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Get your class started in the right direction!

 

When you welcome students to an online environment it is important to make them feel as though they are in a personal and friendly environment. Start by having them post in the text chat or a discussion area of a synchronous session such things as characteristics that fit them as a person and why. Most young people are good at the social posts and this will allow them to feel comfortable at the start of the class. Here is an…

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Here are some basic ideas for teachers to make your online classroom a collaborative one.

 

Let’s start with a basic guide to help students be successful collaborative online learners.

 

     Online learning depends on you, the student; it is imperative that you become an active learner. What is an active learner? It’s a person who takes full responsibility for her or his own learning. You will need to complete assignments before the deadline, turn in assignment…

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Some interesting topics for Just A Minute. It is an activity that as an English teacher I have found very fascinating. The participant must start by repeating the topic, then continue speaking on it for a minute without pausing ( a minor pause for breath is allowed, the decision lies with the moderator), without repetition of words, ideas, and without stammering, or making grammatical errors. Remember, imagination is the key.



1. Please hang in there.

2. She walked in like a… Continue

Since the possibility of moving classes into the online world here are some helpful hints for teachers to use in their online classrooms. 

The interactive online and blended-learning classroom

By Thomas E. Stanley 

Series of ideas used to help make the online classroom more interactive

Topics: 

• Subject matter…

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Hola, 

Que tal, me llamo Eddie Martinez. Tengo veintiuno años, y nací en Staten Island, Nueva York. Esto es mi último semestre en CSI. Voy para un major en Comunicaciones y minors en español y Periodismo. Soy alta,…

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