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Grammar has regrettably but understandably fallen by the wayside for a generation of connected learners and web 2.0 students.
Simple guide to use diplomatic English or polite English. Use these diplomatic English phrases and polite English phrases in everyday business communication
14 Twitter Tips and Tricks for Power Users
Mashable
Check out the activity feed to see how the people you follow are interacting on Twitter (besides their tweets).
Via Jon Samuelson
Pictures of people doing things, Verb words Classroom Actions Sport, exercise actions 911 Emergency, Across, actions , Adaptive Bike, All (Pictures of people doing things, Verb words
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Via Juergen Wagner, SandraVBarbosa
While there are hundreds of tools and devices available, we have found 10 creative ways to use Google tools and services to help improve learning.
Trinity College Notebook by Isaac Newton
Part of the Newton Papers Collection. This is a notebook Newton acquired while he was an undergraduate at Trinity College and used from about 1661 to 1665 (see his inscription). It includes many notes from his studies and, increasingly, his own explorations into mathematics, physics and metaphysics. It was judged 'Not fit to be printed' by Newton's executor and was presented to the Library by the fifth Earl of Portsmouth in 1872. ...
Via Informatics
Cognitive scientist Daniel Willingham identifies what he thinks is the 21st century skill that young people lack the most.
Via John Evans, Margareta
To paraphrase Orwell, the English of the world wide web – loose, informal, and distressingly dyspeptic – is not really the kind people want to read in a book, a magazine, or even a newspaper. But there's an assumption that that, because it's part of the all-conquering internet, we cannot do a thing about it.
Via Nicos Sifakis
The use of special government measures to thwart a proposed teachers’ strike in Greece is disproportionate and in violation of the country’s international human rights obligations.
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Voiced alveolar stop and breathy-voiced low back unrounded vowel — better known as duhhh
Sponsored Q&A: Join us to share advice and ideas on bringing languages to life in schools, Thursday 16 May 2013, 6pm to 8pm (RT @GuardianTeach: Join us for our live language learning chat weds 6-8pm: teaching tips and creative lesson ideas
PicLits.com is a creative writing and e-learning site that matches beautiful images with carefully selected keywords in order to inspire you. It is a forum for creative writing, social interaction, and can also be used as a teaching tool.
Via Kathleen Cercone
Here's an interesting perspective to take on technology in the classroom. A new report sheds some light on the people actually buying all that BYOD.
Student: ‘Teacher, am I going to pass this course?’ Me: ‘What do you think? Do you have any thoughts about your performance so far?’ This is a conversation I’ve had many hundreds of times down the ...
Social media posts and videos are cropping up in academic publications more and more. This chart shows just how to cite social media with ease.
Via EdTechSandyK, Sophia Mavridi
The study uncovered a range of factors concerning the teaching of English to young learners globally from the perspective of teachers involved in implementing these programmes. In particular, it shows that many of these factors are commonly experienced by teachers across different countries and contexts. The paper concludes with five key recommendations for future action to support teaching English to young learners.
Via Nik Peachey
"You became a teacher not to pontificate to trusting minds, but to teach children how to succeed as adults. That idealism infused every class in your credential program and only took a slight bump during your student teacher days. That educator, you figured, was a dinosaur. You’d never teach to the test or lecture for forty minutes of a forty-five minute class."
Via John Evans, Margareta
These fun, mostly free tools can help educators easily create their own Infographics, and bring a very modern twist to instruction. “A picture is worth
Via Gust MEES, Priscille, Teacher Flo
photo of T by Mary McHenry Back in January, I wrote a rambling, terribly earnest post titled How Does a Child REALLY Learn to Write? That post generated a slew of thoughtful and heartfelt comments.
Via Lynnette Van Dyke
"Julie Greller's blog A Media Specialist's Guide to the Internet features some great content for teachers. Posts are sorted by subject and grade level, and there's also a link to some free ebooks. ...
Via callooh, Bhushan THAPLIYAL
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