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Bridging the Writing Gap | Authorship 2.0 - 0 views

Students, in their infinite wisdom, have identified what makes Web 2.0 communication media so powerful: they genuinely put the act of communication back into writing. They offer a platform for students to use writing to develop their ideas and communicate those ideas to real audiences with real purpose.
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Paul Beaufait on 24 Jul 08

summarizes and reflects upon College Board and Pew Internet collaborative report on Writing, Technology and Teens:http://pewresearch.org/pubs/808/writing-technology-and-teens (2008.04.24)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">summarizes and reflects upon College Board and Pew Internet collaborative report on Writing, Technology and Teens:<a href="http://pewresearch.org/pubs/808/writing-technology-and-teens" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://pewresearch.org/pubs/808/writing-technology-and-teens</a> (2008.04.24)</div>

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Paul Beaufait on 24 Jul 08

Marielle (Classroom 2.0) aka mapl3 (Authorship 2.0) publicises findings of a telephone survey and discussion with focus groups of U.S. teens about writing online

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My future goal - pamela scurry - KRONOMY - 0 views

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shared by Maria Lorena Recio on 29 Jul 08 - Cached

Maria Lorena Recio on 29 Jul 08

To create a time line

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Maria Lorena Recio on 29 Jul 08

I've found this tool to create timelines. I haven't give it a try yet but I think it can be promising, especially when learning tenses. Or maybe, at the beginning of the year, make students do a timeline with the objectives they would like to reach until the end of the year. Just ideas. Hope you find it useful, Lore

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I've found this tool to create timelines. I haven't give it a try yet but I think it can be promising, especially when learning tenses. Or maybe, at the beginning of the year, make students do a timeline with the objectives they would like to reach until the end of the year. Just ideas. Hope you find it useful, Lore</div>

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Why would teachers use Diigo? | Diigo - 0 views

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Paul Beaufait on 30 Jul 08

134 posts in Diigo facilitated/sponsored discussion (2008.07.30), several with interesting links

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Paul Beaufait on 30 Jul 08

suite of conversations among educators and technology providers

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monitter : real time, live twitter monitor | free live twitter embed widget - 0 views

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Carla Arena on 09 Nov 08

Cool tool for Twiiter!

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Getting students interested in languages: is it that hard? - 0 views

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Carla Arena on 05 Aug 08

Very simple and effective ways to add value to the language classroom.

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Overcoming Technology Barriers: How to Innovate Without Extra Money or Support | Edutopia - 0 views

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Paul Beaufait on 26 Aug 08

"Five easy, practical steps toward better digital integration in your classroom" (teaser, retrieved 2008.08.26)

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Paul Beaufait on 26 Aug 08

Gleaned from Carla Arena's collection

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Blog - Languagelab.com, Life Based English Learning - 0 views

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Daf's blog about teaching in Second Life. Just fascinating

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Teacher Magazine: Teaching Secrets: The First Days of School (Part 1) - 0 views

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Teaching secrets

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susana canelo on 08 Aug 08

Special for new teachers

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Collaborative Writing - 0 views

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Paul Beaufait on 20 Aug 08

Thanks to Joao for pointing this out!

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Paul Beaufait on 20 Aug 08

Although fast and loose about what constitutes collaboration, this paper concisely introduces and compares free online tools that writers can use to compose (and publish) documents collectively and jointly, namely: GoogleDoc, Writeboard (no publication), ZohoWriter, and ThinkFree.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Although fast and loose about what constitutes collaboration, this paper concisely introduces and compares free online tools that writers can use to compose (and publish) documents collectively and jointly, namely: GoogleDoc, Writeboard (no publication), ZohoWriter, and ThinkFree.</div>

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Videos with syncro subtitles - 0 views

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susana canelo on 08 Aug 08

Suggested by Vance. A cool tool from Japan

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EFL in Second Life: A guest lesson in EFL in Second Life - 0 views

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susana canelo on 11 Aug 08

Dennis comments about hus experience teaching in SL with Nergiz (Daffodil) Kern

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susana canelo on 11 Aug 08

Very interesting. We should try SL. Dennis and Nergiz are doing a great job there

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On Communities & Virtual Learning Communities « - 0 views

Paul Beaufait on 14 Aug 08

Recent definition of communities linking to Stephen Downs video about groups and networks: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4126240905912531540

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Recent definition of communities linking to Stephen Downs video about groups and networks: <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4126240905912531540" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4126240905912531540</a></div>

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Paul Beaufait on 14 Aug 08

Thanks to Joao for pointing this out!

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digistories / FrontPage - 0 views

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Paul Beaufait on 06 Feb 09

Pointed out by wiki author in Resources for Languages (Diigo

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Paul Beaufait on 06 Feb 09

"a wiki all about creating and sharing digital stories" with various computer and web applications (Welcome to Digistories..., 2009.02.06)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"a wiki all about creating and sharing digital stories" with various computer and web applications (Welcome to Digistories..., 2009.02.06)</div>

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LEO: Assessing the credibility of online sources - 0 views

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Paul Beaufait on 25 Aug 08

Thanks again, Joao!

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Paul Beaufait on 25 Aug 08

Guidelines for assessing credibility of online sources AFTER making sure teachers permit their use in your academic work--last updated in 2005, by Judith Kilborn (2008.08.25), who recommends a Webliography of Validating Web Sits for further information: http://web.stcloudstate.edu/jmkilborn/webvalidation.html

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Guidelines for assessing credibility of online sources AFTER making sure teachers permit their use in your academic work--last updated in 2005, by Judith Kilborn (2008.08.25), who recommends a Webliography of Validating Web Sits for further information: <a href="http://web.stcloudstate.edu/jmkilborn/webvalidation.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://web.stcloudstate.edu/jmkilborn/webvalidation.html</a></div>

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Your Camera Phone is a Document Scanner with Qipit » CogDogBlog - 0 views

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Paul Beaufait on 29 Aug 08

Qipit converts cellphone snapshots to PDFs and stores them on its site for use later.

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Paul Beaufait on 29 Aug 08

I can hardly wait to try this.

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create_google_account - 0 views

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shared by Paul Beaufait on 28 Aug 08 - Cached

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Short tutorial (3:16) with recommendations re: storing account info. on computers and allowing Google to track online activities.

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Paul Beaufait on 28 Aug 08

Screencast tutorial by Heather Ross on creating a Google account in order to gain access to a variety of Google services

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elearnspace: The Secrets of Storytelling: Why We Love a Good Yarn - 0 views

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elearnspace

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Introduces a September 18, 2008 [sic] article from Scientific American Mind Magazine: The Secrets of Storytelling: Why We Love a Good Yarn http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-secrets-of-storytelling

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Introduces a September 18, 2008 [sic] article from Scientific American Mind Magazine: The Secrets of Storytelling: Why We Love a Good Yarn <a href="http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-secrets-of-storytelling" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-secrets-of-storytelling</a></div>

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Paul Beaufait on 29 Aug 08

George Siemens ponders whether: "scientific method [is] a testament to the power of a logical framework to banish myth and superstition," and "how...emotional and cognitive effects of a narrative influence our beliefs and real-world decisions" (2008.08.25).

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">George Siemens ponders whether: "scientific method [is] a testament to the power of a logical framework to banish myth and superstition," and "how...emotional and cognitive effects of a narrative influence our beliefs and real-world decisions" (2008.08.25).</div>

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Learning technology teacher development blog: Text to Speech for EFL ESL Materials - 1 views

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Nik Peachey previews ReadTheWords.com (beta) online text-to-speech converter, prior to suggesting ways for EAL learners to use it for help "with their listening, reading and pronunciation" (¶2)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Nik Peachey previews ReadTheWords.com (beta) online text-to-speech converter, prior to suggesting ways for EAL learners to use it for help "with their listening, reading and pronunciation" (¶2)</div>

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Paul Beaufait on 29 Aug 08

Nik may (have) announce(d) this post on the mailing list. He's looking for teachers to try out ReadTheWords.

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web2.0, Classroom 2.0

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Listen & Read Grade 1: Animals & Food | Scholastic.com - 0 views

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"short, high-interest, nonfiction stories from Scholastic News boost early reading skills and support differentiated reading and ELL students" (2008.09.08)

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Paul Beaufait on 08 Sep 08

Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo for pointing out this site: http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/09/07/listen-read/ (2008.09.07)

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