Suggested Websites with available resources: English for children

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/

Lots of free games, songs, stories and activities for children

http://www.eslkidslab.com/

Provides English (ESL, EFL, ELT, ESOL) learning and teaching materials for young learners, preschool, beginners, elementary and pre-intermediate. Our materials are designed to appeal to all learning styles. Materials include among others : Video Lessons by course, Printable Worksheets, Self-grading exercises, Flashcards, Phonics Materials, Teaching tips and a host of others.

http://www.youtube.com/user/KidsOnlineEnglish

http://pumkin.com/learn-english-language/free-english-learning/english-for-kids

Kids Online English Channel teaches Children English as a Second Language (ESL) and is a fun and effective way to Learn English online. It uses cartoons, songs, funny skits, and more. Ideal for ages 3 -10. Each English lesson introduces new vocabulary, grammar patterns, and conversations.

http://www.rong-chang.com/kids.htm

online library with short stories, cartoons and videos for kids

 http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/english.htm

Free English lesson plans, activity ideas and resources for primary teachers.

http://www.starfall.com/

 a free website to teach children to read with phonics. It is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special education, homeschool, and English language development

http://www.kids-pages.com/

This website offers a lot of printable coloring pages, a printable alphabet, funny riddles, online stories accompanied by beautiful illustrations, illustrated animal rhymes and jigsaw puzzles

http://www.esl-kids.com/

ESL stuff for kids including flashcards, worksheets, classroom games and children's song lyrics. A great resource for teachers of ESL kids.

http://learningchocolate.com/

This web site aims to help students to memorize vocabulary in an easy and efficient way, by using pictures, sounds and games. Try our games and enjoy learning, like eating chocolate.

Blog vs. Wiki

The main difference between a blog and a wiki is the contributor. For instance, a blog is personal, with little collaboration and the posting is owned by the poster. Whereas a wiki can be personal, but is open to collaboration (access via password). Any information can be changed or deleted by anyone.

WIKI	BLOG
Definitions:
A collaborative website which can be directly edited by anyone with access to it	A personal or corporate website in the form of an online journal, with new entries appearing in sequence as they are written.
Writers:
Many authors, various personalities & experiences, opinions face scrutiny of community or are listed as such.	Typically one author, one personality, one opinion.
Knowledge comes from community of dozens or even thousands of topic experts.	Knowledge limited by single person.
Content:
Growsrapidly at all hours of the day.	Grows slowly, one post at a time.
Articles constantly change and continuosly updated.	Each post becomes stale over time.
Discussions can take place on pages or in the discussion forum (at least in Wetpaint wikis).	Discussions take place in the comments of a post, typically approved by blogger.
Setup:
Ranges from easy to setup to very difficult, depending on chosen solution	Ranges from easy to setup to very difficult, depending on chosen solution
Most solutions take care of themselves	Many solutions require constant security updates
Spam policed by thecommunity	Spam policed by the blogger
Publishing very easy, no html needed on some platforms (like Wetpaint)	Publishing very easy, some html knowledge useful

References: 

http://wiki.wetpaint.com/page/Wiki+vs+Blog

https://files.pbworks.com/download/J26BwUKYR1/g333/12116209/blog%20vs%20wiki.pdf

http://www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/realities/resources/toolkits/blog-analysis/

Positive impacts of ICT on ELT

• The availability of the learning materials makes ICT very stimulating through images, animation, audio and video clips which can help much more in presenting and practicing new language.

• ICT can help students to increase their self-confidence and self-esteem when using computer-based instruction.

•  ICT provides authentic learning and teaching environment. This impact is especially useful for the teachers and students in rural areas where there is a lack of opportunities to communicate with native speakers.

•  ICT can facilitate different activities such as testing, doing assignments and performing different pedagogical tasks or games.

• The availability of different rich texts, different topics, quizzes, exercises helps in saving the teachers’ time and compensating for low English proficiency among teachers.

Ref. 

Ibrahim, A. I. (2010). Information & communication technologies in ELT. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 1(3), 211-214.