InstaGrok. An important part of teaching students research skills is awareness of and critical thinking about sources of information.
This issue is covered extensively in the Pew Research Report “How Teens Do Research in the Digital World“: “Credibility, validity, purpose, and reliability are all important aspects to consider when viewing an electronic resource” – AP Biology teacher As we mentioned in our previous blog post, the Pew report showed that students rarely pause to judge credibility of sources of information – which is not surprising, given that other research tools do not provide support for such reflection. That’s why we are introducing a set of new features designed to support keeping a bibliography and thinking critically about resources. The 10 Types of Writers' Block (and How to Overcome Them) George Orwell: Politics and the English Language.
Most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English language is in a bad way, but it is generally assumed that we cannot by conscious action do anything about it.
Our civilization is decadent and our language — so the argument runs — must inevitably share in the general collapse. It follows that any struggle against the abuse of language is a sentimental archaism, like preferring candles to electric light or hansom cabs to aeroplanes. Underneath this lies the half-conscious belief that language is a natural growth and not an instrument which we shape for our own purposes.
Now, it is clear that the decline of a language must ultimately have political and economic causes: it is not due simply to the bad influence of this or that individual writer. But an effect can become a cause, reinforcing the original cause and producing the same effect in an intensified form, and so on indefinitely. 1. International Conflict and the Media. Douglas Rushkoff. The world's top Coercion websites. "thedoor"2 - courtneyannemurray. In E.B.
White's “The Door”, an unnamed man struggles with the confusion and uncertainty of a capitalistic society. The man, who represents all of mankind, is aware of the unlimited number of options or “doors” available to him. In this context, White reveals the man’s thought process by literally allowing us to read his every idea; we are then able to glean White’s definition of capitalism as presented through the man’s exposed mind. The following passage from “The Door” exemplifies this idea. I do not know whether to tell her about the door they substituted or not, he said, the one with the equation on it and the picture of the amoeba reproducing itself by division. From these observations, we learn that the man has a choice enter a financial door symbolized by the check for thirty-two dollars and fifty cents.
First, although White mostly expresses his opinion of capitalism in a positive light, he does admit to a few failures present in the system. The countdown journal. CIE Teacher Support. Elementary School. California Learning Resource Network (CLRN) Are you looking for standards-aligned electronic learning resources to help your students?
Here, you can find free Open Educational Resources, reviews of Online Courses, and commercial Electronic Learning Resources. OnlineCourse Reviews Online course reviews aligned to content standards and iNACOL's online course standards. Creating a collaborative classroom adventure. World Adventure Kids 2-1, like any reading text available out there, can be used in a variety of ways as part of a reading program.
Aside from possibly the most obvious application (independent reading from individual children), I have been getting questions and suggestions from teachers of classes about how to best utilise WAK 2-1 for whole-class reading. I am happy to say that the interactive, reader-directed format of World Adventure Kids actually makes it an excellent resource to use with a whole class for those contexts or situations whereby a teacher would like to apply it in a way that all the learners progress through it at the same pace.
In fact, the role of decision making in the progress of the overall narrative really enhances opportunities for classroom discussion and debate (more so even than with a standard linear narrative). Outstanding individual puzzles - an IFDB Poll. Profesorbaker's Blog: A Bit of Everything. Thomas Baker is the Past-President of TESOL Chile (2010-2011).
He is the Coordinator of the English Department at Colegio Internacional SEK in Santiago, Chile. He is the Co-Founder and Co-Organiser of EdCamp Santiago 2012 & Edcamp Chile 2013, free, participant-driven, democratic, conversation based professional development for teachers, by teachers. EdCamp Santiago 2012 was held at Universidad Mayor in Santiago. Edcamp Chile 2013 was held at Universidad UCINF. Thomas is also a member of the Advisory Board for the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association (HETL), where he also serves as a reviewer and as the HETL Ambassador for Chile. English Companion Ning - Where English teachers go to help each other.
New Directions in Digital Poetry News. Fiction - English 1301: Online Reader. Language Arts, Fine Arts and Entertainment. Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus - An online thesaurus and dictionary of over 145,000 words that you explore using an interactive map. FREE Lesson Plans. Research Groups. The Ghost Writer: Giving Directions - Imperative Forms. This movie is amazing.
I love Roman Polanski's films and this one is no exception. This scene is great because of the clear instructions given by the car's GPS. I. Read the instruction the driver received from his GPS while driving to his destination. Choose the right verbs from the given ones below before watching the video. You may repeat them. 1. __________ road when possible. 2. 3. __________ around when possible. 4. _____________ to the indicated route. 5. 6. How+Green+Is+Your+Kampung? (application/pdf Object) Educational Robot Kits. Blooms Taxonomy of Apps. ALN. Writing program - TOOLS.