E-TEACHERS ACADEMY ON FACEBOOK

theenglishteacher on June 27th, 2009

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For those of you who didn’t know, E-Teachers Academy  now has its own group on Facebook. For those of you who don’t know what E-Teachers Academy is you can see a recent article here . The Facebook group gives information of the upcoming events taking place and also gives teachers the chance to meet other teachers interested in the educational aspects of online teaching, web tools etc., This is also the last weekend and final few days that E-teachers Academy will offer subscription at half price, the offer will close on Tuesday 30th June. After this date the subscription fee for one year will be 99€. Anyone wishing to subscribe can do so on the enrollment page of E-Teachers Academy.
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THE ART OF CONVERSATION

theenglishteacher on June 25th, 2009

The Art of Conversation in Brief
1.  Don’t talk too long without pausing for a reaction. More than a minute is usually too long. Forty seconds is ideal.
2.  Never contradict or flatly disagree with the other person. It’s an implied insult.
3.  Don’t be too forceful or emphatic in stating your opinions until you learn the other [...]

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BIRTHDAY BLOG

theenglishteacher on June 21st, 2009

I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.— Socrates (BC 469-BC 399) Greek philosopher of Athens
This time last year my blogging adventure began. My first post was the above quote. I spent most of my summer working, teaching online and blogging, in no time blogging had become quite addictive. On the 24th June [...]

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A IS FOR AUTISM, F IS FOR FRIEND

theenglishteacher on June 14th, 2009

I am dedicating this to my youngest son Sammy who is 18 and suffers from autism. It might help both children and adults to understand what autism really is and how it effects the autistic person (in this case a child). Narrated innocently by a child with easy colourful images to follow via this YouTube [...]

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OH, THE GOOD OLD DAYS!

theenglishteacher on June 11th, 2009

While some of you might think I’ve gone a little mad others will appreciate this compilation of 70’s TV shows and adverts typical in the UK. I happened to be reminiscing with a friend of mine on Skype  and then got carried away with this, it certainly brings back memories, anyone else remember?
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E-TEACHER’S ACADEMY

theenglishteacher on June 7th, 2009

Are you a teacher embarking into the online world? If you are this might be for you. E-Teacher’s Academy is a new website founded by Kirsten Winkler. The difference with this one is that the teachers are the students. So what will E-Teacher’s Academy offer their teacher/students?

What is the E-Teachers Academy?
Empowering Teachers for Education 2.0
The E-Teachers [...]

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THE ART OF TEACHING ONLINE

theenglishteacher on June 1st, 2009

Online instruction is new to many teachers, and for good reason. In just a few years, it has grown from an academic experiment to a recognized alternative to traditional classroom learning.
Teaching online is different from teaching in the classroom as it requires a different type of facilitation.  In a nutshell I will take you [...]

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THE THREE MUSKETEERS

theenglishteacher on May 23rd, 2009

No not Athos, Porthos, and Aramis but Aniya, Kay and Kirsten making us The #teachertuesday team, you may have noticed the initials AKK on the teachertuesday Twitter page, so now you know what they stand for. From an idea of mine after the success of #followfriday I thought that it would be nice to congregate other [...]

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MOBILE ESL LEARNING

theenglishteacher on May 17th, 2009

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BlackBerry LESSON

theenglishteacher on May 16th, 2009

A few months ago I wrote an article on how to spell BlackBerry (the device and not the fruit) after reading about it on Twitter. Yes it’s me who writes perhaps more about BlackBerry devices than my teaching, some of my followers probably love to hate me, but others love to love me, so to [...]

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