Ddeubel's Blog (28)

I have the honor and privilege of quite often giving end of year, end of course, graduation and other speeches to teachers. I take it seriously and usually end with a story. Stories work well and inspire. One of the ones I've used most often is this one - MAKE A DIFFERENCE. But I have a number of personal anecdotes and also folktales. You can read many others in the… Continue

I'm enamored by the simplicity and educational value of the Tarheel Reader. I've been a big cheerleader and now we at EFL Classroom 2.0 are holding a contest. Make a Tarheel Reader and win Amazon book gift certificates!



You will need a special code when you register there to make a book. Follow the directions under "write a book" to get it Or just… Continue

It's that time again!! Blog time. We are hosting the 9th Blog Carnival and need your entry! You have a few days to send your entry!



Let's share our blogging, we have a lot of members with fine blogs here and in their own nest. So please send a blog entry in about your teaching and thoughts thereof.… Continue

Christmas Karaoke Voicethread!

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Come share with us and get the Christmas Spirit! I put this up so we can share the gift of music and when others listen, they can also learn some English and catch the Christmas spirit. Let me know if you have a special request, I'll be adding more… Continue

THE OLYMPIC SPIRIT: We've All Got It! (Part 1 of 2)

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I've competed at the highest end of athletics but never made the Olympics. I yearned, I tried but the…

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I have started an EFL / ESL (English as a foreign language) community and welcome anyone interested in teaching English overseas to join us. Vibrant community with lots of expert teachers.

We will have a first ever podcast. Scheduled time is 9:30 pm in Seoul, Korea, which is 8:30 am EST (east coast of America). Thursday the 16th. Hosted by Art Williams. Welcome all to come and listen and if new to this, just learn about…

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I've been musing like so many on Classroom 2.0 about the implications of using new forms of technology in the classroom and how it can "enable" students. Meaning, in the full sense of the word "education", allow students to learn the basic skill which enable a citizen to contribute fully and positively to society (yeah, I believe in that, in Dewey).

So much of technology even at this present moment, is used as an adjunct, as a s"l"ideshow to the real lesson/learning. I think this…

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I 've always been a bibliophile, a lover of books. I once imagined a library filled with books that had no authors names on them. Just pure, knowledge, just pure experience and communication of the world out there. A library where you read from interest not authority.

I think technology gives us a chance to realize this dream and the dream of affordable access to the written word by everyone - a total sum of knowledge, that written and even that thought. Books updated every minute and…

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