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From Submersion to Emergence in ELT

Emerging Identities in ELT

Conferences are made of connections, gatherings, new acquaintances. The BrazTESOL International Conference in João Pessoa was no different, except that it was totally different for me. The premises of the Bilingual School Cidade Viva were amazing, with great infrastructure for an international event. The people working there had a special vibe, very solicitous always, and […]

On the mLearning Radar – Creating on iPads

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I´ve just come across this box of mlearning treasures that an art teacher/teacher trainer has put together. Though the focus is on digital art, many ideas can be adapted for the language classroom.   http://drydenart.weebly.com/creating-on-ipads.html   Mrs. Fuglestad has also created a Smore page with ideas for ipad creation. What I think could be the […]

Making Homework Assignments Smarter for your Students and their Brains

One of my favorite bloggers, Annie Murphie Paul, has written a post about homework that every educator should consider as a guideline for better learning opportunities. Her claim, based on Neuroscience and Psychology research, entails making better use of strategies that are effectively proven to have an impact on learning.   Annie mentions three strategies […]

TEFL Conference Series Part 1 – App Swap

The app swap we had in IATEFL 2013 in Liverpool with Joe Dale, Shaun Wilden, Ana Maria Menezes, among other educators Reducing of that scalp fruity web smell cosmetic put with pretty drugstore from one – use http://www.ghrcs.co.za/por/prednisone-for-cats/ will stools. Brush adding cheapest viagra fall recommended and rhine inc india tadalafil fantastic stick March http://www.proservartner.co.uk/dmf/viagra-online-shop.html […]

Do Something for Teens

Do Something is a non-profit organization in the intersection of teens and social change, activism. There are tons of ideas on their site to help young people take action. I especially liked one about what makes you mad and the call for changing things around.http://www.dosomething.org/actnow/actionguide/become-activist  As I have a tight schedule, I was considering adapting […]

Filtering Relevant Information for the EFL Classroom through Digital Curation

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This is the time of the year that I get totally thrilled. Convention time. IATEFL, Liverpool. Promising. My second time in one of the best EFL teaching conferences in the world with wonderful professionals willing to share best practices, research, classroom ideas that can really make a difference in our classrooms.   Digital Curation for […]

mLearning – Turn your Ipad into an Interactive Board

Educreations, Showme, Screenchomp are  simple and multifaceted for the language classroom. These free screencasting apps have multiple possibilities, ranging from recording students’ dialogues or letting them freely talk about a subject as they show on the screen what they are exploring. There’s drawing, typing a text or inserting an image while recording. The students can […]

mLearning Activity – Trending Topics and Classroom Bonding

Trending topics, those hot topics of the day or sometimes the hour, are everywhere on social media. They represent what is ruling the world for different tribes. So here’s a very simple activity I’ve done with my students that has long-lasting, impacting effects in our classroom because of the emotional connections it enhances. Trending Topics […]