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Kidblog is designed for K-12 teachers who want to provide each student with an individual blog. Students publish posts and participate in academic discussions within a secure classroom blogging community. Teachers maintain complete control over student blogs and user accounts.

Film English is the brainchild of teacher, trainer and author Kieran Donaghy ( Kieran's LinkedIn profile). Kieran teaches at UAB Idiomes Barcelona, part of the Univiersitat Autònoma de Barcelona. The site promotes the innovative and creative use of film in English language teaching and learning. All of the lesson plans revolve around the use of video and film to teach English. The site promotes cineliteracy, the ability to analyse moving images, and considers cineliteracy as a 21st century skill which our students need to learn. In addition, the lessons promote critical thinking in the language classroom, and  encourage learners to reflect on values while learning a  language. PrintFilm English has become a very popular resource English Teaching bank and is visited by over 80,000  teachers every month and there are over 2.5 million page views a year. It has received critical acclaim winning various awards, including winner of Best Individual Blog and Runner-up in The Best Use of Video in the 2011 Edublog Awards; the 2011 TEFL.net  Site of the Year; and British Council Teaching English Featured Blog of the Month.

The website has a lot of activities and tasks that a teacher can use in her class as per the context and level of the learners. It is easy to navigate. The website also contains a link to a blog by Larry Ferlazzo on 'Understanding our basic human right'. Students and teachers can join the blog for further discussions.

This is a fun grammar blog that explains particulars of English grammar in an entertaining and visual way.

This is just an article about BYOD resources

QR codes for use in the classroom. Here is a link to a blog about how one teacher uses them in class http://1stgradecurtis.blogspot.com/2012/07/qr-codes-in-classroom.html

Here you are finding over one hundred great ideas from teachers across the world. We could develop their critical and creative thinking. So, let's try one!

Great source of interesting materials and resources to enhance language skills.