Saturday, January 28, 2012
My School's Blog
Some of you have already seen it, and liked the Facebook page. Those who didn't I urge to visit it, and tell me what You think about it!
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Help!!!
Can anyone tell me how to add a Flag Counter to the blog? I have created it, got the code but don't know how to add it to my blog. Please help!
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Words of 2011
This is an interesting article about new words introduced in 2011.
Another proof of a language's life. :)
Another proof of a language's life. :)
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Creating an embeddable discussion forum
After trying several times, without any success, to create a discussion forum with Tal.ki, I tried Nabble only once and succeeded.
Now I have a forum for the wiki I'm going to use with my students this school year- We Play and Learn English Wiki.
I have created two threads: one for students' introductions and one for asking and giving help with posting in the forum.
Creating a forum with Nabble takes less than a minute, it is very easy and free. Embedding is equally easy, you only have to copy and paste the HTML code.
I can't wait to read my students' first posts.
To me the forum looks quite all right as a page of the wiki, but I'd like to hear your opinion, especially if you see something I have missed or could make better.
Now I have a forum for the wiki I'm going to use with my students this school year- We Play and Learn English Wiki.
I have created two threads: one for students' introductions and one for asking and giving help with posting in the forum.
Creating a forum with Nabble takes less than a minute, it is very easy and free. Embedding is equally easy, you only have to copy and paste the HTML code.
I can't wait to read my students' first posts.
To me the forum looks quite all right as a page of the wiki, but I'd like to hear your opinion, especially if you see something I have missed or could make better.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
9/11
I've been thinking about doing something to bring a little of what world can learn about and from 9/11 to the classroom. And this video is by far the best thing I've found.
There are also many very useful resources on the 9/11 Memorial website: http://www.911memorial.org/spirit-volunteerism There's a booklet for teachers with teaching ideas and information about the people and things mentioned in the video.
There are also good resources here: http://onlinelearningexchange.com/content/products/remembering911.html They are made for children whose mother tongue is English, but that only means that we cannot use the resources with young learners and low level students.
This is a picture gallery compiled by yahoo: http://news.yahoo.com/photos/9-11-the-25-most-powerful-photos-1315611364-slideshow/25-most-powerful-photos-photo-1315610966.html Picture no.5 is not for everybody's eyes - I'd think twice before showing it in class. Picture no.15 is something I might definitely use.
Hope you find this useful.
Bye for now,
Dora
There are also many very useful resources on the 9/11 Memorial website: http://www.911memorial.org/spirit-volunteerism There's a booklet for teachers with teaching ideas and information about the people and things mentioned in the video.
There are also good resources here: http://onlinelearningexchange.com/content/products/remembering911.html They are made for children whose mother tongue is English, but that only means that we cannot use the resources with young learners and low level students.
This is a picture gallery compiled by yahoo: http://news.yahoo.com/photos/9-11-the-25-most-powerful-photos-1315611364-slideshow/25-most-powerful-photos-photo-1315610966.html Picture no.5 is not for everybody's eyes - I'd think twice before showing it in class. Picture no.15 is something I might definitely use.
Hope you find this useful.
Bye for now,
Dora
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
The Star Thrower
By Loren Eiseley:
"While wandering a deserted beach at dawn, stagnant in my work, I saw a man in the distance bending and throwing as he walked the endless stretch toward me. As he came near, I could see that he was throwing starfish, abandoned on the sand by the tide, back into the sea. When he was close enough I asked him why he was working so hard at this strange task. He said that the sun would dry the starfish and they would die. I said to him that I thought he was foolish. there were thousands of starfish on miles and miles of beach. One man alone could never make a difference. He smiled as he picked up the next starfish. Hurling it far into the sea he said, "It makes a difference for this one."
As found here.
Shine everyone,
Dora
"While wandering a deserted beach at dawn, stagnant in my work, I saw a man in the distance bending and throwing as he walked the endless stretch toward me. As he came near, I could see that he was throwing starfish, abandoned on the sand by the tide, back into the sea. When he was close enough I asked him why he was working so hard at this strange task. He said that the sun would dry the starfish and they would die. I said to him that I thought he was foolish. there were thousands of starfish on miles and miles of beach. One man alone could never make a difference. He smiled as he picked up the next starfish. Hurling it far into the sea he said, "It makes a difference for this one."
As found here.
Shine everyone,
Dora
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Issuu
I've just discovered issuu.com. It's been named one of the Times.com's top 50 sites in 2009 and this is what Times' journalist wrote about it:
When magazine lovers get nostalgic about print, they cite the feel of flipping pages, the shock of seeing an amazing layout and the physicality of being able to hold something in your hands. Maybe a gadget like Amazon's Kindle can compete with the old-fashioned ink-on-paper experience, but for our money — which, in this instance, is zero dollars — we'll take Issuu, an online newsstand with infinite shelf space, hundreds of interesting micro-publishing projects and a slick online reader. Spending time browsing through the titles that are archived on the site comes so close to the feel of the actual thing that you might forget you're in a magazine matrix.
So far I've read Google for teachers part one:
and two
which I find VERY useful and cannot wait to try out some of the tips it offers (especially the part where using Google Docs for flashcards is mentioned).
The same author also posted Google Earth Across the Curriculum which gives amazing ideas on how to use it on the topic of literature (it can be used to follow a character's travel) and protecting the environment (there are pictures ready for kids to browse):
I hope you find this useful as I have.
Bye for now,
D
When magazine lovers get nostalgic about print, they cite the feel of flipping pages, the shock of seeing an amazing layout and the physicality of being able to hold something in your hands. Maybe a gadget like Amazon's Kindle can compete with the old-fashioned ink-on-paper experience, but for our money — which, in this instance, is zero dollars — we'll take Issuu, an online newsstand with infinite shelf space, hundreds of interesting micro-publishing projects and a slick online reader. Spending time browsing through the titles that are archived on the site comes so close to the feel of the actual thing that you might forget you're in a magazine matrix.
So far I've read Google for teachers part one:
Open publication - Free publishing
and two
which I find VERY useful and cannot wait to try out some of the tips it offers (especially the part where using Google Docs for flashcards is mentioned).
The same author also posted Google Earth Across the Curriculum which gives amazing ideas on how to use it on the topic of literature (it can be used to follow a character's travel) and protecting the environment (there are pictures ready for kids to browse):
I hope you find this useful as I have.
Bye for now,
D
Saturday, May 14, 2011
I find these links very useful: http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2011/sessions/index, and http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2011/sessions/videos.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
The Easiest Speaking Game in the World
I've just stumbled upon this and believe it's applicability is unbelievable so I'm VERY happy to share it with you all:
The Easiest Speaking Game in the World
Love,
Dora
P.S.
I really like the chickens! :))
P.P.S
Somehow a test-post I've put on my blog ended up in the RSS feed for this blog. I'm sorry about that. Hope you'll enjoy Gloria Gaynor if you stumble upon it though.
The Easiest Speaking Game in the World
Love,
Dora
P.S.
I really like the chickens! :))
P.P.S
Somehow a test-post I've put on my blog ended up in the RSS feed for this blog. I'm sorry about that. Hope you'll enjoy Gloria Gaynor if you stumble upon it though.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
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