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Vocabulary Resources | Free Premade Lessons | Activity Creation Resources | Pronunciation | Listening | Conversation Topics/Questions | Grammar | Presentation Creation | Back End
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Vocabulary Resources:
- Text Analyzer – http://www.roadtogrammar.com/textanalysis/ excellent resource to analize a large text and determine complex vocabulary and the level of difficulty the given text is. Connects automatically to https://ninjawords.com/ to give definitions for the vocab list.
- Sentence Dict – https://sentencedict.com/ example sentences for vocab words and idioms, etc
- Sentence Stack – https://sentencestack.com/ example sentences for vocab words and idioms, etc
- Leng USA – https://lengusa.com/ example sentences for vocab words and idioms, etc
- Ludwig – https://ludwig.guru/ example sentences – limited to 15 searches per month free
- Accent Hero – https://accenthero.com/app/find-word/english/american to have an example of pronunciation, but also what CEFR level a vocabulary word is, as well as phonetic examples for both British and American english
- Forvo– https://forvo.com/languages/en/ english pronunciation dictionary with user added input examples of pronunciations – great for advanced learners to be exposed to other accents
- The Idioms – https://www.theidioms.com/ library of idioms with examples and explanations
- UE, English Phrasal Verbs List – https://www.usingenglish.com/reference/phrasal-verbs/ the most comprehensive phrasal verb list comprising of approximately a total of 3,603 phrasal verbs
- Cambridge Learners Dictionary – https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/learner-english/ favorite dictionary with simple explanations and CEFR rating (also includes option for translations/alternative language equivalents)
- Oxford Learners Dictionary – https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/ dictionary with simple explanations and CEFR rating
- Vocabulary.com – https://www.vocabulary.com/ another good dictionary, gives simple explanations and also has the ability to make an account and save words to a vocab list to practice – paid account though
- Power Thesaurus – https://www.powerthesaurus.org/ excellent thesaurus for teaching, with idiomatic expressions
- Thesaurus.com – https://www.thesaurus.com/ favorite thesaurus
- Synonym Tech – https://synonym.tech/ excellent thesaurus, which works for phrases and idioms as well (see example: https://synonym.tech/phrase/fearsome/enemies)
- Collins English Dictionary – https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english dictionary, thesaurus, conjugation helper and grammar assistant – great reference guide for teachers and students alike
- TFD – https://www.thefreedictionary.com/lookup.htm embedded dictionary search along with extensive idiom library, etc.
- Enchanted Learning.com – https://www.enchantedlearning.com/wordlist/ Vocabulary Word Lists by Theme
- My Vocabulary.com – https://myvocabulary.com/word-list/ features 775 different word lists in 16 different subjects, categories or topics. Click on any Word List category to get a printable list of just that word list category. The 775 word list are broken into 3 alphabetical lists: A-E, F-O, P-Z.
- Oxford 3000 & Oxford 5000 – https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/oxford3000-5000 Oxford 3000 and 5000: the most important and useful words to learn in English
- Literary Devices.net – https://literarydevices.net/ Browse through our list of literary devices and literary terms with definitions, examples, and usage tips. Explore each device in depth through literature.
- VoiceTube – https://www.voicetube.com/definition?page=1 Improve your English listening and pronunciation skills by watching fun and interesting videos with real-life talks and conversations. With over 100,000 videos across multiple topics.
- WordReference – https://www.wordreference.com/ WordReference is an online translation dictionary for various language pairs. Including a synonym thesaurus (that includes various idioms), English Grammar Usage, English Collocations, English Verb Conjugations, and Word Lists.
- Multitran – https://www.multitran.com/ an online translation dictionary which contains translations of words and phrases in dozens of languages and in over 1000 subject areas.
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Free Premade Lessons:
- Road to Grammar Video Lessons (10 total) – http://www.roadtogrammar.com/videoesl/ shows vocabulary terms for the video, along with discussion topics and learning points
- One Stop English – https://www.onestopenglish.com/ supplemental resource with videos and premade lessons from Macmillan Education
- Breaking News English – https://breakingnewsenglish.com/index.html 3,249 Free English News Lessons in 7 Levels
- Free ESL Materials.com – https://freeeslmaterials.com/ Pages of links to websites, blogs, nings, forums, wikis that have free resources for English teachers and learners.
- Listen A Minute.com – https://listenaminute.com/index.html Very short listenings (less than a minute). Free printable handouts, downloads plus MP3 listening and quizzes.
- ESL Holiday Lessons.com – https://eslholidaylessons.com/ ESL / EFL lessons on holidays, anniversaries, commemorations and other notable days in the world calendar. Free Word and PDF downloads plus MP3 listening.
- News in Levels – https://www.newsinlevels.com/ World News for Students of English. Includes a brief article, which includes an automated audio recording, a video and various other lesson pieces to supplement. Good for low intermediate.
- Voice of America – https://learningenglish.voanews.com/ Focused on American accent, terms, as well as history and current events, this site has a large variety of audio as well as video programs – many of which are coupled with supplemental comprehension questions and discussion topics – excellent resource for a variety of levels (beginner, intermediate and advanced) they utilize native American English speakers in lieu of automated audio.
- Using English – https://www.usingenglish.com/teachers/lesson-plans/ Select from 1366 free downloadable PDF lesson plans, with answers and teachers’ notes where needed, for all levels, including exam lessons for ESL/EFL teachers. Use the navigation below to browse our English lesson plans. Including grammar lessons.
- https://www.linguahouse.com/ Resources and tools for ESL teachers, students and language schools – lessons and activities, however only a limited amount are free
- The Internet TESL Journal – http://iteslj.org/Lessons/ EFL/ESL Lessons and Lesson Plans
- English Current – https://www.englishcurrent.com/ premade lessons, but not free – $15/year
- TED Ed – https://ed.ted.com/ lessons you can sort TED-Ed lessons by grade level, you can also
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Activity Creation Resources:
- John’s ESL – https://www.johnsesl.com/generators/gapfill/gapfill.shtml gapfill cloze exercise generator
- Live Worksheets – https://www.liveworksheets.com/index.asp premade or custom made interactive worksheets you can create for use online or download as a pdf
- IST, Make your own vocabulary quiz – https://www.internationalschooltutors.de/English/activities/vocabulary/own/index.html
- ESL Games.com – https://eslgames.com/no-prep-warm-up-activities/ ESL Warm-up Activities and Fillers – More than 30 Fun Ways to Start a Class
- Learn Hip – https://learnhip.com/ Interactive games, puzzles, activities and exercises aimed at learning and teaching English and other subjects online.
- Quizizz – https://quizizz.com/ Quizizz uses gamification of quiz based learning for a simple yet powerful experience for teachers and students
- Quizlet – https://quizlet.com/ Quizlet is a study set creation tool for students and teachers that gives lots of freedom to create
- Knowt – https://knowt.io/ does more than just flashcards. It also creates practice quizzes for you. The best part of that feature is the ability to pick a target date for learning the material in a set of flashcards. That target date is then used to create a schedule of practice activities.
- Easy Notecards – https://www.easynotecards.com/ Create, study, print and share interactive notecards (flashcards) for your textbooks.
- Kahoot! – https://kahoot.com/ Kahoot! uses game-style learning to engage students for more immersive learning
- Rytr, AI – https://neilchasefilm.com/recommends/rytr/
- Lovo, AI Voices – https://www.lovo.ai/ free version allows you to have 3 downloads a month.
- Clip Champ AI Voiceover Generator – https://clipchamp.com/en/features/ai-voice-over-generator/
- Cloze (“Fill the Gaps”) Quiz Generator – https://www.classtools.net/cloze/index.php
- Gap Fill Generator – https://www.johnsesl.com/generators/gapfill/gapfill.shtml
- Scattergories Online – https://swellgarfo.com/scattergories/ Generate random scattergories lists
- The Internet TESL Journal – http://iteslj.org/games/ Games & Activities for the ESL/EFL Classroom
- Busy Teacher – https://busyteacher.org/ free printable worksheets
- ISL Collective – https://en.islcollective.com/ 80 000+ English ESL worksheets, English ESL activities and video lessons for distance learning, home learning and printables for physical classrooms. ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
- Teach This! – https://www.teach-this.com/ Fun and engaging ESL activities, games and worksheets in printable PDF format with full teacher’s notes and answers for English teachers to use in class. – mostly paid, but has some free options!
- ESL Printables – https://www.eslprintables.com/ the website where English Language teachers exchange resources: worksheets, lesson plans, activities, etc. Our collection is growing every day with the help of many teachers. If you want to download you have to send your own contributions.
- ESL Flow – https://eslflow.com/ Eslflow’s guide to ESL lesson plans, listening and speaking exercises, handouts, and activities for English as a Second Language.
- Classic Short Stories – http://classicshorts.com/ many short stories by classiс authors viewable straightaway on web page, along with links to other websites with short stories to read here.
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Pronunciation
- Accent Hero – https://accenthero.com/app/find-word/english/american to have an example of pronunciation, but also what CEFR level a vocabulary word is, as well as phonetic examples for both British and American english
- https://www.speechactive.com/english-pronunciation-accent-reduction-russian/ accent reduction activities for Russian speakers (I primarily work with Native Russian Speakers)
- English Club – https://www.englishclub.com/pronunciation/minimal-pairs-v-w-initial.php minimal pairs examples and practice
- Mondly Tongue Twisters – https://www.mondly.com/blog/2019/08/23/71-best-tongue-twisters-to-perfect-your-english-pronunciation/ tongue twisters
- Forvo – https://forvo.com/languages/en/ english pronunciation dictionary
- Train Your Accent.com – https://www.trainyouraccent.com/ another of Randall’s websites, focused on pronunciation with audio clips and includes detailed reduced speech transcripts for helping with pronunciation
- ESL Games.com – https://eslgames.com/esl-pronunciation-activities/ Pronunciation activities to practise vowel & consonant sounds and word stress.
- Pronuncian – https://pronuncian.com/sounds Learn how to pronounce and spell the 43 sounds of American English, then practice with listen-and-repeat for each sound.
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Listening
- Listen in English – https://www.listeninenglish.com/index.php examples of english in videos
- One Stop English – https://www.onestopenglish.com/ supplemental resource with videos
- MmmEnglish – https://www.mmmenglish.com/blog/ supplemental blog resource with video examples of concepts
- TED Talks – https://www.ted.com/ includes transcript in every video, and includes translations for most of the videos in the most common languages – great resource for advanced students as it includes academic English on a wide variety of topics by industry leaders
- Breaking News English – https://breakingnewsenglish.com/index.html 3,249 Free English News Lessons in 7 Levels – most, if not all, have the news article read aloud
- Listen A Minute.com – https://listenaminute.com/index.html Very short listenings (less than a minute). Free printable handouts, downloads plus MP3 listening and quizzes.
- Free ESL Materials.com – https://freeeslmaterials.com/ Pages of links to websites, blogs, nings, forums, wikis that have free resources for English teachers and learners.
- British Council: LearnEnglish Listening Activities – https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening
- British Council: LearnEnglish Video Series – https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/general-english/video-series
- British Council: Learn English Video Zone – https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/general-english/video-zone
- DailyESL.com – https://www.dailyesl.com/ site for low intermediate learners by native American English speaker Randall, brief audio or video clips on a variety of skill appropriate topics
- Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab – https://www.esl-lab.com/ another of Randall’s websites, a greater diverse and extensive library of audio/video clips, though still brief, for slightly more upper intermediate students. Includes cultural videos and interviews with other native speakers.
- Train Your Accent.com – https://www.trainyouraccent.com/ another of Randall’s websites, focused on pronunciation with audio clips and includes detailed reduced speech transcripts for helping with pronunciation
- EZ Slang.com – https://www.ezslang.com/ another of Randall’s websites, more advanced, a little longer audio scripts utilizing a lot of idioms and slang words, includes hidden transcripts and supplemental activities to go with the more complex audio
- All Things Listening – https://www.allthingslistening.com/
- Listen Again English – https://www.listenagainenglish.com/
- 123 Listening – https://www.123listening.com/ 123 Listening hosts English listening exercises, audio and matching worksheets to download and print for free.
- English Club – https://www.englishclub.com/listening/ Online English listening practice and advice for English learners. Listen and learn English the natural way. With podcasts online.
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Conversation Topics/Questions
- TEFLpedia – https://teflpedia.com/Category:Teflpedia_conversation_questions 189 topics and each topic has a full page full of questions and subtopics
- ESL Talking Points – https://www.esltalkingpoints.com/
- All Things Topics – https://www.allthingstopics.com/
- Print Discuss.com – https://printdiscuss.com
- The Internet TESL Journal – http://iteslj.org/questions/ Conversation Questions for the ESL/EFL Classroom
- ESL Gold – https://eslgold.com/practice-speaking/conversation-topics/
- ESL Discussions – https://esldiscussions.com/
- IELTS Speaking, Part 3 Prep – https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-speaking-part-3-topics-2/
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Grammar
- British Council: LearnEnglish – https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/english-grammar-reference/english-grammar
- Using English, English Grammar – https://www.usingenglish.com/grammar/ Our grammar section brings together everything you will need to learn the rules and principles that give meaning and structure to the English language.
- All Things Grammar – https://www.allthingsgrammar.com/ FREE printable PDF grammar worksheets, quizzes and games for busy teachers, from A to Z. FREE on-line grammar quizzes for EFL & ESL learners.
- ESL Gold – https://eslgold.com/grammar/grammar-explanations-and-exercises/ English grammar exercises, explanations, and examples for students of ESL or EFL and their teachers. Pages of handouts, worksheets, homework ideas and lesson plans to help learners.
- Perfect English Grammar – https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/grammar-explanations.html
- English Club, Grammar – https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/
- 7ESL – https://7esl.com/grammar/ Extensive resource for grammar, including simple and complex, and utilizing infographics
- Ginger Software – https://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-rules/ Grammar Rules – The Complete Ginger Grammar Book
- Grammar Checker – https://www.gingersoftware.com/grammarcheck With Ginger’s free writing assistant, check your English text for grammar, style, and spelling errors. Also see their Sentence Rephraser
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Presentation Creation
- FlatIcon – https://www.flaticon.com/ for icons and small, basic clip art
- StorySet – https://storyset.com/ for illustrations and clip art
- FreePik – https://www.freepik.com/ for free images, attribution required
- Unsplash – https://unsplash.com/ “Beautiful, free images and photos that you can download and use for any project. Better than any royalty free or stock photos.”
- Pixabay – https://pixabay.com/ Find your perfect free image or video to download and use for anything. ✓ Free for commercial use ✓ No attribution required.
- Canva – https://www.canva.com/ mostly free templates (many templates or utilities are paid however, so look out for the crown), a free-to-use online graphic design tool. Use it to create social media posts, presentations, posters, videos, logos and more.
- Fix the Photo – https://fixthephoto.com/illustrator-online-editor.html online, in-browser illustrator editor
- COLOURlovers – https://www.colourlovers.com/ a creative community where people from around the world create and share colors, palettes and patterns, discuss the latest trends and explore colorful articles… All in the spirit of love.
- PHOTOCOPA – https://www.colourlovers.com/photocopa Your Photos as Color Palettes
- WePik – https://wepik.com/ editable templates to make professional graphics and visual content for your Small Business
- Newspaper Generator – https://www.homemade-gifts-made-easy.com/newspaper-generator.html Use this free newspaper generator to create your own spoof newspaper articles. Great for making online articles look like realia.
- SlidesGo – https://SlidesGo.com/ ten free premade PowerPoint and Google Slides templates per month, as well as many other templates like games, quizzes, Zoom/Skype backgrounds, newsletters, etc.
- PPTPop – https://www.pptpop.com/powerpoint-graphics/ free set of powerpoint graphics
- Showeet – https://www.showeet.com/category/charts-and-diagrams/ Browse our extensive collection of charts and diagrams for Google Slides and PowerPoint. 100% free downloads. Editable, easily customizable, and professional graphics.
- SlidesGo School – https://slidesgo.com/slidesgo-school tutorials and tips to create amazing Google Slides & PowerPoint presentations
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Back End
- Template Lab – https://templatelab.com/ High Quality Business & Legal Templates (School Calenders, Lesson Plan templates, Attendence Spreadsheets, etc)
- Vertex 42 – https://www.vertex42.com/ High Quality Business & Legal Templates (School Calenders, Lesson Plan templates, Attendence Spreadsheets, etc)
- Office Templates – https://templates.office.com/ Find inspiration for your next project with thousands of ideas to choose from (for example, this Class Syllabus Template, Weekly Assignment Calendar, Academic Calendar, Semester-at-a-Glance, Quiz Form with Automatic Grading, and Weekly Attendance Report)
- Enchanted Learning, Calendar – https://www.enchantedlearning.com/calendar/onepage/index.shtml auto generated calendar for the year
- Twinkl – http://twinkl.com/ a huge wealth of resources
- *Education World* – https://www.educationworld.com/ K-12 education resources, lessons and news.
- *Teacher Planet* – https://www.teacherplanet.com/ Thousands of Free Lessons, Templates, Worksheets and Classroom Resources! Over 100 Themes
- IST, For Teachers of English Learners – https://www.internationalschooltutors.de/English/advice/teachers/index.html This part of the site contains information and advice for mainstream teachers in English-medium schools with non-native English speakers in their classes.
- Using English, Teacher training – https://www.usingenglish.com/teachers/training/ A range of downloadable PDF handouts for teacher training.
- Using English, Teaching Resources – https://www.usingenglish.com/teachers/ Our Teaching English section provides you with many resources for ESL teachers. Teach English online using our range of printables and grammar exercises, and our online exercise editor which allows you to create your own materials for use in your classroom. We also provide downloadable PDF lesson plans, many teacher-focussed articles & training resources and an online forum where you can find (or give) help with teaching 24/7.
- *Learn Hip* – https://learnhip.com/links.php same thing I’m doing here
- *Teacher tools* – https://www.teacherplanet.com/teacher-tools same thing I’m doing here
- Certificates 4 Teachers – https://www.certificates4teachers.com/ Free Student Award Certificates automated customizable generator https://www.123certificates.com/ does the same.
- ClassTools.net – https://www.classtools.net/ create free games, quizzes, activities, and diagrams in seconds!
- Wheel of Names – https://wheelofnames.com/ Free and easy to use spinner. Used by teachers and for raffles. Enter names, spin wheel to pick a random winner. Customizable.
- Teacher Tools (Super Teacher) – https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/teachingtools.html Printable Teaching Tools – Includes printable lesson plan book pages and homework assignment sheets
- Flashcard Generator – https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/generator-flashcard.html Create your own custom printables with this Custom Flashcard Generator
- Flippity – https://www.flippity.net/ flashcards and other resources for teachers
- Jotform – https://www.jotform.com/fillable-pdf-form-creator/ Jotform’s Online Pdf Editor helps transform your data into organized PDF documents and create fillable PDF forms. Learn more about how we can help at Jotform.com – even has “app” integration. I have set up my lesson plan doc on this and just go in on my phone and fill it out – easy peasy! Has a pretty nice free option, with other paid options available of course. Quite user-friendly.
- FluentU Blog – https://www.fluentu.com/blog/educator-english/
- Lorem Ipsum Generator – https://www.lipsum.com/ Reference site about Lorem Ipsum, giving information on its origins, as well as a random Lipsum generator. This is what is used to generate random blocks of text that are “random nonsense words and sentences”, to take up space but not detract from the other pieces of the website or design.
- https://eslvault.com/category/articles-lists-and-ideas/
- English Club Reference – https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/reference.htm A useful reference of English words and phrases for ESL learners and teachers, many with example sentences,
- All ESL Speaking Archive – https://allesl.com/worksheets/speaking/
- EDVista – http://edvista.com/claire/internet-esl.html resource for teachers of ESL
- TEFL-tastic – https://tefltastic.wordpress.com/ Classroom materials and teaching tips from TEFL lifer Alex Case. See the drop-down menus under the photo for thousands of photocopiables and articles.
- TPT – https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/ World’s most popular online marketplace for original educational resources with more than four million resources. PAID
- Agenda Web – https://agendaweb.org/ English exercises: grammar, verbs, vocabulary, listening and reading comprehension activities. Beginners, intermediate and advanced level esl.
- Plot Generator – https://www.plot-generator.org.uk/ Automatically generate a story plot for film or paperback using key words of your choice. Select from a variety of styles and either publish them online or destroy them forever.
- Random Headline Generator – https://www.plot-generator.org.uk/headlines/ Automatic headlines generator tool. Choose some keywords and we will automatically create a headlines in seconds.
- Letter Generator – https://www.letter-generator.org.uk/ Hilarious letter generator. Automatically generate letters using keywords of your choice. Select from a variety of themes and either publish them online or destroy them forever.
- Story Generator Results – https://www.letter-generator.org.uk/search/?q=story Search Results For ‘story’ on Letter Generator and other sites from Masterpiece Generator. See other people’s random stories that have been generated by the AI engine.
- Learning Apps – https://learningapps.org/createApp.php generate interactive games or study sessions – great for in-glass group work or for online classes!
- Tools for Educators – https://www.toolsforeducators.com/ home page doesn’t work, but all the other subpages work
- English Club – https://www.englishclub.com/ Free online resources for learning English 🇬🇧🇺🇸 or teaching it. From easy guides to grammar to fun games and quizzes.
- Class Tools Soundboard – https://www.classtools.net/soundboard/ Audience soundboard for classroom debates / quizzes
- ClassTools Headline Generator – https://www.classtools.net/headline_generator/ Generate spoof headlines using this tool!
- Online Stopwatch – https://www.online-stopwatch.com/ A Simple, Fast Online Stopwatch and Online Countdown timer always available when you need it.
- FUT – https://www.followupthen.com/ the world’s simplest email reminder and personal followup assistant.
- Bitly – https://bitly.is/yournewhome a free URL shortener, with robust link management software, advanced QR Code features, and a Link-in-bio solution
- Print Friendly – https://www.printfriendly.com/ Make any web page Print Friendly & PDF
- Print What You Like – https://www.printwhatyoulike.com/ lets you print the good parts of any web page while skipping ads and other junk.
- Jotti – https://virusscan.jotti.org/ Jotti’s malware scan is a free service that lets you scan suspicious files with several anti-virus programs.
- Random.org – https://www.random.org/ True random number service (my favorite being the List Randomizer or the Password Generator)
- PDF Escape – https://www.pdfescape.com/ The original online Free PDF editor & form filler
- Online Document Viewer – https://onlinedocumentviewer.com/welcome/ View your files instantly without installing anything (.doc, .ppt, .xls, .pdf, .tiff, .rtf, .psd, .xml, etc.)
- Dictation.io – https://dictation.io/ Use the magic of speech recognition to write emails and documents in Google Chrome. Dictation accurately transcribes your speech to text in real time. You can add paragraphs, punctuation marks, and even smileys using voice commands.
- Flixier – https://flixier.com/tools/online-subtitle-editor Edit captions and subtitles right in your web browser, no account required (can use all types of videos or links, including youtube); or try the regular video editor here.
- Online Voice Recorder – https://online-voice-recorder.com/ a convenient and simple online tool that can be used right in your browser. It allows you to record your voice using a microphone and save it as an mp3 file. (also see their free pitch shifter here, video editor here, and all their suite of apps here)
- Audio Speed Changer – https://www.audiospeedchanger.com/ had issues with the previously mentioned pitch shifter, but this one works beautifully. The online audio speed changer tool changes the playback speed (tempo) and key (pitch) of music independently. The tool is ideal for changing the playback speed and/or key for song transcriptions, instrumental training (piano, guitar, violine, flute, …), vocal training, but also for language learning.
- FMA – https://freemusicarchive.org/home Great royalty free music for YouTube, Facebook, podcasts and other media projects
- Videvo – https://www.videvo.net/ Free Stock Video Footage
- VEED – https://www.veed.io/ Make stunning videos with a single click. Cut, trim, crop, add subtitles and more. Online, no account needed.
- StripCreator – http://www.stripcreator.com/ Stripcreator allows you to create and save your own comic strips. You can choose from dozens of backgrounds, characters of all kinds.
- Animaker – https://www.animaker.com/video-maker Create studio-quality live-action and animated videos. Access tons of templates, 100M+ stock assets, characters, and properties. Includes a free plan.
- EdPuzzle – https://edpuzzle.com/ up to 20 free video lessons. Educational Videos with EdPuzzle: Make any video your lesson. Choose a video, give it a magical touch and track your students’ understanding.
- FlexClip – https://www.flexclip.com/tools/ Free Online Video Editors. FlexClip’s numerous video editing tools help you level up your video.
- Thinkific – https://www.thinkific.com/ a highly rated platform used to create, market, and sell your own online courses or membership sites.
- Calligra – https://calligra.org/ Calligra Suite is an office and graphic art suite by KDE (for download, for free). It is available for desktop PCs, tablet computers, and smartphones. It contains applications for word processing, spreadsheets, presentation, vector graphics, and editing databases.
- DiagramEditor – https://www.diagrameditor.com/ Free editor to create online diagrams. Use the web-based diagram editor to make Flowcharts, Organizational Charts, Mockups, floorplans, mind maps and many other things.
- Padlet – https://padlet.com/ a tool to create all kinds of multimedia collages and galleries with students. In the last couple of years Padlet has added a lot of new templates for teachers and students. One of those templates is a timeline template. You can use this template to add events in any date format of your choosing. Padlet supports inclusion of video, audio, image, hyperlinks, and text.
- Loom – https://www.loom.com/education Free Screen & Video Recorder for Education, offers qualified educators unlimited recordings and access to premium features – only need a school email for signup
- Desmos – https://www.desmos.com/scientific online, in-browser calculator
- Jotform – https://www.jotform.com/ Free Online Form Builder & Form Creator. Can even create a form or an app from a pdf easily. Has limited capability in the free option however.
- Flip, by Microsoft – https://info.flip.com/getting-started.html free video platform for
- American Folklore – https://www.americanfolklore.net/ folktales, myths and legends from America
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