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China Leads Web 2.0 Usage

Found via twitter through @marie-france - Merci!

Ce site a donc pour but d'aider les collégiens, les travailleurs et tous ceux qui se soucient du bon usage à trousser les jupes du français et enfin y voir plus clair.

Spanish online dictionary and translation and multimedia flashcards, interactive video lessons

includes videos with pronunciation and usage

"The teaching of grammar has changed completely in a generation. While formal teaching of spelling and punctuation have been a mainstay of the classroom, just a few decades ago there was very little teaching of grammar. Many pupils formally encountered grammar through the study of other languages. Now SPaG takes up a large part of the primary curriculum, but have secondary colleagues noticed a difference? In this session we are discussion how to improve SPaG skills and usage at all levels of schooling and beyond."

Instructional video CoWord CoOffice Collabrorative

Good to support colleagues in using the IWB

Since the 1970s at least, lists of humorous rules for writing have circulated around schools, universities, and offices. The humor depends on each rule contradicting the very advice it gives, such as "Don't use no double negatives."