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theenglishteacher on October 27th, 2009


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TEACHING ON SECOND LIFE (PART 2)

theenglishteacher on September 29th, 2009

It’s been a while now since my last post, no I am not lazy but I have had plenty to do. As I promised a follow up to my first post here is the second. I was waiting for feedback from my students but they have been busy too so it hasn’t been possible apart [...]

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ANECDOTE

theenglishteacher on September 8th, 2009

An anecdote is a short tale narrating an interesting or amusing biographical incident. It may be as brief as the setting and provocation of a bon mot. An anecdote is always based on real life, an incident involving actual persons, whether famous or not, in real places. However, over time, modification in reuse may convert a particular anecdote [...]

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THE TEACHER’S HAVEN

theenglishteacher on September 2nd, 2009

In the depths of a land called Second Life lies a place called The Teacher’s Haven, teachers go there to relax, chat and discuss teacher related topics… Coming to a blog near you soon and based on that very land, is The Teacher’s Haven Blog, for teachers and written by teachers.
In collaboration with Kirsten Winkler [...]

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IT’S MY PARTY…

theenglishteacher on August 29th, 2009

(…and I’ll cry if I want to) went the song. Well it is my party and I will cry out! I have been online enough time to meet the good the bad and the ugly so to speak, I can usually smell a rat a mile a way lol. This post is not about rats [...]

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SECOND LIFE WITH AUTISM

theenglishteacher on August 25th, 2009

A colleague and I were talking the other day of the effect and some what chit chat from other colleagues about our recent interest in Second Life, Twitter etc., and that it has made us the talking point (Oh I didn’t know I was famous). That said, I don’t really care what people think of [...]

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TEACHING ON SECOND LIFE (PART 1)

theenglishteacher on August 17th, 2009

I am not going to bore those of you who are not interested in Second Life with post after post about Second Life, but as I gave my first lesson the other day, I will boast about it This is still very new to me, but it has become a passion, and anything which [...]

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WHEN I BECOME A TEACHER

theenglishteacher on August 10th, 2009

What not to do..
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WHICH VIRTUAL CLASSROOM?

theenglishteacher on August 1st, 2009

Virtual Classroom: A virtual classroom is a learning environment created in the virtual space. The objectives of a virtual classroom are to improve access to advanced educational experiences by allowing students and instructors to participate in remote learning communities using personal computers; and to improve the quality and effectiveness of education by using the computer [...]

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CELTA CAMBRIDGE

theenglishteacher on July 24th, 2009

I thought this would be an appropriate post for this week seeing as I was invited by my ex Celta tutor Chris Cattaneo to talk about technology for teachers in one of her CELTA sessions for trainess at International House, Milan we discussed with trainees informative websites for both teachers and students, how they can [...]

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