Discover what's new or coming soon, including upcoming lessons and resources and product feature updates. 

Announcements

<p>Every day, we get a ton of requests from teachers around the world. One tool that&rsquo;s been requested over and over again is Microsoft&rsquo;s <strong>Immersive&nbsp;Reader</strong>. Many of you will be happy to know that this valuable digital learning tool is now available to use within our platform!</p>

<p>New to Immersive Reader? This <strong>interactive learning tool</strong> helps improve reading and writing for language learners at all levels by reading text out loud and highlighting&nbsp;each word as it&rsquo;s being read.</p>

<p>Students can customize their reading experience by choosing&nbsp;to listen to a female or male voice and by&nbsp;adjusting the voice speed to their liking. They can also click on any word to hear it spoken out loud and to see a picture of the term for&nbsp;an added visual aid.<br />
<br />
<strong><a href="#demo">Watch this video</a> </strong>to see it in action.&nbsp;</p>

<p><img alt="Ellii lesson with Immersive Reader open" src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/2312/content_Microsoft-Immersive-Reader-On-Ellii_01.jpg" /></p>

<h2>Benefits of Immersive Reader for Students</h2>

<p>This powerful tool is helpful for all students, regardless of age, level, or ability.&nbsp;Not only can it help students with their comprehension and understanding of a text, but it can also help learners improve their reading skills, widen their vocabulary, and enhance their grammar.</p>

<h2>How to Use Immersive Reader on Ellii in 3 Simple Steps</h2>

<p>Here&#39;s how to quickly&nbsp;launch&nbsp;Immersive Reader on the Ellii platform:</p>

<ol>
	<li>Click on any of our lessons with a reading, and open the Task Player.</li>
	<li>Go to any reading task and look for a blue button on the right-hand side of your screen that resembles&nbsp;an open book with a volume symbol on it. When you&nbsp;hover over the button it should say &quot;Immersive Reader.&quot;</li>
	<li>Click on that button to launch&nbsp;Immersive Reader inside our platform.</li>
</ol>

<p><img alt="Immersive Reader button" src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/2313/content_Microsoft-Immersive-Reader-On-Ellii_02.jpg" /></p>

<h2>Enhance Their Reading Experience with More Customization Features</h2>

<p>In addition to adjusting the sound and speed of the voice, students can customize their reading experience even further.</p>

<p>Under <strong>Text Preferences</strong>, students can choose the text size, increase the spacing, adjust the font, and select a background color theme to help improve&nbsp;readability.</p>

<p>Under <strong>Grammar Options</strong>, language learners can choose to show the syllables or highlight different parts of speech such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. Both of these options can&nbsp;help&nbsp;increase reading comprehension. (Note that this is an automated feature and may have some limitations. If you or your students spot any errors, try using this as a learning opportunity.)<br />
<br />
Finally, under <strong>Reading Preferences</strong>, students can choose to focus on&nbsp;either one line, three lines, or five lines of text. This way, students can concentrate&nbsp;on a few lines at a time without getting distracted or feeling overwhelmed by the rest of the text. They can&nbsp;also turn the picture dictionary on or off and adjust the translation to their preferred language.</p>

<p><img alt="Immersive Reader settings open" src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/2314/content_Microsoft-Immersive-Reader-On-Ellii_03.jpg" /></p>

<p>Please note that the translation feature may not always be useful since AI doesn&rsquo;t always translate in context.</p>

<p>For more information, please read our <a href="https://help.ellii.com/article/258-how-to-use-the-immersive-reader">help doc</a>.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><a id="demo"></a>Watch: Immersive Reader Demo</h2>

<p>Ready to see the Immersive Reader tool in action? Watch Rachel show you how to use Immersive Reader in your class&nbsp;via Ellii.</p>

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How to Use Microsoft’s Immersive Reader on Ellii

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<p><b data-stringify-type="bold">This giveaway is now closed. Thank you for participating and congratulations to all our winners.</b></p>

<p>It&rsquo;s hard to believe that this year marks 20 years of providing great content for great teachers.</p>

<p>To celebrate our <a href="https://ellii.com/blog/introducing-our-new-name-ellii" target="_blank">new name</a>&nbsp;and 20th birthday, we don&rsquo;t want to receive gifts. We want to give them.&nbsp;In fact,&nbsp;we&nbsp;want to give prizes away all year long!</p>

<div class="white-box">
<h3>How to Enter</h3>

<p>To enter our 20th Anniversary Giveaway, respond to the prompts in the VideoAsk below. Every VideoAsk response will be entered into the giveaway. <strong>Prizes include iPads, Ellii subscriptions,&nbsp;and Ellii merch</strong>. Simply enter once through VideoAsk to be automatically eligible for every draw that takes place this year.</p>
</div>

<p>Enter our 20th Anniversary Giveaway today for your chance to win! If you&#39;re a winner, we&#39;ll email you. Be sure to follow us on <a href="https://facebook.com/ESLlibrary/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/ESLlibrary/" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/esllibrary" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/esl-library/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> to see all the lucky prizewinners.</p>

<p>We can&#39;t wait to collect your responses, look back on the past 20 years, and share your stories with our hardworking team and teachers around the world.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Good luck, and thanks for celebrating our 20th birthday with us!</p>

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20th Anniversary Giveaway

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<p>ESL Library has a <a href="https://ellii.com/blog/introducing-our-new-name-ellii" target="_blank">new name and logo</a>!&nbsp;As of March 14, 2022, ESL Library will be known as <strong>Ellii</strong>.</p>

<p>If you follow us on any of our social media channels, then you probably saw that we teased this big announcement with fun word games, graphics, and animations. Did you play along? Did you make any guesses? Check the answers and explanations below to see if you got any of our social media clues correct!</p>

<h3>March 2, 2022</h3>

<p><img alt="unscrambled words: we are celebrating twenty years with something big" src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/2139/content_Ellii-Social-Media-Teasers-Explained_01.jpg" /></p>

<p>On March 2, we posted this word game. If you unscramble&nbsp;the letters, it reads:&nbsp;<strong>We are celebrating twenty&nbsp;years with something big</strong>.</p>

<h3>March 3, 2022</h3>

<p><img alt="the new Ellii logo behind ESL Library logo sticker peeling back" src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/2146/content_Ellii-Social-Media-Teasers-Explained.jpg" /></p>

<p>The next day, we posted this image of our logo on a sticker being peeled back. We did this to tease our new logo underneath!</p>

<h3>March 4, 2022</h3>

<p><img alt="word search with the words circled: language evolves over time and ESL Library does too" src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/2141/content_Ellii-Social-Media-Teasers-Explained_03.jpg" /></p>

<p>We then posted this fun word search! When placed in the correct order, the hidden words created the following&nbsp;sentence:&nbsp;<strong>Language evolves over time and ESL Library does too</strong>.</p>

<h3>March 7, 2022</h3>

<p><img alt="flashcards visually hinting at the new Ellii logo " src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/2142/content_Ellii-Social-Media-Teasers-Explained_04.jpg" /></p>

<p>The following week, we posted this video featuring three of our flashcards. This video shows the transition from our old logo to our new logo! The words represented by each flashcard are: &quot;new,&quot; &quot;idea,&quot; and &quot;happy.&quot;</p>

<h3>March 9, 2022</h3>

<p><img alt="ESL Library is getting a makeover" src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/2143/content_Ellii-Social-Media-Teasers-Explained_05.jpg" /></p>

<p>Later that week, we posted another word game. The missing word was <strong>makeover</strong>.</p>

<h3>March 10, 2022</h3>

<p><img alt="book emoji pointing to lightbulb emoji" src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/2147/content_Ellii-Social-Media-Teasers-Explained_06.jpg" /></p>

<p>Next, we posted this image featuring three emojis. Similar to the video featuring our flashcards, this image shows the transition from our old logo to our new logo!</p>

<h3>March 11, 2022</h3>

<p><img alt="ESL Library is getting a new look" src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/2145/content_Ellii-Social-Media-Teasers-Explained_07.jpg" /></p>

<p>Finally, we posted the last hint which, if you guessed correctly, revealed&nbsp;the following sentence:&nbsp;<strong>ESL Library is getting a new look</strong>.</p>

<p>Did you get any of our announcement hints correct? Which ones? Let us know in the comments below!</p>


Ellii Social Media Teasers Explained

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<p>We are so excited to announce that&nbsp;ESL Library has a new name!</p>

<p>As of March 14, 2022, ESL Library will be known as <strong>Ellii</strong>. You can find us at <a href="http://ellii.com">ellii.com</a>.&nbsp;</p>

<h2>Why did we change our name?</h2>

<p>For the past 20&nbsp;years, we&rsquo;ve been developing exceptional content for language teachers like you. Just as language evolves over time, so has our company. We&rsquo;re no longer simply a library of print materials. Today we are one of the most widely used content and courseware platforms for English teachers in the world.</p>

<p>As an innovative EdTech&nbsp;company, our product continues to advance and expand, leaving us in need of a name that better reflects who we are, what we&nbsp;do, and where we are headed.</p>

<p>We also realize that ESL (English as a Second Language) is a term that&rsquo;s not always recognized or used around the world. As we continue to grow, we believe our branding should be more universally reflective of our global community of teachers and students.</p>

<p><img alt="Ellii logo" src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/2127/content_Melissa_Introducing-Our-New-Name-Ellii.png" /></p>

<h2>Why &quot;Ellii&quot;?</h2>

<p>You may be thinking, <em>Why &quot;Ellii&quot;</em>?&nbsp;Watch the video below to learn more about our new name from our CEO and founder, Ben Buckwold.</p>

<div class="videoWrapper"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/diY5qRBbBrQ" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>

<p>While our name has changed, we&rsquo;re still the same EdTech company&mdash;passionate about empowering English language teachers with high-quality, engaging content. Our mission remains the same as well: to connect the world through language. Under our new name, we remain dedicated to building the world&rsquo;s most-loved language teaching platform, and we&#39;re&nbsp;excited to continue growing our global community of hard-working and inspiring teachers.&nbsp;</p>

<h2>What about my bookmarks?</h2>

<p>If you&#39;ve saved ESL Library pages in your browser&#39;s bookmarks (or anywhere else), those links will automatically update and take you to the same page with the new address. There&#39;s no need to update anything.</p>

<h2>What should my students know?&nbsp;</h2>

<p>We highly recommend you let your students know that we&#39;ve changed our name from ESL Library to Ellii. Why not make it part of your next language lesson? You can show them the <a href="https://youtu.be/diY5qRBbBrQ?si=yP0CvcgrA4DT_5wa" target="_blank">video</a>, which teaches them the spelling too: E-l-l-i-i.</p>

<p>Your students will still be able to access the site using&nbsp;the old address, but we highly recommend you give them the new login address: <a href="http://ellii.com/students" target="_blank">ellii.com/students</a>.</p>

<p><i data-stringify-type="italic">Please note that you may see areas that still have the ESL Library name and logo, such as in our PDFs. This is a large project and it will take some time before all the rebranding is complete.</i></p>


We've Changed Our Name to Ellii

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<h2>Our Connection to Ukraine</h2>

<p>Ukraine has always had a special place in our hearts. Our co-founder, Marta Solodun, was born and raised in Lviv, Ukraine, and immigrated to Canada with her parents in 1996.</p>

<p>We have another teammate who was born and raised in Ukraine, and many of our staff&rsquo;s families are from Ukraine or have Ukrainian roots.</p>

<p>We are heartbroken and deeply concerned as we see the amount of senseless suffering, violence, death, and destruction caused by this illegal invasion.</p>

<p>To all of our friends, families, teachers, and students in Ukraine, and to all of the people of Ukraine, we stand with you.</p>

<h2>What We&#39;re Doing to Help &amp; How You Can Too</h2>

<p>Ellii has committed to donating 100% of all our revenue ever earned in Russia since 2002 to the organizations below. If you&#39;re able to join us in contributing, these trusted organizations are working to help with relief efforts.</p>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://www.1kproject.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The $1k Project Ukraine</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://www.comebackalive.in.ua/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The Come Back Alive Club</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://novaukraine.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer 
nofollow" target="_blank">Nova Ukraine</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://razomforukraine.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Razom</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://donate.redcrossredcrescent.org/ua/donate/~my-donation?_cv=1" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Red Cross Ukraine&nbsp;</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://bank.gov.ua/en/news/all/natsionalniy-bank-vidkriv-spetsrahunok-dlya-zboru-koshtiv-na-potrebi-armiyi" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Ukraine Armed Forces&nbsp;</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://bank.gov.ua/en/news/all/natsionalniy-bank-vidkriv-rahunok-dlya-gumanitarnoyi-dopomogi-ukrayintsyam-postrajdalim-vid-rosiyskoyi-agresiyi" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Ukraine Humanitarian Assistance Account</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://www.unicef.org/emergencies/conflict-ukraine-pose-immediate-threat-children" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">UNICEF</a></li>
</ul>


Stand with Ukraine

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<h1>New Year, New Updates</h1>

<p>Here at ESL Library, our product team has had a busy start to the year. We&rsquo;ve been working hard each and every day to improve the ESL Library platform and provide you with new tools that make teaching easier.&nbsp;<br />
Here are three important updates that we just implemented (and that we think you&rsquo;re going to love).</p>

<h2>1. Archive Classes</h2>

<p><img alt="Classroom page on ESL Library with a mouse hovering over the Archive Class option " src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/2069/content_Melissa_Archive-Class-Update.jpg" /></p>

<p>You know how you can &ldquo;archive&rdquo; a student? Well, now you can archive an entire class! Archiving a class allows you to hide a class without losing all the data associated with that class. In other words, you&rsquo;ll still be able to see previous results and feedback from that class, even after you&rsquo;ve archived it.</p>

<p>Keep in mind that once you archive a class, you will no longer be able to assign new tasks or provide new feedback. You also won&rsquo;t be able to add or remove students from the class.&nbsp;</p>

<p>For students, this means they won&rsquo;t be able to redo previously completed tasks or view tasks.&nbsp;Please note that archiving a class does not automatically archive the students in your class.</p>

<p>Once a class has been archived, you then have the option to either:</p>

<ol>
	<li>Completely delete the class; or</li>
	<li>Restore the class when you have a new group of students ready to learn</li>
</ol>

<h2>2. New Navigation Bar</h2>

<p><img alt="Web navigation showing Materials, Saved, and classroom with a cursor " src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/2070/content_Melissa_Navigation-Update.jpg" /></p>

<p>Next, we redesigned our navigation bar to make it easier for you to find exactly what you&rsquo;re looking for, fast.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Here&rsquo;s a breakdown of what&rsquo;s changing:</p>

<h3>Materials</h3>

<p>The Materials drop-down menu will not be changing.</p>

<h3>Class Prep &rarr; Saved</h3>

<p>The Class Prep drop-down menu is now called &ldquo;Saved.&rdquo; This drop-down menu includes all the content you&rsquo;ve saved in one easy-to-find place. Folders, Flashcard Sets, and Likes are all organized in the Saved drop-down menu.</p>

<h3>Classroom</h3>

<p>We added a new drop-down menu called &ldquo;Classroom.&rdquo; This drop-down menu will reflect what was formerly in the My Classes section. Classes, Students, and Assignments are all effortlessly managed and accessible through the Classroom drop-down menu.</p>

<h2>3. Redesigned Classroom Page</h2>

<p><img alt="Classroom Page on ESL Library displayed on a monitor" src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/2071/content_Melissa_Classroom-Page-Update.jpg" /></p>

<p>Lastly, the My Classes page is now called &ldquo;Classroom.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>

<p>This page has received a much-needed makeover. Instead of circles, you&rsquo;ll see a more visually appealing table-like structure instead.&nbsp;</p>

<p>You&rsquo;ll also see three tabs for Classes, Students, and Assignments, allowing you to toggle between them with ease.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Being able to click into separate classes also means that you can now see the Class Code on every one of the individual class pages. The best part? You&rsquo;ll also be able to easily archive your classes from here! Just click &ldquo;More Options.&rdquo;</p>

<p>We can&rsquo;t wait for you to see all the exciting new updates we have planned for you this year. In the meantime, happy archiving and navigating!</p>


New Year, New Updates

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Learn how to make the most of your Ellii subscription with tips from our publishing team.

Teaching with Ellii

<p>Every year, our product team works hard to improve the ESL Library platform and provide you with new tools that make teaching easier. Here&rsquo;s a list of just some of the important updates that we made this year.</p>

<h3>Content Recommendations</h3>

<p><img alt="Content Recommendations tab in My Classes page " src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/1960/content_Melissa_Content-Recommendations-Update.png" /></p>

<p>Most recently, we started providing recommended content for you! Within each of your class pages, we added a new Recommendations tab. You&rsquo;ll see a list of recommended lessons there based on the level and age attributes filled out for each class. You&rsquo;ll be able to easily browse through relevant lessons intended for the specific age and level of your class. Visit <a href="https://ellii.com/yumi/classes?activeTab=students&amp;order=asc&amp;page=1">My Classes</a> to try it out!</p>

<h3>Archiving</h3>

<p><img alt="Archived Students option on My Students section on My Classes Page" src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/1961/content_Melissa_Archiving-Update.png" /></p>

<p>Instead of having to delete students from your account, we added the ability to archive students. Archiving a student removes them from your class and clears up space for a new student to be added to the class. However, unlike deleting, archiving allows you to still view that student&rsquo;s results and feedback. You can also re-add an archived student back to your class, or disconnect archived students and remove them from your student roster entirely. Visit our <a href="https://help.ellii.com/article/248-how-to-archive-or-disconnect-students" target="_blank">How to Archive or Disconnect Students help document</a> to learn more.</p>

<h3>Flashcard Sharing</h3>

<p><img alt="Share Flashcards with Students option on more options menu" src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/1962/content_Melissa_Flashcard-Sharing-Update.png" /></p>

<p>We added the ability to share Flashcard Sets with an entire class or just a few students within your class. Once a Flashcard Set has been shared, students see the Flashcard Set on their dashboard. They also see any notes that you&rsquo;ve included with the set. Watch this <a href="https://help.ellii.com/article/246-how-to-share-flashcard-sets-with-students" target="_blank">video</a> to learn more about flashcard sharing.</p>

<h3>Discover Page</h3>

<p><img alt="Discover Navigation option on ESL Library Menu " src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/1963/content_Melissa_Discover-Page-Update.png" /></p>

<p>To better show you all our new and featured materials, we completely redesigned our homepage. Visit our <a href="https://ellii.com/discover" target="_blank">Discover Page</a> to see new lessons, flashcards, and blogs as well as any relevant or trending content. Make sure you check it often&mdash;our Discover Page changes every week!</p>

<h3>Collections</h3>

<p><img alt="Collections navigation option on ESL library menu " src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/1964/content_Melissa_Collections-Update.png" /></p>

<p>We created brand new Collections organized by theme or function to help you find what you need for your next class. English Foundations, Grammar, and Everyday Topics are just a few of our grouped collections. Be sure to check out all our ready-made <a href="https://ellii.com/collections" target="_blank">Collections</a>.</p>

<h3>Discretion Labels</h3>

<p><img alt="Teacher Discretion label on an ESL Library Lesson" src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/1965/content_Melissa_Discretion-Labels-Update.png" /></p>

<p>For lessons with subject matter that may not be suitable for all audiences, we added discretion labels. You&rsquo;ll see Teacher Discretion labels on lessons containing mature, sensitive, or controversial subject matter. Visit our <a href="https://help.ellii.com/article/226-teacher-discretion-label" target="_blank">Teacher Discretion Label help document</a> to learn more.</p>

<h3>Speaking Task</h3>

<p><img alt="Speaking Task steps for a student" src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/1966/content_Melissa_Speaking-Task-Update.jpg" /></p>

<p>We added the ability to assign speaking tasks for homework. Once a speaking task has been assigned, students see the task on their student dashboard. After they have submitted their recording, you can provide them with feedback. Watch this <a href="https://help.ellii.com/article/241-speaking" target="_blank">video</a> to learn more about speaking tasks.</p>

<h3>And More!</h3>

<p>For a full list of updates in 2021, see our blog post&nbsp;<a href="https://ellii.com/blog/feature-updates-2021">Feature Releases &amp; Platform Updates 2021</a>.</p>

<p>What was your favorite update that we made this year? What new site feature do you use the most? Let us know in the comments below!</p>


Some Important Updates We Made in 2021

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<p><strong>This giveaway is now closed. Thank you for participating! Congratulations to all our winners:</strong></p>

<blockquote>
<ol>
	<li>Lavinia (Norway) &mdash;&nbsp;Week 1 winner</li>
	<li>Adriana (USA) &mdash; Week 2 winner</li>
	<li>Debbie (Canada) &mdash; Week 3 winner</li>
	<li>Tyler&nbsp;(Vietnam) &mdash; Week 4 winner</li>
	<li>Natalia (Brazil) &mdash; Week 5 winner</li>
	<li>Taryn (Canada) &mdash; Week 6 winner</li>
</ol>
</blockquote>

<p>Here at ESL Library, we are so grateful for and in awe of our community of teachers around the world. In the midst of yet another challenging year, you have continually shown dedication, perseverance, and resilience.</p>

<p>This holiday season, we want to celebrate you with our 6 Weeks of Giveaways promotion! Simply visit our <a href="http://www.ellii.com/giveaways" target="_blank">raffle page</a> and fill in your information for a chance to win a 1-year subscription to ESL Library! Winners will receive full access to our teaching materials and resources. We will select one winner each week from now until the end of the year. Just enter once to be automatically eligible for all 6 draws!</p>

<p>Enter our <a href="http://www.ellii.com/giveaways" target="_blank">6 Weeks of Giveaways raffle</a> today! If you are a winner, we will email you. Be sure to follow us on <a href="https://facebook.com/ESLlibrary/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/ESLlibrary/" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/esllibrary" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/esl-library/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> to see all the winners. Good luck!</p>


6 Weeks of Giveaways

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<h2>Archiving</h2>

<p><strong>November 10, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>Teachers can now archive students instead of deleting them from their account. Archiving a student will clear up a space for a new student to be added to the class. <a href="https://help.ellii.com/article/248-how-to-archive-or-disconnect-students">Learn More...</a></p>

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<h2>My Classes Page</h2>

<p><strong>November 3, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>Creating a class is now easier and customizable! Teachers can use the edit filters to indicate their class level, skill, and age. When a class page is empty, teachers will be directed to create a new class.&nbsp;</p>

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<h2>Flashcard Sharing</h2>

<p><strong>September 22, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>Teachers are now able to share <a href="https://ellii.com/flashcard_sets">Flashcards Sets</a> with students! Find this new option in the More Options menu (&middot;&middot;&middot;) next to each set you create. Teachers can select an entire class or just a few students within a class to share with. They can also add notes to their sets.</p>

<p>Students will find a new <b>Flashcards</b> section in their dashboard, which will display all of the flashcard sets that have been shared with them. Students will need to head to this new section to see any shared sets. <a href="https://help.ellii.com/article/246-how-to-share-flashcard-sets-with-students">Learn more...</a></p>

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<h2>Participation Tool</h2>

<p><strong>August 24, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>We&#39;ve released a new tool for <b>Participation</b>! Find it on every Class Page under <b>Tools </b>(on the left). Teachers can use it&nbsp;to see the total time spent by each student on a class within a specific date range and export this information as a .csv file.&nbsp;<br />
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As a bonus, teachers are now able to view each student&#39;s email address or username.&nbsp;This information will appear directly below each&nbsp;name on the&nbsp;<b>Students</b> list.</p>

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<h2>Discover Page</h2>

<p><strong>August 17, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>Our homepage has a brand new look! Find fresh inspiration for your classes&nbsp;and discover all of our latest and featured resources&nbsp;in one place.&nbsp;<a href="https://ellii.com/discover">View page...</a></p>

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<h2>Export&nbsp;Tool Update</h2>

<p><strong>August 9, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>Our new exporting&nbsp;option allows teachers to export a single&nbsp;assignment and all of their students&#39; results for that assignment as one file.</p>

<p>You can find this new feature on the <b>Assignments</b> page or via the <b>More Options</b> menu on each individual assignment in a class.</p>

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<h2>Batch Actions: Delete</h2>

<p><strong>August 3, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>It&#39;s now possible for teachers to delete multiple students at once. If both active and pending students are selected at the same time, the active students will be deleted and the pending students will have their invitations rescinded automatically.</p>

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<h2>Student Dashboard Tab</h2>

<p><strong>July 12, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>We&#39;ve added a new <b>Late</b> tab to the Student Dashboard where learners can view all of their overdue&nbsp;assignments in one place.</p>

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<h2>Flashcard Sets Redesign</h2>

<p><strong>July 7, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>The <a href="https://ellii.com/flashcard_sets">My Flashcard Sets</a> page has a fresh,&nbsp;more user-friendly&nbsp;interface!</p>

<p>We&#39;ve also added a <strong>Launch Category</strong> button to&nbsp;every <a href="https://ellii.com/flashcard_genres">Flashcards</a> category page; teachers can now launch a&nbsp;full category&nbsp;in the Flashcard Player without having to make their own set first.&nbsp;</p>

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<h2>Collections</h2>

<p><strong>June 17, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>We&#39;ve completely revamped our <a href="https://ellii.com/collections">Collections</a>! These ready-made, grouped lesson collections are curated in-house and organized by theme or function.</p>

<p>Within each collection, you can apply a variety of filters to narrow down your materials selection. Access them directly from any page on the <strong>Materials</strong> drop down in the main menu.</p>

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<h2>My Classes Update</h2>

<p><strong>May 13, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>We&rsquo;ve added a new icon in your classes under Assignments to help you find which of your students&rsquo; homework needs feedback from you.</p>

<p>This icon will also be available in Students and My Classes soon.</p>

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<h2>Discretion Labels for Lessons</h2>

<p><strong>April 21, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>We&#39;re adding new discretion labels to lessons with sensitive content that may not be initially obvious or suitable for all audiences.</p>

<p>We hope this will help teachers determine what content is most appropriate for their students. <a href="https://help.ellii.com/article/226-teacher-discretion-label">Learn more...</a></p>

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<h2>Speaking Task</h2>

<p><strong>April 19, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>Teachers can now assign speaking tasks to students for homework or to help with placement. Choose a theme from our new <a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/105/resources/3594">Speak Up</a> resource to try it out!</p>

<p>Each theme has three questions and students have up to two minutes to record a response for each. Students will see the task on their student dashboard and teachers can leave digital written feedback.</p>

<p>For teachers on iOS devices, we recommend using this feature with Safari only. <a href="https://help.ellii.com/article/241-speaking" target="_blank">Learn more...</a></p>

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<h2>Grid View For Search Results</h2>

<p><strong>April 14, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>Teachers are now able to view search results in a grid format! After you enter a search term, click on the new grid icon (⊞) on the top right of the page. You can toggle back to the old list view by clicking on the list icon.</p>

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<h2>Search Tool</h2>

<p><strong>March 25, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>Teachers are now able to view search results from all the materials on our site at once&nbsp;or as individual categories, such as lessons, flashcards, or blog posts.</p>

<p>The new search tool includes two filters: <b>Level</b> (which can be managed in <a href="https://ellii.com/my_account">My Account&rarr;Settings</a>) and <b>Audience</b>.</p>

<p>Teachers can sort results in one of three ways: by order of <b>relevance</b> to your search term, <b>alphabetically</b> by the title of the material, or by the most <b>recently updated</b> content.</p>

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<h2>Classes Redesign &amp;&nbsp;Activity Feed</h2>

<p><strong>March 19, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>Classes have a brand new look! Teachers can now edit and manage their classes and students from the new class <b>Home</b> page, accessible as usual from <a href="https://ellii.com/yumi/classes?activeTab=students&amp;order=asc&amp;page=1">My Classes</a>.</p>

<p>Here, you&#39;ll also find the new <b>Activity Feed</b>, which provides updates about assignments and class members.</p>

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<h2>Site&nbsp;Notifications</h2>

<p><strong>March 12, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>Teachers are now able to receive <b>Notifications</b> about assignment due dates and newly published lessons, resources, and folders. You can enable or disable this new feature on your <a href="https://ellii.com/my_account/">My Account</a> page under <a href="https://ellii.com/my_account/notifications">Site Notifications</a>.</p>

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<h2>Reading Task Image Zoom</h2>

<p><strong>February 11, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>Teachers are now able to click on images in a reading task to focus on them in full screen. The full screen overlay includes zoom controls.</p>

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<h2>&quot;My Classes&quot; Update</h2>

<p><strong>February 11, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>Teachers will now find the number of students next to the <strong>Students</strong> label in <a href="https://ellii.com/yumi/classes?activeTab=assignments&amp;order=asc&amp;page=1">My Assignments</a>.&nbsp;The <strong>Filter by Class</strong>&nbsp;option within <a href="https://ellii.com/yumi/classes?activeTab=students&amp;order=asc&amp;page=1">My Students</a> now identifies students without a class as <strong>None</strong> instead of <strong>Unsorted</strong>.</p>

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<h2>Student Password Recovery</h2>

<p><strong>January 28, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>We have released a password recovery feature for students with email accounts, which you&rsquo;ll now find on the <a href="https://ellii.com/students">student login</a> screen.</p>

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<h2>Student Page Updates</h2>

<p><strong>January 28, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>The new <strong>My Assignments</strong> tab next to <strong>My Students</strong> in <a href="https://ellii.com/yumi/classes?activeTab=students&amp;order=asc&amp;page=1">My Classes</a> allows teachers to view types of assignments, student progress, and their results all in one place.</p>

<p><strong>All Assignments</strong> are now automatically sorted by <strong>Last Updated</strong>. This will be the default order, but teachers can still use whichever filters they like to organize or search the list.</p>

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<h2>Share Folders within a Group Account</h2>

<p><strong>December 11, 2020:&nbsp;</strong>Teachers and administrators that are part of a group account can now share custom folders with other users within the same group. This makes it easier for administrators and teachers to develop a curriculum or unit plan using the Folders system and share them with other members within the same school or district. To share a folder, click on the three dots and select the Share With... option. <a href="https://help.ellii.com/article/217-how-to-use-folders">Learn more...</a></p>


Feature Releases & Platform Updates 2021

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<blockquote>
<p>&quot;ESL Library (now Ellii) was founded in 2002 as a resource site for English teachers. The materials are designed to enhance, complement, or supplement curriculum. New materials are added every month. The lessons include relevant, thought-provoking materials that focus on real-world issues, historical events, and natural dialogues geared toward teens and adults. There are also kid-friendly lessons for young learners and middle schoolers as well as lessons for literacy classrooms.&quot;</p>

<p class="attribution">&mdash;<a href="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/attachments/2448/ESLLibrary__1__2.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WIDA PRIME Correlator</a></p>
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<p>Does your school follow the <a href="https://wida.wisc.edu/">WIDA Standards Framework</a>? If yes, you may be wondering if Ellii (formerly ESL Library) is a good fit for your school.</p>

<p>WIDA uses a special correlation process called PRIME, which stands for Protocol for Review of Instructional Materials for ELLs. The main purpose of PRIME is to help educators in the K&ndash;12 space understand the relevance of materials that are available for their language programs.</p>

<p>In early 2021, a WIDA&nbsp;PRIME&nbsp;V2 correlator spent a week reviewing Ellii&#39;s (formerly ESL&nbsp;Library&#39;s) offerings. They looked at our&nbsp;correlation to WIDA&#39;s Standard Framework as well as connections to the ELD Standards.</p>

<p>You can view the full <a href="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/attachments/2448/ESLLibrary__1__2.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WIDA Correlation for ESL&nbsp;Library</a> on WIDA&#39;s PRIME inventory page (with referenced examples taken from a variety of materials and sections on&nbsp;our site).* Here is an abridged&nbsp;summary:</p>

<ul class="resources">
	<li class="correct">Materials are asset-based.</li>
	<li class="correct">Materials feature academic language.</li>
	<li class="correct">Materials address language features appropriately and consistently at the discourse dimension for all proficiency&nbsp;levels.</li>
	<li class="correct">Materials address language features appropriately and consistently at the sentence dimension for all proficiency&nbsp;levels.</li>
	<li class="correct">Materials address language features appropriately and consistently at the word/phrase dimension for all proficiency&nbsp;levels.</li>
	<li class="correct">Differentiation of language is addressed throughout the materials and is developmentally and linguistically appropriate for the proficiency&nbsp;levels.</li>
	<li class="correct">The four language domains are targeted and integrated throughout the&nbsp;materials.</li>
	<li class="correct">Social and instructional language are&nbsp;included in the&nbsp;materials.</li>
	<li class="correct">Materials encourage language learners to engage in higher-thinking skills at all&nbsp;levels.</li>
	<li class="correct">Materials cover a range of language functions that are incorporated into a communicative&nbsp;goal.</li>
</ul>

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<p>As you review the official <a href="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/attachments/2448/ESLLibrary__1__2.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WIDA Correlation</a>, please note that Ellii (formerly ESL&nbsp;Library) is not currently licensing WIDA terminology, which means we cannot explicitly reference WIDA standards and descriptors in our materials. In addition, Ellii, which services teachers all over the world, does not yet assign specific grade bands to materials. We do hope to add WIDA proficiency levels to our <a href="https://ellii.com/equivalencies">Equivalency Scale</a> later this&nbsp;year.</p>

<h2>2021&nbsp;Updates</h2>

<p>We&#39;re always striving to make improvements! A new Young Learner filter has been added to the site since WIDA&#39;s correlation. Other <a href="https://ellii.com/blog/feature-updates-2021">recent developments</a> include teacher discretion labels, digital speaking tasks, and <a href="https://ellii.com/collections">collections</a>. Ellii&#39;s (formerly ESL&nbsp;Library&#39;s) new collections make it easier for teachers to sort and filter relevant content by theme, function, and academic subject&nbsp;as well as by age-appropriateness and proficiency level. Finally, our new <a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published">Ellii Folders</a>, curated by the publishing team, support the progression of language development and have been popular with our K⁠&ndash;⁠12&nbsp;teachers.</p>

<p>A special thank you to the folks at WIDA for your careful consideration of our materials and&nbsp;site!</p>

<p>*If the link does not open a PDF, please visit <a href="https://www.widaprime.org/correlated-instructional-materials">WIDA&#39;s PRIME inventory</a> and type ESL Library as a search term.</p>

<h2>Related</h2>

<ul class="resources">
	<li class="collection"><a href="https://ellii.com/collections/academic-subjects">Academic Subjects Collection</a></li>
	<li class="blog-post"><a href="https://ellii.com/blog/wida-conference-2018">WIDA Conference 2018: Highlights &amp; Takeaways</a></li>
	<li class="external-link"><a href="https://www.casas.org/qs/Publisher/Show/805" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CASAS Quick Search</a> (New CASAS Collections coming soon!)</li>
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WIDA Correlation: A Seal for Ellii (formerly ESL Library)

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<h2>Do You Use Flipgrid?&nbsp;</h2>

<p><a href="https://info.flipgrid.com/">Flipgrid</a> is a popular EdTech tool that encourages students to speak out&nbsp;on all sorts of topics they&#39;re learning about at school. With Flipgrid, teachers and students become their own content creators. The best part about Flipgrid is that everyone gets to use their creativity to the fullest including curators, teachers, and students.&nbsp;It&#39;s no wonder the language teaching community loves Flipgrid!&nbsp;</p>

<h2>ESL Library Is a Flipgrid&nbsp;Partner</h2>

<p>Flipgrid recognizes the importance of designing activities that target both academic and language needs. We&nbsp;were thrilled when Flipgrid invited ESL Library to become an official <strong>Discovery Library Partner</strong>.&nbsp;Each quarter, our publishing team&nbsp;adds several prompts for&nbsp;Flipgrid teachers to use with their students. ESL Library&#39;s Flipgrid prompts&nbsp;includes photos, videos, quotes, discussion questions, and more! These prompts integrate with full lesson plans and activities on ESL Library.<br />
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Find&nbsp;<a href="https://admin.flipgrid.com/discovery/partners/ellii">ESL Library</a> in Flipgrid&#39;s <a href="https://admin.flipgrid.com/manage/discovery">Discovery Library</a>, and be sure to check out all of the other great educational partners too. You can filter by <strong>Language Learning</strong> to find the best prompts for your students.</p>

<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NtnFYKZOYpg" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>

<h2>Learn All about Flipgrid at the ESL Library Virtual Conference</h2>

<p>This September, ESL Library is hosting its first-ever conference for English language teachers! On Friday, September 17, 2021, from 11:30 am to 12:15 pm (CDT),&nbsp;Fely Garc&iacute;a L&oacute;pez&nbsp;will show teachers&nbsp;how to get started with Flipgrid and how to create discussion topics that incorporate best practices for second language acquisition. Learn more and register&nbsp;for <a href="https://ellii.com/conference/2021">ESL Library&#39;s Virtual Conference</a> today. It&#39;s free!</p>

<h2>Share the Love&nbsp;</h2>

<p>The first thing we discovered when partnering with Flipgrid is that this company truly cares about learners and the learning journey. They are helpful and welcoming, and you can tell right away that the staff at Flipgrid love what they do. If you love Flipgrid as much as we do,&nbsp;please leave a comment telling teachers why&nbsp;you love it and how you use it with your language learners.&nbsp;</p>


ESL Library Partners with Flipgrid

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<p>Every month, our writers, editors, and illustrators work to produce new printable and digital content. We determine what to create based on teacher requests, trends in the industry, and what&rsquo;s going on in the world. We absolutely love the process of creating enriching materials for language teachers. Here&rsquo;s a list of what&rsquo;s new so far this&nbsp;year.</p>

<h1>New for August&ndash;Dec 2021</h1>

<p>We have a NEW collection category called <a href="https://ellii.com/collections/new-for-2021">What&#39;s New?</a>&nbsp;All new releases will be categorized in this collection. Be sure to visit weekly for new releases!</p>

<h1>New June&ndash;July</h1>

<ul class="resources">
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3697">Amazon Destroys Unsold Items</a>: English with The Washington Post (3 Levels)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/81/lessons/3695">Badlands National Park</a>: Famous Places</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/117/lessons/3696">Glaciers</a>: Discovery</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3694">International Day of Friendship</a>: Holidays &amp; Events</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3691">Back to the Office</a>: English with The Washington Post (2 Levels)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/123/lessons/3692">Object Pronouns</a>: Super Simple Grammar</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3688">A Close Call with a Whale</a>: English with The Washington Post&nbsp;</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/134/lessons/3685">Lena&#39;s Big, Happy Family</a>: Word Bank Readers</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3684">Pride Month (Low Int)</a>: Holidays &amp; Events</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/131/lessons/2774">A Fab Cab</a>: Phonics Stories (New Video)</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/76/lessons/1709">Making an Appointment</a>: Everyday Dialogues (New Video)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3683">Texas Bakery Supports Pride</a>: English with The Washington Post</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/3682">Father&#39;s Day</a>: Word Bank</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/134/lessons/3681">Father&#39;s Day Fun</a>: Word Bank Reader</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/92/lessons/1737">Saying Hello</a>: Functional English (Assessment B: New Video Task)</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/2256">Gerunds &amp; Infinitives</a>: Grammar Practice Worksheets (New Video)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3676">The Heroic Rats of Cambodia</a>: English with The Washington Post (2 Levels)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3674">UFOs and the US Government</a>: English with The Washington Post (2 Levels)</li>
</ul>

<h1>New May&ndash;June&nbsp;</h1>

<ul class="resources">
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/128/resources/3675">Study Skills</a>: Real-World Reading</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/81/lessons/3612">Mount Rushmore</a>: Famous Places</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/95/lessons/3669">Autism</a>: Health Matters</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3671">Remains of 215 Indigenous Children Found at Residential School</a>: English with The Washington Post (2 Levels)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3668">Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day</a>: Holidays &amp; Events</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3670">100th Anniversary of Tulsa Race Massacre</a>: English with The Washington Post</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3664">The Immigrant Who Became a Senator</a>: English with The Washington Post (3 Levels)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/130/lessons/3667">/ŋ/</a>: Pronunciation</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/92/lessons/1743">Talking about the Weather</a>: Assessment A: Listening (Video)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/123/lessons/3663">Subject Pronouns</a>: Super Simple Grammar</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/92/lessons/1749">Making Small Talk</a>: Assessment A: Listen &amp; Answer (Video)</li>
	<li class="collection"><a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published/80591">Reading for Business Course (B2-C2)</a>: ESL Library Folders</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/3661">Different Weather &amp; Seasons</a>: Word Bank Readers</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/3660">A Trip to the Bank</a>: Word Bank Readers</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/76/lessons/3658">Going Shopping (Beg)</a>: Everyday Dialogues</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3657">Multigenerational Living</a>: English with The Washington Post (2 Levels)</li>
	<li class="collection"><a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published/82132">Digital Literacy (Int &ndash; Adv)</a>: ESL Library Folder</li>
	<li class="collection"><a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published/82130">Digital Literacy (Beg &ndash; Low Int)</a>: ESL Library Folder</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/3651">Digital Literacy Needs Assessment</a>: Assessment Tools</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/3652">Digital Literacy Needs Assessment (Pictorial)</a>: Assessment Tools</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/3656">Hiro&#39;s Apartment</a>: Word Bank Readers</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/92/lessons/1738">Giving Personal Information</a>: Functional English (new assessments with video)</li>
	<li class="flashcards"><a href="https://ellii.com/flashcard_genres/5/flashcard_categories/226">Countries</a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/131/lessons/3305">Jeff &amp; Steve</a>: Phonics Stories (new video)</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/1607">Superlative Adjectives</a>: Grammar Practice Worksheets (new video)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3645">Vaccine Skeptics Change Their Minds</a>: English with The Washington Post (3 Levels)</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/107/resources/3649">Ocean Story</a>: Visual Learning (3 Levels)</li>
</ul>

<h1>New April&ndash;May&nbsp;</h1>

<ul class="resources">
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/3662">Happy Earth Day</a>: Word Bank Readers</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/1607">Comparative Adjectives</a>: Grammar Practice Worksheets</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/3584">Teacher Evaluation Forms</a>: Assessment Tools</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/105/resources/3611">Speak Up (High Int &ndash; Adv)</a>: Warm-Ups &amp; Fillers</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/80/lessons/3582">George Lucas</a>: Famous People</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/74/lessons/3569">How to Take Notes</a>: Writing in English</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/3610">Mother&#39;s Day Gifts</a>: Word Bank Readers</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/3606">Ali&#39;s House</a>: Word Bank Readers</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/76/lessons/3598">Asking for Directions (Beg)</a>: Everyday Dialogues (with video)</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/76/lessons/1720">Asking for Directions (Int)</a>: Everyday Dialogues (with video)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/105/resources/3608">Speak Up (Beg &ndash; Low Int)</a>: Warm-Ups &amp; Fillers</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/130/lessons/3609">/n/</a>: Pronunciation</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/3583">Mother&#39;s Day</a>: Word Bank</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3580">Victoria Day (Low Int)</a>: Holidays &amp; Events</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3607">Soccer&#39;s Short-Lived Super League</a>: English with The Washington Post (3 Levels)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/130/lessons/3601">/m/</a>: Pronunciation</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3581">Children&#39;s Day</a>: Holidays &amp; Events</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3600">George Floyd Guilty Verdict</a>: English with The Washington Post</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/131/lessons/3599">The Moon at Noon</a>: Phonics Stories (with video)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3595">Ramadan Under COVID</a>: English with The Washington Post (3 Levels)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/82/lessons/3591">The English Language</a>: Famous Things (with video)</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/107/resources/3586">Space Story (Beg)</a>: Visual Learning (YL)</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/107/resources/3593">Space Story (Low Int)</a>: Visual Learning&nbsp;(YL)</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/107/resources/3585">Space Story (Int)</a>: Visual Learning&nbsp;(YL)</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/105/resources/3594">Speak Up (Low Int &ndash; Int)</a>: Warm-Ups &amp; Fillers</li>
	<li class="collection"><a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published/76093">Financial Literacy (CLB 5&ndash;12)</a>: ESL Library Folders</li>
	<li class="collection"><a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published/76851">Financial Literacy (CLB 1&ndash;4)</a>: ESL Library Folders</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3588">Egypt&#39;s Lost Golden City</a>: English with the Washington Post (3 Levels)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/132/lessons/3587">Spring:</a> Picture Stories</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3577">Setbacks in Women&#39;s Equality:</a> English with the Washington Post (3 Levels)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3572">Prince Harry&ndash;Tech Exec</a>: English with the Washington Post (3 Levels)</li>
</ul>

<h1>New March&ndash;April&nbsp;</h1>

<ul class="resources">
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3574">Ship Freed from Suez Canal</a>: English with The Washington Post</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/117/lessons/3575">The 5 Senses:</a> Discovery</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3552">Ramadan (Beg):</a> Holidays &amp; Events</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/107/resources/3576">Linear Relations</a>: Visual Learning</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/107/resources/3570">Introduction to Graphing</a>: Visual Learning</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/107/resources/3555">Following the Doctor&#39;s Instructions</a>: Visual Learning</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/82/lessons/3565">Tea</a>: Famous Things</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/76/lessons/3551">Going to the Doctor</a> (Beg): Everyday Dialogues</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/76/lessons/1708">Going to the Doctor </a>(Low Int): Everyday Dialogues</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3567">Chimps on Zoom</a>: English with The Washington Post</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/130/lessons/3553">/t/:</a> Pronunciation</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/130/lessons/3554">/d/</a>: Pronunciation</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3556">The Last Game Hockey Game</a>: English with The Washington Post</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3547">Racism in Dr. Seuss Books</a>: English with The Washington Post</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/131/lessons/2751">These or Those Clothes?</a>: Phonics Stories</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3545">Countdown to Easter</a>: Holidays &amp; Events</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/1626">Adverbs of Manner</a>: Grammar Practice Worksheets (Video)</li>
</ul>

<h1>New Feb&ndash;March&nbsp;</h1>

<ul class="resources">
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/81/lessons/3527">The United Kingdom</a>: Famous Places</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3540">Mars Landing</a>: English with the Washington Post</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/2241">Adverbs of Frequency</a>: Grammar Practice Worksheets (Video)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/76/lessons/3542">Making a Grocery List (Beg</a>): Everyday Dialogues</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/123/lessons/3532">Adverbs of Frequency</a>: Super Simple Grammar</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/80/lessons/3531">Jane Goodall</a>: Famous People</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3526">International Women&#39;s Day</a> (Beg &ndash; Low Int): Holidays &amp; Events</li>
	<li class="flashcards"><a href="https://ellii.com/flashcard_genres/25/flashcard_categories/308">Math Vocabulary</a></li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/129/lessons/3533">Trailblazers</a>: True Grammar Stories</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/76/lessons/1719">Making a Grocery List</a>: Everyday Dialogues</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3536">Period Poverty in New Zealand</a>: English with The Washington Post</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/3528">Dinosaurs</a>: Word Bank</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3535">Power Grid Failure</a>: English with The Washington Post</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3529">Zoom Cat Filter</a>: English with The Washington Post (2 levels avail.)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3523">Protesting&nbsp;with Pots &amp; Pans</a>: English with the Washington Post (3 levels avail.)</li>
	<li class="flashcards"><a href="https://ellii.com/flashcard_genres/14/flashcard_categories/317">Dinosaurs</a></li>
</ul>

<h1>New Jan&ndash;Feb&nbsp;</h1>

<ul class="resources">
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3486">What&#39;s She Like? A Valentine&#39;s Story</a>: Holidays &amp; Events</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/2093">Adjectives</a>: Grammar Practice Worksheets</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3487">Privacy Labels on Apps</a>: English with the Washington Post</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/82/lessons/3482">Black Lives Matter (Beg &ndash; Low Int)</a>: Famous Things</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/82/lessons/3483">Black Lives Matter (Int &ndash; High Int)</a>: Famous Things</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/121/lessons/3478">Weather (Adjectives)</a>: English Basics</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/80/lessons/3473">Frederick Douglass</a>: Famous People</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/72/lessons/3485">Classrooms of the Future (Low Int)</a>: Discussion Starters</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/3476">Clothes</a>: Word Bank</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3477">Lunar New Year (Low Int)</a>: Holidays &amp; Events</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3484">&quot;The Hill We Climb&quot;</a>: English with the Washington Post</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/125/resources/3481">At the Hospital</a>: Language Scenes (Build-a-Task)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3472">Team Lioness</a>: English with the Washington Post</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/105/resources/3471">Valentine&#39;s Day Interview</a>: Warm-Ups &amp; Fillers</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/118/lessons">The Alphabet Song</a>: Phonics Videos</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3469">Queen Gets Vaccine</a>: English with the Washington Post</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/76/lessons/1717">Making Introductions</a>: Everyday Dialogues (Video)</li>
</ul>

<h1>New Dec &#39;20&ndash;Jan &#39;21</h1>

<ul class="resources">
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3463">Siege at US Capitol</a>: English with the Washington Post</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/131/lessons/2744">The Fat Rat</a>: Phonics Stories (Video)</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/131/lessons/2767">Chad&#39;s Dad</a>: Phonics Stories (Video)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/121/lessons/3459">Weather (Nouns)</a>: English Basics</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/123/lessons/3460">Prepositions of Time</a>: Super Simple Grammar</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/125/resources/3458">At the Hospital</a>: Language Scenes (Spot the Differences)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/3457">Health-Care Workers</a>: Word Bank</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3451">Woman Tracks Down First Grade English Tutor</a>: English with The Washington Post</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3454">YouTube Prepares for Global Growth</a>: English with The Washington Post</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/1624">Object Pronouns</a>: Video</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/1624">Subject Pronouns</a>: Video</li>
	<li class="collection"><a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published/72701">Family &amp; Relationships (Beg &ndash; Low Int / CLB 1&ndash;3)</a>: ESL Library Folder&nbsp;</li>
	<li class="collection"><a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published/72702">Family &amp; Relationships (Low Int &ndash; Int / CLB 4&ndash;5)</a>: ESL Library Folder</li>
</ul>

<p>For new materials added last year, view <a href="https://ellii.com/blog/new-2020">What Was New in 2020?</a></p>
