Resources & Tools


July 2020 Updated
*exceptionally handy

Buy Books:
Ø   book depository* [新書New; free shipping; takes about 3 weeks to get to Taiwan]
Ø   better world books [二手書Used; social corporation; books that are marked "acceptable" may be a bit torn; big sales from June to September every year; children's/adolescents' books are awesome]

Teach 4 Skills of English:
Reading
Ø   breaking news English [easier for 10th graders; harder for 11-12 graders; very updated every other day; each news article with one lesson plan that addresses 4 skills of English]
Ø   Newsela* [function of "search" tailors to needs; news articles with activities and printable worksheet]
Ø   Commonlit [all sorts of reading materials that are sorted by various categories]


Handy APPS:

Ø   CamScanner* [a scanner which comes in handy when students need to submit their  written work and/or simply use it as a digital folder for their written work. ]
Ø   Canva* [making logos or posters]

Ø   PicSee [photo editor, with a special feature of "typography" ]
Ø  Photogrid* [photo editor and collage; collage is especially favored to use when 9-grid vocabulary Bingo game is designed]


Ø InShot* [features: Video, photo, collage. This is one is very easy to use. The only flaw is probably that you have to delete the video draft that you have made when starting a new one.]

Ø   Perfect Video [as it is named,  making great videos]
Ø   Remove.Bg* [photo editor, removing the background in 5 seconds! free of charge; free of sweat]

Ø   Print Friendly & PDF [a Chrome extension that helps you print out webpages that are free of ads and junk]


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