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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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Have you ever given someone the cold shoulder? Look at our body idioms illustration to discover how you can learn English with Kaplan. Take the first step on your English learning journey! Via IdiomOfTheWeek, BilingualStudyGuides Delete the scoop?
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Washington Post English-language proposal has French up in arms Washington Post One intellectual heavyweight who jumped into the English-language teaching polemic was Jacques Attali, an adviser to the late president Francois Mitterrand and a... Delete the scoop?
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A secondary school revision resource for GCSE English Literature about prose fiction, short stories, drama and poetry. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Frankenstein, Great Expectations, Jane Eyre, Lord of the Flies, Of Mice and Men, Pride and Prejudice, To Kill a Mockingbird, Heroes... Via SandraVBarbosa Delete the scoop?
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Another great one from the Educator's Technology site. Some apps that will make Google Drive even more great to use. Delete the scoop?
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Primary teachers share their top tips for turning younger pupils into linguists Via BilingualStudyGuides 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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May 18, 8:38 AM
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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Trust me, I'm a "Linguist" This one goes out to all language teachers who want to terrify their young L2 learners. Via BilingualStudyGuides Delete the scoop?
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EducationGuardian.co.uk (blog) Beginners' guide to using technology in language lessons EducationGuardian.co.uk (blog) A teacher can set up a class blog with individual student pages and it is incredibly easy to do and manage and allows the pupils... Delete the scoop?
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We recently profiled a school district that aimed to build a 'digital friendly school district' and this follow-up details how they did it. A must-read! Delete the scoop?
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Improve your English skills. Sign up for free and start reading news articles at your proficiency level! Via Nik Peachey, Sophia Mavridi 
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It seems like a great tool. You first take a vocabulary quiz and according to the result, knowable suggetooth texts that can improve your vocabulary. Should try it with my students. 
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Five great websites collecting EdTech resources in one place, making it easy to sort, search and find the best cutting edge tools for the classroom. Via Tom Perran, Jamie Forshey, Natassa Dourvetaki 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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May 18, 8:46 AM
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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May 18, 8:45 AM
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.
Paul Lawley-Jones's comment,
May 18, 10:24 PM
"...we all know Prezi..." - Do we? "...PowerPoint is useful on the occasions when Prezi is not." - And vice versa. However, my original question still applies: What about a video slideshow? What about Google's web presentation templates (https://code.google.com/p/io-2012-slides/)? What about Google Docs? SlideRocket? Zoho Show? LibreOffice Impress? Etc.
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May 18, 10:52 PM
Useful tips to avoid DBP (Death by Presentation). Delete the scoop?
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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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