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Thatquiz.org. Online Quizzes | Online Flashcards | Online Study Guides | Online Notes | QuizMEOnline. 5 Tools to Create and Administer Quizzes Online. Other than attending staff meetings, writing and grading quizzes might be the least enjoyable part of teaching. Fortunately, there are some tools that can make the process a little bit easier. Here are five tools teachers can use to create and administer quizzes online. There are many other quiz and survey tools on the web, but not all of them provide the option to see quiz takers' results. These five were chosen because teachers can see their students' results. I use Google Forms for giving short multiple choice quizzes. I create the quizzes in Google Forms, post them on my classroom blog, students take the quiz on my blog, and their answers appear in an easy-to-grade spreadsheet.

Below I've embedded a slideshow with directions for creating and embedding quizzes using Google Forms, but here are a few points that should be emphasized. 1. Zoho Challenge is a part of the Zoho suite of document, presentation, and office productivity tools. Quiz Maker for Online testing: Create quizzes, test, exam. Prezi - Ideas matter. Causes & Effects of Oil Spills | The Chemistry of Oil Spills.

An oil spill on Philippines’ shore How do oil spills occur? Oil Spills may happen for several reasons. 1. When oil tankers have equipment faults. When oil tankers break down, it may get stuck on shallow land. When the tanker is attempted to move out of shallow land, abrasion may cause a hole in the tanker that will lead to large amounts of oil being released into the oceanic bodies. 2. 3. 4. What are the effects of oil spills?

Such oil spills are considered forms of pollution. Effects on fauna in the sea Seabirds are strongly affected by oil spills. Another group of animals strongly affected by oil spills are the Sea Otters. The third group of animals affected strongly are Killer Whales. Canadian killer whales are badly affected by oil spills Lastly, oil spills affect small organisms. Studies have shown that the environmental damage of oil spills are far greater than originally thought. Effects on plants in the sea Oil Spills also affect marine plants. Like this: Like Loading... What are the causes of oil spill. Oil Spills: Causes, Effects and Control. Hey guys, first of all, I apologize for the long absence. I got caught up in the euphoria of having my graduation from Middlesex University recently and all the excitement.

I have always wanted to blog about oil spills though and here you go. You guys must have heard of the most recent oil spill disaster of British Petroleum at the gulf of Mexico which has been referred to as one of the largest accidental marine oil spills in the history of the Petroleum Industry by analysts. I'll try to discuss the causes and effects of oil spills as well as options for a reduction in its occurrence and control. Oil spill is a type of pollution that occurs mostly on water as well as on land and can have devastating effects on plant and animal life, and the environment. It occurs mainly as a result of human activity (exploration and transport of oil) and is the release of oil/liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the aquatic environment such as oceans and coastal waters and on land. Effects of Oil spills. Socrative | Student Response System | Audience Response Systems | Clicker | Clickers | Student Clickers | ARS | Mobile Clicker | Software Clicker.

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Top Four English as a Second Language Web Sites - ESL Websites. Our Grammar and Composition site is intended to assist all students of English--native speakers and non-native speakers alike. That said, speakers of English as a Second Language (ESL) often have special interests and require more extensive treatment of certain grammar-related topics, such as idioms, articles, and prepositions. Those interests and topics are best dealt with at websites that focus on the needs of ESL students.

Here are four superior websites (all of them free) for students and teachers of English as a Second Language. 1. About: English as a Second Language For more than 15 years, Kenneth Beare has hosted this extensive ESL site at About.com. 2. One of the largest online resources for students and teachers, ESLpoint provides links to thousands of pages of ESL-related materials, all categorized according to skill and difficulty. 3. 4.

Authentic ESL writing practice through social media and news websites. Hello, NEALLT 2014! I’m an educational technologist and ESL teacher who teaches adult students at the University of Pittsburgh English Language Institute. I’m giving a presentation on how we can use social news and media websites to help ESL students practice written English. It’s an especially exciting method of writing practice because it enables students to interact with native speakers through text. Of course, ESL students often get to interact with native speakers verbally, but opportunities for authentic written communication are more limited!

See my tips below for how teachers can take advantage of Twitter, Reddit, and TED.com to engage students in authentic writing practice. Twitter 1. Twitter is excellent for helping students practice specific vocabulary and grammatical constructions. Twitter also acts as an archive which allows students to look back and see the progress they’ve made over time. Some specific tips: Establish a hashtag for your class. 2. 3. 4. Reddit.com 1. 2. 1. 2. WC.syllabus.2014. 141-TESOL-2-syllabus.