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tutorial on how to use pageflakes

Unlike much of the teaching typing software available out there, Keybr.com does not force you to type random characters over and over again; that is simply boring and contributes very little to your learning. Instead, Keybr.com generates readable random words using the phonetic rules of your native language. These words look almost natural, and often they really are. Typing sensible text is much easier than random letters, and it helps you to remember frequent key combinations. For example, it's almost impossible for the letter 'W' to follow the 'Z' in English, and you will never type this combination in Keybr.com. Instead, you will type more common words, such as "the," "that," "with," and so on. Keybr.com lets you introduce as few keys as possible to the lesson, adding more keys later when you feel that you are competent and fast enough on the current level. So, if you start with the keys from the Caps Lock row, then add keys form the Tab row, and then from the Shift row, you will eventually end up typing real text with capital letters and punctuation.

Lots of starter tip sheets (How to's) to get you started

Do you want to start a wiki? Look through the list to pick one!

I want to introduce you in this post to the concept of Open Educational Resources ( OER ). I know some of you are already familiar with OER but for those who are still struggling to come to grips with what OERs are all about, the slideshow below is a good place to start with. Here is what you will learn from it.

I have been used this site since I started to study phonetics and this help me a lot.

Great tool specially for students who are about to graduate. This will enable them to share ideas, memories and fun about the course they"ve taken together. The class could start working on it right at the beginning of the semester and finish at the very end.

guys, I just created this screencast to answer Marina Bonani's question. It's about how to start bookmarking. Here you go. Remember you need to install Diigo toolbar, or "diggolet". Where do you find instructions to do that? In our virtual classroom. It's all there!

Life is a Feast: a blog full of web ideas

I can´t wait to see the results, Carol!

Very complete site with lots of other links to be explored!

Pat Faustion shared this slideshow maker and suggested that students produced their slideshows to go with their compositions. Would they be more willing to write?

Vini, great that you started testing things here. So, when you share a tool with the group, everybody will be able to see what you bookmarked.

very comprehensive list - all categorized!

Very interesting article on how to learn better.

I've always enjoyed using music to teach for various reasons, I can say that one reason is that after listening to music everybodyis in a better mood, also because it makes learning much more fun and teaching as well. Eventhough finding music to use in classis not the challenge it was when I started teaching, and some books have songs built in their lessons still Ithink it is great to have all those alternatives Larry gives at hand and I'msureI'm goingto use them.

Description of the best music websites for teaching

I'm sure you will, and you'll also see possibilities for learners to find their own songs and put on a blog, wiki or webpages.

My personal blog. It's my first experience and I hope to be successful.

Wow, Carla! I loved it! We really should start paying attention to everything he said. I agree with him when he says that we need a revolution in education.Get rid of that linearity concept that have invaded (and pervaded) the minds of many educational institutions- go to college. I loved the "a 3 year old child is not a half six year old child." How true! Thanks for sharing. :)

Dear Lúcia, I'm glad you enjoyed it. He has another video about how we and schools kill creativity. It is really inspiring. Also, in relation to the non-linearity of learning, what you're experiencing in this online session is exactly that, learing how to deal with a non-linear online world and the messiness it implies, learning how to make sense of all that.

Creates a grid of bookmark thumbnails

Tips and tools for starting to sell your lesson plans and teaching materials online