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среда, 26 августа 2009 г.

Dr. Zeuss

Beginner reading books (videos) can be found here on Youtube.

I know how difficult and frustrating it is for adult learners to start reading. These funny videos from Dr.Zeuss series might help eliminate stress and they are very funny. Watch them!

понедельник, 24 августа 2009 г.

video on 1st September for Monica

Monica is from Australia. She has a big family - a husband and 6 children. She is keen on Russian history and culture and learns the Russian language. In my last letter I was telling her about the way the 1st of September is celebrated in Russia and found this video for her.
I hope you will get a better idea about this celebration now, Monica

Moodle

Moodle is a software package for producing Internet-based courses and web sites. It is a global development project designed to support a social constructionist framework of education.

Moodle is provided freely as Open Source software (under the GNU Public License). Basically this means Moodle is copyrighted, but that you have additional freedoms. You are allowed to copy, use and modify Moodle provided that you agree to: provide the source to others; not modify or remove the original license and copyrights, and apply this same license to any derivative work. Read the license for full details and please contact the copyright holder directly if you have any questions.

The word Moodle was originally an acronym for Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment, which is mostly useful to programmers and education theorists. It's also a verb that describes the process of lazily meandering through something, doing things as it occurs to you to do them, an enjoyable tinkering that often leads to insight and creativity. As such it applies both to the way Moodle was developed, and to the way a student or teacher might approach studying or teaching an online course. Anyone who uses Moodle is a Moodler.

четверг, 20 августа 2009 г.

World Science Festival

a thought-provoking video for further discussion with advances classes

Bobby McFerrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale, using audience participation, at the event "Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus", from the 2009 World Science Festival, June 12, 2009.

For more of Bobby McFerrin and the science behind this program, please view the full "Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus" event video at our website:

worldsciencefestival.com/video/notes-neurons-full

World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale from World Science Festival on Vimeo.

вторник, 18 августа 2009 г.

Richi Rock on Edufire and his blog

Richi Rock in an American instructor, teacher, educator on Edufire.

He teaches Vocabulary Expansion and Listening Practice through Cultural English.
In his classes he carries out Analysis of English spoken at authentic velocity using cool and entertaining videos found on-line + Exercises to increase understanding + Explanation of useful expressions + Focus on phrasal verbs + Heavy use of wikipedia, Youtube and Twitter.com. Global LOL.

In his Edufire profile he writes - 'I like chillin and i like rockin. as for my teaching methodology, the challenge is keeping students engaged and excited. i build courses around students’ interests, and use examples and exercises from modern culture.

It is very good I can go on working on the vocabulary discussed in class using the materials of his blog. It helps me to memorise new words in context and it is very exciting to read his posts 'flavoured' with humor

суббота, 8 августа 2009 г.

Walter Lewin Massachusetts Institute of Technology

I could never have thought of studying Physics in such a way.
Good practice for iBT TOEFL Listening and Writing (Integrated essay).

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Watch some of Walter Lewin's greatest moments. To see more, check out Professor Lewin's classes, Physics 8.01

Stanfor's University Mobile Orchestra

you might like it - watching and listening. It is surprising, fun and...a good Listening exercise - Stanford assistant professor and entrepreneur, Ge Wang makes music with a mobile phone orchestra and iPhone ocarina.

четверг, 6 августа 2009 г.

writing, introduction

have found some more teaching video materials

вторник, 4 августа 2009 г.

Marina Petrovic, Serbia

Please don't forget to subscribe to Marina Petrovic's blog (one of many) - my big friend and guru in e-learning / e-teaching, you will find loads of extremely useful materials on both subjects.
Marina is from Serbia, she is the owner of her own English Language School,computer specialist, translator and interpreter.
Here is some info about Marina-
"About Marina
I have been teaching English and managing a private language school for 13 years now. This dual aspect of my work gave me invaluable insights into language school dynamics and enabled me to comprehend and empathize with students', teachers' and school owners' problems, needs and aspirations. Currently, I see the concept of E-learning, in its broadest meaning, as the means of providing quality teaching/ learning en masse."
the link to the site - http://educo11.com/news.php

english, video, listening, skydiving

an exciting activity and listening exercise expanding your vocabulary as well
http://video.about.com/gonewengland/Flying-Without-Skydiving.htm

3D art

my French friend Brigitte sent me the letter where she wrote about a 3D street artist Julian Beever. It is so unusual, I have never seen and heard anything of this kind. You can see his works here in this clip. Fantastic! Later I went to Fabiana's WIzIQ slass on Listening, Singing and Speaking, I 'discovered' a new name - Don McLean (singer), 'Vincent' (Starry starry night)- a wonderful song. So, it helped me to get the idea of my first class for my new students at school on 1 September - I am so happy. Watch the song and the video about Julian's work and enjoy these with me!