The internet provides an educator with many (free) tools that can be used to build effective lessons and effective practices for all learners. These tools are always changing and new ones are ever evolving. Some are simply tried and true. The asterisks indicate those that are of particular note as of December, 2011.
Lesson Plan Templates: Languages ***
Improving Second Language Education***
E-Language: Digital Technologies in Education ***
Language Learning and ICT wonderfully curated by Graham Davies out of UK***
NCLRC Essentials of language teaching
Center for Applied Second Language Studies
Center for Language Education and Research
Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium
100 of the best technology learning tools***
Up-to-date Web Sites for Language Teachers *** Larry Ferlazzo does extraordinary things for ESL; useful for all language teaching
Bloom's and 21st Century and ICT ***
Top 20 Sites For Teachers 2010-11 ***
Free Up-to-Date Tech 4 Teachers ***
Curriki K-12 Open Curriciula Community
Definitive Source for Creating Webquests
WebQuests webquest maker
Multimedia Enhanced Lessons ****
Super-blog for Ideas and Linking
FORMESPA listserv for teachers of Spanish as a Foreign Language
Free Resources for Teaching with Technology ***
Larry Ferlazzo's Suggestions and Advice
Social learning platform for teachers, students, schools and districts (edmodo)
Building an online professional learning community
Flashcards: collaboratively/interactively
Flashcards newest, mobile app, too
Educational Freeware to learn languages
Verbling Connect to native speakers via video
1. Multimedia Authoring Tools (Blogs, Wikis, StoryTelling, Video, Podcast, Other Audio/Visual)
50 Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story
Voicethread ****
Voxopop****
Vocaroo *** send an audio email message
Record and Send Voice Emails ***
Microblogging ***
Backchannel ***
Wallwisher ***
Language Exchange Community ****
Learn about online presentational tools
2. Provide Models of Good Performance/Community Language Learning Platforms
La Web para El Profesor De Español
Busuu Now let's you connect with native speakers to have your pronunciation corrected!
LinQ Language learning online
3. Supports Formative Assessments (Surveys, Quiz Makers, Puzzlemakers)
4. Creativity/Imagination
Resources for Games to Teach ***
5. Online Teaching Spaces
Wimba (not free)
6. Online Translators