It seems that we can begin compiling a collection of study materials together. The teachers who attented the seminar in Karjamaa Gymnasium on 20th February have been invited to share this MindMap. They can also invite other people. If other teachers wish to co-operate, send your e-mail address to galinalynx@gmail.com
It can look like this. Join!
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Can Music Aid Memory of Text?
Yesterday I caught quite an interesting tool to be used while working with a text - The site is called P22 Music Text Composition Generator and you can find it at:http://p22.com/musicfont/
"...What the site does is to convert a written text into musical notation with a midi music file to play the notation. Well I can hear people thinking; "What's this got to do with language teaching?" and that's a really good question, so here's how this 'might' work.
How to use this with students ... "
I am not sure how it works in any real (traditional) class environment, may be - for motivating, showing the option to learn to the student, but ... m.b. for making your classes more 'colourful', not only 'black-and-white', as they say :-)?
Practically, it can be tried!
Nick Peachey's site is also quite an interesting resource for lots of tools, ideas, etc. in the colourful web 2.0 world for education.
Best regards
"...What the site does is to convert a written text into musical notation with a midi music file to play the notation. Well I can hear people thinking; "What's this got to do with language teaching?" and that's a really good question, so here's how this 'might' work.
How to use this with students ... "
I am not sure how it works in any real (traditional) class environment, may be - for motivating, showing the option to learn to the student, but ... m.b. for making your classes more 'colourful', not only 'black-and-white', as they say :-)?
Practically, it can be tried!
Nick Peachey's site is also quite an interesting resource for lots of tools, ideas, etc. in the colourful web 2.0 world for education.
Best regards
Monday, February 2, 2009
Pancake race

Why not organize some event and discuss/describe/do some language structures task at the following lesson? I suggest Pancake Race:
Aim:
-learning traditions of English-speakinng countries
-pre-writing
Preparation:
-presentation "Shrove in England";
-provide pancakes and frying pans;
-divide the students into groups of 5-6 people;
-every group prepares appropriate costumes or at least headwear;
-invite a bell-ringer and assistants;
-think about the prizes;
-make a poster "Pancake Race rules" and study the rules with the students
Procedure:
-students run a relay race with the pancakes on the frying pans;
-at certain places they toss the pancakes at the height of 1 meter (?)
Teachers are invited to suggest language activities after the race. (in the comments)
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Shrove Tuesday
Here are links of some pages I have used while teaching
http://www.chiff.com/a/shrove-tuesday.htm
http://puzzles.about.com/od/familyfun/qt/KidsMardiGras.htm
http://www.guy-sports.com/humor/saints/shrove_tuesday.htm
Another idea is to build a lesson around watching some authentic video clips about traditions. Like that
Or students can watch this music video about making pancakes and write the instructions.
http://www.chiff.com/a/shrove-tuesday.htm
http://puzzles.about.com/od/familyfun/qt/KidsMardiGras.htm
http://www.guy-sports.com/humor/saints/shrove_tuesday.htm
Another idea is to build a lesson around watching some authentic video clips about traditions. Like that
Or students can watch this music video about making pancakes and write the instructions.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Shrove Tuesday
Monday, December 29, 2008
EATE

Have you heard about EATE?
This is Estonian Association of Teachers of English.
May be there are other members of this association in Tallinn except the author of this post?
Anybody attended the last conference in November and knows the latest news? Unfortunately, EATE journal is available nowhere but at the conference or am I not right?
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Publishing comments

It seems, that very few people can publish comments in the blog. A new rubric "ITC tips" appears on the left. They will be on different languages. The Google dictionary will be at your disposal. This time you can read about publishing comments. Looking forward to your comments!
Contributors! Where are you?
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Comic strips
Dear teachers of English! Your opinion is needed:
1)Where can we use comic strips while teaching English?
2)Which variant is better: toondoo or dfilm?
3)Do you know any other platform (where other languages except English are possible)?
You can share your opinion in the comments to this post.
sample 1
sample 2
1)Where can we use comic strips while teaching English?
2)Which variant is better: toondoo or dfilm?
3)Do you know any other platform (where other languages except English are possible)?
You can share your opinion in the comments to this post.
sample 1
sample 2
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
English blogs
Коллеги,приглашаем Ваши блоги присоединиться к сообществу: будем "ходить друг к другу в гости", делиться интересными находками, советоваться по вопросам новых и традиционных методов преподавания английского языка, разрабатывать какие-то темы сообща. Адрес своего (или знакомого Вам блога учителей английского языка) можно сообщить в комментариях. Не забывайте также выразить своё мнение по-поводу языков (опрос справа).
Friday, December 12, 2008
Let`s start!
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Educational community
С чего начать? Прочитать о том, что такое сетевое сообщество:

Какие из этих видов работ мы могли бы использовать? Какой информацией Вы хотели бы поделиться? Обсуждаем в комментариях.
Какие из этих видов работ мы могли бы использовать? Какой информацией Вы хотели бы поделиться? Обсуждаем в комментариях.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
American class
А вот так выглядит сайт класса одного моего знакомого мальчика, внука моей коллеги, живущего в Северной Каролине. Может, нам есть чему поучиться?
PRESS HERE
PRESS HERE
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Hello!

Уважаемые коллеги!
Закончилась наша конференция "Учим и учимся по-новому!", но теперь-то и начинается работа по-новому, о которой мы так много узнали во время участия в мастерских. Приглашаем Вас подключиться к созданию сетевого сообщества учителей английского языка! Этот блог мог бы стать нашим виртуальным местом встречи и дискуссий по профессиональным вопросам; здесь мы также могли бы обмениваться опытом применения инфомационно-коммуникативных тенологий и размещать учебный материал(в том формате, о котором договоримся); проводить опросы по интересующим нас всех моментам и помогать друг другу решать проблемы; а главное- осваиваать новые методы преподавания и общаться с коллегами не только в масштабах своей школы. Нас много! Давайте найдём друг друга (в Таллинне, в Эстонии,в Интернете!)
Предлагаю для начала обсудить вопросы:
1.На каком языке (языках) будем общаться?
2.Как предлагаете назвать наше сообщество и этот блог?
(cornflower-рабочее название , его можно изменить)
3.С чего предлагаете начать?
4.Какие у Вас есть вопросы?
(p.s.
Обсуждать будем в комментариях
Те коллеги, кто прислал свои адреса, получат приглашение делать сообщения в этом блоге.
Пока я выступаю под ником Lynx
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