Web 2.0 Tools for Teaching and Learning on Prezi

This is a Prezi presentation I put together for the psychology department at our college to acquaint their faculty with free web 2.0 tools available  for use with their students and for their own professional development. While I recognize that most of the tools are equally good for teaching and learning, I chose this format [...]

Hello Class!

What fun!  Your students can easily create their own cartoons and practice their English at the same time using Go Animate!  It only takes a few minutes for them to open their own free accounts and a few more to create their first cartoon.  Then they can share their creation with their friends via email, [...]

Little Reason to Envy

1.  I teach ESL. 2.  I teach ESL to students who want to learn. 3.  I teach ESL to students who want to learn and are respectful of their teachers. 4.  I teach ESL to students who want to learn and are respectful of their teachers and who say thank you at the end of [...]

Profiles of Life and Learning on Glogster EDU: A Follow-up

At the beginning of this past fall 2010-2011 semester, I posted my plan, Profiles of Life and Learning on Glogster EDU, for using Glogster as a tool to summarize and synthesize student learning in my advanced ESL class, and I promised that I would display their final glogs at the end of the semester.  However, [...]

A Happy New Year with Sites to Share!

After somewhat of a hiatus from blogging, I’ll begin this year by recommending a few good sites to get us off to a good start this semester with some new and proven ideas. On the ESL Resources page of this blog, you’ll find listed 2010 Year in Review from CNN. What a great way to [...]