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Oct 16

Why technologies alone are not effective.

photo credit: greg.simenoff Watching- via photopin (license)

photo credit: greg.simenoff Watching- via photopin (license)

Last week I had the opportunity to attend a dinner with interesting people. It was a dinner pecking in which we share our professional experience, our projects and exchanged views and opinions on other projects.

A topic that "we discussed" was the use of new technologies in education. You know that to me is a subject close to my heart, because it is directly related to what we do in iKidz.

My point of view: technologies in education are useful but alone are not effective. Why?

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Oct 16

6 Speaking to promote activities in class.

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photo credit: Merlin Corner Zoe // Jos Watergraafsmeer via photopin (license)

If you are profe English insurance that one of the main problems that you encounter is to make your students speak English.

We usually teachers "burden" because we do not get our students to express themselves, and when they do often end up doing in their mother tongue. You must keep in mind that it is normal in the world. For them to use a language that is not yours is complicated, and how to do it when not motivated or appeals.

Therefore, in today's post I leave 6 activities to encourage speaking in class and get your students begin to loosen, even a little! 😉

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Oct 16

22 More books to learn English.

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photo credit: horrigans I’m just sitting… via photopin (license)

In the last article I left 22 books to learn English classified by subject. Further, I said that in the next so many years leave so you can have your own "library", and depending on the concepts you please work with the kids contéis with an appropriate book.

In today's post, I'll leave books to work from home to the professions through transport and time.

I hope the good results, and together with last week contéis sufficient resources to work with the kids through "story telling".

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