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ManyThings.org has many interesting and useful activities for ESL learners

Interesting things for ESL students is for students of English as a Second Language (ESL) or (EFL). included are quizzes, word games, word puzzles, proverbs, slang expressions, anagrams, a random-sentence generator and other CALL activities. This is a non-commercial for TESL teachers to use with their students.

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Coursera adds 29 additional universities and colleges

Coursera’s invitation  says it all. Use the Coursera widget below to explore the participating universities. We offer high quality courses from the top universities, for free to everyone. We are changing the face of education globally, and we invite you to join us. More institutions means more opportunities in across a wider range of disciplines, …

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What is SCORM?

I must’ve been asked this question twenty times at a teachers conference last week.  I guess educational technologists deal with SCORM everyday so they are and I am guilty of using it in spaces where it is still not a common term. SCORM is a set of  standards for creating  eLearning events such as quizzes …

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TESL Ontario Wordle Sample

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Is Teacher Technology Load increasing?

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I’ve recently started a temporary, part-time teaching position at a local college to pay for the kids new IPhones. (insert sad emoticon here-more like depressed) I am troubled by the incredible expectations on instructors.  They must digest a series of technological tasks from a restrictive printing policy to complex LMS responsibilities.  I have been using …

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Expand your students’ vocabulary with Knoword.

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Play Knoword with your students as an icebreaker in September!  

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Mindomo Mind Mapping software

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Mindomo is a very flexible mind mapping application that can be used collaboratively and is great for visualizing and planning many different projects. The basic starter plan is free but limited to 7 maps. Premium and team versions are available with 50% discounts for educational users. There is also an installation version for larger clients …

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Celebrate Canada Day with National Film Board Videos

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Article – Quick, Free Development Tools for TESL Instructors

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Quick, Free Development Tools for TESL Instructors is an article we wrote late last year.  This provides details of our DEV Tools Box at edtechisus.com.  This is a presentation at TESL Toronto this May.  Download the TESL Contact issue and go to page 18 to see the article.

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Ten suggestions on using Social video in the classroom

Some really practical ideas from Martin Sketchley on using social video in the classroom at his BBC blog. 

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