ELLLO Teacher

This page provides the latest episodes of the ELLLO Teacher podcast and video tutorials to help educators teach language, especially listening.

Teaching Listening

Dr. Naheen Madarbukus-Ring talks about teaching ESL students different listening skills.

World English

Dr. Chris Haswell talks about the emergence of World English(es) in ESL education.

Goldfish 365

Jose Domingo Cruz talks about Goldfish365, his free listening lesson site similar to ELLLO.

Teaching with Zoom

Jose Domingo Cruz talks about his book Teaching with Zoom - An Advanced User's Guide.

About the Podcast

Todd explains the purpose of the new ELLLO Teacher podcast in the first episode on the show.

Google Forms

Learn how to make a easy quiz that can be self-grading and even fun for students.

Lingo Labs

Learn how to make fun grammar games that are bilingual and super easy to make!

ER-Central Text Helper

Learn how to rate a text for difficulty and create a bilingual vocab list in seconds.

Quizlet

Create fun, interactive vocab study-sets with this amzing free tool.

Evernote

Turn any web page, such as one on elllo, into a customized and sharable lesson.

iLovePDF

Combine and seperate PDFs, such as elllo worksheets, for customized lessons.

Kami

Make any PDF interactive and easy to annotate just a regular piece of paper.

Genial.ly

Turn any elllo content with audio or video into an interactive lesson with multiple tasks.

Audacity

Learn how to record and edit audio, and create customized listening lessons.

ZenGengo

Use the freemium tool to creating interactive lesson for all skills, even speaking.

About the Teacher

Todd Beuckens is an ESL teacher with over 25 years of classroom experience. He has an M.A. in Learning, Design and Technology from San Diego State University. He is currently based in Japan and is the creator of the following sites.

elllo.org - English Listening Lesson Library Online.
meels.org - Ed Tech Training for Teachers
soundgrammar.com - Animated English Language Conversations
spanishlistening.org - Free Spanish Language Listening Lessons

P.U.S.H. Your Lessons

Teachers can learn to produce, use, share and host digital and print lessons online using a variety of free tools. MEELS offers free training for teachers via five email courses, one starting each month.

Produce

Create engaging lesson materials using a variety of free tools, both online and as a downloaded software.

Use

Use your content with your students. Notice what works and what needs improvement, and then make necessary improvements on the fly.

Share your lessons with your students, and other teachers and students around the world using a variety of free distribution platforms such as cloud hosting and social media.

Host

Host your lessons and retain ownership of what you create by creating your own library or lesson portal online using free file hosting services and social media platforms.