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Tweet Travels

Feb 26th, 2010
by Barbara.
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This morning, while enjoying my second cup of coffee, I saw a tweet from Kim McBrien in Canada (@indigodragonfly on Twitter). She wanted to show her students how far a message can travel on Twitter. The way her message spread throughout Twitter provides a great example of how retweeting works, and why hashtags matter.
First, hashtags. [...]

Things I’m happy to know (by Tamas Lorincz)

Feb 4th, 2010
by tamaslorincz.
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Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know
I jumped at the opportunity to contribute to what I believe to be one of the best blogs in the EFL  blogosphere.
I allocated an hour to writing this post, and even after 12 hours of fruitless toil, I am none the wiser.
http://wordle.net
What should every EFL teacher [...]

What I’ve Learned from My PLN (November 14, 2009)

Nov 15th, 2009
by Barbara.
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(Note: If this is the first post you’ve read in this series, and you’re mystified by the PLN acronym, start with What’s a PLN, anyway?)
The seven guest authors for the “Front Lines of EFL” series have been the members of my personal learning network I’ve shared with most intensively in the past few weeks, so [...]

A 1.5 Million Yen Secret (by Steven Herder)

Sep 23rd, 2009
by StevenHerder.
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If you read Stories from the Front Lines of EFL, and thought, “I’d really like to be part of this project, but I’m not sure anyone would be interested in my story” then this post is for you.
Answering just a few important questions can give you the confidence to share your thoughts and ideas about [...]

What I’ve Learned from my PLN

Sep 17th, 2009
by Barbara.
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(Note: If this is the first post you’ve read in this series, and you’re mystified by the PLN acronym, start with What’s a PLN, anyway?)
This has been a resources kind of week for me–free books and free conferences!

What is a PLN, anyway?

Sep 10th, 2009
by Barbara.
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A  good friend (and a great teacher) e-mailed me after my last post. “Great links,” she said. “But what’s a PLN?”
A good reminder about why I try to avoid acronyms and jargon in my writing.  
PLN is an acronym for Personal Learning Network. The acronym is relatively new, but the idea is not. Teachers have always had [...]

What I’ve Learned from My PLN (August 22, 2009)

Aug 22nd, 2009
by Barbara.
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Showing is better than telling. So, for teachers trying to decide whether having an online personal learning network (PLN) is worth the effort, I thought it might be useful to show some of what I learned this week from mine.