Welcome to the first November edition of my Edtech and ELT newsletter.
In this editions you can find:
A discount code for my new ebook
Some really interesting articles on how the internet is impacting on truth and fact
Some great new apps and tools to encourage students to create their own videos.
Back in November 2008 I published Part 1 of a series of articles intended to explore the use of WebCams in education. I have now finally got round to writing Part 2 which is a collection of 20 activities EFL ESL teachers can do with their students.
Removes ads and lets you view articles in simple paragraph form while retaining the formatting, Even lets you choose font style and size. Has improved my online reading experience a gazillion percent (maybe even 2 gazillion).
Students of foreign languages, often English and tourists often purchase electronic translators to help them communicate. This article gives the low-down on buying an electronic translator
Being able to cut-and-paste a Wikipedia answer about Social Darwinism into an online activity for credit suggests to me the need for more inspired activities, rather than a different technology. There are ways to stimulate thinking, rather than copying, about Social Darwinism -- thinking that you couldn't fake, whether that student is thinking in a classroom or at home. Part of what I take from this article is that schools are using online for the wrong reasons and in the wrong way. This shouldn't be an indictment of the medium, but of the way in which it has been integrated into the K12 system.