BusyTeacher vs ISLCollective

BusyTeacher provides printable teaching materials and articles for ESL and EFL teachers, along with a library of digital e-books. Its homepage lists 18,421 free printable worksheets and lesson plans, with no registration required. Worksheets cover grammar, vocabulary, speaking, reading, listening, writing, and pronunciation, and the site has tools for making word searches, word or sentence scrambles, and double puzzles. The resource formats also include flashcards, posters, and puzzle activities, with material for young learners, teenagers, and adults. The 80-book library covers subjects such as grammar, speech, business English, classroom management, age groups, and proficiency levels. The e-books arrive as PDF files through an email download link and can be viewed on computers, smartphones, or tablets; they can also be printed, but paper copies are not provided. The entire library costs $80, paid once. An individual e-book license allows use with the buyer’s own students or classes, but prohibits sharing with other teachers or colleagues. The store says digital purchases are not refundable.

iSLCollective is a web community where language teachers share teaching materials they create, including editable Word DOC/DOCX and PowerPoint PPT/PPTX files. Its platforms cover English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian, with materials spanning grammar, general topics, business English and vocabulary. The intended users include teachers in schools and tutors giving one-to-one lessons. Teachers can use interactive worksheet quizzes or begin with an AI-generated quiz version that they review and correct before publishing. Video quizzes combine YouTube videos with popup questions, automatic corrections and scoring. Users can register or log in with Facebook or Google. Free membership costs nothing and allows up to one worksheet download daily or five monthly. Plus costs £5 a month and increases download and print limits, adds more video quiz class links and ad-free links for students. Pro costs £10 a month and provides unlimited resource access in an ad-free environment for teachers and students.