Peardeck is a Google education online platform that provides an interactive approach to engaging students in learning activities in class and offers teachers the possibility to know students’ responses immediately. Compared with the traditional SRS with clickers, Peardeck is more convenient, easy to use, and low cost because any digital device with the internet can be used to access the platform. Below, I give an introduction of different views and question types, and demonstration of a
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Serial is a podcast from the creators of The American Life. It is hosted by Sarah Koening. Serial is a true story. Two seasons are available in the website. Each season is a different story with different characters and a plot. It is totaly free. You can download or listen online.
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The learning of a foreign language can be a lenghty and difficult process and there are few learning circumstances which can help this process. With the advent of technology, education has been going through changes in terms of learning evironments, tools etc. Compared with traditional learning environments, digital contexts and settings offer more opportunities for the classroom and language learning. It brings solutions to some of the challanges teachers face in traditional learning environments.
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…Plickers is an online assesment tool for classes. It is different from other platforms in a way that it offers rapid assesment in a tech-limited class. Questions should be prepared in advance and presented on a screen. Students will hold up their responses with pre-prepared cards and teachers can scan the cards with a device(ipad or smart phones). Each card is different. Also, every side of the card represents a choice ( one side is A,
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ReadTheory is an online reading comprehension website which evalutes learners’ reading ability and recommends suitable passages according to their levels. More than 1000 passages are available in different grades. It diagnoses students’ needs and sends texts accordingly. As students read and answer questions, ReadTheory presents new passages either more difficult or easier. You can use it both desktop and
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The Theory of Everything
Biographical drama, 2014
The Theory of Everything is about the scientist Stephen Hawking. The film is based on a book, ‘Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen’ by his wife, Jane Wilde Hawking. The film is set in England and starts in the early 1960s. It tells the story of Hawking’s relationship with Jane, the diagnosis of his motor neuron disease and his success as a physicist.
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Seating arrangements of the classes tell us about approaches and activites that can be used in classes. Ignoring the effect of seating arrangement may cause boring lessons. Do you think that is there a best arrangement for classes? As a teacher, I always change the seating arrangement according to activites and materials. Each pattern has advantages and disadvantages. For instance;
Students and teachers have a clear view of each other.
Enabling the teacher making eye contact with people.
The teacher working
…Since English became Lingua Franca of the World, people who do not share the same language and for whom English is not their mother tongue has been trying to speak English in anywhere of the world with each other. Sometimes we can see some surprising characteristics of these conversations. Barbara Seidhofler at the university of Vienna has noted some of them, including:
- No use of third person present simple tense -s ( she look ver sad)
- Interchangeable use of
Teachers should start the lesson with a warmer to calm down kids and get them focussed on a lesson. It is the essential part of teaching. Since it is the first activity of the lesson, the warm up sets the tone for the next hour. It should be 3 to 5 minutes with an engaging, fun activity. It doesn’t require time
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Connect with English is a website for English language teachers. It helps students learn the language in different contexts. It is a story of Rebecca Casey, a young woman who lives in Boston. It has 48 episodes under four differet sections. Videos are very engaging. Every episode includes interactive activities. Also, the website is free. You can integrate the videos
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