VOA Special English - Easy to understand news stories with transcripts.

 

Tar Heel Readers - A large collection of stories.

 

Shmoop - Learning guides and other resources such as digests of famous stories with commentary.

 

International Children's Digital Library - Collection of children's stories.

 

Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab - Lots of listening activities and other fun stuff.

 

Activities for ESL Students - Quizzes and other activities.

 

Dave's ESL Cafe - Extensive site with all kinds of activities.

 

PBS - Includes a list of programs you can watch on your computer.

 

The History Channel - Includes games, videos and other things to do.

 

Discovery Channel - Some online videos and stories.

 

Online Writing Lab (OWL) - Links to useful sites for English language learners.

 

EnglishLearner.com - English lessons and tests.

 

Arlyn Freed's ESL/EFL Listening Resources - Mostly links to listening material..

Explorations in Learning & Instruction: The Theory Into Practice Database - An incredible collection of overviews and references.

 

Learning-Theories.com – Knowledge Base and Webliography - Another impressive collection.

 

Glossary of Instructional Strategies - Seems to be a work in progress but some very useful stuff.

 

Best of the Web - A portal site for lesson plans and other teacher-related matters.

 

Beniko Mason - List of publications related to extensive reading and vocabulary acquisition.

 

JALT Framework and Language Portfolio SIG (FLPSIG) - Bilingual documents related to the framework and portfolio.

 

Social Studies School Service - Resources for the classroom.

 

Teaching Styles Online - Links to articles, lesson plans, etc.

 

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages - Professional Organization.

 

Extensive Reading - Resources for getting started with an extensive reading program.

 

AwesomeStories.com - Stories with audio and links to primary sources.

 

Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day - Links to all kinds of stuff for teachers and students. Includes short descriptions.

 

Web 2.0: Cool Tools for Schools - Blog with links to various web-based tools.

 

Freedocumentaries.org - A variety of documentaries organized by topic, region, etc.

 

Johnlocker.com - The online learning network with loads of documentaries.

The World Clock - Check the current time and date in cities around the world.

 

Merriam-Webster - Online dictionary

 

Definitions - Lookup meanings on several reputable dictionaries at once.

 

WWWJDIC - Jim Breen's Online J-E / E-J Dictionary

 

Wikipedia - Look it up!

 

Currency Converter - Search for current exchange rates.

 

CIA The World Factbook - Find information on countries throughout the world.

 

Lonely Planet - Pack your bags.

 

Postal Codes in Japan - Enter name of the town or ward and find out the postal code.

 

WolframAlpha - Computational Knowledge Engine.

 

Railway Guide - Find your way around Japan..