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What Comprises the Perfect Blog Post?
How do you about writing the perfect blog post? Wait, does perfect even exist? Well, it does! Derek Halpern from Social Triggers shared an excellent visual representation of the key elements that make up the perfect blog post.
Crafting attention-grabbing headlines, key insights, soundbite, connecting with the readers emotions and a few call-to-actions all make up an effective and well, perfect blog post.
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Grammar has regrettably but understandably fallen by the wayside for a generation of connected learners and web 2.0 students. Delete the scoop?
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Michael Wilkinson: "not all translators – and especially student translators – are prepared to invest in […] software, especially if they are uncertain whether they will be using it on a large scale. One solution is to turn to a freeware program such as AntConc.
The first version of AntConc was released in 2002 by Laurence Anthony. It was a simple concordance program, but since then it has undergone continuous improvement and development. The most recent “stable-release” version at the time of writing (February 2012) is AntConc 3.2.4(Anthony, 2011).
AntConc can run on Windows, Macintosh and Linux operating systems, but whereas WordSmith requires additional software to run on systems other than Windows, AntConc runs on all three systems without additional software. In addition, AntConc is able to process texts in almost any language in the world, including Asian languages, such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Moreover AntConc can process both UTF-8 and all legacy encodings on different systems, so it should be able to process texts saved in the operating system default encoding on all systems.
Like WordSmith, AntConc comprises, in addition to the concordancer, various other features, such as a tool for generating word-lists as well as a keyword tool that can locate and identify words that occur with an unusually high (or low) frequency in a corpus when it is compared with a reference corpus. However in the following I shall focus mainly on how well the concordancer serves the needs of the translator. Via Shona Whyte Delete the scoop?
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Follow these 10 rules to create professional presentations that will make a significant difference in traction and results. The Must Read ultimate guide to creating better engaging Presentations. Via Baiba Svenca, ThePinkSalmon 
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Great article from The Easy WebContent describing the rules you have to observe to create a professional presentation! Worth reading every one of them. Consider applying them when creating your own presentations.
Check out their Presenter tool http://www.ewcpresenter.com/ Delete the scoop?
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Google has tripled free storage space, across Gmail, Google+ and Drive, bringing the total to 15GB. This is a serious move by Google as it places the company at the forefront of cloud based solutio... Delete the scoop?
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In an excerpt from his new book, psychologist Louis Cozolino applies the lessons of social neuroscience to the classroom. Via John Evans, Maria Margarida Correia, Anna Costikoglou Delete the scoop?
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Judith Willis, former Publishing Manager for bilingual dictionaries in ELT at Oxford University Press, looks at the language of social class. A recent survey conducted by the BBC revealed a new cla... Delete the scoop?
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Some of the most popular tools that are revolutionizing the educational field and not only are the so called “collaborative learning tools”. Via Kathleen Cercone 
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May 16, 8:35 AM
Every tool is created with a pre-established purpose. The purpose is often times to meet a certain need that the user may have or to help the user accomplish something and improve his work activity. Some of the most popular tools that are revolutionizing the educational field and not only are the so called “collaborative learning tools”. 
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May 17, 11:25 AM
When engaging in collaboration using a mind mapping software, there are several benefits that have a great impact on the learner as he interacts with others and discovers different ways of managing new information and content: easy management of contentflexibility in organizing new ideascollaborative learning at a distancevisible tracking of students’ activityreal time group collaborationDelete the scoop?
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The best social media tools for your classroom are free, easy to use, and right here. We break down some of the newest and noteworthy for you. Delete the scoop?
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Introducing The Australian Standardised Spelling Age Test (ASSAT). The most current and relevant standardised spelling age test available to Australian teachers. Perfect for mid-year testing! Delete the scoop?
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BODY VOCAB FROM LATIN Via Magisterc Lcjsms, Elena Cardeña Martín-Esperanza, R. Delord - Latine Loquere Delete the scoop?
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Cambridge backs tests to evaluate language skills of overseas-trained medical professionals. A department of Cambridge University will develop and promote an English language test for health and me... Delete the scoop?
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From vibrant communities on social media to inventive lessons using video conferencing, Joe Dale explores how languages teachers have embraced technology in the classroom (Are language teachers leading the way with education technology? Via Ana Luisa Lozano, EFL SMARTblog / David Mainwood Delete the scoop?
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Lots of free explanations and exercises to help you perfect your English grammar. Via Esther, Anna Costikoglou Delete the scoop?
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The problem is that Wikipedia in the classroom has gotten a bad reputation in the K-12 world, undeservedly so I think. I would suggest that Wikipedia can be used for a multitude of educational purposes at a wide variety of grade levels. Too many teachers are still afraid to use it in class, so I’m here to right that wrong and show our educators how they can responsibly integrate Wikipedia into their lessons.
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May 17, 12:53 PM
Many schools don't allow students to use Wikipedia for projects, but could they be teaching their students how to use Wikipedia effectively instead? 
Ken Morrison's comment,
May 17, 6:44 PM
Ugh. I hate it when I do this. I accidentally scooped this article instead of rescooping yours. Thanks for sharing. Sometimes opening too many tabs causes bad habits for me.
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Από το άρθρο:" Be sure to check out Wikipedia’s own resources for teachers as well. They have an awesome 12-week syllabus showing you exactly how you can integrate Wikipedia into your classroom. They also have training designed especially for educators."
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"Dear Lifehacker, I have been tasked to make a slideshow for an event at work. I don’t want to make a generic PowerPoint with just boring text or pictures. What are some ways I can enhance the slideshow so it looks impressive and knocks the socks off my audience?" Via Baiba Svenca 
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Have you considered not using PowerPoint? It is not the only option. Check out Prezi (prezi.com).
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Sure Paul, we all know Prezi, and it has been scooped on this site many times but PowerPoint is useful on the occasions when Prezi is not.
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A video describing the basic history of the British flag and the future of the flag Song - Men of Harlech Enjoy! Via Anna Costikoglou Delete the scoop?
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Important research compiled on the effects of students multitasking while learning shows that they are losing depth of learning, getting mentally fatigued, an Delete the scoop?
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May 14, 12:58 PM
An interesting site that looks at the origins of many English words and their links with other languages of the world. Delete the scoop?
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So what does it take to become a 21st century teacher? This handy chart details more than two dozen ways to get started. A must-read and share. Via EFL SMARTblog / David Mainwood, ITTO online TEFL, Sarah M Howell Delete the scoop?
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Your brain often works on autopilot when it comes to grammar. That theory has been around for years, but neuroscientists have now captured elusive hard evidence that people indeed detect and process grammatical errors with no awareness of doing so. Delete the scoop?
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Med Kharback: I just got this poster from a fellow teacher featuring the 6 thinking skills as outlined in the revised taxonomy. As you probably know, Blooms taxonomy that was first created in the 1950s has been revised by Krathwohl and there are two main changes that appeared in this revised taxonomy: the first one is semantic in that nouns are now being replaced with verbs; and the second change relates to the order of these thinking skills. In the old taxonomy, Bloom highlighted the importance of evaluating and therefore placed it at the top of the thinking continuum, but for Krathwohl Creating is the highest order thinking skill. Via Dennis T OConnor, Lyudmila Anikina 
Carolyn Wiberg's curator insight,
May 13, 7:57 AM
Simple and easy. This can become a practical reference sheet not just for mobile learning but in general. 
M. Van Amelsvoort's curator insight,
May 13, 10:16 PM
I really like the questions to ask students provided for each section. 
Diana Turner's curator insight,
May 14, 11:28 AM
Good question frames to work on with English language learners. Delete the scoop?
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