Concerns in using authentic content Websites - check it out first

• Level of English may be too hard
• Need to incorporate all four skills, plus vocabulary and grammar
• Warn students about flashing ads and alluring links
  
• WebQuests allow students to be more on their own more--but they still need supervision
  
• Time spent planning may be greater--however, WebQuests are reusable learning objects (RLOs)
• You will need to have checklists/rubrics to evaluate student creative work - have them help create the criteria
  

• A wiki or blog to take notes, write concerns, plan/organize as students work online (too many to list here--use your favorite)
  

• Filimentality  to clip notes, make comments, and save URLS (lots of teacher resources); or a social bookmarking site, such as Diigo or Delicious

• Bit.ly or TinyUrl to make lengthy Web addresses much shorter

• A Mind-mapping Tool (some thirty described at Mashable, some specifically for students) for learners to story-board and chart their project
  

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary or Online Thesaurus for quick look up English-English - also has a version for kids

Babel Fish - instant online translation of a text you copy in, or of a whole webpage

Voycabulary - Makes the words on a Web page (you insert the URL) into links so that a click will send you to the dictionary you select (tell your students which dictionary you want them to use)

Compleat Lexical Tutor (Lextutor) - students can search in an academic concordance for words or expressions they intend to use - provides inductive information about grammar and vocabulary usage (you will need to practice with it yourself first, and help students use it)

Hot Potatoes - a free, downloadable software application to let you prepare six different types of grammar, vocabulary, reading, etc., quizzes to help students master content and language

BrowseAloud - A small, free, downloadable application (PC) that provides a text reader for browsers (Macs will read any page when set to show Speech from the System Preferences) - some students do better when a text is read aloud to them

Project-based Learning Checklists - sorted by grade level and also in Spanish language -

MakeWorksheets.com - has examples of ready-made rubrics

Rubistar - online rubric maker for PBL

Bernie Dodge's page about WebQuests includes links to complete public WebQuests that may not yet be on the QuestGarden index. Quests labeled "Shared" in the QuestGarden may be copied, downloaded, and edited by users.

ISTE: Explore Resources for Reinventing Project-Based Learning - a good set of PBL resource links

Project, Problem, and Inquiry-based Learning - an article in Edutopia about using project-, problem-, and inquiry-based approaches to teaching and learning, and how to choose the best one for your classes