iSLCollective, a platform to share and find materials for language teaching

Description: ISLCollective is an online platform where language teachers from all around the globe share their homemade didactic materials for others to use. Teachers can browse the ISLCollective website to find a wide range of teaching materials, including worksheets, lesson plans, flashcards, games, and activities. They can search for resources by topic, level, and language skill. Materials are currently available in English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian. Once found, educators can download and use the materials in their language teaching lessons. ISLCollective is free to use and does not require signing up or having an account to access and download resources. However, signing up for a free account allows users to contribute their own teaching materials, customise content recommendations, and access additional features on the website.

Evaluation: iSLCollective is a valuable and time-saving tool for language teachers to find and share their activities. They can get inspired by the work of fellows all around the world and find resources for virtually any type of planned activity. It can also be used by students to further practise topics seen in class and supplement language learning and teaching in various contexts, including tutoring sessions or homeschooling. However, there are quite several advertisements on iSLCollective, which might be confusing for younger students since these appear in different languages. It is also important to note that, for some languages, the amount of resources is rather limited, this being logical considering that iSLCollective was first designed only for English language materials.

Cost: Free with registration.

Respect for privacy Privacy evaluations indicate how a tool handles personal data collection, storage, and sharing, including GDPR compliance and security measures, among others. The ICT-REV team provides them for informational purposes, reflecting our best understanding at the time of review, but assumes no legal responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of these evaluations and encourages users to conduct their own assessments: Medium. iSLCollective gathers some user data for different purposes, including web analytics and marketing. However, it does not share it with any third parties for purposes that are not operational; for those, it uses Google Analytics, amongst others. iSLCollective also uses cookies and displays some advertising on its website. It mentions having appropriate security measures in place, yet without defining which. It also outlines users’ right to request and erase their data. iSLCollective complies with the GDPR. See more here.

Type Of Interaction: Group/pair work - outsiders,

Skills: Listening, Reading, Vocabulary, Grammar,

Content: Website/other users supply, You supply,

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