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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: The Ultimate EdTech Chart for Tea...

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: The Ultimate EdTech Chart for Tea...
February 7, 2017 Below is a chart we have been working on during the last few weeks. It features a number of key websites and online resources arranged into different categories. We did not cover all school subjects but we will be adding more resources to the list in the future. Our purpose is to provide teachers and educators (and students) with a repository of EdTech websites that can potentially help them with the teaching of their content areas. You can download this chart in PDF format from this link. Sources: Related:  Lesson plans, printables and other resourseskcda

Förbättra din engelska genom... Teens classroom rules posters - Funky pink Download our Funky pink classroom rules poster for your secondary classroom. Our posters are available in four colourful themes, all featuring the emoticon characters from our LearnEnglish Teens website. These posters are designed to be used on your classroom walls with teenage learners aged from 13 years old. Try to use EnglishListen to your teacherParticipate in all activitiesRespect your classmatesArrive on time Classroom activity We also have a version of all our posters with blank speech bubbles for you to use with your class. Ask them to work in pairs and fill in the blank speech bubbles with their own ideas about what they think the five golden classroom rules are. Our posters are designed to help you in the classroom and remind your students about how to behave in class. Download and print your own poster below. Have a look at our other poster themes below and try our Badge Builders. Download our Funky pink classroom rules poster for your secondary classroom. Classroom activity

Describing photos (comparing, contrasting and speculating) You are going to practise language for; Describing photosComparing and contrasting photos (discussing similarities and differences)Speculating on what might be happeningReacting to photos (giving opinions) Discuss Look at the presentation. Follow the instructions and talk about some of the photos Write The language used here for comparing and contrasting / speculating is also useful for writing discussion / argument essays. Plan: Introduction - describe the situation / topic to be discussedCompare / contrast ideas (for and against / advantages and disadvantages)Speculate on solutions to problems raised by the questionConclusion - give an opinion Which pairs or groups of photos in the presentation could be used to demonstrate ideas for argument writing topics about education, technology, food, family, work, leisure, health, advertising etc? More Practice on May / Might / Could / Must / Can't

Free ESL Worksheets, English Teaching Materials, ESL Lesson Plans 10 Fun, Cool YouTube Channels to Help You Learn English According to YouTube’s statistics, over one billion people all over the world use their video sharing website. That’s huge! You’re probably one of those billion people, whether you watch videos every day or have just clicked on a few. But there’s something you might not realize about YouTube: It can be a powerful tool for learning English. That’s right: If you only use YouTube to watch music videos and avoid doing work, you might be having fun, but you could be having fun and learning English, too! Below, we’ll look at some awesome YouTube channels that can help you improve your English skills. If you’re already a “YouTube expert,” then you may want to skip right to the list of recommended channels. Quick Tips for Using YouTube to Learn English 1. If you find a YouTube channel that you like, you’ll probably want to easily return to that channel in the future. Just look for the “Subscribe” button under a video or on a channel’s YouTube page. 2. 3. Subtitles aren’t always perfect. engVid

Be a better writer in 15 minutes: 4 TED-Ed lessons on grammar and word choice There’s no denying it — the English language can be mighty tricky. When writing a paper, a novel or even an e-mail, you might look at a sentence you just wrote and think, “Is that comma supposed to be there?” or “Is that really the best word to use?” Fear not! First, let’s look at the often-confusing comma. What about the Oxford comma? Now, take an adjective such as “implacable” or a verb like “proliferate” or even another noun “crony,” and add a suffix, such as “-ity” or “-tion” or “-ism.” Finally, when it comes to good writing, don’t take the easy route!

cooltoolsforschools - home Teacher's Guide to Socrative 2.0 Socrative is a smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage their classrooms through a series of educational exercises and games via smartphones, laptops, and tablets. Socrative is designed in such a way to help teachers make classes more engaging and interactive.It also helps teachers initiate activities and prompt students with questions to which students can respond using their laptops or smartphones. The good thing about Scorative is that it can run on any kind of device with internet connection: iPads, iPods, laptops, smartphones so students will never miss out on any learning acidity. Some of the things you can do with Socrative include : Here is a very good and simple step by step guide created by the folks in Socrative to help teachers and student tap into the full potential of Socrative 2.0. Access the Socrative 2.0 PDF guide HERE.

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