"Zotero MacWord Integration is not compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 when run under Firefox 4. Please upgrade to Mac OS X 10.6.x, or downgrade to Firefox 3.6.x" (Firefox 4 pop-up at first launch).
Guess I'll stick with 3.6.13 a while longer.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
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T is for Technology « An A-Z of ELT
Thornbury defines "technosceptics" and outlines educational problems underpinning decisions whether to adopt and apply technology for language teaching purposes.
- Technosceptics, like me, happily embrace technology in our daily lives, but are nevertheless a little suspicious of the claims made, by some enthusiasts, for its educational applications
- until the following four problems have been satisfactorily addressed, an ounce or two of scepticism regarding ‘ed tech’ seems well advised.
- The delivery model problem:
- The theory vacuum problem
- The attention deficit problem:
- The added value problem:
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C is for Conversation « An A-Z of ELT
Thornbury asserts, "...[C]onversation stands for all the talk, the dialogue, the communication (both spoken and written) that is generated by the people in the room [or learning environment], and that is shaped, scaffolded, supported[,] and signposted by the teacher" (para. 10, retrievved 2011.05.21).
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Remove Mac Protector (Uninstall Guide)
Explains characteristics of "a fake rogue anti-spyware program" and provides as step-by-step removal guide
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Death to high school English - Education - Salon.com
Brooks, Kim. (2011). Death to high school English. Salon: Life: Topic: Education, 2011.05.10. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
- As for the students who did make it to more accelerated English courses,
- they have bigger fish to fry. They have professors in every area and every discipline telling them they're going to fail if they don't learn how to write a comprehensible, grammatical and at least marginally organized academic essay.
- Sometimes we do things not because they're fun but because they're important.
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"a great example of crowdsourcing good quality classroom ideas" (¶1 retrieved 2011.05.16).
Sunday, May 15, 2011
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LinkWithin - Related Posts with Thumbnails
"LinkWithin is a blog widget that appears under each post, linking to related stories from your blog archive" (Show Related Stories Under Each Post, para. 1, 2011.05.14).
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This site represents two editions of a guidebook for media literacy.
"In a short and readable format, ... [the second edition]:
- Provides a complete framework for critical inquiry, using CML’s Five Core Concepts, and Five Key Questions for both construction and deconstruction of media, along with handouts.
- Gives explanations and Guiding Questions to illustrate how to connect the Key Questions when consuming or producing or participating with media. - Provides in-depth explanations and the foundational role of the Five Key Questions of Media Literacy. - Offers a sample inquiry into visual language: ... How to Conduct a ‘Close Analysis' of a Media ‘Text'..." (SECOND EDITION, ¶4).
The first edition, available in English and Spanish, explores a "framework for deconstruction or critical analysis of media . . . from the point of view of media consumers" (FIRST EDITION, ¶1).
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Purdue OWL [Online Writing Lab] Search Page
"The Purdue OWL offers global support through online reference materials and services" (Mission, ¶1, 2011.05.10).
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Computers and Language Learning: An Overview
Warschauer, M., & Healey, D. (1998). Computers and language learning: An overview. Language Teaching, 31, 57-71.
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the lives of teachers » Blog Archive » the new chernobyl? – media literacy in action
In light of recent human disasters in Japan, this post explores media literacy. It explains and illustrates how news media have changed, why and how media are conveying the content that they do, and how to evaluate information and opinions from a wide variety of readily available sources.
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Basic Research and Writing: Earthquake-tsunami-nuclear crisis
Resource "links for students to use" as they move from traditional reading, to critical reading, and on to critical literacy
Sunday, May 08, 2011
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Lang-8 - Multi-lingual language learning and language exchange | Lang-8
A social networking system for learners of various languages seeking correction of their writing by native speakers of those languages, in exchange, return, or pay-forward for correction they provide for peer learners of their own languages.
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Free online reading materials & resources
Catalog of links to online reading collections including Rob Waring's extensive reading links and the Project Gutenberg libraray
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Always Learning: Business Writing Tips - Communication Situations Inappropriate for E-Mail
Lists six things not to use email for, followed by a "Rule of thumb" for deciding not to use email
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Flickr CC Attribution Helper for Greasemonkey
Script to generate HTML and plain text attributions for Flickr images with Creative Commons licences
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