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In Digital Age, Schools That Succeed are Schools That Connect | MindShift
"The trickiest of the cracks to get our heads around is the “connected divide,” separating those who are proficient in collaborative, creative and connected social networks and those who are not. It is growing exponentially wider on a daily basis. ... [C]onnectedness will define the value of education over the next generation" (¶7, 2011.07.27).
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One of many spelling, vocabulary, and writing resources on the Vocabulary and Spelling City site, this page explains, "Asking a child to write about something that matters to him [sic] right now is a powerful motivator. This is where writing prompts come in. Writing prompts are simply ideas or subjects offered as a foundation for students to build a writing assignment on" (¶3, 2011.07.25). It includes tips for preparing writing prompts as well as examples for elementary, middle school, and high school students. Thanks to Cara Whitehead (Learning with Computers) for pointing out this site.
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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
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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 -
Created by Russell Stannard for Teacher Training videos.com
Eyercise on-line training videos.
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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).
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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
Sunday, July 03, 2011
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ARTICLE CHECKER: Free, Online Plagiarism Detection Tool « DE Tools of the Trade
Does the tool Goldsmith reviewed (June 23rd, 2011) work as intended, i.e., not to detect plagiarism, or what? Goldsmith speculated about the "Bottom line?"
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Abeywickrama, Priyanvada. (2011). The validity of nonnative speaker input in listening comprehension tests. [TESOL] Applied Linguistics Interest Section Newsletter (June 2011).
- Test performance data in this study suggest that nonnative varieties of English can be used as listening test input while attitude questionnaire results go counter.
- These findings support most of the previous research in this area.
- Until research shows that the use of nonnative English as input is irrelevant to the construct of listening, we may be unable to use such input in testing, especially in high-stakes tests such as TOEFL and IELTS.
- As nonnative speech gains recognition among language users and test takers, we hope the attitudes and perceptions toward the use of these varieties of English will change.
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Always Learning: Business Writing Tips - 10 Rules for Clear, Direct Wording
"10 rules for clear, direct wording" of "business e-mail" messages
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"Help and tutorials for beginner and expert alike" (tagline, 2022.06.28).
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Traditional approaches to English education should be changed: minister - The China Post
Highlights "MOE's white paper on international education at local junior high and elementary schools", and outlines challenges for English education at high school and college levels
