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You Made That is a pretty simple New York Times interactive that lets you create an abstract painting and then share the url address of your creation. No registration is required. I’m not adding it to The Best Art Websites … Continue reading → Read More...
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Sketchlot lets students…sketch and draw online. Teachers sign-up and can create a class roster letting students log-in, and drawings are embeddable. You can read more about it at Richard Byrne’s blog. I’m adding it to two lists: The Best Sites … Continue Read More...
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Cateura, Paraguay is a town essentially built on top of a landfill. Garbage collectors browse the trash for sellable goods, and children are often at risk of getting involved with drugs and gangs. When orchestra director Szaran and music teacher … Continue Read More...
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The British Council reorganized their website awhile back, and now that have all their songs for English Language Learners (including closed-captioning) all in one place. It’s an excellent resource. I’m adding it to The Best Music Websites For Learning Read More...
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Silk lets you create pretty magical-looking (and sounding) artwork online without registering. You can then share a link to your creation. It’s pretty cool. Read More...
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This new viral hit “It’s Thanksgiving” by Nicole Westbrook could be a fun song to play and sing with English Language Learners. It’s pretty fast, but students could just focus on certain lines. The song highlights other holidays, too, which … Continue Read More...
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Though I’m not convinced the world needs another online drawing tool, doSketch is an easy one where you can draw and save your creation with no registration needed. I’m adding it to The Best Art Websites For Learning English, where … Continue reading Read More...
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If you enjoyed the wonderful PBS remix of Mister Rogers last month, you’ll love their new remix of Bob Ross from the legendary “Joy Of Painting” show: Read More...
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FlockDraw, with no registration required, lets you create a virtual room where up to ten people can draw in addition to being able to “chat.” You can save your drawing on the Web. It can’t get much easier than what … Continue reading → Read More...
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The music video, An Abridged History of Western Music in 16 Genres, lets you hear Louie Armstrong’s famous “It’s A Wonderful World” song, a favorite of ESL teachers and students, in a way you’ve never heard it before. Below that … Continue reading → Read More...
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Source: shareasimage.com via Larry on Pinterest I’ve written a lot about the research of Professor Carol Dweck, and an interview with her has just been published where she discusses several books that have had an impact on her. It’s … Continue reading Read More...
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“More Than A Number” is a song written by educator Barry Lane (author of numerous books about teaching writing) and Barry Lane & Lyrics by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater. Here’s a message from them: The minds and spirits of children will … Continue reading → Read More...
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Pictify is a new Pinterest-like site, except only for fine works of art. It seems quite easy to use. I’m adding it to The Best Ways For Students To Create Their Own Online Art Collections, and I also took the … Continue reading → Read More...
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David Deubelbeiss from EFL Classroom 2.0 has put together an extraordinary music resource — a collection of all EFL Clasroom 2.0 song + lyric sheet materials. I’m adding it to The Best Music Websites For Learning English. Read More...
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In honor of Cinco de Mayo (see The Best Sites For Teaching & Learning About Cinco de Mayo) here’s a short excerpt from PBS’s profile of America’s first all-female mariachi band, Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles: Read More...
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