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Monday, April 14, 2014

4-14-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL:







More Resources On Tonight’s Blood Moon
Here are new additions to The Best Resources For Learning About The Blood Moon: Here’s why you’ll be able to see a “blood moon” tonight is from Vox. Here’s an “Explainer” video from TIME Magazine: Goodnight, Moon: Why the Lunar Lights Will Go Out Tonight is from TIME.


Yay! The Education Writers Association Now Lists Their Award Winners In A Way That’s Accessible!
I’ve previously posted about the 2013 Education Writers Association National Awards For Education Reporting. There were many of them, including many “must-reads.” However, their design made it very difficult to access links to them all — many clicks were required to find them. Happily, I saw on Twitter today that they have now listed them in an easily scrollable, downloadable and clickable PDF. E


Fun Video Useful To ELLs: “One Man Does 30 Animal Sounds”
This is a great video of a voice actor making 30 animal sounds. Even better, the name of the animal is displayed after each sound. One way I reinforce new vocabulary is by playing sound effects games where I play sounds representing words we have recently learned (water dripping from a faucet, door opening, etc) and have students use small whiteboards to get points (that are just for fun) for the

‘Simply Putting Tech In Front Of Students Won’t Engage Them’
‘Simply Putting Tech In Front Of Students Won’t Engage Them’ is Part Two in my Education Week Teacher series on implementing one-to-one computer programs in schools. Today, Richard Byrne, Nancy Frey, Doug Fisher and Ben Stern contribute their ideas. Here are some excerpts:

April’s Infographics & Interactives Galore – Part Four
There are just so many good infographics and interactives out there that I’ve begun a new semi-regular feature called “Infographics & Interactives Galore.” You can see others at A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists On Infographics and by searching “infographics” on this blog. I’ll still be publishing separate posts to individually highlight especially useful infographics and interactives, but you
How Long Will Our Non-Renewables Last?
I just updated The Best Interactives Showing How Long Our Non-Renewables Will Last. Additional suggestions are welcome…




4-13-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: The Best Resources For Learning About The Blood MoonA “Blood Moon” will be occurring tomorrow night, and I thought readers might find this list helpful. You might also be interested in: The Best Sites For Learning About A Lunar Eclipse The Best Images Of The Ring Of Fire Eclipse The Best Resources About The “Supermoon” The