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A Language Teacher's Journey

October 30, 2012
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The “Uncomfortable” Classroom

  The other day a colleague, looking at my QR codes for my student video/vocab links said “I’m so glad that I’m retiring in 3 years so I don’t have to do any tech etc.  in class!”. I was dumbfounded. … Continue reading

October 15, 2012
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Tagging with Evernote – No spray paint required!

This is one in a series of posts on my year-long Evernote experiment. I have used a multitude of systems over the years to try to keep track of useful online resources. From catchy bookmarked titles, to stand alone  web-based. … Continue reading

October 1, 2012
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The “New” Lesson Plan – Pre and Post class!

Have you ever gone back and looked at your ‘daybook’? For me it was always on paper in a red covered planner. Static, words only, hardly a way to describe what is going to happen, and what does happen, in … Continue reading

September 18, 2012
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My New Evernote Notebook Stack…

Three weeks into my Evernote experiment and the organizing of my life ‘on line’ is underway. Perhaps the area that required the most thinking for me was my ‘notebook stack’. How would I put it all together? Notebooks follow my … Continue reading

September 6, 2012
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Giving a Voice to My Lesson Plans…

It’s the first week of classes for me – and every year it seems that I make it more difficult by trying a new way to review previous material. On top of that, after 18 years of teaching my scribbled … Continue reading

August 28, 2012
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A Year with Evernote…A rookie begins…

  This is the year that I show a commitment to using tech not only to deliver my course, but also to organize myself. When a colleague of mine initially showed me Evernote I was intrigued but sceptical. After all, … Continue reading

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