Two New Games From BBC Schools BBC Schools has just announced two new games on their website: R U Revising lets you answer your choice of English, Math, or Science questions. It has separate links to versions for each subject, so the link here is to the main game page. It’s ...
“Exchange 2.0 – Technology-enabled International Interaction” Exchange 2.0 – Technology-enabled International Interaction is the title of a new guide from a group called “Connect All Schools,” initiated by the U.S. Department of Education. I’ve posted about the group earlier in The Best Ways To Find Other ...
“Hot Spot” Interview — Report From Greece I recently began a new regular interview series. There are always lots of “hot spots” around the world — places where there are natural disasters, political upheavals, etc. And English teachers can be found in most of those places. If you are an ...
eBook Version of “Helping Students Motivate Themselves” Now Available I’ve just learned that an eBook Version (PDF) of my new book, “Helping Students Motivate Themselves” is now available. The Eye on Education site for the book lists three versions: the print book, the eBook, and the print and eBook bundle option. In ...
Recording Now Available Of “Helping Students Motivate Themselves” Interview Steve Hargadon has just posted the audio recording of the interview he did with me on my book, “Helping Students Motivate Themselves.” You can also see/hear the entire Elluminate session here. Steve and other participants asked some great questions, ...
ELL’s & Google’s New Voice Search For Computers Google introduced several new features today, including a voice search for computers. I’ve embedded a short video about it below. If we’re working in the computer lab, and students have microphones on already, I could see it as an easy opportunity ...
Buddy Meeting For Online Conference Rooms Buddy Meeting lets you easily create an online conference room for up to twenty-five people where you can also share your desktop. It seems pretty simple and it’s free. I’m adding it to The Best Online Tools For Real-Time Collaboration.