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Martin Burrett

Games to Learn English - 96 views

gamestolearnenglish.com

English grammar games ESL EAL

shared by Martin Burrett on 08 May 13 - No Cached
  • Martin Burrett on 08 May 13
     
    This is a site full of fun ESL games to practise and improve English skills. Games including Hangman and a Spelling Bee and there are lots of topics to choose from. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English+As+An+Additional+Language
Martin Burrett

What 3 Words - 78 views

ukedchat.com/...what-3-words

geography words vocabulary map

shared by Martin Burrett on 18 Oct 15 - No Cached
  • Martin Burrett on 18 Oct 15
     
    An intriguing site which has split the whole world into 3 metre by 3 metre squares and assigned 3 words to label that coordinate, giving addresses to millions around the world who don't have an official address, or making a meeting point more accuracy than a postcode. For educators, there are lots of geographic and literacy possibilities - geocaching with spelling, or writing short stories or descriptions about a real location including the words. The site can be viewed in many different European languages meaning there are MFL possibilities too."
Martin Burrett

Word Wars - 117 views

wordwars.clay.io

shared by Martin Burrett on 14 May 12 - No Cached
  • Martin Burrett on 14 May 12
     
    A fun HTML5 word game where players connect letters to spell words. Just enter a name in the bottom box to get started. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English
Martin Burrett

Guess the letters & words - 115 views

www.slimekids.com/...before.swf

words vocabulary spelling English Literacy

shared by Martin Burrett on 30 Nov 11 - No Cached
  • Martin Burrett on 30 Nov 11
     
    A good flash-based 'guess the letters' game where players have one minute and three wrong guesses to figure out the words. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English
Marc Patton

Lomation: Hmong Text Reader - 10 views

hmong.lomation.com/reader

Teaching_Tools ESL Language_Arts

shared by Marc Patton on 16 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Marc Patton on 16 Sep 13
     
    You type in Hmong text, and it reads it for you. Helpful for those of us practicing Hmong. It is also used by people who speak Hmong learning to read and write - as well as with students. It can be helpful as a spell-checker, too. So many options.
Stephanie Holt

Program clash confuses Canberra - 1 views

www.theage.com.au/...s-canberra-20131002-2usv3.html

E&Pweek2 spellingvariation UKEnglish AMEweek11 USEnglish TonyAbbott JohnHoward KevinRudd

shared by Stephanie Holt on 29 Apr 14 - No Cached
  • Stephanie Holt on 29 Apr 14
     
    Brief news report on changes to the spelling program/programme within Australian government and public service. Notes personal preferences of prime ministers Howard, Rudd and Abbott, and assumptions about what the differences signify.
Stephanie Holt

Don't be surprised if you see a selfie in the Oxford Dictionary's next edition - 7 views

www.theage.com.au/...xt-edition-20131119-2xs4t.html

diminutives slang neologisms AMEweek11 AustralianEnglish E&Pweek2 spellingvariation

shared by Stephanie Holt on 29 Apr 14 - No Cached
  • Stephanie Holt on 29 Apr 14
     
    Short news item on the OED's new words for 2013. Notes Australian origins of word of the year "selfie", as well as noting alternate spellings.
Roland Gesthuizen

3D Alphabet Templates - Mr Printables - 62 views

www.mrprintables.com/3d-alphabet-templates.html

alphabet printables PaperCraft 3Dmodelling template

shared by Roland Gesthuizen on 26 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 26 Nov 14
     
    "If you're looking for more wall art ideas for kids rooms, here are free printable 3D alphabet templates including all the letters from A to Z that you can print and make, to spell any words or phrases you like"
Julie Sully

Random Thoughts on History: Why does history keep changing? - 43 views

randomthoughtsonhistory.blogspot.com/...oes-history-keep-changing.html

shared by Julie Sully on 25 Nov 14 - No Cached
    • Julie Sully
      Julie Sully on 25 Nov 14
       
      Read this article about why history changes and answer the questions that are the sticky notes throughout the article.
  • But, how we view something of the past is largely due to our own past and present experiences.
    • Julie Sully
      Julie Sully on 25 Nov 14
       
      What do you think the author means in the highlighted text "but how we view something of the past is largely due to our own past and present experiences"?
  • ...10 more annotations...
  • Secondly, but along the same lines as the above explanation, is that the people writing history change as well
  • The social changes of the 1960s and 1970s brought many women historians into what had largely been a male dominated field and introduced new perspectives and told new stories that had previously been undiscovered (unfortunately, due to lack a of male interest) or ignored (unfortunately, due to a lack of male interest).
    • Julie Sully
      Julie Sully on 25 Nov 14
       
      What new perspective could women bring to the study of history? Why would it be different then a mans perspective?
  • History was once written largely only through limited primary sources; letters, journals, diaries, and newspapers, and of course, secondary sources-what others had already written. But historians not so long ago began to "think outside the box," and by using sources such as estate
  • inventories, court documents, and even oral histories, these historians opened up a world of new information.
  • Locating new information of course changed how we saw events of the past, and only naturally new interpretations developed...and in this way one could say history changed.
    • Julie Sully
      Julie Sully on 25 Nov 14
       
      How would new information change history? 
  • Lastly, and related to the third, is that the availability of research sources have changed...largely through technology
  • All of this makes researching much easier and much less frustrating for the historian, and it allows him or her more time to make critical decisions, and to explore avenues that would not otherwise be considered.
    • Julie Sully
      Julie Sully on 25 Nov 14
       
      Why would having access to all of these resources benefit historians?
Cara Whitehead

Reading Comprehension - 120 views

www.spellingcity.com/reading-comprehension.html

reading comprehension

shared by Cara Whitehead on 27 Jan 13 - Cached
  • Cara Whitehead on 27 Jan 13
     
    Great article on relationship of reading and spelling
Jay Swan

EssayRater - 107 views

www.essayrater.com

writing plagiarism essayrater tools grammar education resources

shared by Jay Swan on 06 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Jay Swan on 06 Mar 10
     
    From site: "The fastest way to better writing. EssayRater is a writing support tool that proofreads your texts and protects you against: plagiarism, poor grammar, spelling errors, punctuation mistakes, poor word choice."
  • Fran Bullington on 06 Mar 10
     
    This sounded like a great answer for teachers wanting to help students improve their essays. However, to get the results for scanning a document, you have to pay a minimum of $19.95 a month.
anonymous

Teacher Training Videos created by Russell Stannard - 101 views

www.teachertrainingvideos.com/elt.html

stannard videos tutorials

shared by anonymous on 18 Dec 09 - Cached
  • anonymous on 18 Dec 09
     
    " * About Russell Stannard * ELT/ESL Videos * Web 2.0/ICT Videos * Russell's Research Videos * 9 Great Spelling Sites for ELT * Free on-line screen capture tool * Zimmer Twins-Brilliant Cartoon/Dialogue Tool for Kids * Word Magnets-Great vocabulary/Grammar Tool * How to use Survey Monkey * My favourite Website on the Web * 5 Simple but brilliant ELT tools * Great Text Tool called WordSift * Wolfram Alpha Great Question Making Tool * Fun Viral Marketing Tools * Amazing 3D dialogue builder * 2 amazing presentation tools * Best Pronunciation Sites * Best ELT sites 2008 * Great dictation site * Wordle-Great Vocab Site * My favourite Listening Site * 10 vocab sites for kids * ELT Videos with subtitles * Brilliant Comic Site * 7 Great Fun sites for ELT * Unusual Vocabulary Site * Really Fun Dialogue Building Tool * A site for drawing&Recording * 11 great sites for teaching English * Recording & Searching Podcasts with Podamatic * Good sites for ELT Video content * Review of the best ELT podcasts * Voicethread- Presentation tool * Fun drawing tool Humanising Language Teaching The Blogs I use most for ELT * Larry Ferlazzo's blog * Nik Peachey's blog * Blog at IH Barcelona * Ozge's Blog * Carl's Blog Newsletter For extra free materials and training videos, sign up to our monthly newsletter! Email Address: Confirm Email Address: Name: Organisation/Institution: "
Josh Flores

TODAYMoms - Should parents be blamed when kids fail at school? - 106 views

moms.today.com/...lamed-when-kids-fail-at-school

news resources should parents

shared by Josh Flores on 23 May 11 - No Cached
    • Josh Flores
      Josh Flores on 23 May 11
       
      Who the heck would click "NO"???
    • Josh Flores
      Josh Flores on 24 May 11
       
      Parents should be held accountable, teachers should be held accountable AND students should be held accountable.
    • Josh Flores
      Josh Flores on 24 May 11
       
      from Lynn Jones (to me?) "How many children do you have? I am an educator and I have 6 children who are all different. My second child, a son, was never told to study, never had a spelling word called out to him, and strieved to make all A's and B's since the 2nd grade. His older brother with an IQ of 128 in the 5th grade didn't care about grades and passing. His younger brother almost graduated high school before him even though they were 3 years apart in age. The oldest son has ADHD. His grandmother was a math teacher and I am a math teacher, but yet that was the subject he failed almost each year and had to go to summer school. He had the same parents and the same environment as his younger brother, but he was lacking the drive that is born in you. I won't go into the differences of the other 4 just to say that the good Lord gifted me with 3 ADHD children when not much was known about it (the oldest is 44). Every child is different and parents must learn not to judge one by the others, just like teachers must not assume that about siblings they teach. A parent can be their to help and try to point them in the right direction with the right work ethics in school, but the bottom line is how much the child cares and wants to achieve. The envolved parent can help the child that sits on the fence and can go on either side, but the ultimate choice is going to be the child's. It is the same with church. You can take the child to church every Sunday, but when they get older it is their decision how to direct their life. I am not saying that a parent shouldn't try every day to give the guidance their children need and deserve, but you can't beat yourself up when things don't go the way you think they should. All a parent can do is standby their child and give them all the love they can and to know that sometimes that is not enough for the child."
    • Josh Flores
      Josh Flores on 24 May 11
       
      My Reply to Lynn Jones: 1. Parents should be held accountable along with teachers and the students themselves. 2. Six kids????? You are a saint! I plan on having two at the most and pray to the gods they're not girls! 3. Is there a specific reason you sent me your family history?
    • Josh Flores
      Josh Flores on 24 May 11
       
      From Lynn: "I sent you the history to show that no two children are alike and not to judge one child by the behavior of another. In education we teach all types and there is no one way to approach all children. Sometimes it is not the parent that can make a difference, but someone else and not always a teacher."
    • Josh Flores
      Josh Flores on 24 May 11
       
      I don't think the article is about differentiation but sure, I'm confident it's in the back of any high quality educator's mind. Regardless, we can always do more than standby our kids. 
  • Lynn Jones on 24 May 11
     
    How many children do you have? I am an educator and I have 6 children who are all different. My second child, a son, was never told to study, never had a spelling word called out to him, and strieved to make all A's and B's since the 2nd grade. His older brother with an IQ of 128 in the 5th grade didn't care about grades and passing. His younger brother almost graduated high school before him even though they were 3 years apart in age. The oldest son has ADHD. His grandmother was a math teacher and I am a math teacher, but yet that was the subject he failed almost each year and had to go to summer school. He had the same parents and the same environment as his younger brother, but he was lacking the drive that is born in you. I won't go into the differences of the other 4 just to say that the good Lord gifted me with 3 ADHD children when not much was known about it (the oldest is 44). Every child is different and parents must learn not to judge one by the others, just like teachers must not assume that about siblings they teach. A parent can be their to help and try to point them in the right direction with the right work ethics in school, but the bottom line is how much the child cares and wants to achieve. The envolved parent can help the child that sits on the fence and can go on either side, but the ultimate choice is going to be the child's. It is the same with church. You can take the child to church every Sunday, but when they get older it is their decision how to direct their life. I am not saying that a parent shouldn't try every day to give the guidance their children need and deserve, but you can't beat yourself up when things don't go the way you think they should. All a parent can do is standby their child and give them all the love they can and to know that sometimes that is not enough for the child.
  • Lynn Jones on 24 May 11
     
    I sent you the history to show that no two children are alike and not to judge one child by the behavior of another. In education we teach all types and there is no one way to approach all children. Sometimes it is not the parent that can make a difference, but someone else and not always a teacher.
BJ Madewell

Twenty Spelling Mnemonics - 181 views

grammar.about.com/...twenty-spelling-mnemonics.htm

ed220 pd104 pd104YES

shared by BJ Madewell on 31 May 11 - No Cached
  • BJ Madewell on 31 May 11
     
    Just what the title suggests.
BalancEd Tech

BalancEdTech - Apps Taskonomy - 77 views

balancedtech.wikispaces.com/Apps+Taskonomy

iPad iPodTouch Apps ProfessionalDevelopment

shared by BalancEd Tech on 29 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • BalancEd Tech on 29 Aug 11
     
    The iPad (or iPod touch or iPhone) with its apps opens many new opportunities for learning. At the same time, it offers a slightly different wrapper for older learning opportunities. Both can be worthwhile, but it would be a shame if teachers missed the former for the latter. And, if past experience and research is any indication, educators are much more likely to co-opt the new technology to accomplish the status quo. This activity is designed to help teachers think through both opportunities and to categorize those apps that lend themselves to either or both. Teachers will start by exploring a variety of apps, some that lend themselves to learning content such as math facts or spelling words and others that can be used in open ended content creation such as storytelling or photography. Then, teachers will examine a set of lessons that use these apps. Finally, teachers will use a "taxonomy" such as Bloom's Taxonomy, SAMR, LoTi, ETaP, Prensky, etc. and attempt to classify/categorize where the apps fall. Most likely teachers will need to contextualize the app to a particular use/activity. Ideally, teachers will realize that in most cases it is not the app itself, but the use that detrmines where it falls and that the apps belong in multiple places.
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