Online Tools for Language Teaching

1. Learning/Content Management Systems

Blackboard

http://www.blackboard.com/

Commercial LMS

Canvas

https://www.canvaslms.com/

Open source LMS

Drupal

http://drupal.org/

Open source CMS

Joomla

http://www.joomla.org/

Open source CMS

Moodle

http://moodle.org/

Open source LMS

Sakai

http://sakaiproject.org/

Open source LMS

2. Communication

Gmail

https://mail.google.com/

E-mail

Skype

http://www.skype.com/

Chats

Yahoo! Messenger

http://messenger.yahoo.com/

Chats

ooVoo

http://www.oovoo.com/

Video chats

TokBox

https://tokbox.com/

Video chats

Zoom

https://zoom.us/

Cloud-based video communication

Cleverbot

https://www.cleverbot.com/

Chatbot

MyBB

https://mybb.com/

Forum

phpBB

http://www.phpbb.com/

Forum

3. Live and Virtual Worlds

Livestream

https://livestream.com/

Streaming video

OpenSimulator

http://opensimulator.org/

3D application server

ActiveWorlds

http://www.activeworlds.com/

3D virtual world

Second Life

http://secondlife.com/

3D virtual world

Twiddla

https://www.twiddla.com/

Virtual whiteboard

Ustream

http://www.ustream.tv/

Live broadcast

WizIQ

https://www.wiziq.com/

Virtual classroom

4. Social Networking and Bookmarking

Diigo

https://www.diigo.com/

Social bookmarking

Elgg

https://elgg.org/

Social networking

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/

Social networking

Google+

https://plus.google.com/

Social networking

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/

Social networking

MySpace

https://myspace.com/

Social networking

Ning

https://www.ning.com/

Social networking

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/

Professional network

Twitter

https://twitter.com/

Information network

italki

https://www.italki.com/

Language learning community

Lang-8

http://lang-8.com/

Language learning community

5. Blogs and Wikis

Blogger

https://www.blogger.com/

Blog

Edmodo

https://www.edmodo.com/

Blog & wiki

Edublogs

https://edublogs.org/

Blog

LiveJournal

https://www.livejournal.com/

Blog & journal

WordPress.com

https://wordpress.com/

Blog

PBworks

http://www.pbworks.com/wikis.html

Wiki

Wikispaces

http://www.wikispaces.com/

Wiki

Penzu

https://penzu.com/

Personal journal

6. Presentation

Animoto

https://animoto.com/

Video slideshows

Canva

https://www.canva.com/

Graphic design

Dvolver Moviemaker

http://www.dvolver.com/moviemaker/

Animated cartoons

PhotoPeach

https://photopeach.com/

Slideshows

Pixton

https://www.pixton.com/

Comic and storyboard creator

Prezi

https://prezi.com/

Presentation editor

Renderforest

https://www.renderforest.com/

Animations and videos

Zoho Show

https://show.zoho.com/

Creating and sharing

7. Resource Sharing

Google Docs

https://docs.google.com/

Documents

Zoho Writer

https://www.zoho.com/writer/

Documents

Box

https://www.box.com/

Files

Dropbox

https://www.dropbox.com/

Files

Google Drive

https://www.google.com/drive/

Files

VoiceThread

https://voicethread.com/

Group conversations

Xtranormal

http://www.xtranormal.com/

Movies

Flickr

https://www.flickr.com/

Photos

Google Photos

http://photos.google.com/

Photos

PodOmatic

https://www.podomatic.com/

Podcasts

Glogster

http://www.glogster.com/

Posters

Slideshare

https://www.slideshare.net/

Slides

OurStory

http://www.ourstory.com/

Timelines and stories

SchoolTube

http://www.schooltube.com/

Videos

TeacherTube

http://www.teachertube.com/

Videos

VideoPress

https://videopress.com/

Videos

Vimeo

https://vimeo.com/

Videos

WatchKnowLearn

http://www.watchknowlearn.org/

Videos

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/

Videos

8. Website Creation

Google Sites

https://sites.google.com/

Pre-built templates

Jimdo

https://www.jimdo.com/

Website editor

KompoZer

http://kompozer.net/

Web authoring

Mahara

https://mahara.org/

E-portfolio system

Movable Type

https://movabletype.org/

Weblog management

SnapPages

https://snappages.com/

Drag-and-drop

Webnode

https://www.webnode.com/

Website builder

Webs

http://www.webs.com/

Website builder

Weebly

https://www.weebly.com/

Drag-and-drop

Wix

https://www.wix.com/

Flash Website

9. Web Exercise Creation

ClassMarker

https://www.classmarker.com/

Web-based test maker

ContentGenerator

http://www.contentgenerator.net/

Flash-based

ESLVideo.com

https://eslvideo.com/

ESL video quizzes

JClic

http://clic.xtec.cat/en/jclic/

Java platform

Hot Potatoes

http://hotpot.uvic.ca/

JavaScript authoring

Kahoot!

https://kahoot.com/

Game-based classroom response system

Quia

https://www.quia.com/

JavaScript authoring

Lingt

https://www.lingt.com/

Spoken exercises

Listen and Write

http://www.listen-and-write.com/

Dictation exercises

Gnowledge

http://www.gnowledge.com/

Creating and taking tests/exercises for free

Online Quiz Creator

https://www.onlinequizcreator.com/

Playing or making quizzes for free

Quizlet

https://quizlet.com/

Creating free flashcards, games or quizzes

QuizStar

http://quizstar.4teachers.org/

Creating online quizzes for free

10. Web Search Engines

Ask.com

https://www.ask.com/

Ask Jeeves

Bing

https://www.bing.com/

Decision engine

DuckDuckGo

https://duckduckgo.com/

No tracking its users

Google

https://www.google.com/

PageRank

Yahoo! Search

https://search.yahoo.com/

Yahoo! Slurp

11. Dictionaries and Concordancers

Dictionary.com

http://www.dictionary.com/

Free online

Merriam-Webster Online

https://www.merriam-webster.com/

Free online

YourDictionary.com

http://www.yourdictionary.com/

Free online

Forvo

https://forvo.com/

Pronunciation dictionary

Howjsay

http://www.howjsay.com/

English pronunciation

Memrise

https://www.memrise.com/

Vocabulary learning

Visuwords

https://visuwords.com/

Graphical dictionary

OneLook Dictionary Search

https://www.onelook.com/

Dictionary search

British National Corpus

http://www.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/

English

Compleat Lexical Tutor

https://www.lextutor.ca/conc/

English and French

12. Utilities

Airtable

https://airtable.com/

Creating cloud spreadsheet-databases

CalculateMe

https://www.calculateme.com/

Conversion utility

Doodle

https://doodle.com/

Easy scheduling

ClustrMaps

http://clustrmaps.com/

Hit counter map

Currency Converter

https://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/

Currency calculator

Online converter

https://www.online-convert.com/

Converting media free

Google Earth

https://www.google.com/earth/

Virtual globe

Lesson Writer

http://www.lessonwriter.com/

Lesson plans

Storybird

http://storybird.com/

Collaborative storytelling

Cacoo

https://cacoo.com/

Collaborative diagramming

Mindmeister

https://www.mindmeister.com/

Mind mapping

Mindomo

https://www.mindomo.com/

Mind mapping

Padlet

https://padlet.com/

Virtual wall

Remember the milk

https://www.rememberthemilk.com/

Task management

Remind

https://www.remind.com/

Text message reminders

SurveyMonkey

https://www.surveymonkey.com/

Online survey

SurveyAnyplace

https://surveyanyplace.com/

Mobile survey

Voki

http://www.voki.com/

Speaking avatar

Tiki-Toki

https://www.tiki-toki.com/

Interactive timelines

Time and Date

https://www.timeanddate.com/

Time zones

TinyURL.com

http://tinyurl.com/

URL shortening

W3C Link Checker

http://validator.w3.org/checklink/

Links and anchors

Wayback Machine

http://archive.org/web/web.php

Internet archive

Tagxedo

http://www.tagxedo.com/

Word clouds

Wordle

http://www.wordle.net/

Word clouds