Here’s What I’m Using As An External Microphone For My iPhone5
As most teachers know, the internal microphone in any iPhone just doesn’t cut it for student presentations – the audio is too weak. I had found a great external mike that worked perfectly with my iPhone 4, but, no matter what the manufacturer might claim, it doesn’t work with my iPhone 5. After a lengthy search, I concluded that Rode Smartlav Lavalier Microphone for iPhone and Smartphones would w
Terrific World Food Day Resources
The PBS News Hour has collaborated with the U.N. World Food Programme to create some terrific resources for World Food Day on October 16th. I’m very impressed with what they come up with, including all their multimedia resources. I’m adding it to The Best Sites To Learn About World Food Day.
Search Engines For English Language Learners
I’ve just updated The Best Search Engines For ESL/EFL Learners. Additional suggestions are welcome….
Important New Articles On Bullying
Some pretty useful, and important, articles have come out on the topic of bullying over the past couple of days. I’m adding these to A Very, Very Beginning List Of The Best Resources On Bullying: Bullying prevention from the ground up is by Jim Dillon at Smart Blogs. Bullying Prevention Programs May Have Negative Impact: Study is from The Huffington Post. Anti-Bullying Programs Could Be a Waste
Voice Of America Redesigns & Enhances Their “Learning English” Site — Again!
Less than a year after dramatically improving their learning English site (see my post, Wow! Voice Of America Dramatically Redesigns & Expands Its Learning English Features), Voice Of America has done it again! The navigation appears cleaner and much of the content seems the same. However, the main addition I found — and it’s a nice one — is that they have divided many of their radio broadcast
Video: Shopper Tangles With Wrong Dog In Parking Lot
This would be a good video to show English Language Learners and have them describe (verbally and in writing) what happened:
“‘Teacherpreneurs Can Lead Reforms’: An Interview With Barnett Berry”
‘Teacherpreneurs Can Lead Reforms’: An Interview With Barnett Berry is my new post over at Education Week Teacher. You might also be interested in The Best Resources On Being A Teacherpreneur. And, while you’re at it, check out this video about The Center For Teaching Quality (which Barnett directs) project, The Collaboratory:
New Study Says That Half Of “Evidence-Based Practices” In Writing Instruction Not “Signaled” By Common Core
One day after I posted the last in a three part Education Week Teacher series on teaching writing in the context of the Common Core Standards, a study was released suggesting that over one-half of “evidence-based practices” in writing instruction are not “signaled” in those standards. This is a quote from one of the researchers in Sarah Sparks’ article about the study in Education Week: “Standard
My New Book On Classroom Management & Student Engagement Is Doing Well…
The Education Week “landing page” for the book, with links to Amazon, iTunes, and Barnes and Noble, is here….
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 10-12-13 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYNew Project-Based Learning ResourcesMy newest “question-of-the-week” at my Education Week Teacher column is “What’s Your Best Advice On Doing Project-Based Learning?” So it’s timely to make a few additions to The Best Sites For Cooperative Learning Ideas: Essentials For Project Based Learni