1. Finding the right content: Where to begin Eric Baber Educational Technologist www.ericbaber.com Any questions/comments? eric@ericbaber.com

2. Where to look Cambridge University Press British Council Professional English BBC Learning English English360.com …. and more www.ericbaber.com Any questions/comments? eric@ericbaber.com Overview

3. www.eleaston.com – excellent index of websites dealing with ELTwww.eleaston.com Google – try searching for “ELT lesson plans” or “ELT activities” The www.cambridge.org/elt website The following sites… www.ericbaber.com Any questions/comments? eric@ericbaber.com Where to look

4. www.ericbaber.com Any questions/comments? eric@ericbaber.com Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org/elt/resources Good range of worksheets, infoquests, articles, podcasts, wordlists and activities Largely materials that supplement coursebooks, but can be used on their own New website specifically for professional English: www.cambridge.org/elt/prowww.cambridge.org/elt/pro

12. www.ericbaber.com Any questions/comments? eric@ericbaber.com British Council Professional English http://www.britishcouncil.org/professionals-business-and-work.htm Texts and audio files with accompanying activitiesTexts and audio files with accompanying activities Episodes that track a fictitious company with language activitiesEpisodes that track a fictitious company with language activities Exam information and practice activities Lessons for downloading to use as core materialsLessons for downloading to use as core materials

13. www.ericbaber.com Any questions/comments? eric@ericbaber.com BBC Learning English For learners: www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish For teachers: www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/teach ingenglish www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/teach ingenglish Lesson plans, quizzes, peer-to-peer discussions The Flatmates soap-opera. Audio files, text, worksheets for use in class

17. www.ericbaber.com Any questions/comments? eric@ericbaber.com English360.com Platform that allows you to create materials and activities for use with your students (in-class or for blended learning) Integration of outside materials (youtube etc) Allows you to copy materials others have created into your own course and add your own content Means you can put together a blended learning course with your own + others’ materials with no technical know-how

18. www.ericbaber.com Any questions/comments? eric@ericbaber.com … and more! British Council teaching English: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk  Methodology articles, lesson plans, activities, discussions Dave & Jane Willis: www.willis-elt.co.ukwww.willis-elt.co.uk  Lesson plans based on task-based approach www.quia.com – Platform for teachers to make own activities & exercises. Hundreds of activities already there to choose fromwww.quia.com

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