your academic writing.

Homeschooling

Here are some tools and sites that can help you start your homeschooling journey or spruce up an existing program.

hslda.org

Join the Home School Legal Defense Association. Membership not only gives you access to invaluable homeschooling resources but also helps protect the right to homeschool.