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Suggested Starter Sites

The following sets of suggested resources are grouped around questions that are frequently addressed to CALL-IS. They have been showcased for their overall high quality and relative stability. This is not an exhaustive list, but is intended to get you started.

Many of these links also appear in the 1999 CALL IS Software List. It is produced by the TESOL CALL Interest Section, Deborah Healey and Norm Johnson, Editors. More information is available at TESOL Publications -- Technology.

• Class Activities and Techniques (18 Links)
  
• Classes Online (3 Links)
  Examples of ESOL classes conducted partially or entirely online.
• Content-Rich (Thematic) sites (4 Links)
  
• Employment Opportunities (8 Links)
  
• K-12 Resources (14 Links)
  
• Keypals (4 Links)
  
• Labs: Planning and Use (0 Links)
  
• Listservs (6 Links)
  for student and educator groups.
• Media Resources (11 Links)
  Clipart, audio, video, news, teacher resources.
• References Resources (7 Links)
  Dictionaries, style guides, copyright.
• Research and Publications, ESOL (13 Links)
  
• Research and Publications, General Education (18 Links)
  
• Synchronous (Real Time) & Asynchronous Communication (6 Links)
  
• Student-Centered Sites (7 Links)
  
• Teacher Training and Programs (1 Link)
  
• WYSIWYG (6 Links)
  (What You See Is What You Get) Directories to ESOL resources of many kinds.