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Simon B

That'SLife » Blog Archive » Online Language Learning - 0 views

  • There are certain perceived advantages – flexibility, price, personalized learning… but frankly most of the research will show that these are not nearly as important as we might feel.
  • Disadvantages in online language courses are relatively obvious, I think – lack of easy group practice, lack of eye contact, lack of many paralinguistic features which make the possibility of group gelling and real communicative practice much harder than they might be in a face-to-face context.
  • there are plenty of opportunities online for real, meaningful language practice – Second Life with its international communities of native speakers springs to mind here – and these may be much more real and useful than anything that may be achieved in an online classroom.
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  • you cannot really learn a language online, but you can improve one.
  • many online courses will give you plenty of practice in the basic skills, few of them have the community side in place to successfully emulate the experience of learning with a group of like-minded people.
  • the social community should be the absolute centre of any school or course, and not something tacked on at the end.
  • People need to get together and talk to each other, to laugh and share and discuss – you simply don’t get this in an online tutorial with a teacher. So yes, by all means have good solid exercises, games and everything else – but don’t bother opening an online school, or engaging in distance language teaching unless you give people a chance to talk to each other.
  • I would be looking for a company that has been around for a while, long enough to prove that what it offers is good enough to survive. I would then be looking at if they are recognized by an institution for the work they do.
  • I’d ask to talk to a real human being at the other end of the phone who could answer my questions in the language of my choice, and I would find out about the organization – who they have working for them, who the writers are, who their big clients are. I’d have a sample class and a sample tutorial.
yc c

iBreadCrumbs for Firefox - 0 views

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    iBreadCrumbs.com is a recording toolbar for your web browser. Similar to what a DVR does for tv, iBreadCrumbs.com records all the web pages you visit while you research. Save, review, and share your research with friends or colleagues. Export links to excel
Señora Knipp

MAKE BELIEFS COMIX! Online Educational Comic Generator for Kids of All Ages - 1 views

shared by Señora Knipp on 24 Mar 10 - Cached
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    Through our interactive projects, journals, games and publications, this treasure trove from author Bill Zimmerman provides people of all ages with affirmation of the human spirit, encouragement of their own creativity and sense of fun, and words of comfort and healing.">s Make Beliefs, make beliefs for children, make beliefs for adults, make belief, make beliefs cartoons, make beliefs comics by Bill Zimmerman
Nik Peachey

Nik's Learning Technology Blog: 10 Teacher Development Task for Web 2.0 Tools - 3 views

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    "I created a number of tasks for teachers which I hope will help develop their ability to use technology and to evaluate and create materials using web based tools. I've decide now to share those tasks so anyone who wants to use them to train other teachers or to develop their own skills can take advantage of and make good use of them."
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    I created a number of tasks for teachers which I hope will help develop their ability to use technology and to evaluate and create materials using web based tools. I've decide now to share those tasks so anyone who wants to use them to train other teachers or to develop their own skills can take advantage of and make good use of them.
Glenn Voges

An Informative Guide For Fast Auto Title Loans! - 0 views

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    With availing fast auto title loans are considerable but if you have capability to make easy return of borrowed amount after meet your payday. These financial services are the best and reliable for your endorsement during emergency time.
Samantha Coleman

The Perfect Job For Me - 1 views

I have graduated in Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education and have successfully passed the Licensure Examination for Teachers three years ago. I have always dreamed of working abroad but have...

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Nik Peachey

Q & A with Wizer CEO Nira Mayorchik Sheleg | PeacheyPublications.com - 0 views

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    Wizer is a fantastic free tool for creating simple digital worksheets that enable learners and teachers to do some pretty complex things. When I first discovered the tool a few months back I was really impressed by how easy it was to create really engaging blended learning content for class or homework, so it's great to be able to publish this Q & A with Nira Mayorchik Sheleg the Co-founder & CEO.
Nik Peachey

Tools and Practices for Autonomous Teacher Development - 1 views

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    Tools and Practices for Autonomous Teacher Development https://t.co/OUcnKgR6vx https://t.co/s3ufAzwSXj
yc c

Illuminations: Computing Pi - 3 views

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    The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics is a public voice of mathematics education, providing vision, leadership, and professional development to support teachers in ensuring mathematics learning of the highest quality for all students. With 100,000 members and 250 affiliates, NCTM is the world's largest organization dedicated to improving math education in preK‑12. The Greek mathematician Archimedes approximated pi by inscribing and circumscribing polygons about a circle and calculating their perimeters. Similarly, the value of pi can be approximated by calculating the areas of inscribed and circumscribed polygons. This activity allows for the investigation and comparison of both methods. Instructions:   In this applet, polygons are inscribed and circumscribed around circles. The area of the polygons around a circle of radius 1 are calculated on the left, and the perimeter of the polygons around a circle of diameter 1 are calculated on the right. Change the value of n to increase or decrease the number of sides in the polygons, and notice how the calculations of the areas and perimeters begin to approximate pi.
Beth Worthy

How to Improve Typing Speed for Faster Transcription - 0 views

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    Improve your typing speed to sparkle in the transcription industry, one of the booming sectors to get better opportunities for job seekers. Here's your complete guide!
Tom Daccord

Voicethread for Educators - Voicethread for Educators - 5 views

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    VoiceThread Ning for educators with teaching ideas and examples.
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    Thanks so much Tom! This is a great resouce!
Teresa Pombo

The Innovative Educator: 5 Real Examples of Using Twitter for Education - 4 views

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    5 Real Examples of Using Twitter for Education
Nik Peachey

Nik's Quick Shout: Survey Results: Mobile learning for ELT - 1 views

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    The purpose of the survey was to ascertain the level of awareness and openness to mobile learning among English language teachers. I also wanted to find out to what degree and how teachers were already using mobile learning both in their teaching and and professional development and to establish whether they would be willing to pay for and use mobile content. The survey also collected information about the teachers' existing access to mobile services and the kinds of device they are using to get access to mobile Internet.
Nik Peachey

Nik's Quick Shout: iPad Apps for English Language Teachers - 3 views

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    Well like a lot of people I've bought an iPad over the summer and I've been having my first taste of shopping for apps to extend the capabilities of the iPad. I've also been having a look at how some of these can be used for language learning, so I thought I would share with you a little bit of information about the first few apps I've tried.
Teresa Pombo

Twitter Handbook for Teachers - 0 views

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    Twitter Handbook for Teachers
yc c

Welcome | Wordnik - 0 views

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    * An example sentence-even if we've only found one sentence for a word, we'll show it to you. (And we'll show you where the sentence came from, too! * Related words: not just synonyms and antonyms, but words that are used in the same contexts. (For instance, cheeseburger, milkshake, and doughnut are not synonyms, but they show up in the same kinds of sentences.) * Images tagged by our friends at Flickr: want to know what a "pout" looks like? We'll show you. * Statistics: how rare is "tintinnabulation"? Well, we think you'll see it only about once a year. "Smile"? You might see that word Our goal is to show you as much information as possible many times, every day. * An audio pronunciation-and you can record your own! * Something YOU tell us! Use the "Contribute" links to tell us something-anything-about a word.
Nik Peachey

Nik's Quick Shout: Quick Twitter Video Activity - 1 views

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    "Educators seem to be constantly searching for new activities and ways to use Twitter with their Students. At the same time developers seem to be constantly looking for ways to build on the success of Twitter and develop apps and sites that will extend its functionality and increase its usefulness and usability."
Gramarye Gramarye

Electronic translators for language learning - 0 views

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    Many language students like to use electronic translators. I teach English and over the years I have watched them grow in popularity. Students love them, there is no doubt about that. Teachers are not so united. Some think they are great, and others hate them. For me, it has taken some time to befriend them, and work out how to take advantage of them in the classroom.
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