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29 Apr

Have you thought about using stations in adult education?

Last week, Tracy Rosen and I facilitated a very different (and fun!) type of workshop at the AQIFGA 2016 adult education conference in Longueuil, Quebec. Our workshop was all about introducing adult education teachers to the station rotation model and blended learning....
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20 Feb

Mobile Monday: Using Videolicious to help students with oral presentations in a language class

Info: Videolicious for the iPad, iPhone, iPod. Cost: Free Quick overview: An overview of how we’ve used the Videolicious app with FSL and English students to help develop writing and communication competencies. An advantage to using Videolicious is that it...
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14 Feb

Teacher Feature: Hilda Smolash (EMSB, Marymount)

Teacher: Hilda Smolash (CCBE, English Literacy) School Board and Centre: English Montreal School Board, Marymount Adult Centre, in Montreal, Quebec in conjunction with the RECIT FGA Regional Service. What is the project? Hilda’s video project aimed to help literacy level...
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24 Jan

ICT Tip: YouTube for Schools

Link: www.youtube.com/teachers Quick overview: A version of YouTube designed specifically for education. This can also be a great resource if you’re looking for subject specific videos to help flip your classroom. What does it do? YouTube for schools contains videos...
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19 Jan

SMARTBoard: Inserting YouTube and digital video files into your SMART Notebook presentations

Quick overview: A step-by-step video tutorial on how to convert videos from YouTube or other digital video files (i.e – videos from a digital camera) so that they can be inserted into your SMART Notebook lessons. How can it be...
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