Realia Realia Submitted by admin on 6 April, 2011 - 14:13 ‘Realia’ in EFL terms refers to any real objects we use in the classroom to bring the class to life. In this tip I’d like to offer a few suggestions for activities using realia and to consider why we may want to bring things into the class. Why use realia in class? A second example would be if you are going to teach some functional language for asking for the timetable for a train. Here is a selection of activities involving realia. Tourist informationGather some city/town maps from the tourist information bureau wherever you are. These are just a few ideas to get you started. Further r This article will give you some wacky ways to use realia in the classroom. More about realia. By Jo Budden Printer-friendly version
Apptivities Using Optical Illusions For Speaking Practice An optical illusion (also called a visual illusion) is characterized by visually perceived images that differ from objective reality. The information gathered by the eye is processed in the brain to give a perception that does not tally with a physical measurement of the stimulus source. There are three main types: literal optical illusions that create images that are different from the objects that make them, physiological ones that are the effects on the eyes and brain of excessive stimulation of a specific type (brightness, color, size, position, tilt, movement), and cognitive illusions, the result of unconscious inferences. Source Wikipedia. These optical illusions for kids help them in increasing concentration power and sharpen their focus. Advertisement Pink Dots If your eyes follow the movement of the rotating pink dot, the dots will remain only one color, pink. Bird in the bush A Bird in the the bush How many human faces can you find in this picture? The Man in the Coffee Beans Colors
Moving a video into Keynote (finally!) Okay, I was determined to use the iPad to present yesterday, so I had created the presentation on the desktop in Keynote and moved it to the iPad through the file sharing in iTunes. I just dragged it to the area next to the Keynote app and it moved over to the iPad the next time I synced. You can see this below. (Fig. 1) The presentation worked perfectly when I tested it via the VGA connection. All embedded movies worked, and things looked great! It seems as if the only way you can get a video into the PHOTOS app is by using the computer you regularly sync with. So, here is my solution. Go into the Pictures folder on your computer.Create a folder (mine is called "_pics for iphone") (Fig. 2)Put the photos AND videos you want to use with Keynote on the iPad into this folderGo into iTunes, pick your iPad, and choose the PHOTOS tab.Chose to "sync photos from pictures" (instead of iPhoto). The items now all wind up in the PHOTOS app, as you can see from the screenshot below.
Adult ESL Training Videos - New American Horizons Teaching ESL to Adults: Classroom Approaches in Action is a series of twelve videos, which can be viewed online on this page or purchased as four DVD volumes. For a list and description of the titles, click here. To view the twelve videos online, select a thumbnail below the player. An arrow to the right of the four thumbnails leads to four more thumbnails, then four more. To see a brief description of a video, after selecting it, click on “Menu” in the lower right corner of the player. The quality of your online viewing experience depends on the capacity of your computer and the speed of your internet connection.
Wrap Up Your iMovie You've had a long year: the 16-hour labor; the invigorating midnight feedings; that first word (which you're sure was "daddy"); and the first birthday party, where you learned that babies don't know the meaning of sharing. Now you've reached the moment that really matters--dishing out the painstakingly edited iMovie footage of your parental odyssey to your kith and kin, just in time for the holidays. Yet during the past year you've learned to be cautious. Have you compressed your video enough that the Des Moines crowd will be able to view your Web-based work over their 56K modem connections? Will the CD-ROM you've burned for Aunt Vilma play on her PC? Relax. The Web You Weave When it comes to sharing your iMovies with family and friends, the Web provides the greatest exposure for your video vision. Shoot for the Web If you know your movie is going straight to the Web, avoid unnecessary motion in your video--pans or rapidly moving objects, for example--and use a tripod when you can. 1.
9 Activities To Get Your Learners Thinking Like Inventors ESL-Library’s teaching theme for January is Innovation. “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing that it is stupid.” ~ Albert Einstein There are those lessons in which our learners come out feeling empowered, as if they have the ability and skills to make a positive impact in the world. Idea #1 Advertising this Tool Break students into pairs or small groups. Idea #2 An Innovation Day Have a day in which students are able to create an invention with the help of a mentor. Idea #3 Recycled Invention Have families, businesses, and the community donate recycled machine parts from cell phones, computers, appliances, and so forth. Idea #4 Create an App Various online tools make it easy for students to create free apps on Google Play. Idea #5 Solve a Real World Problem Have students brainstorm problems within their community or facing the world. Idea #6 Life Would be Easier if ….. Idea #7 Interview an Inventor
Inserting Images Into A Google Doc in iPad : THE "SHIFT" IN EDUCATION Aug August 17, 2013 | 4 Comments The Drive app currently doesn’t have the option to add images to a document. If you are a GAFE user like me I’m pretty sure you find this annoying. This is not the only deficiency and I’m expecting Google to make necessary additions to the app to make it perfect as soon as possible. Anyways, in order to overcome those deficiencies I use the Chrome app to open a Google Doc. Now by clicking Insert-Image-Upload you can reach your camera roll or your camera. Short-Sequence ESL movie lessons | Movies Grow English | Watch Movies, Learn English Jump to: -Describe Story and Character -Present, Past, and Future (speaking/writing) -Movie Karaoke -Paraphrasing Kraoke -Rewrite the Script -Jigsaw -Guess the Dialogue -Guess the Vocabulary -Movie Vocabulary List -Action Cards -Cloze Encounters -Word-for-Word Dictation -Blind Summary -Hear-the-Word Bingo -Change the Ending -Grammar Focus Big Things in Small Packages Welcome to the Movies Grow English knowledge bank of Short-Sequence Movie Lessons for ESL and EFL. *Five-page short-sequence Lessons for $1 each You can browse these lessons on the menu bar at Short-Sequence Lessons, Browse Here. At Teachers and Classroom Guidelines on the menu bar at the left, there are companion discussions on pedagogy, preparation, and class management that can also apply to Short Sequence Lessons. This page considers how short-sequence movie lessons can have an important place in the ESL classroom. The Utility of Short Sequences Movies have the ability to compress time. Movie Karaoke Paraphrasing Karaoke
The 70 Best Apps For Teachers And Students Ready for school? Let’s examine some of the featured apps that you should be using this year. From time-saving tools to reading helpers, there are apps that do just about anything. Rather than have you sort through the endless parade of app icons, we’ve done the hard part for you. Most are available for both iOS and Android operating systems, so don’t sweat that part. However, most of these apps are free so they’re at least worth downloading and trying. A Visual Cheat Sheet To All The Apps A compilation of apps in the iTunes Store. Some of the Best Apps We’re Using Productivity Apps Clear ($0.99)Flipboard (Free)WolframAlpha (Free)Dropbox (Freemium)Edmodo (Free) Start Reading Writers’ Corner Math Madness Make Science Fun History & Geography Art & Creativity These are just a few of the selected apps that we like in each category.