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This week we feature Higher Ground Learning and their Urban Arts Program at the Utah Arts Festival.
Higher Ground Learning provides an alternative method of learning and incorporated urban culture into their curriculum through their Urban Arts Program. The program takes place every summer and kids are able to learn graffiti and stencil skills and feature their work at the Utah Arts Festival.This week we feature Higher Ground Learning and their Urban Arts Program at the Utah... more
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Technology may keep changing the face of education, but one thing’s for sure wherever there’s a shortcut to homework, students will use it. Here are 10 iPhone applications for homework assignments.
:http://www.onlinecertificateprograms.org/blog/2010/10-iphone-applications-for-homework-assignments/Technology may keep changing the face of education, but one thing’s for sure... more
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Whatever the cause, they all wound up doing some very strange things in libraries. Next time you head for stacks, keep an eye out for stuff like this.Whatever the cause, they all wound up doing some very strange things in libraries.... more
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The listed tips and tricks in the article illustrate many of the factors they need to keep in mind before opening up an account as well as offer suggestions on ways they can use it to interact with permitted students.
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http://www.onlinedegree.net/50-useful-facebook-tips-for-teachers/The listed tips and tricks in the article illustrate many of the factors they need to... more
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A breakdown of the top education systems from around the world and where the UK ranks among the rest of the world...A breakdown of the top education systems from around the world and where the UK ranks... more
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"Twitter followers in Japan have demonstrated their fervor for the social networking tool, setting a world record in generating “tweets per second” after a recent World Cup game. Now, creative merchants are coming up with books and blogs that connect Twitter with another national infatuation: Learning English.
A quick search on Amazon.com brings up seven books that encourage people to study English by tweeting. “Twitter in English – The Complete Guide,” suggests readers could heighten their exposure to English used by real native speakers by following frequent-tweeter celebrities such as Ashton Kutcher and Paris Hilton. Followers recently got treated to this rich phrase from Ms. Hilton: “Just had a delicious dinner. So full and tired, can’t wait to get in bed and go to sleep.”
For writing practice, they can choose from 330 sample English phrases, including genuine expressions of joy (It was sooooo good!) to a show of determination (Gonna do the laundry now.)
The Japanese have long been known for their voracious attempts in mastering the English language. Teenagers watched “Sesame Street” to brush up their listening skills. President Barack Obama’s inauguration speech got turned into books, CDs and a one-hour workshop in which students recited the entire speech, line by line.
Twitter is a friendly tool even for the easily intimidated, says Masato Homma, chief executive of a Tokyo-based consulting company called Learnology Co. and author of the book “How To Study English With Twitter — Connect With the World.”
“With 140 characters, you’re lucky if you can get 30 words out of it. That’s one long sentence or two short ones,” he says. “There’s no need to worry about grammar. Come up with a jazzy adjective and you’re basically done.”
Mr. Homma suggests students first try retweeting others and adding simple comments such as “Super!” and “Wonderful!” Once they build up their confidence, they can throw out questions like “What does this mean?” and someone is bound to come back with an answer, helping keep students motivated, he says."
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http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2010/07/06/japanese-study-english-bytweeting/"Twitter followers in Japan have demonstrated their fervor for the social... more
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