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Carla Arena

The Eyes Have It: Potent Visuals Promote Academic Richness | Edutopia - 0 views

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    Article that supports what we've been discussing about Flickr and now digital storytelling
Jose Antonio da Silva

Newsy | Multisource Video News Analysis - 6 views

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    News on video - current events
dani lyra

What Does Your Hashtag Use Say About You? 16 Resources | Teacher Reboot Camp - 10 views

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    How to twitt. What's a hashtag, hashtags resources
edutopia .org

80 Online Tools, References, and Resources | Edutopia Group Discussions by and for Educ... - 17 views

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    80 online resources for educators and teachers, free, trial, and paid
Jose Antonio da Silva

Current Topics for English Conversation with partners and friends - 0 views

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    A website with activities for the four skills
erika oya

When A "Good" Class Goes "Bad" (And Back To "Good" Again!) | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites ... - 0 views

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    Well, I think it´s important to set goals in the beginning of the semester. And follow the elements of a good classroom, discussed on the first day, every class until the students get into your class routine. It makes them feel safe and the teacher also provide the students a moment, at the end of each class, to reflect about their learning and behavior during the class working with positive aspects and showing them that there is always a way to improve.
Claudio Fleury

Global English and Language Change - Macmillan Dictionary Blog - 2 views

  • We’re often told that teachers “deliver” courses or particular “units” of work. But I’m a teacher: if I’d wanted to deliver units I’d have got a job as an IKEA driver.
  • The metaphor of knowledge as a package encodes a particular view of education which suggests that ideas can be neatly boxed up, wrapped in parcel tape and despatched to a student who will then accept the delivery
  • to student that doesn’t allow for any unpicking or discussion of the actual ideas themselves or questioning of how they’re formulated but is all about sending a pre-packaged idea from A to B. Once the unit has been delivered, it can be ticked off on the list and the next unit keenly awaited.
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  • Young people are no longer students but clients or customers. Schools and colleges become client-facing organisations with customer charters.
  • these metaphors change the way we behave and can lead to creeping social change, away from the interests of people and towards the interests of capital
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