Memo's Teaching Blog: July 2010

Friday, July 30, 2010

Macmillan Children's Dictionary

I know that a lot of teachers are working with kids right know, so, I will share with you this eBook, even if you are not working with children but you want to learn in a graphical way more vocabulary. A greatly illustrated photographic dictionary with over 800 words and pictures. It includes British and American vocabulary and spelling, as well as a range of graded reading, writing and speaking activities.

Enjoy it and send me your comments.

Link:
http://cid-e57ad46b7956f5a2.office.live.com/self.aspx/eBooks/Macmillan%20Children^4s%20Dictionary.pdf

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Organize your classes (pt 1) Technology

The people that know me, know that I love teaching, but I hate paperwork, administrative tasks and non-teaching things in general, but sadly all paperwork comes with the territory, therefore, I have tried to organized my classes to have fewer problems when the administrative work comes, so here are my tips:

1. Use technology, when technology is used properly nothing can go wrong:

a) Plan you classes using a computer and make your own format with all the necessary information required in the class

b) Use USBs and spaces like skydrive or google documents to store important files

c) Scan documents or activities with pictures, drawings or similar characteristics or re-do them if they are only words (using a new and fresh format)

d) If you have some topics or subjects that you use frequently, do a powerpoint presentation and if you don't have a projector the day you will use it, you can easily print it to be handed out.

e) Always innovate, with today's technologies many things can be different, better, improved, just worry a little more to learn new ways.

NOTE: DO NOT forget the rule # 1, BACK UP everything, find a good portable HD, USB or DVDs, but BACK UP CONSTANTLY!! losing your ALL your files is like being in hell, time is money and lost files is like losing time, money and a piece of your mind!!!