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23 Things Every Teacher Should Be Able To Do With An iPad

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What should a teacher be able to do with an iPad? Here’s a list of 23+ items and growing.

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

This is a good starting point for what you might want to cover in an introductory iPad session for learners.

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Pre-production and the Silent Period

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If your new English language learner is not speaking, don’t worry. Most newcomers go through a stage during which they do not produce language. This doesn’t mean they are not learning.

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

Research from Stephen Krashen about English language learners and what educators and parents need to understand is happening even though it doesn’t look like Milestones are being reached.

See on www.everythingesl.net

 
 

School ditches rules and loses bullies

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Ripping up the playground rulebook is having incredible effects at an Auckland school.

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

Getting rid of the rules at this school, actually saw less problems.  Some teachers were against the University experiment, but it turned out there were great consequences.

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Coming to an office near you

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INNOVATION, the elixir of progress, has always cost people their jobs. In the Industrial Revolution artisan weavers were swept aside by the mechanical loom. Over the…

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

"Oxford University suggests that 47% of today’s jobs could be automated in the next two decades" A little scary and exciting!  What does this mean?

See on www.economist.com