5 Alternatives to Padlet For the last 24 hours the Twittersphere has been buzzing about the recent changes to Padlet. While none of the following tools have as many features as Padlet, they all provide the core element of a digital wall to which you apply digital sticky notes. Here are five alternatives to Padlet. LinoLino, sometime referred to as Lino.It, provides digital walls or corkboards to which you can add sticky notes that contain text, images, videos, or document attachments. The best feature of Lino is the option to create private groups. WakeletWakelet is the newest entry into this market. DotstormingDotstorming was built for people to share ideas in the form of digital sticky notes and then vote for their favorite ideas. ScrumblrScrumblr is a site that provides an online space to create and share sticky notes with a group. PinsidePinside is a free online sticky note service.
A Quiz: 25 Common Idioms that you Really Need to Know I know the feeling. I have been there. You have studied English really hard this year. Just by sheer luck, at a party, you are introduced to a British person and you feel it’s your opportunity to shine. “Did he just say something about the skin of my teeth?” Yes. In this quiz you’ll find some very common idioms used by native speakers. Blog de Cristina is also on facebook. Tool used: Riddle Do you know what these idioms mean ? If something is on your bucket list You need to buy it quickly You want to do it before you die It is something you do when it is raining If you cut corners You do something in the easiest or most inexpensive way You are in a strong position when you are competing with someone else You stop doing something before you have finished If you bite off more than you can chew You eat everything on a plate, thus depriving anyone else of having any You take on a task that is way too big You drink very heavily If you hit the sack you go to bed you go to the gym you quit your job If you rock
Narzędzia i aplikacje internetowe: Wordle Wordle jest aplikacją do tworzenia "chmury słów" z tekstu, który wpiszemy. Można zmieniać swoją chmurę stosując różne czcionki, układy i schematy kolorów. Obrazy tworzone z Wordle można wydrukować lub pobrać w formacie PNG. Wchodzimy na stronę napis CREATE.Wpisujemy w okienku wyrazy, które chcemy umieścić w chmurze wyrazów i klikamy GO. Możemy też wkleić tekst skopiowany z dowolnego dokumentu. Kiedy pokaże nam się gotowa chmura wyrazów, możemy ją modyfikować narzędziamu z belki nad obrazem: zmieniać kolory, czcionkę i układ. Możemy skorzystać z przycisku "Randomize", który losowo zmieni układ, kolorystykę i czcionkę.Gotową chmurę można wydrukować (Print) lub pobrać w formacie PNG (Save as PNG).
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News in the English Language Classroom Whether it's fake news, real news, world news or just news to you, navigating and understanding the news in a second language can be a really useful way to gain some valuable and authentic insights into the culture of the language. In this article I'm sharing a collection of resources that you can use with your students to help them understand news stories in English. News in levels This is a really useful site that has news stories that students can read according to their level. Listenwise This is a great site that has lesson plans as well as listening activities for audio on a range of news related content. Newsela Again this is a great site with plenty of reading at a range of levels. Breaking News English This site has a vast collection of lesson materials designed around current news stories. News Literacy Project