My new ESL program, from what I’ve been told, doesn’t have Blackboard, or any similar program. Keeping my class online is really important to me, so I’m scoping out my options. I’ve used Moodle before for online classes, and it’s worked okay. I’ve had my classes use various Google apps for class projects, and I love how much you can do with a simple Google account. But is there anything else I should try? What do you use in your classroom that works?
ashley green
linguist, teacher, epicurean
ashley green 
I would stick with Google although the Rich Internet Application seems to have potential.
http://clear.msu.edu/teaching/online/ria/index.php
Rich Internet application? Haven’t heard of that. Will check it out.
Hey Ashley,
I hope you’ll check out MyEC for you and your language learners. It’s free and there are lots of opportunities for interactive activities (blogging, writing challenges, video challenges, chat room, forums). Check it out and let me know what you think.
Cheers,
Tara
http://my.englishclub.com (to join or just look around)
http://edition.tefl.net/articles/englishclub/teach-myec/ (tutorial for how teachers can use MyEC)
Tara,
Looks great- thanks for posting!