Twitter for Academia

I must admit that when I first heard about Twitter I thought it represented the apex of what concerns me about internet technology: solipsism and sound-bite communication. While I obviously spend a great deal of time online and thinking about the potential of these new networked digital communication structures, I also worry about the way that they too easily lead to increasingly short space and time for conversation, cutting off nuance and conversation, and what is often worse how these conversations often reduce to self-centered statements. When I first heard about Twitter I thought, this was the example par excellence of these fears, so for many months I did not investigate it at all. Then I read an article by Clive Thompson at Wired. Clive’s article convinced me that perhaps it was worth giving Twitter a try. At this point I have to say, I am so glad that I did.

TwitteRadar 20 TOEFL Tips 1. Familiarize yourself with the TOEFL format Most countries now offer the Internet based TOEFL (iBT). A few offer only the paper-based test (PBT). Make sure you find out which test you will be taking before you start studying for the TOEFL. You cannot choose to take the paper based test if your country offers the iBT. 2. The TOEFL is required for any non-native English student who wants to go to a post-secondary school in the United States. 3. TOEFL is used for a different purpose than other ESL tests. 4. The best way to prepare for the TOEFL is to practise doing the tests. 5. A reliable native English teacher who knows a lot about the TOEFL is one of the best resources a student can have. 6. The TOEFL test takes a long time to write. 7. If you arrive at the test centre with all of the things you need, you will feel calm and ready. 8. Plan to arrive at the test centre at least 30 minutes ahead of time. 9. You will have to fill out your answers on the computer and type your essay. 10.

Boards Twitter : Le Guide Developing Reading Activities Developing reading activities involves more than identifying a text that is "at the right level," writing a set of comprehension questions for students to answer after reading, handing out the assignment and sending students away to do it. A fully-developed reading activity supports students as readers through prereading, while-reading, and post-reading activities. As you design reading tasks, keep in mind that complete recall of all the information in a text is an unrealistic expectation even for native speakers. Construct the reading activity around a purpose that has significance for the students Make sure students understand what the purpose for reading is: to get the main idea, obtain specific information, understand most or all of the message, enjoy a story, or decide whether or not to read more. Define the activity's instructional goal and the appropriate type of response Check the level of difficulty of the text How is the information organized? Sample pre-reading activities:

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