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Online Teaching Resource: Primary Pad


Thanks to Tommy Holt for spotting this and mentioning it on facebook! Primary pad is an online synchronous editing tool - learners can access and edit the same document at the same time. This is the first tool I've come... Continue Reading →

Create Your Own Superhero


No site with "geek" in the name would be worthy of it without a reference to comic books somewhere...  So it's thanks to the marketing folks at Marvel Comics for creating this handy little Superhero creator: Create Your Own Superhero... Continue Reading →

A lesson on Learning Goals – Ken Robinson TED Talk


I first watched Ken Robinson's TED talk - "Do Schools Kill Creativity?" some months ago - a thought provoking examination of the aims of the educational establishment.  It has influenced my thinking about the aims of teaching quite heavily, though... Continue Reading →

A lesson on “Should and Shouldn’t”


This is a lesson aimed more at pre-intermediate / intermediate level learners that "introduces" SHOULD and SHOULDN'T.  Though it can be used to revise the language point if learners have met it previously! It is based around using Should /... Continue Reading →

Online Teaching Tool: Fakebook(s)


Anna Pires of IH Braga gave a brilliant seminar at the recent IH Portugal training day called "If you can't beat them, join them!" where she looked at the ways that our learners interact with technology in their daily lives... Continue Reading →

Tools for the 21st Century Teacher


Michael Zimmer's "issuu" guide to technology for teachers:  You'll have heard about many of the technologies that he mentions - but many you probably won't have a clue about!  In an accessible, handy one page per technology format, Michael explains... Continue Reading →

A Lesson on Linkers


This is a lesson that aims to increase the range of linking devices / expressions learners have available to them, and in particular focuses on five relatively simple devices:  In order to  /  so that  /  as  /  in case... Continue Reading →

Online Teaching Tool: Kubbu


This website has the potential to be an invaluable online teaching tool and is worth checking out! I only came across this the other day, but they've been around for a while and further research reveals that Larry Ferlazzo mentions this... Continue Reading →

Guardian TEFL Q&A session


The Guardian careers section is holding a live Q&A session with a panel of TEFL experts.  The live Q&A kicks off at 1pm (London time) - so in about 25 minutes! You can access the discussion here: http://careers.guardian.co.uk/careers-blog/tefl-careers The discussion is... Continue Reading →

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