7 Birthday Traditions from Around the World The Western idea of celebrating a birthday with cake and candles has certainly caught on in other parts of the world, but many cultures have long-standing traditional ways to celebrate that don’t involve a sugar rush. Obviously, the practices found in the list below are not entirely representative of the preferences of every household or individual. We’re sure many of them are more traditional and hypothetical than a reality, but if you happen to be in Germany and see a group of men with a broom on the steps of city hall, you’ll at least know what they’re up to. 1. Canada: Nose Grease On the Atlantic side of Canada, birthday boys and girls are sometimes “ambushed” and their noses are greased, usually with butter, to ward off bad luck. 2. Chinese birthday tradition maintains that one should symbolize their longevity by eating a plate of long noodles, slurping them in as far as possible before biting. 3. 4. Think the Irish had a few when coming up with this one? 5. 6. 7.
Technological unemployment: Is technology destroying jobs? - netivist We discuss the difficult relationship between technology and unemployment. Are machines taking over our jobs? Are workers made obsolete by artificial intelligence and robots? Or is the impact of technology and innovation positive for the labor market? Join our debate and vote (below) By Paul McNeil Paul McNeil is a technology analyst specialized in the political and moral perspectives of today’s innovative world. Technological unemployment Searches on Google, finding friends through Facebook, amazing apps on our even more amazing iPhones, rants on Twitter and being able to buy simply anything on Amazon have all been made possible thanks to major leaps forward in technology over the past 15 years. As our lives are gradually automated, many people are losing their jobs. Technology taking over jobs Advancing technology has not delivered jobs as it should. Americans disappointed Ordinary workers in America were encouraged by the economic boom of the 1990s. China taking advantage?
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Breaking News Ireland - Latest World News Headlines Home Fruit City 18 Free Digital Storytelling Tools For Teachers And Students Editor's note: We have originally written and published this article in February 2013. Thanks to your useful suggestions and our own following of the latest developments in the fast paced field of technology, we have updated this piece in November 2015 in the hope that you will keep finding it useful. Thank you for sharing! Stories are important. At the following list you will find 18 free digital storytelling tools, both websites and apps, which will help you use technology to tell a story while being highly creative and having fun. 11 Free Digital Storytelling Websites ACMI Generator ACMI Generator is a creative studio space where you can explore the moving image, be inspired, create your own moving image works, and share your creations with the Generator community. Create the best Course for your School with the Right Vendor Find, choose and compare the top eLearning Content Development Companies for K12! 7 Free Apps For Digital Storytelling
Lingorank: English listening exercises and tests with selected talks Holiday Reading Challenge - Helbling Readers BLOG We have an excellent challenge for your holidays (or simply for the rest of the year). Print our sheet, put it on the fridge or keep it in your bag. Click here to download the sheet. You can also make your own reading challenge. Here are some ideas. Make a reading challenge sheet for your parents.Make one for your best friends.Make one for your teacher (you can do it in class, at the beginning of the year).Make one based on a theme or a historical period (for advanced readers!). Send us your own reading challenge.
Nine Teaching Ideas for Using Music to Inspire Student Writing Or, you might have students examine what a conversation like this looks like in writing. “Kendrick Lamar Shakes Up the Pulitzer Game: Let’s Discuss” by Times music editors provides a good example. The conversation begins: JON PARELES To me, this prize is as overdue as it was unexpected. Then, in small groups, have students come up with their own music topics worthy of debate. You might then have them brainstorm some initial ideas and conduct research in the Times Music section to deepen and broaden their knowledge about the subject. Next, invite them into a written conversation about their chosen topic. Exercise #9: Write an editorial on a music-related topic. Or, you might have students examine what a conversation like this looks like in writing. JON PARELES To me, this prize is as overdue as it was unexpected. Then, in small groups, have students come up with their own music topics worthy of debate. Next, invite them into a written conversation about their chosen topic.
15 Ways a Screen Recorder can Help you in your English Classes Today I want to share with you an amazing screen recording tool Screencast-o-matic, which has a lot of potential to teach and learn English. Hey! Wait! I know, you are not tech-savvy. You don’t need to be. It’s super easy to use! Let’s start: What is Screen-o-matic? Screencast-o-matic is a free (you don’t even need to register) easy-to-use screen recording. How can I use it in the classroom? As a teacher 1. Have your students send you their essays by email. 2. 3. To explain a recipeTo talk about your favourite group, hobby, family…etcTo describe, for example, traditional games, unusual customs…etc.For first-day presentationsFor book/film reviews The only limit is your imagination. 4. It’s St Valentine’s day, ask them to invent a romantic storyIt’s Halloween, time for a horror story! 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. As a student 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Why do I like it? Is it easy to use? Thanks for reading!
“Crio” Is Going To Become A Favorite Online Tool Of Many Teachers I have previously blogged about SAS Curriculum Pathways many times (forty times, in fact). I use it in all my classes and, particularly, in my Social Science courses. It’s on more “Best” lists than you can shake a stick at…. They provide free and very high-quality and accessible interactive lessons for all subjects, and students can complete and send them to their teacher. And it’s all free. They just announce a great new feature called Crio. Now, teachers can easily create their own interactive lessons using materials from anywhere. Everytime I think SAS Curriculum Pathways can’t get any better, it does…. Related "SAS Curriculum Pathways" Looks Like A Winner Earlier this evening, Mary Ann Zehr, formerly a reporter with Education Week and now a high school ESL teacher in Washington, D.C., sent a tweet recommending something called SAS Curriculum Pathways for history resources.