Internet Resources

 

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Other Technology Resources for Teachers

Collecting and Evaluating Websites That Help Parents and Children Learn New Skills (Note: This URL is not written out because it is extemely long)
This WebQuest for learners may give you an idea about how you could set up a similar activity with learners you with whom you work

Equipped for the Future Portal
http://eff.cls.utk.edu/
The quadrant on lifelong learning of the EFF Content Standards wheel includes "use information and communication technology."

Evaluating Web Sites > Overview - Key Ideas
http://gateway.lib.ohio-state.edu/tutor/les1/
This page of this Web tutorial to help teachers think about what to look for when investigating Web sites.

New England Literacy Resource Center (NELRC): Computer Technology Integration http://www.nelrc.org/expertise/computer.html

This section of the NELRC Web site includes Computers in Action: Integrating Computers into the ESOL Curriculum by Steve Quann and Diana Satin.

National Institute for Literacy Online Discussion Lists http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/discussions.html
The National Institute for Literacy hosts 11 online discussion lists related to adult education including a list about adult English language learners and a list about using technology with adult learners.

WebQuest-Websites...Which Ones Should You Trust?
http://www.altn.org/webquests/websites/question3.html
This page and others on this list may be useful for intermdiate and advanced learners to navigate themselves

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Internet Resources For Learners

The Bee Hive http://www.thebeehive.org/Templates/National/Default.aspx?PageId=1&Local=1&Lang=1

E-mail Projects Homepage
http://www.otan.dni.us/webfarm/emailproject/email.htm
This site, compiled by technology and projects guru Susan Gaer, offers numerous examples of projects that have been completed by ESL learners.

English for All http://www.myefa.org/login.cfm?fuseaction=learnmore2

The Key Newspaper for New Readers http://www.keynews.org/
(quite high)

Links for English Students http://www.geocities.com/cynthia_ingersoll/ESLlinks.html

Rebecca’s EZ Pages http://alri.org/ltc/ezpage/index.htm  (actually although this is a long running and acclaimed easy site, I only found I could access one section on immigration)

REEP World English Practice Mainpage http://www.reepworld.org/englishpractice/index.htm#

 

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Community Resources for Learners and Teachers

Hawaii state government portal (ehawaii.gov) http://www.hawaii.gov/portal/

Community
http://www.hawaii.gov/portal/community/index.html

Education
Higher education
Kapi'olani Community College http://www.kcc.hawaii.edu/page/home
Admissions http://www.kcc.hawaii.edu/page/admissions.html
Placement Testing Information  http://www.kcc.hawaii.edu/object/placementtesting.html

Family and Children
WIC Services in Hawai’I http://www.hawaii.gov/health/family-child-health/wic/ (text probably is too difficult for many, but there is the contact information)
 

Health http://www.state.hi.us/doh/resource/ohca/licensing/index.html

Where to get flu and pneumonia shots
http://www.hawaii.gov/health/family-child-health/immunization/flu-shot-schedule.pdf

Handling asbestos in residential buildings
http://www.hawaii.gov/health/environmental/noise/pdf/asbestos.pdf

bedbugs and bedbug control: http://www.hawaii.gov/health/environmental/vector/bedbugsflyer.pdf

 

Frequently Asked Questions http://www.state.hi.us/faqs.htm

History, Civics, and Culture

Facts about Hawai’i http://www.hawaii.gov/about/default.htm

Kamehameha Schools http://www.ksbe.edu/about/

USS Arizona Memorial http://www.pearlharbormemorial.com/site/pp.asp?c=fqLQJ2NNG&b=238985

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