WordNet is a large lexical database of English, developed under the direction of George A. Miller, Profeessor of psychology at Princeton University. Read more…
This is the third of a series of posts about how to create blogs. The platforms that I chose to give tutorials about are Blogger, Edublog and WordPress. These are the links to the different tutorials: Read more…
Brainstorming is a very effective technique to generate ideas. To understand what exatctly brainstorming is and how to use it in EFL and ESL classes, have a look at these previuous posts. Read more…
Google wave is an online application that allows for:
A lot of the terminology we use to describe our assessment practices is sometimes blury and has to be clearly defined.
The link I suggest is a guide to a description of key assessmnet terminology. The authors of the list intend to describe current educational assessment practices and establish a clear and common understanding of what these terms mean. Read more…
Wordle is a tool that creates word clouds that you can print and use in teaching English. Read more…
Eyeplorer is a an amazing eduactati
onal tool. It is a research and study tool based on Wikipedia which enables students to make research about specific terms to prepare for writing assignments and class projects. It is espaecially useful to help students develop their: Read more…
The thirteen edition of EFL, ESL, ELL Blog Carnivals is hosted at ELLCLASSROOM.I’m honored to be included in this edition with many other excellent bloggers. A lot of innovative ideas for teaching and thought-provoking articles are presented. I have been so interested in and inspired by the post dealing with teaching tools presented by Nik Peachey and the the tutorial about how to use twitter presented by Karenne. Of course there are other posts that I’m sure will be as inspiring and that I haven’t had time yet to “scrutinize”…
Information technology has made it possible for internet users to access information, knowledge, and the world news much easier than ever. It was unconcievable 20 years ago to think that one day you will have access to a library with tousands of free books online that you can make use of as you wish. Read more…
Learning strategies or study skills determine the approach for achieving the learning objectives. The strategies are usually tied to students needs and interests to enhance learning and are based on many types of learning styles. However, not all of our students develop strategies to deal with their studies spontaneausly. Sometimes teachers need to make students learn how to learn. Here are some strategies that can help your students be successful in their studies. Read more…
