Category Archives: resources

Backache, large classes and HootCourse in the classroom

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

I was reading just this morning in Brabara Hoskins Sakamoto’s lovely Teaching Village blog about how tired we teachers are all feeling at the moment, and how important it is not to burn the candle at both ends but to … Continue reading →

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Digital Storytelling with Smilebox

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

Smilebox makes storytelling easy and fun! If you saw my Happy Easter post, you’ll already have an idea of the way this site works. I started using it a lot at Christmas because there were some lovely designs like reindeer … Continue reading →

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A Voice from the Desert

Posted on March 4, 2012 by

A Voice in the Desert It isn’t very popular these days to like coursebooks, and I like many of my colleagues, feel that following a course book can, at times, be extremely limiting. Often we tend to equate using the … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

Happy New Year Everyone, These holidays, unfortunately, have not been the happiest times for me as I have been trying to cope with being the only child of an aging parent who lives in another country, which is taxing at … Continue reading →

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Free Friday Webinars by American TESOL – LiveBinder

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

Via Scoop.it – Inspiration for tired EFL Teachers If you are looking for lots of great ideas for Christmas lessons this is the slideshow for you with a wealth of info and links.  Click on the second tab “Holidays” for … Continue reading →

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Christmas is approaching

Posted on December 4, 2011 by

I love autumn. I love the rich reds, oranges and browns and the carpets of leaves that furnish the pavements and provide such an amazing contrast to the black tree skeletons and the skies. Most of all, however, I love … Continue reading →

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#ELTCHAT Summary for November 30th 2011 How to Improve Speaking Skills using Critical Thinking (CT) without Spoon feeding.

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

#ELTCHAT Summary for November 30th 2011 How to Improve Speaking Skills using Critical Thinking (CT) without Spoon feeding. Hi everyone, I’ve been trying to keep up with the fast flying tweets on #eltchat recently, despite rather too much work. This … Continue reading →

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The myth of the Digital Native

Posted on November 20, 2011 by

After Marc Prensky told us all so convincingly that there was this mythical beast called the digital native, I certainly went along with this idea for quite some time, thinking that my university students were not quite young enough to … Continue reading →

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Symbaloo your Digital Life

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

Hi Everyone! Not long ago we were discussing organising our digital lives on #eltchat and there were lots of interesting ideas which you can read about as usual in the #eltchat summaries. Later on I came across the most amazing … Continue reading →

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Moving away from a Fear of Plagiarism towards a Melting Pot of Creativity

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

Recognition and Ownership I was reading an excellent post (as always) by Scott Thornbury “O is for Ownership” and it was one of those posts that really made me stop and think. We all care a lot, in fact, about … Continue reading →

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