computing4migrants For Teachers Do you want to use Gapminder tools in your classroom? Check out all our resources on this page and the downloads page to get started. For more info, contact our educational staff at mikael@gapminder.org and olof.granstrom@gapminder.org . Featured examples of Gapminder in education Teachers TV: Looking at statistics with Year 8 students[Javascript required to view Flash movie, please turn it on and refresh this page]Thanks to: Bob LangGapminder and Worldmapper Geography for a changing world resources from the Geographical Association, UK.Thanks to: Paula CooperGapminder course at the NYC iSchool An experimental high school course that challenges 10th and 11th grade students to use a quantitive lens to analyze the last 200 years of global history.Thanks to: Jesse Spevack Featured resources Gapminder Tools Gapminder Tools OfflineYou can use Gapminder Tools without an Internet connection! External resources about Gapminder
40 Most Awesome iPad Apps for Science Students | Best Colleges Online Posted on Wednesday June 15, 2011 by Staff Writers The iPad has found its way into hospitals, retail stores and homes across the nation, but it’s also making a big splash in the classroom, even with some of the best online colleges. With a great selection of apps focused on everything from word processing to keeping in touch with classmates, the tablet computer can be an invaluable tool for learning — no matter your age. Chemistry Get beautiful photographs of the elements or explore what happens when you design your own molecules using these great iPad apps. The Elements: A Visual Exploration: One of the most celebrated apps on the iPad, this periodic table is much more than a list. Biology The iPad has been a hit with many in the medical profession, so it’s no surprise that there are loads of apps like these that can help students learn more about the biology behind it all. Astronomy Many of the apps that have best showcased the power of the iPad are astronomy apps. Reference Tools
computer-aided language learning for migrants Blogging for ELT It gives an overview of blogging websites, suggests why you might want to use them, and gives some practical advice on setting up blogs for use with your own classes. What is a blog? Types of blogs used in language teaching Why blog? Where to start Tips for managing learner blog settings Keeping students interested Some ideas for activities Pitfalls to watch out for Advanced feature What is a blog? Nowadays, blogs can also display photos and some people are using them with audio and even video, but this article will concentrate on the basics, showing how a simple text-based blog can be used to great effect with your English language learners. Types of blogs used in language teachingAaron Campbell (2003) has outlined three types of blogs for use with language classes: The Tutor Blog is run by the teacher of a class. Of course, teachers who decide to use blogs often use a combination of Tutor or Class blog and Learner blogs, with hyperlinks connecting them. Why blog? Some ideas for activities
Learning Analytics: Ascilite 2011 Keynote Learning Analytics: Dream, Nightmare, or Fairydust? From today’s keynote at Ascilite 2011, here’s the podcast plus the slides. I am grateful to Gary, Renee and everyone else at Ascilite for their understanding and flexibility, since after months of planning this trip, unfortunately I could not be there in person after my father passed away last weekend. For those of you who like to download and watch offline: podcast [Hi-Res version: 93.3Mb] + slides [PPTX/PDF] For detailed descriptions of work presented here, see other posts tagged learning analytics and the references below. Abstract Pervasive digital technology is weaving a fabric around our lives which makes it increasingly hard not to leave digital traces. One answer is it’s time to upgrade our computing kit. Then there are those of a more cautious nature. Analytics may in time come to be used to judge you — as a learner, an educator, or your institution. Are you thinking Dream, Nightmare, or Fairydust? Biography Key refs:
C is for Coherence Watch this much discussed video of a young beauty pageant contestant answering a question posed by the judges. 1. Is Miss South Carolina coherent or not? 2. Where was published? These children can be said to have two three or more mother tongues neither language is foreign to that child even if one language is a foreign language for the vast majority of people in the childs birth country. Scroll down to the end of the post view the answer. Definitions: Review the following definitions and choose the best one (or the one you understand best): 1/ Coherence (linguistics) 2/ Here is another definition from the Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Applied Linguistics coherence Coherence is the quality of meaning unity and purpose perceived in discourse. 3/ A definition from the Longman Dictionary of Language Teaching & Applied Linguistics coherence n coherent adj the relationships which link the meanings of UTTERANCES in a DISCOURSE or of the sentences in a text. Answers to thinking tasks 1. 2. Related Posts
Khan Academy About « TEACHER IN RESIDENCE I started teaching in a computerless era back in the early eighties of the previous century. For years I worked in the same school building, carrying books and teaching Dutch, the mother tongue of my students. And then it happened: the BOMBputer, as I call it, came into my life and into my teaching and a new world opened up in World Wide Wonderland. I started travelling both virtually and physically. This blog is one of the many I created, but I want to make this a very special one. Bart Verswijvel Other projects: Teacher Aid Embedded in EU Poets Laureate of Antwerp Creative Commons – eTwinning Schol Listoria Immalle gedichtendag Like this: Like Loading...
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