Entries Tagged as ‘Ideas for ELT -exploiting tools-’

February 4, 2008

Wikis-what are they? But…the simple way

Despite having been a Web 2.0 active participant for a long time I feel I hadn’t got the main idea of what wikis are until I found this lovely video which offers a clear description of how they can be used for the benefit of many:

Perhaps because I have never [...]

February 1, 2008

Brainstorming Flickr uses

A )

The pic above belongs to the Flickr images that I decided to use to try ideas with this tool.
This is how I used it to enhance interaction with colleagues/contacts from the EVO 2008
B)
Another idea could be the teaching of some grammar points: Let’s consider, for instance, the “Present Perfect”:
1st Look at this [...]

January 31, 2008

SMiELT participants needed in Flickr project

Please look at the pic below and speculate using modal verbs:

1. Is the girl alone?
2. Who do you think is she talking to?
3. Could she be talking to a flower / person /an animal?
4. Are there more kids / adults/ flowers / animals around?
Please leave your answers / speculations on the comment box from [...]