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Stories to inspire and teach. Share yours.

Started by ddeubel in Teaching and Methodology. Last reply by ddeubel Jun 10. 79 Replies 1 Like

I'd like to share in this forum and would like others to share, short stories that might apply to education / teaching and that will inspire. I believe stories and a narrative are powerful, whether…Continue

Tags: hodja, tao, zen, professional_development, storytelling

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Favorite Movie about Teaching?

Started by ddeubel in Teaching and Methodology. Last reply by ddeubel Apr 23. 88 Replies 3 Likes

I'd like to compile a list of movies…Continue

Tags: best, video, film, teaching, movie

Learning Communities

Started by Allan Richards in Teaching and Methodology Oct 27, 2017. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Hey everyone!I am new to the forum and am curious how you feel learning communities benefit educators when it comes to developing a collective responsibility as educators. Do you feel a forum like…Continue

Implementation

Started by Christina Shepherd in Teaching and Methodology. Last reply by ddeubel Oct 26, 2017. 1 Reply 0 Likes

How does implementation help you out throughout the year? I am curious to know what things have worked for you and what things have not worked for you through an implementation standard. Continue

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September 2010 Blog Posts (48)

Supporter Larry Ferlazzo - the ultimate website resource

I've highlighted Larry Ferlazzo's amazing blog already but it is about time to repeat! Well worth once again, letting others know about all the invaluable work here does. He constantly shares and informs ESL / EFL teachers around the world and really "makes a difference" His site is extensive and exhaustive and you can find his daily new entries/posts on our main page (scroll down and on the right).

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Supporter Mixtube - your own youtube catalog

MIX TUBE

Mixtube is a really simple way for teachers to make a list of their favorite Youtube videos You simply put in the url/address of the video and it will be added to your list. You can "borrow" a list of others and use it as the foundation to build your own. (just go to the bottom of the list and select - "create your own playlist based on this". It is really simple!… Continue

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Supporter Odopod online drawing

Kids love to draw. Heck, everyone loves to draw. (see my blog post, "The Draw of Drawing" for many ideas) And Odopod's Sketchpad is the absolute best on the Web. I've long had it on our site map (look at the bottom category). However, they've recently redesigned and it is cooler than ever!

With the sketchpad, you can make a sketch and… Continue

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Supporter WideWord is a great addition and in many ways "improvement" on a lot of collaborative writing tools out there, in particular Pirate Pad or Writeboard.Yes, there is google docs but WideWord makes it s…

WideWord is a great addition and in many ways "improvement" on a lot of collaborative writing tools out there, in particular Pirate Pad or Writeboard.Yes, there is google docs but WideWord makes it super simple and secure to edit a document together. Perfect for a class or groups within a class.

Whoever… Continue

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Supporter Vocaroo - easy audio recordings

Vocaroo is a fabulous audio recording site. No frills simplicity and in seconds you can have an mp3 to either download and play back to students/share or embed on a webpage.

Go try it! Russell Stannard has a nice tutorial on his site about Vocaroo.…

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Supporter Storybird - the best online story writing site

Storybook is a fabulous idea. Using art contributed by some of the world's best illustrators, students can quickly choose pictures and write a story. It is so easy! On one simple interface, students drag over the picture and then type in the box. No saving, that's automatic. Just click the + sign to add the next page. Keep it private…

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Supporter Free place to teach / organize an online course.

Efront, our language learning management

system has been tested and is up and running! Fully live.

I'll be holding courses there after my move, later this fall. I hope members will sign up to my courses in TESOL and also Educational Technology. But feel free to register now and start your own class using this world class platform. I did a lot of research… Continue

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Supporter The #1 ...(place to have your students blog)

** Not your ordinary, endless list - just what's number 1.

Edublogs

I guess this one is pretty obvious, seeing that what you are experiencing right now IS Edublogs. However, I do expect this pick to be contentious and I do agree… Continue

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Supporter The Top 5 things I hate about some blogs

I usually stay FAR away from blogging about blogging. Not that I don't find this kind of introspection fun or revealing/engaging. Far from it. I just don't feel comfortable doing it and if there is one BIG rule when it comes to blogging, it is, blog about what you are comfortable with.

There you go, I've started blogging about blogging. LOL.

I decided to share my own "hates" and what I find distasteful on some blogs because I've noticed there seems to be a lot of… Continue

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Chinese Students Talked About A Movie With American Students Online

After reading the story or watching the movie, A Streetcar Named Desire, describe an event that happens and explain if anything similar would ever happen in your community. Do people in your community ever act like the characters in this story? These are some things to think about:

1. Do men usually dominate over women as the men in the story rule…

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Students All Have Their Say on Web-based English Class

Below is quoted from my former students in Class011,Class031,Class032 and Class033.Their firm support to my e-class helped me move forward,carrying on my web-based English education.The best evaluation on education sometimes is from students themselves rather from educators.

I am glad to know some of them are now involved in e-learning and e-teaching in their own school.I really appreciate their…

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My Online Classes since 2002

First 'online' class: （Vance Stevens visited my school in 2002 when the Internet classrooms were just set up. The picture below shows a class that had not had any experience online since there were very few classrooms hooked up to the Internet.Classes after 2004 were provided with much better e-classrooms in which each student could use a desktop that was connected to the Internet.That made the beginning of Yaodong's REAL online classes.) --------Yaodong…

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Supporter Active Vocab List

I'm working on a school project with one of my students. The project went public this week.

We discuss active vocabulary of New Millennium English textbook for 10th

grade students in Russia http://nme10.tiddlyspace.com/ Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/nme_10 also…

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Supporter The Sopranos and the indelible nature of language

Can you be my psychiatrist? May I admit something? I've always had a severe sensitivity to language - especially the proclivity to pun incessantly. I kid you not - full blown Foerster's Syndrome. It is under control but today I've had a hard day with the word, "indelible". It has been in every second sentence and almost every thought.

I looked it up:

Definition of… Continue

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Supporter Global Education Conference

I would like to invite your students to participate in The Global Education Conference this November

15-19, 2010. This conference is held online in Elluminate over 5 days in multiple time zones. We are interested in participants, presenters and partners. The focus is on global collaboration and bringing interested parties together to explore best

practices in helping students and educators develop global competencies.

Students you know may be… Continue

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Supporter Peace Education and ELT

Today, September 21st, we celebrate the International Day of Peace.

Please read my blog post inspired by the need to do all we can to that end.

If you are an English language teacher, there is so much you can do within your classroom walls - and beyond!

You can read the post…

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Supporter eTeaching video room - your thoughts?

This next year, I'll be setting up my own eTeaching system and doing online teacher training. Mostly out of interest and to see if I can do it. As part of that process, I'm presently setting up my own audio/video eteaching suite. And since I'm doing it for myself, I thought, "why not do it for everyone?". Technology has that benefit, once you do it for yourself, it costs little to share it.

So, I'd like to ask what you are looking for in an eteaching system. You know, I've… Continue

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