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The Cyber Education Space Keeps Getting Bigger

Right now we are in the era where you must travel at light speed if you want to exist. People’s lifestyles change with every sunrise, sunset. The objective world sometimes submerges into the dreams universe due to technological advances. Life gets easy to live. At times, people do not believe it, because it is too good for being real, and it happens so fast that eventually we do not even notice it. Then, those who say that online education is the future of learning probably missed the train alre… Continue

Added by Khalil Zakari on October 10, 2008 at 10:35am — No Comments

TESOL Electronic Village Online 2009: Call for Proposals

TESOL's CALL Interest Section announces its Call for Proposals for the Electronic Village Online 2009. The CALL Interest Section of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL) offers language teachers world-wide the opportunity to participate in the Electronic Village Online (EVO), a professional development project and virtual extension of the TESOL 2009 Convention in Denver, Colorado. The free 6-week sessions allow participants to engage in online discussion and/or short… Continue

Added by Khalil Zakari on August 29, 2008 at 4:57pm — No Comments

The Google Reader

Stay up to date Google Reader constantly checks your favorite news sites and blogs for new content. Whether a site updates daily or monthly, you can be sure that you won't miss a thing. Simplify your reading experience Google Reader shows you all of your favorite sit… Continue

Added by Khalil Zakari on August 28, 2008 at 11:21am — No Comments

Alternative Performance/Assessment

The 2008 STTF which was held in Maamoura from 07 to 18 July is said to have been a success. The following link leads to the file which contains all documents, presentations, minicourses and workshops that were presented during this Summer Institute. Unzip the file and enjoy reading its content. http://www.zshare.net/download/1575496145c6c8f2/]sttf%202008%20high%20school.rar%20 From Khalil ZakaContinue

Added by Khalil Zakari on August 22, 2008 at 9:27pm — No Comments

Planning the integration of technology in the curriculum

Technology is remarkably emerging as an important component of recent reforms in educational systems world-wide. Macro-implementation decisions have paved the way for the implementation of technology in education and training, and instructions about planning for technology have already made their way to so many guidelines and programs. The new technology is continuously being promoted as a quite efficient tool for improving learning and teaching. Read more at:Continue

Added by Khalil Zakari on August 8, 2008 at 12:31am — No Comments

The GENIE Programme

The Moroccan government has realised the key role played by ICT-based education as a positive contributor to the Information Society. Article 10 of the National Charter of Education and Training of 1999 is focused on the integration of ICT in education and supports the acquisition of computing facilities at schools along with the promotion of distance education and learning. Several programmes and initiatives, led and supported by the government, are taking place in the context of a long-term st… Continue

Added by Khalil Zakari on August 8, 2008 at 12:30am — No Comments

Collaborative Writing

the term collaborative writing refers to projects where written works are created by multiple people together (collaboratively) rather than individually. Some projects are overseen by an editor or editorial team, but many grow without any top-down oversight (Wikipedia, 2007). As educators, we are emerged into a world where collaboration is a way of the classroom. We are in a world where mobile technology and text messaging has become the norm for the average teenager and though plenty of adults… Continue

Added by Khalil Zakari on August 7, 2008 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Make your own chat room

A popular Chat Room Creation site. ... Chatmaker.NET allows you to create free chat rooms instantly. All you need to do is find some name for your chat room and press 'Go' on Chatmaker.net. Once the room is ready, you can invite your friends by sending them a direct link to the room. ChatMaker is web-based and free. Visit this link to se what it is all about:… Continue

Added by Khalil Zakari on July 20, 2008 at 2:30pm — 2 Comments

Talking English - a new newsletter for English language teachers.

Keep up to date with British Council Morocco's news and events. Supply your details so we can send you our Newsletter in plain text or HTML format. You can unsubscribe at any time and your details are protected by our privacy policy. SUBSCRIBE NOW http://www.britishcouncil.org/morocco-newsletter-subscribe.htm Continue

Added by Khalil Zakari on July 18, 2008 at 3:07pm — No Comments

International Educators Program

International Educators Program Friday, July 4, 2008 11:59 PM Dear all, Salam Allah Alikom all. Here is an urgent application for the International Educators program in the USA. ( January 2009 to June 2009) Requirements: - No benefit from any other similar Programs in the US. - B.A. in English - Not less than 5 years of teaching exeprience - Being currently teaching ( having classes) - 500 points or more in the TOEFL Application: Applicants should send the following to the acdemy before 16/07/… Continue

Added by Khalil Zakari on July 6, 2008 at 1:30am — No Comments

Networking to learn

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Added by Khalil Zakari on June 29, 2008 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Top 10 Social Networking Sites

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Added by Khalil Zakari on June 29, 2008 at 4:48pm — No Comments

Teachers TV: a great way to get more involved with and keep abreast of innovations

# Have your say and help influence developments # Latest news and updates about Teachers TV # Sneak previews of new programmes # Access to new features and tools # Invitations to events and conferences # The chance to get involved with programmes http://www.teachers.tv/ Continue

Added by Khalil Zakari on June 28, 2008 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Social Networking in Plain English

Social Networking gets things done! Watch the video to see what social networking is all about: Social Networking in Plain English.flv
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Added by Khalil Zakari on June 28, 2008 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

Social Networking and Community Building

Designed with the intention of gradually moving from this expert-novice scenario to one of a participant-determined nature.Social Networking and community building lastversion.ppt Continue

Added by Khalil Zakari on June 28, 2008 at 3:35pm — No Comments

Finding and Exploiting Online Texts

In becoming adept users of online texts, we need to gain familiarity with the particularities of this medium and the means by which online texts are instantiated for us as readers. We shouldn't be surprised if this process takes some time, and I hope that presentations like this one can at least start the process off. Watch Nik Peachey's presentation which was meant for Supervisors' Development Network http://matetech.ning.com/ (created by Camtasia… Continue

Added by Khalil Zakari on June 28, 2008 at 6:00am — No Comments

Social Networking: Friend or Foe?

This is the first generation that has the technical means to offer a running commentary on every aspect of their lives. This fact has sparked a debate on whether this technology, an ever increasing part of children's lives, is a force for good, or an opportunity for cyber-bullying to proliferate. Watch the videohttp://www.teachers.tv/video/24687 Continue

Added by Khalil Zakari on June 26, 2008 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Keeping up-to-date with RSS

What is RSS http://www.cnn.com/services/rss/ RSS stands for "Really Simple Syndication" or "Rich Site Summary“. RSS feeds are XML documents that contain content such as headlines, abstracts, images. They can be displayed on a web page or read through an RSS reader. By using RSS feeds you can get the latest information from websites, scientific journals or other resources without having to search the web.… Continue

Added by Khalil Zakari on June 7, 2008 at 12:36am — No Comments

Tools for Collaborative Online Writing

A writing tool is software that helps people to write. Such tools are very popular in school teaching. One of the reasons may be that they empower teachers, i.e. allows them to orchestrate scenarios of their own design that engage learners with the computer, as opposed to learning through the computer.Check what edutechwik has to say Continue

Added by Khalil Zakari on June 7, 2008 at 12:21am — No Comments

Using Video in the Classroom

There is substantial research promoting the use of video in the classroom as a dynamic resource for supporting curricula. Read what Lori Griffin says about video in the classroom:: http://www.libraryvideo.com/articles/article13.asp Continue

Added by Khalil Zakari on June 7, 2008 at 12:00am — No Comments

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