Time-Saving Online Resources

Here is a list of some useful online resources for ESL classes:

Online Dictionary, Thesaurus, or Concordancer

Cambridge Dictionary with phrasal verb and idiom dictionaries http://dictionary.cambridge.org/

Wordsmyth: The Educational Dictionary and Thesaurus http://www.wordsmyth.net/

Merriam-Webster Dictionary with pronunciation http://m-w.com/

Rhyming Dictionary http://rhyme.lycos.com/

Web Concordancer http://vlc.polyu.edu.hk/scripts/concordance/WWWConcappE.htm

Online Information-Finders

The Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia http://www.encyclopedia.com/

Information Please http://www.infoplease.com/

The Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org/

Find Articles http://www.findarticles.com

Online Pictures

Google http://www.google.com/advanced_image_search?hl=en

Pics4Learning http://pics.tech4learning.com/

Altavista http://image.altavista.com/cgi-bin/avncgi

Puzzlemakers

Discovery School.com http://school.discovery.com/teachingtools/teachingtools.html

Puzzle Me Silly! http://www.puzzlemesilly.com/

Online Citation click here

Online Grammar and Writing

A Guide to Grammar and Writing http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm

Academic Style Guide http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~bikowski/academic_writing.htm

Vocabulary, Free Word Puzzles and Activities http://www.vocabulary.com/

The Idiom Connection http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/6720/

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant http://www.powa.org/

For a complete list of a number of online resources:

Ohio Program of Intensive English (OPIE) site http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/english/index.html

Reference Tools http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/InfoTools/index.html

Teacher Resources http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/teacher/index.html