Home Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
ABC Internet Matters
Categories: Digital
Tags: Computer Literacy, Digital Literacy, Digital Skills
Artificial Intelligence in ESL
Categories: Digital, General/Various Topics, Learning, Research, & Development for Instructors, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
Beelinguapp
Categories: Apps for Independent Learning, Citizenship
Tags: Classroom Activity, Listening, Reading
BITS English Language Learning: Listen & Read
Categories: Digital, Settlement
Tags: Classroom Activity, Curriculum Development, Lesson Planning
Blog de Cristina: Digital Tools and Ideas to Transform Education
Categories: Quizzes, Word Games, Flash Cards
Tags: Blog, Classroom Activity, Grammar, Interactive Games, Lesson Plans, Listening, Pronunciation, Speaking, Writing
Book Creator
Categories: Apps for Independent Learning, Collaboration Tools, Digital, Media, Presentation Tools, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
Tags: Collaborative learning, digital portfolios, Digital Storytelling, edtech tools, ESL technology, K-12 ESL, literacy development, multimodal learning
Business English Pod
Categories: Apps for Independent Learning, Business English, English for Specific Purposes, Workplace Language
Tags: LSRW, Podcasts, RWTs
Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) like QuillBot AI Assist Students’ Writing Skills? Assisting Learning to Write Texts Using AI
Categories: Digital, Research, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
Tags: AI in ESL, classroom research, Educational Technology, EFL writing, grammar support, QuillBot, secondary education, writing instruction
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) Multimedia Library
Categories: Media
Tags: Financial Literacy, Taxes, Videos
Canva
Categories: Digital, Presentation Tools, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
Tags: Canva, digital tool, graphic design, interactive learning, Multimedia, Presentation, visual learning
Class Hook
Categories: Media, Presentation Tools
Tags: Classroom Activity, Interactive Presentations, Online Collaboration Tools, Videos
ClickView
Categories: Apps for Independent Learning, Media
Tags: Classroom Activity, Interactive Presentations, Video Editor
Dance Mat Typing: Keyboard Skills
Categories: Apps for Independent Learning
Tags: Digital Literacy, Keyboard Skills, Literacy, Typing Skills
DeepSeek
Categories: Apps for Independent Learning, Collaboration Tools, Digital, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
Tags: AI-Powered Education, Collaborative learning, Conversational practice, Creative Content Generation, DeepSeek, Digital tools, ESL Resources, Grammar Practice, Language learning, Personalized Learning, Vocabulary building
Diarium
Categories: Digital, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
Tags: Journal, Portfolio, Writing Skills
Dictation.io: Online Dictation Tool
Categories: Digital, Pronunciation, Special Needs
Tags: Assistive Technology, Classroom Activity, Lesson Planning, Voice to Text
Diffit (AI Tool for Differentiated Instruction)
Categories: Collaboration Tools, Digital, ESL Literacy, Essential Skills, Grammar & Vocabulary, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
Tags: AI, differentiation, ESL, Lesson Planning, multilingual learners, Reading, teacher tools
Digital Discourse Activities Playlist
Categories: Apps for Independent Learning, Digital, Media
Tags: Digital Literacy, Digital Skills, Social Media, Video Lessons, YouTube
Digital Storytelling: A Powerful Technology Tool for the 21st Century Classroom
Categories: Collaboration Tools, Curriculum Development, Digital, Learning, Research, & Development for Instructors, Media, Presentation Tools, Research, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
Tags: 21st century classroom, classroom technology use, Digital Storytelling, educational technology research, instructional design, teacher professional development, technology integration, TPCK framework
Distributed Agency in Second Language Learning and Teaching through Generative AI – Godwin-Jones (2024)
Categories: Digital, Learning, Research, & Development for Instructors, Research, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
Tags: Digital Literacy, ESL Teaching, Generative AI, Professional Development, Second Language Learning, TeacherTraining
Duolingo
Categories: Digital, ESL Literacy, Media, Pronunciation
Tags: App, Games, Independent Learning, Online Learning, Pronunciation, Self-Directed Learning
Eclipse Crossword Puzzle Maker
Tags: Classroom Activity, Lesson Planning, Professional Learning
Edmodo
Tags: Curriculum Development, Lesson Planning, Professional Learning
EDPuzzle
Tags: Classroom Activity, Games, Lesson Planning, Professional Learning
English Club’s ESL Quizzes
Categories: Digital, Media, Presentation Tools, Quizzes, Word Games, Flash Cards
Tags: Quizzes
ESL Games
Categories: Grammar & Vocabulary, Media, Quizzes, Word Games, Flash Cards
Tags: Games, Interactive Games, Online Games, Young Learners
ESL Games and Activities for Adult Learners
Categories: Grammar & Vocabulary, Pronunciation, Quizzes, Word Games, Flash Cards, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
ESL games plus
Categories: Curriculum Development, Digital, Media, Quizzes, Word Games, Flash Cards, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
Tags: Flashcards, Games, Worksheets
Explore Earth (Google Earth)
Categories: Collaboration Tools, Digital, Global Issues, Media, Presentation Tools, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
Tags: Digital Storytelling, Geography, Geotagging, Interactive, Mapping, Multimedia
Figma
Categories: Collaboration Tools, Digital, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
Tags: brainstorming, Flowcharts, Online Workspace
Fluentize
Categories: Apps for Independent Learning, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning, Writing skills
Tags: edtech tools, Independent Learning, Writing
Free Rice
Categories: Grammar & Vocabulary, Quizzes, Word Games, Flash Cards
Tags: Advanced, Classroom Activity, Games, Global Engagement, Interactive Games, Intermediate, Vocabulary
Free Rice Online Vocabulary Game
Categories: Digital, Grammar & Vocabulary, Pronunciation
Tags: Classroom Activity, Games, Vocabulary
From Revolution to Evolution: What Generative AI Really Means for Language Learning — Mark Pegrum (2025)
Tags: AI and Language Teaching, AI Integration, Educational Technology, EFL, ELL, ESL, Language Pedagogy, Professional Development, Teacher Resources
Funbrain
Categories: Digital, ESL Literacy
Tags: Games, Online Games, Reading, Reading Material, Spelling, Videos, Vocabulary, Young Learners
Generative AI and Language Education: Opportunities, Challenges and the Need for Critical Perspectives — by Evelina Galaczi & Rose Luckin (2024)
Categories: Academic integrity, AI literacy, Curriculum Development, ESL Literacy, Learning, Research, & Development for Instructors, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
Tags: Academic Integrity, AI in education, Assessment, Digital Literacy, ESL Teaching, ethical AI use, Generative AI, L2 education, Language learning, Teacher Training
Genially
Categories: Presentation Tools, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
Tags: Games, interactive content, Interactive Presentations, Quizzes
Goodwill Community Foundation
Categories: Digital, Employment, English for Specific Purposes, Essential Skills
Tags: Advanced, Classroom Activity, Digital Literacy, Digital Skills, Employability Skills, Grammar, Intermediate, Job Skills, Lesson Plans, Professional Learning, Reading, Reading Skills
REF: Google’s G Suite for Education
Categories: Collaboration Tools, Digital
Tags: Classroom Activity, Curriculum Development, Lesson Planning, Professional Learning
Grammarly
Categories: Apps for Independent Learning, Digital, Grammar & Vocabulary, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
Tags: Academic writing, Clarity, Editing, ESL Support, Grammar, writing assistance
Guess the English Accent
Categories: Digital, Media, Pronunciation, Quizzes, Word Games, Flash Cards
Tags: Audio Content, Interactive Games, Intercultural Competence, Listening, Pronunciation, World Englishes
Helping Children Learn
Categories: Digital, ESL Literacy, Health & Wellness, Settlement
Tags: Language Acquisition, Young Learners
IELTS Essentials Academic Test Preparation
Categories: Digital, IELTS
Tags: Assessment, IELTS, IELTS Preparation, International English Language Testing System, Online Practice Test, Practice Test, Test Preparation
ImmerseMe
Categories: Apps for Independent Learning, Digital, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
Tags: AI chatbots, Virtual reality
Intercultural Communication and Pragmatics Activities
Categories: Apps for Independent Learning, English for Specific Purposes, Grammar & Vocabulary, Media
Tags: Intercultural Communication, Intercultural Competence, Videos
Investigating EFL Students’ Writing Skills Through Artificial Intelligence: Wordtune Application as a Tool
Categories: Digital, ESL Literacy, Research, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning, Writing skills
Tags: Academic writing, AI writing tools, AI-assisted learning, CALL, EFL learners, ESL writing, Wordtune, writing development
Jenni.Ai
Categories: Academic integrity, AI literacy, EAP, English for Specific Purposes, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning, Writing skills
Kahoot!
Kieran’s Film Books/Film English
Categories: Digital, Media
Tags: CEFR, Common European Framework of References for Languages, Critical Thinking Skills, Film, Lesson Plans, Videos
Knowword
Tags: Games, Interactive Games, Online Games, Vocabulary
Lantern Fish
Categories: English for Specific Purposes, Grammar & Vocabulary, Pronunciation, Quizzes, Word Games, Flash Cards
Tags: Classroom Activity, Games, Handouts, Lesson Plans, Online Games, Video Lessons, Worksheets
LearnHip – Activities for Teaching and Learning Online
Categories: Digital, Quizzes, Word Games, Flash Cards, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
LingoClip (Language Learning Through Music)
Categories: Apps for Independent Learning, Collaboration Tools, Digital, ESL Literacy, interactive learning, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
Tags: Engagement, ESL, interactive learning, Listening, music-based learning, Vocabulary
Listening Activities Playlist
Categories: Grammar & Vocabulary, Media, Pronunciation
Tags: Independent Learning, Listening Skills, Self-Directed Learning
Lucidspark
Categories: Collaboration Tools, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
Tags: Edtech, Educational Technology, Online Collaboration Tools, Online Whiteboard
Magical AI Tools
Categories: Digital, Learning, Research, & Development for Instructors, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
Tags: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Chat GPT, Magic School
MakesYouFluent
Categories: AI literacy, Apps for Independent Learning, Digital
Tags: AI chatbots, Conversational Agents
Memrise
Categories: Digital, Essential Skills, Grammar & Vocabulary, Settlement
Tags: AI, App, Artificial Intelligence, Games, Language App, Online Games, Video Lessons, Videos
Miro: Collaborative Online Workspace
Tags: Collaboration, Diagrams, Flowcharts, Online Workspace
Mondly VR
Tags: AI in Language Learning, Virtual reality
My Fluent Podcast
Categories: Digital, Media, Pronunciation
Tags: Educator Communities, Podcasts
National Film Board
Tags: Film, Listening Skills, Music, Videos
Nearpod Platform
Categories: Collaboration Tools, Presentation Tools, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
Tags: Interactive, Nearpod, platform
Newcomers to Canada and the Canadian Tax System
Newsela
Categories: Essential Skills, Grammar & Vocabulary, Media, Pronunciation
Tags: Current Affairs, News Articles, Reading Material, Reading Skills
Online Learner CLB Assessment
Categories: Apps for Independent Learning, Assessment, Portfolio-Based Language Assessment (PBLA), Program Administration
Tags: Assessment, Canadian Language Benchmarks, Classroom Activity, CLB, Listening Skills, Online Practice Test, Practice Test, Reading Skills, Speaking Skills, Writing Skills
Online Radio Stations
Online Reading Sites
Online Writing Sites
Pictory.AI
Categories: Digital, Media, Presentation Tools, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
podEnglish
Categories: Grammar & Vocabulary, Media, Pronunciation, Research
Tags: Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate, Video Lessons, YouTube
Practice Exercises: Writing, Reading, Grammar, Punctuation
Categories: Apps for Independent Learning, EAP, ESL Literacy, Essential Skills, Grammar & Vocabulary
Tags: Advanced, Independent Learning, Reading Skills, Writing
Praktika.ai
Categories: Apps for Independent Learning, Collaboration Tools, Digital, Grammar & Vocabulary, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
Tags: AI, autonomous practice, Edtech, ESL, fluency, mobile learning, Pronunciation, Speaking
Quizizz
Categories: Quizzes, Word Games, Flash Cards, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
Tags: game based learning, Games, gamification, Quizzes
Quizlet Online Game/App
Tags: Classroom Activity, Lesson Planning
Creately
Categories: Digital, Media, Presentation Tools
Tags: Interactive Presentations
Scribbl.io
Tags: game based learning, Games, gamification, Vocabulary
Self Study Quizzes for ESL Students
Categories: Apps for Independent Learning, Grammar & Vocabulary, Pronunciation, Quizzes, Word Games, Flash Cards
Tags: Grammar, Independent Learning, Quizzes, Self-Directed Learning, Vocabulary
Socrative
Tags: Assessment, Classroom Activity, Curriculum Development, Lesson Planning
Spaces
Categories: Collaboration Tools, Digital, Media, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
Tags: Asynchronous, Collaboration Tools, Group Space, Portfolio
Speak
Categories: AI literacy, Apps for Independent Learning, Digital, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
Special Needs- ESL
Categories: Media, Special Needs
Tags: Accessibility, Educator Professional Development, Exceptional Learners, Exceptionalities, IEP, Individual Education Plan, Teacher Training, Videos, Visuals
Spelling City
Categories: Collaboration Tools, Digital, Grammar & Vocabulary, Media, Pronunciation, Quizzes, Word Games, Flash Cards
Tags: Classroom Activity, Exceptionalities, Interactive Games, Spelling, Vocabulary
StoryboardThat
Tags: Classroom Resources, Creative Writing, Digital Storytelling, Educational Tools, ESL Learning, Literature Lesson Plans, Storyboard Creator, Teaching Materials, visual learning
StoryPlace
Tags: Audio Content, Classroom Activity, Listening Skills, Reading Material, Reading Skills, Stories, Videos, Young Learners
Talk English
Tags: Independent Learning, Online Learning, Self-Directed Learning
Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
Categories: Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
TED Talks Videos
Categories: Global Issues, Media, Research
Tags: Professional Learning, Videos
The Role of AI in Language Learning: Research Evidence and Strategies for Success — by Sylwia Macinska & Andrea Vinkler (2025)
Categories: AI literacy, Apps for Independent Learning, Collaboration Tools, Curriculum Development, Digital, ESL Literacy, Grammar & Vocabulary, Learning, Research, & Development for Instructors, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
Tags: adaptive learning, AI tools, CALL, ESL Learning, ethical considerations, language teaching strategies, learner autonomy, motivation, speaking practice, writing support
Tools for Educators: Games and worksheets
Categories: Collaboration Tools, Digital, Quizzes, Word Games, Flash Cards
Tags: Games, Handouts, Literacy, Reading, Spelling, Worksheets
TubeQuizard
Categories: EAP, English for Specific Purposes, Grammar & Vocabulary, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
Tags: Classroom Activity, Grammar, Independent Learning, Listening, Video Lessons, Vocabulary
TV Garden
Categories: Apps for Independent Learning, Digital, ESL Literacy, General/Various Topics, Global Issues, Media, Pronunciation
Tags: Cultural Broadcasts, English Accents Worldwide, Free Live TV Streaming, Global News Channels, International TV Access, IPTV and YouTube Live, Language learning, Travel & Language Exploration
TV411
Twee
Categories: Curriculum Development, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
Tags: AI and Language Teaching, Lesson Planning
VisibleAI (Kritik Toolkit)
Categories: Academic integrity, AI literacy, Collaboration Tools, Digital, ESL Literacy, IELTS, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning, TOEFL Preparation
Tags: Academic Integrity, AI literacy, assessment tools, authorship tracking, Edtech, ESL writing, higher education, LMS integration, responsible AI use, transparency in learning
Vocaroo: Online Voice-Recording App
Categories: Digital, Pronunciation
Tags: Assistive Technology, Pronunciation, Voice Recording
VoiceThread
VoiceTube
Categories: Apps for Independent Learning, EAP, English for Specific Purposes, ESL Literacy, Grammar & Vocabulary, Pronunciation, Tech for Language Teaching & Learning
Tags: Classroom Activity, Edtech, Listening, Pronunciation, Vocabulary
WordWeb
Xeropan
Categories: Apps for Independent Learning, Collaboration Tools, Digital, ESL Literacy, Essential Skills, Grammar & Vocabulary, Pronunciation
Tags: AI in Language Learning, Apps for Independent Learning, Digital Tools for Learner, Engagement, Gamified Learning, Speaking & Listening Practice
YouTube ESL Channels
Categories: ESL Literacy, Media
Tags: Blog, Educator Professional Development, Lesson Plans, Videos, YouTube
