RESOURCE

BOOK
for NEW online
EFLteachers
by English Owls
englishowls.co.uk
 Resource book for
NEW online EFL
teachers
Thanks for downloading our Resource Book!
Here you will find a list of resources that we
think are REALLY GOD TO KNOW when you first
start teaching online. Enjoy and good luck!

Online platforms - different

alternatives
Zoom
Microsoft Teams 
Skype
LearnCube
Adobe Connect
Blackboard Collaborate

Websites
British Council
Ready made lesson plans on Tefl.net
Lesson plans and ideas for teaching on
Onestopenglish
English Owls - a website with resources,
courses, materials and live (online) events for
EFL/ESL teachers
 Blogs
Lesson plans digger - One of the best blogs
out there with weekly lesson plans, materials
and reflections
Gallery teachers - a blog with materials from
different experts

Lesson tools
Miro - a realtime whiteboard tool
Google Drive - a document sharing suite that
can work interactively during lessons
Instructions on how to use Google Docs for
teaching online
Instructions on how to use Google Slides for
teaching online
Padlet - a share space for the teacher and the
students for all sorts of files
Instructions on how to make a class Padlet
Tools for practicing language skills
and helping with autonomous
learning
Breaking news English - news articles for
practicing reading
Lyrics training - practicing listening skills with
songs and lyrics
TEDxESL - lessons based on TED talks
News in levels - Short lessons based on news
articles
A tool for recording voice with cool animated
characters - Voki
Flipgrid - a platform for recording and sharing
videos
Forvo - a pronunciation dictionary
Storybird - written stories with beautiful
graphics
 Tools for practicing language or
simply playing games
Kahoot - a well-known tool for creating games
and quizzes 
Quizlet - a tool for creating flashcards and
games
Powtoon - create interesting animated videos
with voiceover
Talkback Academy - create interactive
activities in your lessons
Instructions on how to make activities on
Talkback Academy
Halfacrossword - interactive crosswords and
other activities for students

Tools for recording lessons/flipped

classroom videos:
Screencast-o-matic - a tool for recording the
screen and video at the same time
Vidyard - a browser plug in to record screen
and video too
 How to become a more confident
online teacher - videos with tips
How to engage students online
Classroom management online
1to1 versus group teaching online
Autonomous learning online:
What not to miss about teaching face-to-face
5 things you need to teach online
Wellbeing of online teachers:
Flipped classroom

Some useful articles

How to get started as an online
teacher
Online teaching tips
Professional development in EFL

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