I often hear Japanese students are shy in an EFL classroom, and I myself have long thought so.
However, I began to suspect that those seemingly shy students are not always that shy. My working hypothesis is that they may be shiest in class, around people they meet every week but don't know very well. So this semester I decided to try increasing interaction in class, especially in the first couple of weeks. "One of the things that my students love the most on our KidBlog are our weekly blog challenges. And while these challenges are in sense homework, they always have the opportunity to do them at school, and get enough time to do it without being a hassle. Over the past two years we have had quite a lot of fun with these, so why not share for all you blogging with your students. Feel free to borrow or change to suit your kids." 
My 2nd year EFL students have just started blogging, talking about places they love or want to visit. I'd very much appreciate it if you could drop by and leave comments.
I'll ask them, when we meet tomorrow, how they want to have their errors corrected. It's one my goals this year to find some good ways to give corrective feedback. Tracey and Rachael presented on their use of Quadblogging at TeachMeet Brighton 2012 at the Amex stadium... Via Christine Cox 
Running a blog with your students is about as far from a traditional teaching method as you can get, and chances are nobody taught you how to do it. That’s why teachers who blog with students... 
Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. Via Mayra Aixa Villar 
By Richard Miles Nanzan University, Nagoya, Japan Abstract Since the 1990s, learner autonomy has become more widely utilized by educators around the world... 
Story Shakers is the revolutionary online teaching tool that is shaking up Literacy teaching. Try our homepage storyboard to see how it works - just touch the dice!
Story Shakers gives you thousands of different options for storyboards in a range of writing genres including stories, non-chronological reports, instructions and newspapers. Via Gregg Morris, Heiko Idensen, Louise Robinson-Lay, Jim Lerman 
It's a good question! The fact is that blogs are filled with articles about Pinterest. For my part, I am absolutely convinced that this kind of social media will wreak havoc among users... and you? [note mg]
It's addictive, fun, visually appealing, and easy, so it's no wonder Pinterest, the popular visual bookmarking site, has hooked millions of users. That said, the site’s growth (below) was fairly flat from its launch in early 2010 until September 2011. But since then, it’s simply been going gangbusters, begging the question--why now? Here are three reasons why we think it’s become so attractive.
1. Pinterest rides (and defines) a new trend: social relevance.
Pinterest is successfully riding a new trend wave in the social space, moving mechanisms for content sharing beyond connections (friends) and towards relevance, effectively broadening the social horizon for us content addicts.
Read more: http://www.fastcompany.com/1818729/why-are-we-all-suddenly-pinterested Via Martin Gysler, Jim Lerman 
Sneffel is a beta web app that changes online education through real time collaboration. Via Ana Cristina Pratas 1 Athletics / extracurricular activities |
"The following programs and services may prove useful in finding language exchange (eTandem) partners. In addition, many of the programs communication programs listed above offer user directories that allow users to search for persons living in a particular country and/or speaking a particular language." 
My 1st year EFL students talked about their Golden Week holidays in their first posts, and are getting to know how to leave a comment to each other's post. I'd very much appreciate it if you could drop by and leave comments. I'll ask them next week how they want to have their errors corrected. It's one my goals this year to find some good ways to give corrective feedback. Tracey and Rachael presented on their use of Quadblogging at TeachMeet Brighton 2012 at the Amex stadium... Via Christine Cox A Blog, a Quad and a Leap!(RT @MoodleMcKean: Pelecon Keynote by David Mitchell on Prezi @deputymitchell http://t.co/rbEHFyha #quadblogging #edtech #edchat #lrnchat #tlchat...)... Via Christine Cox 
Hello teachers and young writers!
By participating in the global novel project, you are connecting with students in other nations, broadening your own and others’ vantage point, expanding your and others’ knowledge of our amazing world and collaborating on a piece of literature that will serve as a resource for many students and educators around the globe! Via iEARN-USA 
A designer lessons ESL lesson plan developed by George Chilton Everybody loves estate agents, right? Well, this is a lesson that celebrates them. I’m using pictures sourced from @elt_Pics ... Via Rita Simons Santiago 
Hayo Reinders Middlesex University Abstract Digital storytelling is a compelling activity for the language classroom. |
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