In the past two days, I’ve taken part in two separate Adobe Connect/webinar sessions administered by two unrelated educational organizations.  In theory, it’s brilliant isn’t it?  I don’t need to […]

I recently presented to a group of principals on the topic of OSSLT and Critical Thinking. One of the activities I asked them to do was to unpack an OSSLT

I think that the Q-Chart (question matrix chart) is by far the most powerful tool we can use in the classroom. How often do we give students reams of questions

In recent months, I have really been reflecting on my teaching English. I think of all the good things I did to be flexible and to support my students, but

Saw this video on Twitter and think it’s awesome! What do you think?Video

  Why Infographics Recently a colleague said to me that infographics are nothing but advertisements. And this is precisely why they are so valuable to use in education. Students often

I just created a Voki. I was able to create an avatar, access text to speech software, and choose the language. The possibilities here are endless. A foreign language teacher

  This is my new favourite site!  Arrange words into shapes.  This one is the Daily tagxedo from May 1st in honour of the beatification of Pope John Paul II.

Students can take a look at the purpose, audience, and message of the video and the various elements that contribute to the overall effect.  An additional layer can be added

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