I don’t work at a learning institution that uses Google Classroom, but I do require students to sign up for a Google account. With a Google Drive account, students and teachers have access to incredible time-saving studying features and tools. These features make it easy to support learners with special needs, language learners, or promote […]
Category: English Language Teaching
Lessons, ideas, and resources to improve learning for language learners!
14 Tools and Resources to Get Students to Create Instructional Videos
“Animation offers a medium of storytelling and visual entertainment which can bring pleasure and information to people of all ages everywhere in the world.” – Walt Disney Research indicates that one of the most effective ways students learn is by teaching others. In my new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions […]
Bring Your Novel to Life! 30+ Tips and Web Resources
“A book is a device to ignite the imagination.” – Alan Bennett Students struggle to read books and classic literature. One reason is that the language might be too archaic. Not only does no one talk like the characters do, but no one sounds like the way the authors write. Even if some of the […]
52 Tools to Inspire Summer Learning with Photo and Video Challenges
“Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.” – Marc Riboud Many of us have started our breaks. If you have a website, blog, virtual learning site or messaging system like Remind to connect with your learners then you can motivate your students to continue the learning with photo and video challenges. […]
Olympic Learning! Over 32 Web Resources and Activities
“The Olympics are a wonderful metaphor for world cooperation, the kind of international competition that’s wholesome and healthy, an interplay between countries that represents the best in all of us.” – John Williams Students can learn about sports, current events, STEM, history, geography, and foreign policy while enjoying the Olympics. Your students will also learn about […]
8 Digital Gifts Ideas to Show Appreciation
“A father’s goodness is higher than the mountain, a mother’s goodness deeper than the sea.” – Japanese proverb Father’s Day is around the corner. However, throughout the year we often celebrate special people in our lives from relatives to friends. Want to integrate technology in a meaningful way? Get your students to create digital gifts […]
Infographic: Ways to Learn a Language with Technology
“Language is not a genetic gift, it is a social gift. Learning a new language is becoming a member of the club -the community of speakers of that language.” – Frank Smith If you teach students a language, then technology can help your students’ proficiency in that language. Technology is engaging and many of your […]
Word Clouds Revisited! 35+ Activities, Web Tools & Apps
“Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning.” – Maya Angelo In November, I spent the month training teachers around Venezuela to integrate technology in the classroom. One of the most practical and favorite training sessions was introducing teachers and professors […]
Emoji Get to Know You Activity
“Emoji and emoticons have developed to mean much more in language than the faces they represent.”- Lauren Collister (2015) For the past year, I’ve been studying how learners use emoticons, emoji, and text speak to communicate, read and write. Emojis are part of digital literacy and citizenship. When our learners use emojis in their writings, […]
Comics for Engaging Students! 24+ Resources & Ideas
“At a young age, I was interested in comic books, which was really how I learnt to read.” – Nicolas Cage Today, I will be conducting a webinar, Teaching with Comics, for Simple K12. I wanted to share the resources from the presentation in case you can’t join us. Comics can be powerful learning tools. They […]