This page contains a list of free tools and resources for language teachers to use in their classrooms:
- Teaching Tools - a list of tools that can be used for creating and editing technology-enhanced tasks, activities, and materials for language learning.
- Media Sources - a list of media sources such as audio, video, and images that can be used for language teaching and learning.
- Additional Tools, Sources, and Resources - this section provides a list of additional tools, sources, and resources that language teachers can explore and experiment with.
If you have questions about these tools or need help with their implementation, please contact Kris Wingo (kristian.wingo@yale.edu).
Teaching Tools
| Audio recording and editing | Vocaroo(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) | an online tool for recording and sharing audio messages |
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| Audio recording and editing | Audacity(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) | software for recording and editing audio (requires installation) |
| Photo editing | Pixlr(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) | an online tool for editing photos |
| Multimedia projects | Alternatives to CLEAR’s Rich Internet Applications(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) | a list of alternatives to CLEAR’s popular but now decommissioned set of online tools for creating multimedia-enhanced language learning materials, activities, and assessment. |
| Multimedia projects | Lingt(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) | a tool for creating online spoken assignments (using images and videos) and providing feedback to students |
| Collaborative working and writing | GoogleDocs(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) | a set of applications for creating, sharing, and collaborating on online documents, spreadsheets, presentations, etc. |
| Collaborative working and writing | Wikispaces(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) | an online wiki platform for collaborative writing and discussions |
| Presentation | VoiceThread(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) | an online presentation and collaboration tool that allows for creating multimedia slideshows and commenting using voice, text, audio file, or video. Free version limited to five VoiceThreads, which can’t be deleted once they are created. |
| Presentation | Prezi(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) | an online tool for creating zooming and multimedia-rich presentations |
| Video conferencing | Skype(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) | software for text chatting, instant messaging, and video calling (requires installation) |
| Video conferencing | Zoom(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) | popular web & video conferencing service |
| Dictionaries and vocabulary learning | Wordreference(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) | online dictionaries for various languages |
| Dictionaries and vocabulary learning | Lingro(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) | an online tool for converting any website into an interactive audio-enhanced dictionary; also allows for creating flash cards |
| Video production and editing | Amara(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) | an online tool for captioning and translating videos |
| Video production and editing | Animoto(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) | an easy-to-use online tool for creating videos |
| Websites and e-portfolios* | CampusPress(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) | A service available to the Yale community for making professional blogs or websites, class publications, newsletters, student organization websites and more |
| Websites and e-portfolios* | Weebly(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) | a platform for creating websites, blogs, and e-portfolios using the “drag-and-drop” method |
*Note: If you are interested in creating an e-portfolio, contact the CLS for more information and help.
Media Sources
| BLC Library of Foreign Language Film Clips(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) | a tagged and structured collection of clips from foreign language films (requires application for an account) |
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| SCOLA(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) | a website for watching or recording television programming from around the world in 65 different languages |
| CARLA Instructional Materials(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) | images, audio, video files for various Less Commonly Taught Languages |
| Open Culture(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) | “the best free cultural and educational media on the web,” including free language lessons, movies, audio books, etc. |
| Newseum(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) | front pages from over 800 newspapers worldwide |