March 4, 2013
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Class discussions that can occur any time of day and students engaged in that discussion. It took me a while to get my head around ‘on-line’ discussion and I used the experience of other teachers in my school who’d tried … Continue reading
November 14, 2012
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Last spring I wrote about “Learning to Love the Phone” in my Japanese MFL class. It has been a journey for me from banned item to ubiquitous tool. As I wrote before I have a simple rule. It is out … Continue reading
June 4, 2012
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It used to be that the sight of a phone in class, not even mentioning an annoying ringtone (!), was against the rules. Fighting the phone became a constant battle. Then one day I decided to stop fighting and embrace … Continue reading
May 1, 2012
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While writing a request to my district for enhanced network access for my account (ultimately denied!) I had a chance to reflect on my current use of technology in class. Due to a lack of funding for ‘hardware’ , my … Continue reading
April 23, 2012
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Online class discussions are a way to extend the course beyond the page – and for my Japanese classes to put what they are learning into action. Having never done a discussion I found the prospect of organizing one daunting … Continue reading