0 Technology for Teaching and Learning December 12, 2020 5 Innovative Ways to use YouTube in the Language Classroom We all know how engaging videos can be – it’s so easy to get sucked into YouTube and spend hours watching everything from wildlife documentaries, to office mockumentaries, to classic movie clips, to insane... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Teacher created materials April 7, 2013 Child Learning Through Child Play (by Marco A. Brazil) 10 Great Games that you can do with your Paper Cups, Paper Plates, Toilet Paper Rolls, Clothespins, and Bottle Caps The best way to develop speaking skills in very young learners is to get... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
High Tech Ideas for Low Tech Classrooms June 12, 2012 The Role Play App I got an email recently about a new iPhone app from Edublogs, which is the platform I use for my class blog. Since today is the day I teach at the community center (no... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Activities / Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know December 24, 2011 EFL Teacher’s Kit for Surviving Kids (by Shelly Sanchez Terrell) When I first began teaching very young English language learners in Germany, I went a bit insane! Kids climbed the walls literally and flew the paper airplanes I had actually thought would be a... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Technology for Teaching and Learning November 30, 2011 Thoughtful language practice I’m always looking for ways to add a “thinking” dimension to class activities, and if I can do that with a lot of speaking, and reading, and writing practice then I’m a happy teacher... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Technology for Teaching and Learning July 16, 2011 The iPad in the ESL/EFL Classroom (By Kevin Cozma) Are you an EFL/ESL teacher? Have an iPad? Want an iPad? Have 10 minutes to kill? Read on. Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know June 15, 2011 Creating a Buzz in Teens’ Classrooms (by Mari Nakamura) “Aren’t teenagers too self-conscious to speak English?” “Do they care about the contents that do not appear in their school tests?” “Well… I wouldn’t want to get into that area…” I have been teaching... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Personal Learning Network February 28, 2011 Fun, in practice At the end of January, I wrote a post inspired by Volkswagen’s Fun Theory competition. (If you missed the original post, it’s here: The Fun Theory in Language Learning) As often happens, as soon... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know January 23, 2011 The Fun Theory in Language Learning This morning, a friend shared this video on facebook. It’s one of the entries for the Fun Theory award, which recognizes ideas and inventions that prove that fun is the easiest way to change... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Technology for Teaching and Learning December 19, 2010 Meeting Challenges in the EFL Classroom/ Part 2: Using technology (by Christina Markoulaki) You can read the first part of this posthere. The outline of the presentation with all the links can be found here. Moving on to the second challenge all teachers around the world need... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket