Padlet is a great tool for collaboration. It is a wall where you can share idea

• It can be used for brain storming.
• It helps shy student in asking for questions
• It helps knowing the opinion of students about certain topic
• be creative.....

down below is an example where i asked my students: what is e-learning ? nd everyone post his answer on the wall.

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Strong Password

Ooooooooooh your password was stollen, Here are some tips on how to make a strong one.
If you like to listen to the podcast please click on the link below the presentation

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Spicynodes Tutorial

Mind maps are very essential in education. they are great tools for visualizing concepts, organizing ideas, improving critical thinking and brain storming.



 Here is a  tutorial about  Spicynodes an online mind mapping tool that allows you to create, share and embed maps Click here

Smoking effects and toxic ingredients simulation

Toxic ingredients in cigarette smoke travel throughout the body and cause major damages.

Here is a flash video that i have made to show some of the toxic ingredients in a cigarette and the health effect of tobacco

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Let school be life

I have attended a conference to Mr. Christian Olivier a Research professor in teaching French language and i like to share some ideas with you.
He explained how school is preparing us for a virtual life.
He gave an example of someone attending a 30 hours course in a foreign language , then for the exam the teacher told him to write a letter in 150 words to his friend in this foreign contry to tell him about his wish to come for a visit.
Well in real life:

1. this student does not have a friend in this other country
2. when you write a letter to someone  you don't count the words
3.  nowadays you send an email more than write a letter
4. when you write to a close friend you use emoticons and not just text and you say hi and not Dear friend

In this example the student is in fact writing to the teacher and follow the rules explained and steps to get a good grade and not to his friend

It is important to relate school to the real world, why not use Wikipedia or another web2.0 tool in writing and let the teacher be the helper and facilitator and let  readers correct  mistakes .

"Do not prepare student for life, but let school be life"

If you know french, you can click here to visit Christian Olivier blog

Email netiquette

Electronic mail or email is the most common tool to exchange messages around the world.
To know how emails should be written please listen to the podcast below.

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Creativity and Flipping classroom

Ken Robinson talks about creativity.  One thing that i have liked a lot is that schools focuse  on our heads and ignore other skills that could student have such as dancing, art...

It is important to be open to different types of intelligence and personalize learning according to each student.

 
Salman Khan who created Khan Acadmey, provides online educational video series talked about the experience of flipping the classroom. As the word flip means it allows us to watch video lectures at home and do the homework in class. This is important for every teacher because  nowadays all the materials are found online, the teacher's role have changed to become the facilitator, the guide and the helper.