Stan Carey’s latest blog post is titled ““Going viral” in Murphy’s pub”.
Stan says, “You might have heard about the sheep–goat hybrid born in County Kildare in Ireland earlier this month. First reported in the Irish Farmer’s Journal, the animal – informally called a geep – is a rare and noteworthy creature. But what struck me was a linguistic item connected to the story.”
Richard Byrne’s latest blog post is titled “FAQs About the Practical Ed Tech Summer Camp”.
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This summer for the second year in a row I will be hosting the Practical Ed Tech Summer Camp at Sunday River Resort in beautiful Newry, Maine. The Practical Ed Tech Summer Camp will be held on July 14th and 15th, 2014. Discounted early registration is still available. I have received quite a few questions about the summer camp. Those common questions and their answers are provided below.”
FAQs About the Practical Ed Tech Summer Camp
Lisa Nielsen’s latest blog post is titled “5 Ways to use social media to spice up your next museum trip”.
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Arjana Blazic’s latest blog post is titled “Let them take control!”.
Arjana says,”Recently I discovered Getkahoot, a classroom response system that completely engages every single student, without exception, even those who are always reluctant to do whatever I tell them to do. Getkahoot fully captures their attention and what’s more, not only do they want to answer the questions in the quizzes I prepare for them but they also want to make their own quizzes! Of course, I grabbed this opportunity with both hands. And used it to make a boring lesson from the textbook exciting and fun.”
Vicky Loras’s latest blog post is titled “The Day Sting Came to Our Classroom – A Lesson Plan on “If I Ever Lose My Faith in You””.
Vicky says, “As I have mentioned in other blog posts, I love teaching with songs – and students love it too, even if they have never heard the specific songs before! I must admit that very often I use songs I personally love – and today’s is one of them. Sting is one of my favourite artists and the particular song is super too, I think.”
The Day Sting Came to Our Classroom – A Lesson Plan on “If I Ever Lose My Faith in You”
Richard Byrne’s latest blog post is titled “7 Sites for Helping Students Learn About Wildlife”.
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Earth Day is coming up next week on April 22nd. This week before Earth Day is a good time for lessons about the wildlife that can benefit from the conservation efforts promoted through Earth Day. Here are some of my favorite sites and apps for helping students learn about wildlife.”
Nicky Hockly’s latest blog post is titled “Teaching with mobile devices: FAQs [part 1]”.
Nicky says, “There is a good reason for my 3 month blogging hiatus. Since January, work has taken me to Chile for 2 weeks, Egypt for a week, India for 3 weeks, and Moscow for a week. And then the TESOL US conference in Portland followed immediately by the IATEFL conference in Harrogate, UK – another 2 weeks of longhaul flights, international airports and jetlag. All of these trips have involved training and conference talks/plenaries on the topic of education and technology. And especially on the use of mobile devices in language teaching.”
Stan Carey’s Latest blog post is titled “How do you pronounce “Imgur”? Take the poll!”.
Stan says, “In a recent post on pseudotranslations, I wrote that Imgur, of imgur.com fame, was pronounced “imager”. But this skated over a lively and unresolved debate. The site itself says:Imgur is pronounced “image-er/im-ij-er.” The name comes from “ur” and the extension “img” – your image!”
Richard Byrne’s latest blog post is titled “Free Guides to Teaching and Learning With Primary Sources”.
Richard says, “Last month Common Craft released a great video explanation of the differences between primary and secondary sources. After sharing that video with your students, extend the lesson by using the primary source evaluation guides from the Library of Congress. A central part of the Teacher’s Page on the LOC’s website is the primary source center. The primary source center walks teachers through the process of locating documents on the Library of Congress’ site. The primary source center also provides guides for using various types of primary sources including political cartoons, photographs, and oral histories.”
Naomi Epstein’s latest blog post is titled “Early Saturday’s Book: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Gaiman”.
Naomi says, “I’ve had belated Saturday book posts, for a change – here’s an early one. I’m on vacation, finished the book and don’t want to wait (I’m already starting the next one!).This book upset me.”
Early Saturday’s Book: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Gaiman
Rakesh Patel 