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TESOL English Language Bulletin- Do students like your teaching? Try this and find out 24 February 2015
- English learners mastering language at quicker pace 24 February 2015
- Some bilinguals use emoticons more when chatting in non-native language 24 February 2015
- States ceding power over classroom materials 24 February 2015
- As Common Core test season begins, teachers feel pressure 24 February 2015
Tag Archives: tech tools
Elevate Your Mind: Brain Training
Tara Arntsen
Seeing as I do not own a smart device capable of running apps (yet), I do not often have the opportunity to share apps with you, but today I bring you a free app for Apple and Android devices called … Continue reading
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AWW App: A SMART Board Alternative
Tara Arntsen
Another gem from a recent training session I attended is the AWW app, which you can use to turn your regular classroom computer, projector, screen, and WiFi into a more interactive platform for free. The “AWW” stands for “a web … Continue reading
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Be a Super Teacher With Simple Tech Tools
Tara Arntsen
A SMART Board training session I recently attended quickly turned into a great collaborative discussion about classroom tools. Super Teacher Tools was one such promising resource that was mentioned, and it is my pleasure to share it with you today. … Continue reading
USA Learns: A Web-Based Tool for Self-Directed Learning
Alexandra Lowe
Many students like to be able to log into a computer program on their laptop, tablet, or smart phone to practice their English online outside of class. Here’s a free resource that every ESL teacher should know about: USA Learns, … Continue reading
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eduCanon: For Making Videos Interactive
Tara Arntsen
Videos can really be a good addition to any class, especially for students who may be struggling readers or those who are visual learners. Additionally, there are so many to choose from online that you can find videos for every … Continue reading
Leap.it: A Visual Social Search Engine for ELLs
Tara Arntsen
Whenever you search for something online, you probably have a go-to search engine, like Google, that can help you out with anything you could possibly imagine. You likely view the list of results in the traditional link and brief summary … Continue reading
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Google+ Education: Part 5
Tara Arntsen
Previously, I wrote a post about organization tools for every teacher and mentioned Edmodo, Schoology, and Engrade as a few good options for teachers wanting to go paperless or at least digitize some materials. Now, for part five of this … Continue reading
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Evernote: For Organizing Your Digital Life
Tara Arntsen
With all the media that we are exposed to every day, it is no wonder that people are often overwhelmed by the amount of information they come into contact with. For example, some of us are being told to use … Continue reading
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Take a Virtual Field Trip
Tara Arntsen
While educators are often limited by time, funding, and logistics when it comes to field trips, virtual field trips can make them a real option again. Students get a similar learning experience and teachers can focus on the educational side … Continue reading
Randomizing Order in Class
Tara Arntsen
Unfortunately, it is sometimes hard to get students to volunteer, so educators all have their own methods for randomizing the order in which students present or perform other tasks. Do you have students draw numbers from a hat or popsicle … Continue reading
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