1. Did you know that Google Slides now offers a feature to display automatic closed captions (i.e. it types what you say as you speak!)
2. John Blake offers a variety of web-based tools for language teachers and learners
3. Regex101 helps you write regular expressions
4. Google Sites can be used to store handouts, host video and audio, link to useful websites, and a range of other useful functions
5. Did you know that it’s possible to slow down and speed up YouTube videos?
6. Google has a vocabulary learning activity built in to its mobile search portal
7. Ozdic is a useful collocation dictionary
8. YouGlish allows students to use YouTube to improve their English pronunciation
9. The Google Public Data Explorer makes large datasets easy to explore, visualize and communicate
10. Gapminder produces free teaching resources making the world understandable based on reliable statistics
11. ToPhonetics allows you to convert English text to IPA phonetic transcription
12. Clip2Comic (iOS app) is a useful app for converting photos to comics for storytelling and other educational purposes
13. CNN now produces reading and listening lessons for English learners, including text-to-speech audio and a vocabulary look-up feature…
14. … while DreamReader provides free English reading practice for learners
15. PowToon allows you to create engaging animated videos with a library of styles, characters, backgrounds
16. Unsplash provides free stock photography for any purpose…
17. …as does Pexels
18. Cambridge World of Better Learning provides insights, tips and tools for language teachers
19. Pocket Passport provides flashcards, storyboards, digital quizzes, and other resources for English language teachers
20. EnglishCentral offers a series of high frequency vocabulary lists to help identify gaps in students’ knowledge, in addition to an online vocabulary level check
21. Just-in-time learning involves using technology to consume learning materials at any time and in any place
22. Did you know that MEXT officially promotes the use of ICT for active learning and for increasing the amount of time spent engaging with foreign languages?
23. Scott Sustenance has developed an innovative system based on “mnemotechnics” (a.k.a. the “keyword method”) for enhancing students’ vocabulary recall ability. Check out his students’ work on his Instagram feed: #kwvocab18
24. Nearpod provides a variety of real-time activities suitable for language classrooms, including open ended questions, fill-in-the-blanks, matching activities, and more
25. The Font is an online journal of quality writing on the theme of teaching and learning languages at home and abroad

If you found these tips useful, why not check out the new version of my book, which has been revised, updated and expanded for 2019: 50 Ways to Teach with Technology