Month: February 2006

English Next

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You can already download from the British Council site English Next 2006 (pdf file), a provocative report on the changing nature of English as a foreign language written by David Graddol, British applied linguist and researcher.

Bubbleshare

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Bubbleshare allows you to create your personal narrative by letting you upload a photo album and voice captions to go with it. Read how Aaron places it in the EFL/ESL classroom together with iPods and let your imagination wander. Things are becoming easier and easier and there are no technical excuses for not transforming your … Read more

2006 at School

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– A quick update from this side of the world . Our school year has just started and I have taken to blogging with my classes again I have plugged my 39 10th graders (2 classes) into the ECML Project which can be carried either in English or in French.Check my blog and the blogroll. … Read more

ECML Blogging Project

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Mario Camilieri and Peter Ford had already invited me last year to join the ECML Blogging Project as a guest to comment on several students’ and teachers’ blogs. I also opened my own blog: Bee-Blogging from the Tropics there. Aaron Campbell posted about it onDekita after Peter outlined the project for us at the Blogstreams … Read more

Edu Tech Sig

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I have started the motion towards creating of an EduTech SIG for Braz-Tesol. I believe the moment is ripe as there is a growing need for how to engage in collaborative projects using technology. Many teachers still use the net passively, as a book, downloading material, submitting their students and being submitted to top-down practices, … Read more

Full House

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Full house at Tappedin last Sunday. 33 people from all over the world gathered for the Blogstreams Salon live chat with Ewan Mc Intosh. Ewan presented the blogging project with his students on a field trip to France and how fruitful and rewarding the experience was for all parties involved: students, parents, educators and management. … Read more

Blogstreams Salon 2006

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This year the Blogstreams Salon meetings will be held only once a month, on every first Sunday of the month at 21:00 GMT. For these occasions we will bring special guests to share with you the projects they are working on or just chat about blogging/podcasting/videocasting in general. Extra sessions may happen if the need … Read more