Multilingual cruise

Get ready for your educational seafaring ticket in September 2013 and cruise around innovation, journeying with those in exile.

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Kuentalibros: 2,000 posts recommending books

Interview for AulaPlaneta to summarise this two-year collaborative project after its ending in summer 2013.

The interview is in Spanish.

Thanks a lot!

March on Washington

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the famous speech by Martin Luther King, you may also have your dream and record it on the site launched by Google for the celebrations.

We are still marching is an interactive experience where you will be able to read and listen to the original speech, surf videos and photos taken at the time and record your own dream.

You can't miss this wonderful opportunity to learn more about the march! And do not forget to keep on marching!

Image found at businessinsider.com

I have a dream

50th Anniversary of the March on Washington 

Lesson Plan: “I Have a Dream” as a Work of Literature.

Source: PBS Newshour.

Manners Matter

Knowthenet presents Manners Matter the online Netiquette Do's and Don'ts infographic.

Augmented Reality and Language Skills

On 26 June, I had the pleasure to be talking to a group of teachers attending the First Congress of Innovative Schools in Oviedo about our ESL classroom activities on Augmented Reality.

I was kindly invited by @SMNARANCOAV to be part of the lecturers in charge of presenting multilingual experiences in this educational gathering and now I would like to share the presentation I showed there with you all just in case you find it interesting or useful.

Here is the recording of the talk:

Learn English on the go

Lingua.ly offers a new way to learn English while you are browsing the web, on the go, even when you are on your Facebook wall.

The aim of this Chrome plugin is that you increase your vocabulary as you are reading online texts so you face real language situations that match your own needs and purposes.

When you add the plugin to your Chrome, Lingua.ly will automatically prompt you to take new personalized quizzes, as you surf the web. You can also use the plugin to be recommended texts that are adequate for your reading level and mark up texts or use their dictionary.

Source: TechCrunch via Wwwhatsnew

Presentation Tips

Source: Edudemic

Writing webmix

This Writing webmix is a great tool for teachers and students, containing various lesson plans, online tools, and tutorials regarding all types of Writing.
Created by KPB.