The Philosophy of Immortality
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"Millions long for immortality who don't know what to do with themselves on
a rainy Sunday afternoon."
*Brain Pickings takes 450+ hours a month to curate a...
FatURL - Share Bundles of Links
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FatURL is a handy little tool to use when you need to share a group of
links to someone. To share a group of links through FatURL just copy and
paste or ...
Matt Hurley
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Matt Hurley, Australia, Secondary
Amongst many other things I could write here perhaps the most relevant
information is that I'm a h...
Edu-fun Friday: Just Use MapQuest!
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As Quincy Jones once remarked, “I’ve always thought that a big laugh is a
really loud noise from the soul saying, “Ain’t that the truth.” That said,
Edu-fu...
PBS Kids Lab
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PBS Kids Lab is a great site for educators looking for educational
resources and online games for Math. These games focus on PBS's famous
cartoon characte...
Today's podcast 05/23/2013
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Gonzalez, Christina Diaz. A THUNDEROUS WHISPER
Gonzalez, Christina Diaz. A THUNDEROUS WHISPER New York : Knopf, 2012 IL
5-8, RL...
Top 200 Special Education Apps ~ Educational Te…
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See on Scoop.it – Technologies in ELTEducational Technology and Mobile
Learning: Top 200 Special Education Apps http://t.co/QGRTEPd9Cl (#edtech
#edchat | T...
Tense Tables - All 12 Tenses on One Page
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The other day during class I wrote a table of the conjugation of four
tenses in positive, negative and question forms on the board. The students
enjoyed ...
Achievement unlocked
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That moment when you know social media has redefined the ability off people
to connect to things once unimaginable. Reminds …
Continue reading »
Monitoring class activities
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Dictionary definitions of monitoring include: To check the quality or
content of something. To keep track of systematically with a view to
collecting inf...
“The Great Gatsby” Class Resources
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There is a buzz going on about The great Gatsby. It’s of
course because of the new Gatsby movie. I’ve seen so many links and
resources on...
Espavé para sapere vedere. Tendencias emergentes.
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Parte del grupo de la UTP Anacardium excelsu, comunmente conocido como
Espavé muy abundante en el área de la Ciudad de Panamá. Me contaron durante
mi visit...
The Best Way to Get Inspired this Summer
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Ready to get inspired and motivated for the 2013-2014 school year? We've
got you covered. Summertime is the best time to bask in the sun and enjoy a
little...
Reading – Fitness for the Brain
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As I encourage my students to take part in our school’s summer reading
program, I can’t help but remind them that their brains are muscles too
that need “e...
The first Student Initiative Bammy Award
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We are thrilled to announce that The Academy of Education Arts & Sciences
has announced it will award the first Student Initiative Bammy Award to a
student...
Resources To Start Off Your Week 64
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Okay so I realize that it is technically Tuesday... not Monday... but
I got swept up with the busy schedule of the long weekend and forgot to
post yes...
Gadget Safety
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Nowadays kids take rather more than packed lunches and books to school with
them. From mobile phones and blu ray devices to Toshiba laptops and USB
drives,...
Science Fair...
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It is science fair season and it seems that every student in every grade
in every elementary school has an entry.
The lesson plan indicated the time to ta...
From Curation to Creation
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This past weekend was a great injection of Professional Development for
myself and many of the members of my PLN. The conference was a great buzz
and I had...
Undergrounding London
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[image: Me encanta Undergrounding London. Definitivamente quiero saber más
#ESL. #CLILROCKS]
Aprovechando que vuelvo a tener algo de tiempo libre, me gusta...
Powerful RSS Reader
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Feedly Website
Feedly lets you organize, read and share the content of your favorite
sites. With Multiple layout options, auto-mark as read, tagging, adv...
Mixtape
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This lesson is designed around a short film called Mixtape by Luke Snellin
and the theme of music. Students speak about music, write a narrative and
watch ...
Two More Assignments For Final Project
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As we’ve discussed, you must choose two out of three options for your final
project. They must be completed by Wednesday, June 12th. You will have all
the ...
#weeklywordbook Week 2: “How has your week been?”
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One problem experienced by language learners is expanding vocabulary when
you feel comfortable with what you know. In our classes we often ban the
word “ni...
Everest Equipment
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Research what equipment is needed in order to climb Mt. Everest. You can
find a list here, or explore these links. Then research what the equipment
looks l...
Common Sense for the #CommonCore: Weekly Roundup
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APS RDA Math Performance Task Bank
Solid database of math sample CCSS performance tasks for grades 2-8.
Teachers need more of these in their classrooms....
Diigo Links (weekly)
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The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald Teaching Resources – Resources – TES
TES’s resources for teaching The Great Gatsby. tags: great gatsby
literature am...
Hack Education Weekly News: A MOOC Master's Degree
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[image: Pensionsgast]
MOOCs
*Udacity*, *Georgia Tech*, and *AT&T* announced this week a partnership to
offer an online Master’s Degree in Computer Scien...
It’s About Character
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This is the track and field schedule twitter.com/6band6d/status… — Miss B &
Miss D (@6band6d) May 16, 2013 Yesterday was Track and Field Day at our
school,...
A bit of hacking
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There are many tools that people get shown either via Twitter or at a
Teachmeet and then they sit on the “to-do” list for ages. I know loads of
people who ...
BYOT – Game On! Panel
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BYOT – Game On! Panel Have you ever watched the intensity of someone
playing a video game? The level of concentration, focus and enjoyment is
astounding. T...
Weekend Reader on Using Music in the Classroom
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How Music Can Become A Bigger Part Of Your Classroom [Edudemic via Twitter]
Spitting Rhymes and Firing Synapses: Freestyle Rap Battles Could Boost
Student ...
Create online learning with 123ContactForm
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123ContactForm may not sound like the kind of tool that would be of
interest to educators, but as I discovered when they asked me to review
their online f...
Talking Tech 1: Lingro
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Like many of you out there, the institution I work in is engaged in a
desperate – and at times highly unfocused – dash towards digital. We’ve
invested quit...
Disney Top Trumps
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Level: Pre-intermediate Location: Connected Classroom Skills
Focus: Speaking Language focus: Comparatives and superlatives Game: Disney
Top Trumps This is...
TEFL Lesson Plan: Angelina Jolie Mastectomy
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Free TEFL Lesson plan for you to download for Upper Int to Advanced
students. Audio to test listening skills, discussion questions and English
grammar tran...
Tutorial: how to make a ‘flip’ on #TEDEd
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Here’s a short video tutorial about how to make ‘flips’ or online
video-based lessons on the TED Ed website at ed.ted.com. If you have any
questions, you ...
Descargar vídeos de Youtube sin herramientas ajenas
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Para descargar vídeos hay muchas opciones.
Yo la que suelo usar es el Video DownloadHelper que es una extensión para Firefox. Funciona francamente bien.
Per...
Why the strike tomorrow?
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Here is the explanation, a group of teachers and pupils from a public
school have created this wonderful video to explain the cuts we are having
and the re...
WebSLAM is Here!
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For those of you who may have been wondering where I’ve been for the last
few months, I can tell you, I haven’t been resting. Over much of the last
three y...
Digital Explorations in the Month of May
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Yesterday I could hardly believe that May had arrived. Almost mid 2013
and there always is so much to do, so much to explore and learn!
Among other sit...
Edublogs Serendipity webinar overview – just a chat!
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Introduction This recorded Serendipity session was really just a chat
rather than a more formal session. There were only three of us so we just
talked abou...
Why do we like ELT Conferences?
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Last weekend I attended International İstek ELT Conference in İstanbul and
met a lot of friends there. What we realized was that we were really
happy to ...
Neat Stuff about Creating Teacher Websites
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As teachers in my district prepare for teacher websites no longer being
hosted on a school server, I decided to make this issue of “Neat Stuff”
about optio...
MinecraftEdu 1.5.1 is now available!
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After a long winter of bug fixing, polishing, and cramming in new features,
we are delighted to announce that MinecraftEdu has been updated. As
always, ...
Are you opting out of high stakes tests this year?
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The national opt-out movement is gaining traction, but I have yet to hear
from Georgia families who are opting out of high-stakes tests this year.
Check ou...
How do you teach English?
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Kaplan surveyed more than 500 ESL teachers from around the world to
discover what tools they use to enhance their lessons. Here's an
infographic they creat...
DIGITAL STORYTELLING
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DIGITAL STORYTELLING
I have posted before about the educational value of creating digital stories but I am going to add some new thoughts. We can all cre...
Using Twitter – PD in Focus 6
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I will start with a short story… It was around four years ago when I first
moved here to Switzerland and I was full of dreams for my new life. I had
found ...
IATEFL Plenary – Susan Barduhn
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Prof. Barduhn, who gave a talk about expatriate teachers, once said, ‘If
English were a drug, expatriate teachers would be the dealers…’ In her talk
entitl...
“Los niñ@s e Internet”
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Entradas relacionadas:Un curso de recursos en IneveryCREANuevas
aplicaciones y recursos TIC en las aulasLos riesgos en internet
Simposio Badajoz
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En respuesta a I Simposio Internacional de Educación Musical de Badajoz:
Realmente se hizo un gran trabajo desde todas las intervenciones, pero como
ya s...
8 Ways to Introduce Second Life for Educators
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Whenever I mention to educators that they could easily use Second Life,
whether for the classroom or for free professional development and
networking, I ...
It’s time to talk about TBLT
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I came home from work today and I cleaned up the kitchen. Why did I do it?
I wanted to, the mess from my dinner party last night, still left in the
washing...
Are ELT Publishers going to make it App'n?
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There is a tremendous amount of talk about THE cloud, but for some time now there has been a cloud of a different nature hovering over the future of educatio...
Using a custom essay service: A few thoughts
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I haven’t knowingly encountered a student who has used an online custom
essay writing service but I have read plenty about such services. My
thoughts, as e...
Creating Success in the Classroom
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What is success in the classroom? Is it a classroom where students are
sitting up straight in their desks, reciting, repeating, restating,
regurgitating wh...
A Media Time-Out :: A letter to parents and families
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Dear Parents, During this sacred time of Lent, so many of us decide on
something we should ‘give up’, in order to come closer to the suffering of
our Lord....
“Magic Calls Thee!” Let’s meet this weekend:)
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No matter where you live (on Earth:) we can all meet and share our stories
this weekend! I’m inviting you to a story sharing conference hosted by
British C...
Aamu Sydneyssä
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Hyvän huomenen koi Sydneystä! Mahtava fiilis hyvin nukutun yön,
palauttelevan aamutreenin ja hyvän aamupalan jälkeen. Täytyy todeta että
oli ihan kurko pää...
Using Toontastic to Build Social Emotional Skills
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*In spring of 2012*, I was contacted by developmental and cognitive
psychologist Alicia Chang from Toontastic to ask if my class would
participate in a Too...
Post Office
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I was at the post office the other day and spied a box on a counter. I
wish I could've snapped a picture of it, but it would have been too
conspicuous to ...
News from the cave …
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Just a brief note to let everybody know that I’m doing ok. However,
full-time work obligations have prevented me from blogging the past six
months. As of m...
The Evolution of my Teaching
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Over the past years I have been re-thinking my approach to teaching.
The focus of my evolution as a teacher is on the *shifting of ownership*.
After all, ...
De vuelta al aula
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Después de tres años en la Delegación de Granada como responsable de los
centros bilingües de la provincia vuelvo a la normalidad del aula, en el IES
Escul...
Bee Clip – Create Beautiful Online Portofolios
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Bee Clip is a new Web 2.0 app that gives the student the potential to
create their own online scrapbooks, online portofolios, collages,
moodboards and for ...
Intercanvi intergeneracional III
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Ja anam pel tercer intercanvi intergeneracional, i el segon amb el tema de
la tecnologia. I cada any va millor així que sembla que encara que sigui la
ter...
Photos Of Our “What If?” Project Day
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[image: Students teaching students]
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Summer School For Ms. Hull’s Class
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Here are our virtual summer school classes and instructions on how to use
them. I will be adding new ones over the next two weeks: 1) U.S.A. Learns
Type in...
Principios de una Docencia de Calidad
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Una docencia de calidad:
1. Estimula el contacto entre profesores y alumnos
2. Estimula la cooperación entre alumnos
3. Estimula el aprendizaje activo
4. Pr...
Dunbar’s Number and social networks
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I recently came across a reference in an article on social networking to
Dunbar’s Number. It’s an intriguing idea. Dunbar’s Number is a concept
developed b...
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Driss El Mahdali The article I am reading today is titled " How to use a
Dictionary". So, I decided while reading to write some notes to share what
I have ...
There…a message about being here.
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Note: I delivered this message to middle school students a few weeks ago.
I began by reading There by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick. If you haven’t
read it,...
International Environmental Data Recovery
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Technorati Tags: environment,global warming IEDRO is an organisation that
stores information about the weather that is in danger of being lost. They
are...
Idiomatic expressions with all
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All that glitters is not gold This expression is used to mean that
appearances can be deceptive and that things that look good or precious can
be worthless...
What are Phonological Processes?
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We’ve talked a lot about helping kids with articulation disorders here on
Mommy Speech Therapy. I’ve shared my Articulation Screener to help you
identify t...
Long-vowel IPA symbols
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Knowing the Long-vowel sounds and Short-vowel sounds of English can help
you be better at pronouncing new words and deciphering spelling patterns,
but it a...
THIS BLOG IS CURRENTLY NOT BEING UPDATED…
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…BUT PLEASE FEEL FREE TO LOOK FOR OLDER ENTRIES FOR LEARNING ENGLISH.MUCH
OF WHAT IS HERE MAY STILL BE USEFUL! …ACTUALLY, I’VE BEEN BUSY WITH MY
OTHER BLOG...
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