clicknlearn.net

Hi readers, 

New day, new tool. Today I would like to introduce a new teaching site that might help you in simplifying your ways in teaching vocabulary to students. It is called clicknlearn.net.

WHAT is clicknlearn.net?

clicknlearn.net is an interactive website which help users to teach and learn languages in fun and full of excitement ways. This tool is suitable for language teachers (English, Spanish and French), and additionally, it is also suitable for all levels of students. This is because it provides guidance, and exercises which include different levels of language competency for beginner, intermediate and advance students. 

HOW to use it with students?

Firstly, go to clicknlearn.net and select the language.

Next, go to the Menu, and select the activities according to the level of the student, name of the unit, lexical content, grammatical content or functions, text types, and the cultural preferences. In most of the units, students will be exposed to activities which activates their schemata before doing the actual exercises. 

There are also tutorial videos in youtube.com which explain how clicknlearn.net works. One of them is this video :

Apart from that, you could also watch  russellstannard-teachertrainingvideos.com as guide to use this website.

ADVANTAGES

• It is FREE.
• Contains more than one languages i.e. English, Spanish and French
• User-friendly
• Varies teaching methodology.
• Language teachers could be creative and explore more on vocabulary teaching.
• Different ways in integrating teaching with technology.
• Provides feedback for students.
• Students could explore more vocabulary from different level of proficiency.
• Encourage autonomous learning.

DISADVANTAGES

• Internet connection is essential 24/7
• Sound effects might distract users
• Some exercises are too easy for beginners and some activities require learners to have good background knowledge on the topic. 
• Texts are overload
• The activities and exercises are irreversible. Users are unable to go back to previous activities/ exercises in the unit. 
• Some students might deviate while doing the exercises that they are supposed to do. They might want to try new things, and end up doing something beyond their level.