PABeaufaitBookmarks (weekly)

• http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/Euromonitor%20Report%20A4.pdf

  Euromonitor International. (2010). The Benefits of the English Language for Individuals and Societies: Quantitative Indicators from Cameroon, Nigeria, Rwanda, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Retrieved July 7, 2011, from http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/Euromonitor%20Report%20A4.pdf

  tags: development education English language education research

• Research backs English as key to development | Education | Guardian Weekly

  Lotbinière highlights a Euromonitor report for the British Councl representing "data from five target countries: three with linguistic links to Britain through colonialism, Nigeria, Bangladesh and Pakistan, and two with a stronger French-language colonial legacy, Cameroon and Rwanda" (¶3, retrieved 2011.07.07).
  
  Lotbinière, Max de. (2011). Research backs English as key to development. Guardian Weekly, July 5, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011, from: http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/jul/05/research-backs-english-language-delotbiniere

  tags: development education English Guardian Weekly language education research

• Created by Russell Stannard for Teacher Training videos.com

  Eyercise on-line training videos.

  tags: free interactive learning online reading reading speed tools videos wink_students

• An Open Letter to Rupert Murdoch « Education On The Plate

  tags: BoEs contracts education funding government libraries letters Murdoch

• Nik's Learning Technology Blog: Crowdsourcing Knowledge with Students

  Peachey recommends "a very simple brainstorming and voting website called tricider ... that it is incredibly quick and simple to use" (¶1, retrieved 2011.07.05).

  tags: crowdsourcing education learning online teaching technology tools

• ClassTools.net: Create interactive flash tools / games for education

  Searchable by subject or template, this site facilitates creation of "free educational games, quizzes, activities and diagrams in seconds!" (2011.07.04).
  
  Templates [include:]
  
  Fakebook [new]
  Arcade Game Generator
  Random Name Picker
  Countdown Timer
  Twister
  Keyword Checker
  Plagiarizr
  Dustbin Game
  Telescopic Topic
  Post It
  Diamond 9
  Fishbone (Ishikawa)
  Venn Diagram
  Animated Book
  Timeline
  Lights Out
  Target
  Hamburger
  Living Graph
  Learning Cycle
  Jigsaw Diagram
  Priority Chart
  Source Analyser

  tags: activities education diagrams games interactive resources teaching tools blog gadgets and widgets

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.