HISD Tech Resources for the ELL Classroom

Movies and television shows can be an effective tool for teaching and learning English (or, for that matter, any academic subject) if used strategically and not as a “babysitting” device.

In the aftermath of the World Trade Center disaster, hope is still alive. This is the true story of two officers, who were among the last survivors extracted from Ground Zero and the rescuers who never gave up.

Inspiration for kids: Inspirational videos, quotes, stories, role models and activities to motivate and activate children to be their best and change the world

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Create your own unique shows with animation and audio in real time!

Simply pick out your actors and backdrops, drag them on to the stage, and tap record. Your movements and audio will be recorded in real time for playback later.

This app is as fun as your own creativity. Act out a story of Pirates on the high seas, fight as scary monsters, or play the part of a Wild West bandit on the loose. You can even combine any characters however you want!

Your creations are only limited by your imagination (and voice acting skills in my case).

FEATURES

• Create an actor from a photo
• Use a photo as a backdrop for your storytelling
• zoom and rotate your characters using two fingers
• flip them around with a double tap
• a wide variety of creative characters to download (including famous talk show hosts and politicians)
• limitless possibilities of story creations
• buy the director's pass and receive ALL current and FUTURE content!

For every correct answer you choose, 10 grains of rice are raised to help end world hunger through the World Food Programme.

Duolingo is the world's most popular way to learn a language. It's 100% free, fun and science-based. Practice online on duolingo.com or on the apps!

Learn a new language with games, humorous chatbots and over 30,000 native speaker videos.

Have fun in English with jokes, games and tongue twisters

The World Book web site offers an encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas, homework help, study aids, and curriculum guides. World Book is publisher of the World Book Encyclopedia.

Newsela is an Instructional Content Platform that supercharges reading engagement and learning in every subject.

Breaking News English Lessons - 2,425 FREE Easy News English lesson plans. EFL/ESL graded news lessons, news in 7 levels, current events.

Discover an endless library of free books, picture books, & poetry or use simple tools to create books in minutes. Storybird is a creative community where readers & writers celebrate storytelling.

Google's free service instantly translates words, phrases, and web pages between English and over 100 other languages.