50 Essential Resources for ESL Students Learning a new language is always daunting, especially when that language is as full of weird rules and contradictions as English. Even native speakers sometimes have trouble mastering the nuances of tense and grammar. Fortunately, if English is not your first language, there are a variety of ESL resources online to help you master the English language. From speaking to writing, these tools will help you get a handle on English and give direction to your education and career. Don't let the size of the task deter you from getting it done. Grammar and Usage Use these sites to boost your grammar skills, from verb tenses to noun placement. Purdue Online Writing Lab: The OWL offers a comprehensive repository of practice sheets and linguistic primers for learners at all levels.Dave's ESL Cafe: ESL teacher Dave Sperling's in-depth site provides numerous lessons about sentence structure, word use, and more. Spelling and Pronunciation Vocabulary and Writing Quizzes and Worksheets Podcasts Podcasts
Galette La nouvelle version de Galette, 0.8.3, est désormais disponible au téléchargement ! Quelques nouveautés, quelques bogues corrigés sont au programme de cette nouvelle version. Vous pouvez consulter le changelog complet pour davantage de détails. Il s’agira de la dernière version de la série 0.8 du projet, ce qui signifie que je n’ajouterai pas de nouvelles fonctionnalités au projet avant la sortie de la version 0.9 (qui est déjà sur les rails depuis un certain temps, voire un temps certain, mais sur laquelle il reste encore du travail, bien entendu). D’ici très peu de temps, les branches develop de Galette et des plugins passeront en 0.9 ; et ne seront pas particulièrement fonctionnelles, de même que la version nightly. La documentation suivra très certainement, il faudra que je parvienne à me motiver :D La suite... En attendant, vous pouvez tester la dernière Galette, participer aux listes de diffusion, et aussi faire des dons (il y a un bouton pour ça juste à droite !
7 Growing Social Bookmarking Sites Worth Exploration When you think of social bookmarking, big names like Digg, StumbleUpon and Delicious likely come to mind first. But are these the only ones you should focus on? Depending on your niche or industry, you may find that channeling all of your energy into broad social bookmarking networks that cover almost every topic imaginable may not benefit you. Instead of targeting networks that only have a percentage of users interested in your topic, why not find a network whose members and visitors are 100% interested in your niche? The following are popular niche social bookmarking networks for bloggers, business professionals, developers and designers. #1: BizSugar BizSugar is a social bookmarking network dedicated to news and tips for small businesses. You can also create detailed profiles including links to your website, main social profiles and even a link to your latest blog post via RSS feed. BizSugar Stats & Tools BizSugar is a social bookmarking network for small business news. #2: Blog Engage
212: The Extra Degree | Simple Truths Phenix - Gestion d'agenda partagé multi-utilisateurs et multi-vues HOW TO: Back Up Your Social Media Presence Before the Ball Drops Remember how we were all freaking out on New Year's Eve, 1999, convinced that the world as we know it would end — at the hands of machines, of course? Well, we weathered that storm and then some. Still, as we shamble forward into the next decade, it might be prudent to take pause and take stock of the years behind us. Translation: Back up your stuff. Think of it as stockpiling food and building a fallout shelter for the 21st century. Read on, and Christina Warren and I will show you how to... ... We're coming pretty close to living our lives on Facebook — it's our photo album, diary and mailbox, all in one — so why leave all that info up to the whims of the all-mighty servers? The process is really too simple to forgo. ... Yes, the Library of Congress is now hoarding tweets, but that doesn't do much for the casual user looking to keep a log of his own mundane musings, now does it? Thankfully, you're got some options. ... Tumblr WordPress ...
Podcasting Toolbox: 70+ Podcasting Tools and Resources Podcasting may not have lived up to the early hype, but with iPods and other MP3 players still selling like crazy, the potential audience for these audio shows is huge. We've compiled a monster list of 70+ tools and resources for podcasters and wannabes. Podcast Creation Guides How To Create a Podcast - About.com's step-by-step tutorial for podcast beginners.iLounge Guide to Podcast Creation - another guide for creating your own podcast for absolute beginners.Podcasting Legal Guide - find about legal issues relevant to podcasting in this Creative Commons guide. Podcast Hosting, Sharing and Networking (Free) Pickstation - A Digg for podcasts and music.Collectik - "Mixtapes for podcasts": find, share and organize podcasts.Podbean - Free podcast hosting and publishing.Castpost - Free hosting for audio and video clips.HeyCast - A tool to create video podcasts. Podcast Advertising Audio Tours Video Podcasting Mobile Podcasting Text to Podcasts Podcasts to Text Podcast Directories Live Podcasting
Lumzy Top 10 Social Media Blogs: The 2011 Winners! Social media is a big subject. If you’re looking for some reliable places to go for the best tips and social media tactics, look no further! Our second-annual contest generated more than 300 nominations. The following are the winners of Social Media Examiner’s Top 10 Social Media Blogs for 2011. If you’re looking to master all that social media has to offer, these rich blogs need to be at the top of your reading list. Brian Solis: The grand master of social media, Brian is one of the web’s leading social media evangelists and his blog is required reading for businesses.TopRank: This popular blog, the brainchild of Lee Odden, provides exceptional social media advice and should be one of your daily destinations.Convince & Convert: Jay Baer’s Convince & Convert provides outstanding content for businesses seeking to embrace social media. Congratulations to the winners. Share the love: Feel free to post the above list on your blog (just reference this post). A special thanks to our judges!
Create your own vocabulary tests Developing your vocabulary is one of the quickest ways of improving your English, but remembering new vocabulary can take time and effort. In this task you find out how to use an online dictionary to find synonyms and antonyms and how to use this to create your own interactive tests to help you remember the words. Task: Find an article that you are interested in or that you have recently studied. Next got to: and register (it's free). Sign in and then click on 'Create a new list'. Give your list a title (it could be the title of the text the words come from) and then type your new words into the column on the left. Now go to: Once you find the antonym etc, copy it into the column next to your new word on the Wrds site. Once you have added all the words and definitions, click on 'Save' and then click on 'Test'. You can the choose the type of test you would like to take. Nik Peachey
Video: The Science of Social Media at Harvard For the last few years I’ve been delivering and refining my Science of Social Media presentation. A few weeks ago, I gave it at Harvard and recorded it. This is the first time a full length video of this presentation has been posted online in its entirety. Check it out below, and please let me know what you think about it, I listen to as much feedback about my talks as I can get and that is how I improve. I go to a lot of social media conferences and read a lot of social media advice and most of it is what I call ‘unicorns and rainbows.’
150 herramientas gratuitas para crear materiales didácticos on line más de 150 herramientas gratuitas para crear materiales didácticos on line Generadores de cuadernos, libros y publicaciones digitales Cuadernia online (Consejería de Educación y Ciencia de Castilla-La Mancha). Generadores de webquest y cazas del tesoro 1,2,3 tu WebQuest generador de webquest de Aula 21. Generadores de cuestionarios y ejercicios Generadores de cuestionarios de autoevaluación (4Teachers). Generadores de listas, sopas de letras y tarjetas de vocabulario Generador de tarjetas de vocabulario en PDF (Personal Education Press). Generadores de hojas de caligrafía y papel pautado Ver también la sección Lectoescritura, grafomotricidad y alfabetización Generador de hojas pautadas para caligrafía en diversos tamaños de cuadrícula y en formato PDF para imprimir (Olesur.com).Generador de hojas de caligrafía a partir de textos propios (blog Olesur.com). Generadores de mapas conceptuales y mentales Generadores de letras, cuentos, textos y nubes de palabras Generadores de mosaicos y puzzles
65 Terrific Social Media Infographics As you know, infographics are visual representations of information, data, or knowledge. They present complex concepts quickly and clearly, and communicate ideas in an easily understandable fashion. Last year, I assembled a collection of 35 infographics that told the story of social media at that time. That post proved to be so popular that I wanted to update it, including images that are still relevant and adding newer visualizations that illustrate more recent knowledge and insights into the social Web. Since social media marketing is a relatively recent addition to organizations’ integrated marketing communications plans, it’s imperative for marketing professionals to gain as much understanding as possible about how people leverage social media for everyday interaction. These snapshots communicate essential information to help marketers make sense of the social networking space and how people are using it in their everyday lives to communicate and share information and ideas.