Pre-departure Odds & Ends
Reading Resources from Jeff’s Presentation
of note…
TOOLS
Speakit: Chrome Extension https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/speakit/pgeolalilifpodheeocdmbhehgnkkbak?hl=en
Google Dictionary
Google Dictionary
These can be useful for quickly checking the meaning and pronunciation of words online.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-dictionary-by-goog/mgijmajocgfcbeboacabfgobmjgjcoja?hl=en
ONLINE SOURCES of Reading Materials
- Story Online Storylineonline.net
- StoryBird Storybird.com
Seven Ways to Survive School
Allows users to make their own visual stories using contributed illustrations. Thousands of user generated stories to read and discuss. - Batoto http://www.batoto.net
Dr. Frost Comic Discussion
International comics translated into different languages (mostly English) - Soompi http://www.soompi.com/
Master’s Sun Recap Goo Hye Sun Discussion
Kpop celebrity news and very active discussion forums
Mobile Tools & Resources
Amazon Free Downloads http://www.amazon.com/
Search Amazon’s kindle store for terms like ‘young adults’, ‘teen books’, ‘children’s literature’, or a specific title or genre. Then sort by ‘Price: Low to High’. You will need to set up an Amazon account, but once you have done so, you can download the Kindle file (.azw) to your computer. You can then use a program like Calibre
(http://calibre-ebook.com/) to view the book or convert it to a pdf or other mobile formats. You can also convert the tile to simple text, if you’d like to use that for presentation materials.