Internet TESL Journal

Internet TESL Journal is one of my personal favorite sites for flash quizzes. (A flash quiz means that each time students access the site, the questions are introduced in a different order.) I prefer this kind of an online quiz because students can be tested on the same information but STILL be seated next to each other ... The other advantage to using this site is that students don’t become accustomed to the order of questions and memorize the answers. From my experience, it really seems like a better way to use the same system to test the student’s understanding of the points.

Free Resources for the Online Writing Tutor

Free Resources for the On-line Writing Tutor, at http://www.squidoo.com/online-tutor , include links to citations rules and examples of papers using these methods (such as APA, MLA, Chicago …); links to lists of grammar rules and free online tests; and additional links to different types of writing (such as persuasive essays, memos, business letters …)

Common Writing Errors

The page, http://www.squidoo.com/Teachers_cheat_sheet , is developed to show teachers some new common that developing writers in the college setting make. Even though the lens is geared to the developing college writers, it is still very applicable to teachers working in the middle and high school levels.

In this link, there are examples of various types of errors that developing writers and ESL/ELL students make in the college setting, such as in grammar, identifying plagiarism, and other areas of the writing process. Please, feel free to add to add your advice so that other instructors feel that they have the needed resources.

Free! Grammar Rules & Quizzes

Do you have problems editing grammar in your own writing? Most writers do! The objective of this page is to provide you with additional information about various areas in grammar as well as FREE online quizzes. ALL of the links at http://www.squidoo.com/esl-links are FREE via the World Wide Web and easy to access. Because this is a page that is evolving, I would like your feedback as well. If there is an area in grammar that you would like additional information, please send me a note at the bottom of the page in the "feedback" section. Once the information is included, I can either email you or check the site often for updates.