The Best Resources On Punctuation
I just saw a clip of Victor Borge’s apparently famous “Phonetic Punctuation” performance, and it’s prompting me to pull together a short list of resources I’ve posted about punctuation in the past (along with Borge clip) Feel free to contribute … Continue reading →
Twitter Experiment With Our Book Begins Today!
As I’ve previously posted, our new book, “The ESL/ELL Teacher’s Survival Guide: Ready-to-Use Strategies, Tools, and Activities for Teaching English Language Learners of All Levels,” (co-authored by Katie Hull Sypnieski), was published last week. Beginning today, Monday, we’re trying an … Continue reading →
Even MORE Videos Showing The Importance Of Asking Good Questions
I’ve found a few more clips I’m adding to The Best Videos Showing The Importance Of Asking Good Questions, and am still looking for more: Was there anyone ever better at asking questions than Peter Falk as Detective Columbo? This … Continue reading →
New Mars Rover Curiosity Resources
Curiosity has successfully landed on Mars. Here are the newest additions to The Best Sites For Learning About The Mars Rover Curiosity: Curiosity Rover Lands Safely on Mars is from The New York Times. All Mars photos will be shown … Continue reading →
Lots Of Resources On Advertising
Here are the newest additions to The Best Sites To Learn About Advertising: BAM! is from The Centers For Disease Control. Analyzing Persuasive Techniques in Advertising is from Class Zone. Recognizing Types of Propaganda in Advertising is from The High … Continue reading →
Write A Message On Virtual Placards Held Up By Virtual Fans In A Virtual Stadium At A Virtual Olympics
Yup, the tile of this blog post says it all — go to London 2012 and write a message on virtual placards held up by virtual signs in a virtual stadium at a virtual Olympics. You can do it without … Continue reading →
More On The Mars Rover Curiosity
Here are a few new additions to The Best Sites For Learning About The Mars Rover Curiosity: Curiosity Lands on Mars: Know What You’re Watching When You’re Watching ’7 Minutes of Terror’ is from The Atlantic. Nasa’s ‘untried’ technology to … Continue reading →
More Videos Showing The Importance Of Asking Good Questions
I’m still looking for videos showing the importance of asking good questions. In The Best Videos Showing The Importance Of Asking Good Questions, I began with several movie courtroom cross-examination scenes. I’m hoping readers will help me find clips of … Continue reading →
“Watch 131 Years of Global Warming in 26 Seconds”
NASA has created this video titled “Watch 131 Years of Global Warming in 26 Seconds” and you can read more about it here (I’m adding it to The Best Sites To Learn About Climate Change):
Google Unveils Wild-Looking Interactive On Global Arms Trade
Yesterday, Google unveiled a wild-looking visualization of the global arms trade. You can read an explanation of it at the Google Blog. I tend to think it’s a little too wild to easily understand, but it sure looks neat….
