The Framework is an open-source online tool, a 360° View of Communicative Competence at Work. Designed by the Ontario Government the framework is a resource for foreign trained professionals to provide strategies, approaches, and areas for language development that support intercultural workplace communication. The tool does not come with a teacher's guide or classroom activities, but it can serve as a starting point for classroom conversations and independent study. The tool also includes a video and downloadable pdf.
ClassHook is a digital tool that allows you to find, upload and share video clips that are organized by topic/theme. It is very useful for whole group or small group discussions at all levels. Instructors can play the video to the group after having embedded time-stamped “Pause Prompts”: time-stamped questions that automatically pop-up at the timestamp you've specified. The video will stop at your specified time and your question will appear full-screen in its place. This is the prompt for the class to engage in a discussion based on your prompt. Students could break into small groups to discuss and then return to continue viewing the video.
Added July 2023
ClickView is a digital tool that lets you create interactive video lessons with videos within their collection (by topic area) or with videos you find online or that you’ve created on your own. It can be used with any level since the teacher can customize the questions within the timeline of the video: short-answer, multiple choice, and true/false questions. For beginner levels, you can add annotations to a video with the ClickView editor (e.g. define vocabulary or provide additional information). This would be suitable for independent or small group work. Completed lessons can be shared to Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Canvas or any other LMS. Instructors have the ability to enable a special ClickView feature that prevents students from skipping ahead instead of watching the entire video. A tutorial for using Click View can be found here .
Added: July 2023
Creately is a platform for creating colourful graphic organizers, Venn diagrams, storyboards, and flow charts. Diagrams may be useful for organizing lesson plans, classroom activities, and presentations. For intermediate and advanced learners, there is an effective essay sequence planner and organizer. Free templates are simply designed and easy to populate.
