This is a new tech tool, which I first spotted in use on the Economist. It has a similar feel to it as the visual thesaurus, in the way that ideas and topics are linked together, and expand out of... Continue Reading →
I'll be honest, I don't really know much about Habitat for Humanity. I'm mentioning them here because they posted a comment under one of the blog posts and I just went and took a quick look at their site. They... Continue Reading →
The visual thesaurus was pointed out to me some time ago as a great alternative to the standard online dictionary search, and also as a great way to help learners broaden their vocabulary, particularly with higher level students who have... Continue Reading →
The "associação portuguesa de professores de inglês" (Portuguese Association of teachers of English) had their conference last weekend and by all accounts a fun time was had by all, though I didn't get down to Lisbon this time. Some TEFL's... Continue Reading →
Free Technology for Teachers: Trading Around the World - An Economics Game. Spotted this on Richard Byrne's blog and went off to play it! A nice trading activity - though possibly limited language learning potential? But it would make a... Continue Reading →
Brave New World among top 10 books Americans most want banned | Books | guardian.co.uk. This is a slightly misleading and somewhat patronising view of American life, when you consider, as the article states, that this list is based on... Continue Reading →
A very handy resource that I came across whilst trying to work out what was meant by "lockstep" in an ELT context... The image of classes of learners marching side by side up and down the road didn't seem quite... Continue Reading →
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