1. Using ICT in your English classroom practical tools and ideas Ester Solomon

2. Purpose of this session  Give some practical tools for using free on-line ICT materials in your classroom.  Assign homework or tasks on-line. Can also be used for class work.  I will not discuss Galim, Ofek, Time to Know etc.  At the end of this PPT are some useful links I didn’t have time to discuss.

3. YouTube channels

4. English exercises  Building on-line exercises for your classrooms.  Using the existing exercises there are available on the website.  Homework or classwork.  Pupils will be able to submit the exercise again and improve their results.

5. Voki  Allows your pupils to create speaking avatars of themselves.  Use it for ID card, class debates, other projects.  Useful lesson plans are suggested.  Embed in your school website, English corner in a classroom websites.

6. OxfordOwl  250 ebooks for 3-6 grade (also before, if you teach the lower grades).  Free login.  Allows you to create class login.  Some of the Ebooks offer activities.

7. Collaborated work  Linoit – looks like sticky notes. Can be used to introduce new theme or unit. Linoit  Padlet – used to be ‘wallwisher’. Post a question about any subject. The pupils can log in and write a comment. Can be done simultaneously. Padlet

8. Storyline on-line  A beautiful colorful website that makes reading fun.  Use in ‘Partani’ hours for advanced kids.  One of my favorites.

9. Some other useful links (partial list)  www.starfall.com www.starfall.com  www.eslprintables.com www.eslprintables.com  www.mightybooks.com www.mightybooks.com  http://www.orianit2.edu- negev.gov.il/chazonasd/sites/homepage/victori a/page1.htm http://www.orianit2.edu- negev.gov.il/chazonasd/sites/homepage/victori a/page1.htm  https://www.youtube.com/user/theelectriccomp any https://www.youtube.com/user/theelectriccomp any

10.  http://www.wordhippo.com http://www.wordhippo.com  www.hachtava.org www.hachtava.org  http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Dictionary.ht ml http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Dictionary.ht ml  www.kizclub.com www.kizclub.com  http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/ http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/  http://www.abcfastphonics.com/common- words.html http://www.abcfastphonics.com/common- words.html Some other useful links (partial list)