Evelyn Izquierdo

60 Inspiring Examples of Twitter in the Classroom | Moodle and Web 2.0

evelynizquierdo — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:26:51 +0000

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Social media offers some great opportunities for learning in the classroom, bringing together the ability to collaborate, access worldwide resources, and find new and interesting ways to communicate in one easily accessible place.
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Pronunciation Matters – Part 1

evelynizquierdo — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:01:48 +0000

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Pronunciation could be a tricky area for both students and teachers, but it is a vital skill for students if they wish to be understood in the real world. Pronunciation expert, Robin Walker, author…
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Five blogging tips for those starting out…

evelynizquierdo — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:15:00 +0000

Dear readers,

I found this interested article shared by Steve Wheeler, aka @timbuckteeth on Twitter. He suggests several tips that might be of great help to those who start blogging. I’ve tried myself and I sometimes don’t find the right time to blog post. Consequently, I’ve been curating information on the web and retrieving interesting articles like this one. Does it happen to you? What’s your experience in blogging?

Evelyn

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Five blogging tips for those starting out

by STEVE WHEELER

If you are considering taking up blogging this year, and wondering what it might involve, I would be happy to offer you a few tips from my own experience. I have been blogging for just over 5 years and during that time have learnt a few things. Blogging can be a thoroughly absorbing activity, which ultimately will pay you back as much as you invest in it, and also some interest. It can also be a very creative pastime, enabling you to develop your ideas, and sound them out in public. I have already written extensively about the benefits of blogging for professionals in several previous posts including Seven reasons teachers should blog, so I won’t elaborate here. What I will do though in the space I have on this post, is offer you some caveats, and a few words of advice…

Firstly, …

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6 Social Media Networks to Watch in 2012 plus Infographics | Jeffbullas’s Blog

evelynizquierdo — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:46:32 +0000

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The social media ecosystem is now so extensive and encompassing that I thought that it would be best to stand back and reflect on some significant events and evolutionary social networks that could make a difference in 2012 that are impacting how…
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Head in the Clouds? Ten Free Web 2.0 Tools to Support Faculty Research – Faculty Focus | Faculty Focus

evelynizquierdo — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:58:46 +0000

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Twenty-first Century research is increasingly becoming reliant on information and communication technologies to address systemic and distinct educational problems through greater communication, interaction, and inquiry.
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