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2. In <a href="http://www.memrise.com/faq/" target="_blank">Memrise</a>'s own words:</div>
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5. <h3 class="question" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Kai, KaiTi, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 40px; margin: 10px 0px; text-align: justify; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">
6. What is Memrise?</h3>
7. <div class="answer" style="background-color: whitesmoke; border-bottom-color: rgb(228, 228, 228); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Kai, KaiTi, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px;">
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9. <i>Memrise is an online learning community where one can learn almost anything in the world, entirely for free! Through just the right mix of <a href="http://www.memrise.com/about/" style="-webkit-transition: color, 0.2s; color: #15a1ec; text-decoration: none; transition: color, 0.2s;">science, fun and community</a>, learning on Memrise is speedy, enjoyable and lasts.</i></div>
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12. Most people I know who have used Memrise love it. It's available both on the web and on mobile devices. The mobile app is still undergoing improvements as I write. I know because I'm helping them test their betas. ;) My recommendation is to use both.</div>
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16. Every so often, I create my own reading/listening activity based on current news and I usually include a lexical exercise. But, as we all know, retaining vocabulary is extremely difficult and most students forget the words they learn almost immediately after.</div>
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20. Since I had some time on my hands, I decided to create a <a href="http://www.memrise.com/course/483081/business-english-2014-2015/" target="_blank">course on Memrise</a> based on these said activities. One of the strongest features of Memrise is their mems (basically, mnemonics) and although I've created a mem or two for each lexical item, my mems very often are just sentences showing how the word was used in the article of the activity.</div>
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24. I encourage students to make their own mems as, really, that's a good way of helping them remember the words, but it seems that many don't understand how it can be done. So, here's a short pictorial tutorial. ;)</div>
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28. Say, you've gone into my course. You'll see something like this.</div>
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32. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRl_NCj_-damnQE38ZnFxcwUzaetcyKqEAd2l0OaOpuUx7Z8gWXiAQn_0gSn44eYy-MEZMOuV7KuMgWTfhB2NaE7zaLv9HG6lBDF06VZDvo1YMYe2nBjk6TdenKmI_DUpY3Z7CYRKgxPI/s1600/Business+English+2014-2015+-+Memrise+-+Google+Chrome_2014-12-12_21-32-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="How to create a mem on Memrise" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRl_NCj_-damnQE38ZnFxcwUzaetcyKqEAd2l0OaOpuUx7Z8gWXiAQn_0gSn44eYy-MEZMOuV7KuMgWTfhB2NaE7zaLv9HG6lBDF06VZDvo1YMYe2nBjk6TdenKmI_DUpY3Z7CYRKgxPI/s1600/Business+English+2014-2015+-+Memrise+-+Google+Chrome_2014-12-12_21-32-13.jpg" height="213" title="How to create a mem on Memrise" width="400" /></a></div>
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36. You may choose to review what you remember by clicking on Review, which will bring you to this screen.</div>
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40. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXeMDDG3m-KojH4C8_MbXhO9HHXZlezF6iQvPMvkHbGqs2YvjV-NkjkpzakzHu_OssnEDHH-8iC7wLFywLCaDD9gXbf3cdr0H46VdPeFDOiMEhvB2gLlgQixFWNN9WZBUeqeApbIq53jo/s1600/Garden+-+Memrise+-+Google+Chrome_2014-12-12_21-43-15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="How to create a mem on Memrise" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXeMDDG3m-KojH4C8_MbXhO9HHXZlezF6iQvPMvkHbGqs2YvjV-NkjkpzakzHu_OssnEDHH-8iC7wLFywLCaDD9gXbf3cdr0H46VdPeFDOiMEhvB2gLlgQixFWNN9WZBUeqeApbIq53jo/s1600/Garden+-+Memrise+-+Google+Chrome_2014-12-12_21-43-15.jpg" height="171" title="How to create a mem on Memrise" width="400" /></a></div>
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44. Clicking on See answer will bring you to this one.</div>
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48. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8dlZAdJ8Sc_RAmPlnV6Kn2wGNDbmlqCoJ7q-d8NqNe3ci0SO9QDQTaQdWKtl9oHlRIMMWqGpDL0hyp4JOGfL6_biQYjlLqJ6KhZNk1BLR_31evhYtxpdPBnunJ-6RGILuxro5eKk-tU/s1600/Garden+-+Memrise+-+Google+Chrome_2014-12-12_21-43-42.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="How to create a mem on Memrise" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8dlZAdJ8Sc_RAmPlnV6Kn2wGNDbmlqCoJ7q-d8NqNe3ci0SO9QDQTaQdWKtl9oHlRIMMWqGpDL0hyp4JOGfL6_biQYjlLqJ6KhZNk1BLR_31evhYtxpdPBnunJ-6RGILuxro5eKk-tU/s1600/Garden+-+Memrise+-+Google+Chrome_2014-12-12_21-43-42.jpg" height="283" title="How to create a mem on Memrise" width="400" /></a></div>
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52. Now, click on Choose Another Mem. </div>
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56. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0A5D72SToz5gwcKDWCuGybBxz_oMEEJBRKoBFaCFhPG7IuOpNobizCghMHbXTkYjpc-4Ui53mYL21IOWBmjv6PGQ-kgiyS2nOILNpJ64I85oBPpLAyYEQFfdlVgUvqVpDlBjm_6vJTAA/s1600/Garden+-+Memrise+-+Google+Chrome_2014-12-12_21-44-21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="How to create a mem on Memrise" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0A5D72SToz5gwcKDWCuGybBxz_oMEEJBRKoBFaCFhPG7IuOpNobizCghMHbXTkYjpc-4Ui53mYL21IOWBmjv6PGQ-kgiyS2nOILNpJ64I85oBPpLAyYEQFfdlVgUvqVpDlBjm_6vJTAA/s1600/Garden+-+Memrise+-+Google+Chrome_2014-12-12_21-44-21.jpg" height="252" title="How to create a mem on Memrise" width="400" /></a></div>
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60. You'll see arrows to the side of the mem. Click the right-facing arrow and you'll see the next one. When there aren't any more, you'll see the following image. I know, at the moment, creating a mem isn't as straightforward as it should be. Hopefully, that will change in the near future.</div>
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68. Before clicking on Add a mem, have a look at Memrise's tutorial on creating good mems.</div>
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88. When you click on add a mem, this is what you'll see.</div>
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96. Write any key words you like in the search box and click on search images. When you find one you like, click on it and then save. If you don't want to use any image or you wish to upload your own, skip the search, which will bring you to this:</div>
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104. Type in your text. The bold and italic option only works without images. Don't ask me why.</div>
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111. Click save and you're done. You can modify your mem at a later stage if you like.</div>
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115. I look forward to seeing your mems! Feel free to voice any doubts you may have.</div>
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120. </content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/feeds/865231895473122390/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2014/12/memrise-how-to-create-your-own-mem.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/865231895473122390'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/865231895473122390'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2014/12/memrise-how-to-create-your-own-mem.html' title='Memrise - how to create your own &quot;mem&quot;'/><author><name>Chiew</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10186336034760631486</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRl_NCj_-damnQE38ZnFxcwUzaetcyKqEAd2l0OaOpuUx7Z8gWXiAQn_0gSn44eYy-MEZMOuV7KuMgWTfhB2NaE7zaLv9HG6lBDF06VZDvo1YMYe2nBjk6TdenKmI_DUpY3Z7CYRKgxPI/s72-c/Business+English+2014-2015+-+Memrise+-+Google+Chrome_2014-12-12_21-32-13.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995632726098447833.post-1863678061736021596</id><published>2014-06-01T22:36:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2014-06-02T06:32:32.041+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="football"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="games"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="lexis"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vocabulary"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="wordsearch"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="World Cup"/><title type='text'>The World Cup - all the words you need to know</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
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126. "The most direct and enduring way to reach the mind and imagination of the learner is through the mind, imagination and character of the outstanding teacher." <a href="http://www.milkeneducatorawards.org/about/lowell-milken/" target="_blank">Lowell Milken</a></div>
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130. Well, I don't know if Fabio Capello is an outstanding teacher or not (because I don't agree with his concept of football), but back in 2011, he claimed to be able to reach the mind and imagination of his English players with a mere 100 words.</div>
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134. Cambridge Dictionaries didn't waste any time in reacting and came up with the 100 words <a href="http://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2011/03/31/fabio-capellos-100-words-of-football/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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138. However, if you fancy yourself as a top manager, you may want to disagree with Capello, and reach out for the full Cambridge Corpus list of <a href="http://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/corpus-football-words/" target="_blank">935 football words</a>.
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144. Meanwhile, contend yourself with looking for the 100 words in this wordsearch. Note that attack appears 3 times! As a noun, as a verb, and it its gerund form: attacking. :D </div>
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148. And, enjoy the World Cup!<br />
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150. Oh, the way to play it is to click on the first letter of the word, drag it to the last word. However, I think there may be a problem - I used the hyphen in some words and I think it got confused with it. Oh, well, nothing's perfect! Have fun anyway!</div>
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155. Several months ago I was ranting about a problem with my browser; it had frequent problems and I suspected that it had something to do with Adobe software incompatibility issues. PLN to the rescue, and Cherry Matthew mentioned that he'd stopped using Adobe Reader some while ago and had opted for something called Foxit instead. </div>
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159. And there I was thinking that Acrobat was the only free pdf reader available! Silly me. After the usual barrage of Q&As, I decided to put it to the test. I might have tested a few others, but I honestly can't remember. Whatever the case, it was <a href="http://www.foxitsoftware.com/Secure_PDF_Reader/" target="_blank" title="Foxit Tutorial Howto">Foxit Reader</a> which remains on the computer.</div>
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163. Originally, all I wanted was to have a PDF reader which wouldn't clash with my browser, and which was light and fast. But if you use pdfs as much as I do, then you may lament the difficulty of scrolling up and down pages, you may miss sticking Post-its or scribbling notes like you could do in books, and suffer the tediousness in keeping track of documents if you're in the habit of having several open at the same time, etc.</div>
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167. I, therefore, didn't take long to try out some of the tempting buttons on the toolbar and once I started using them, there's no turning back. I'll outline just some of them here. Incidentally, Foxit is also available on mobile devices. And, in case you're wondering, you don't need to have Foxit to be able to see the annotations; in other words, they can be seen by other readers.</div>
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171. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdT8SKgpF9JYJQPkUnNfwVYVrH0xcg6tgB2I0Fu3Xr0RaACSmdp7DKH0oJqVpfcUQZ6lZ6fVBM-tAhuKLeGJgeeepGdxK-hGkFIHLNOnIkgscZbJTJRd77CuloiW5mvOpL8g76l29b1vg/s1600/Foxit+Annotations.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Snapshot of some Foxit capabilities" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdT8SKgpF9JYJQPkUnNfwVYVrH0xcg6tgB2I0Fu3Xr0RaACSmdp7DKH0oJqVpfcUQZ6lZ6fVBM-tAhuKLeGJgeeepGdxK-hGkFIHLNOnIkgscZbJTJRd77CuloiW5mvOpL8g76l29b1vg/s1600/Foxit+Annotations.jpg" height="226" target="_blank" title="Snapshot of some Foxit capabilities; click to enlarge" width="500" /></a></div>
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189. Type directly onto the document. Great for writing answers on exercises.</div>
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197. Pin a note. Unlike Post-its, these aren't likely to disappear! This and the typewriter function are probably the ones I use most. The great advantage is that it can be moved out of the document, so you can have notes on both sides of the screen, away from the original words/images. What you can't do is to edit individual words within the note; for example, if you wish to highlight some words or use a different font, you can't.</div>
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201. I've requested this function so I'm hoping Foxit can and will allow it. Another function I've requested is to be able to write phonetic scripts, something which isn't supported right now.</div>
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206. Highlight</h3>
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210. For those of you who are fond of using markers, fret not! This one's especially for you. There are two places you can do this from - in the comment menu, it's on the left, and in the home menu it's towards the centre. You can also change the colour & opacity by right-clicking on your highlighted area, then choose properties.</div>
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216. Drawing</h3>
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220. You can draw circles, squares, rectangle, polygon, you can draw lines or arrows, multiple lines or freeform.</div>
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225. Textboxes and Callouts</h3>
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229. These have to be within the document but have the added advantage of giving you the ability to edit individual words within the box (see Note section above).</div>
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234. Pin an image</h3>
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237. You may wish to include an image on the document. You can do this by using the Image Annotation on the right of the toolbar. To see the original size, however, you'll have to click on the Image Annotation button, right click on the image, choose properties. Go to Settings.</div>
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242. Bookmarks</h3>
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245. Adding a bookmark is easy. You can use the functions on the navigation panel on the left, on the top toolbar in home menu, or Ctrl B. However, I find moving the bookmarks up or down somewhat problematic as Foxit has the habit of nesting the bookmark within where you drop it off. The way I get around this problem is to move it all the way to the top and then move it down again to where I want it.</div>
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249. There isn't a sort function either. To avoid these problems, remember that Foxit adds the new bookmark after the one you last clicked on. In other words, before you add a bookmark, click on the bookmark after which you want to add the new one.<br />
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252. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95ACyBkSA2w5IUnj4x__UOSWlqdDA_-4sXH2ylf9iRBBHZFJSU8FxrqqwnqEOmeaj5ucp5vjxYBMN2c6VlwosHlLjnL_lyFpcDjKpCu334nfbh8nEPbPhZoY6-53OM4Ge1eROlo9CJIk/s1600/Foxit+-+showing+nested+bookmarks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Nested bookmarks on Foxit" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95ACyBkSA2w5IUnj4x__UOSWlqdDA_-4sXH2ylf9iRBBHZFJSU8FxrqqwnqEOmeaj5ucp5vjxYBMN2c6VlwosHlLjnL_lyFpcDjKpCu334nfbh8nEPbPhZoY6-53OM4Ge1eROlo9CJIk/s1600/Foxit+-+showing+nested+bookmarks.jpg" title="Nested bookmarks on Foxit" /></a></div>
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258. Navigating the document</h3>
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261. I used to find navigating on PDFs a messy chore on Acrobat. Foxit's hand function is wonderful - works like a touch screen - so much so that I often try to use it on Google Docs and feel disappointed when I realise that the capability doesn't exist there!</div>
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265. Alternatively, you can just use the standard page up/down or the arrow up/down for more minuscule movements.<br />
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267. Furthermore, Foxit allows tabbed browsing, so jumping from one document to another is a breeze; just remember to save your modifications although you will be reminded if you have made any unsaved changes.<br />
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270. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQa2KVeu07u0bYXD2WXzeUS0hGHTGKzwlPOpyW_jHc4QODsseZORaYVHdNQiEwjAYNVorATYB9RJiquKU8S8acyXBSdDIiRPTGQ1CzOgMD9wwhotJlqLx7z6KCdUtujqQ-YOZxWWWdL2c/s1600/Foxit+-+showing+tabbed+browsing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Tabbed browsing on Foxit Reader" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQa2KVeu07u0bYXD2WXzeUS0hGHTGKzwlPOpyW_jHc4QODsseZORaYVHdNQiEwjAYNVorATYB9RJiquKU8S8acyXBSdDIiRPTGQ1CzOgMD9wwhotJlqLx7z6KCdUtujqQ-YOZxWWWdL2c/s1600/Foxit+-+showing+tabbed+browsing.jpg" height="115" title="Tabbed browsing on Foxit" width="400" /></a></div>
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276. Printing/Sharing</h3>
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279. Of course, you may not want to share all the annotations you've made on the document. You may want to share a document and your notes with a colleague or you may want to print some pages (without your comments) for your students. You have 3 options of printing: document, document & annotations and annotations only. Having a toggle function where you can make the annotations disappear would be great if you want to beam up, say, some exercises, and then toggle on the answers. I've also requested this feature.</div>
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284. Other functions</h3>
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287. There are loads of other buttons you can play with. You can link to websites, insert video, copy texts and images, etc. Copying doesn't always work because of the nature of the pdf format. Having said that, it's certainly easier to copy on Foxit than Adobe! You can either select text or do a snapshot. If I managed to copy texts, what I usually do is to paste them onto Notepad and rectify any discrepancies.<br />
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290. Manual</h3>
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292. For the official manual, click <a href="http://cdn01.foxitsoftware.com/pub/foxit/manual/en_us/FoxitReader61_Manual.pdf" target="_blank" title="Foxit Tutorial Howto">here</a>.</div>
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298. Feedback</h3>
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301. So, what do you think? Are you using Foxit already? If you are, what do you most like/dislike about it? If you aren't, what do you find most attractive about it?<br />
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303. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/feeds/961990402964363699/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2014/04/foxit.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/961990402964363699'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/961990402964363699'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2014/04/foxit.html' title='Don&#39;t be outfoxed. Foxit!'/><author><name>Chiew</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10186336034760631486</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdT8SKgpF9JYJQPkUnNfwVYVrH0xcg6tgB2I0Fu3Xr0RaACSmdp7DKH0oJqVpfcUQZ6lZ6fVBM-tAhuKLeGJgeeepGdxK-hGkFIHLNOnIkgscZbJTJRd77CuloiW5mvOpL8g76l29b1vg/s72-c/Foxit+Annotations.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995632726098447833.post-7743762111422401701</id><published>2014-04-13T10:42:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2014-04-13T10:42:16.394+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="conference"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="CPD"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="education"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ICT"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="RSCON"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="TD"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="webinar"/><title type='text'>RSCON5: Maxis and Minis</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;
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305. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFuLK7BmLFOr8o8Cf2ynaEX-XdiZL2As1k8cD6FJ96d-xpr4fyjzBhE4EGPkaeYr5nMMX52TOzg_StxN4-1xjYqtuabqoeD9DsuTbNDZCB0AcIq6enH0zOZwrW10Y1tveD7_U92k55Rk/s1600/RSCON5+qr+blog+badge+Attendee+May+2014.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Be Inspired in MiniCon May" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFuLK7BmLFOr8o8Cf2ynaEX-XdiZL2As1k8cD6FJ96d-xpr4fyjzBhE4EGPkaeYr5nMMX52TOzg_StxN4-1xjYqtuabqoeD9DsuTbNDZCB0AcIq6enH0zOZwrW10Y1tveD7_U92k55Rk/s1600/RSCON5+qr+blog+badge+Attendee+May+2014.png" title="MiniCon in May" /></a></div>
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307. <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;">
308. <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This year, the free Reform Symposium Conference will be held over the weekend of 11th to 13th July. The interesting addition is that prior to the marathon event, there are 2 mini half-day conferences, one of which was held on 6th April. Unfortunately, that coincided with the IATEFL in Harrogate but recordings are available </span><a href="http://www.futureofeducation.com/page/recordings-2014" style="text-decoration: none;" title="MiniCon April recordings"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. If you'd missed that, you might want to get involved with the next one, to be held on Sun 6th May. Take a look </span><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20140504T1430&p1=136&msg=Mini%20Con%20May" style="text-decoration: none;" title="When is it where I am?"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to see the exact time in your city.</span></span></div>
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310. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What’s happening in this MiniCon?</span></span></div>
311. <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;">
312. <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For starters, we have teacher-poet </span><a href="https://twitter.com/Chaoukiboss" style="text-decoration: none;" title="Follow Chaouki on Twitter"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chaouki M'kaddem</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to open the event for us.</span></span></div>
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314. <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chaouki will hand the mic over to super tech guru Steve Wheeler, more famously, perhaps, known as </span><a href="https://twitter.com/timbuckteeth" style="text-decoration: none;" title="Follow Steve Wheeler on Twitter"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">@timbuckteeth</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Needless to say, we’re over the moon to have Steve as our keynote.</span></span></div>
315. <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;">
316. <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Following this, we’ll have 7 inspirers who will give a 3-5 minute sneak peek at their forthcoming presentations in RSCON5. We had 8 in April’s MiniCon and we ran a little over time, so we’re reducing it to the magical number of seven. These speakers have yet to be decided. If you’d like to be one of them, go </span><a href="http://www.futureofeducation.com/page/mini-presentation" style="text-decoration: none;" title="YES! I'd like to present!"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span></div>
317. <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;">
318. <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To wind up the half-day event, and leave you wanting more ;) tech smackdown comes on. Here, in just 2 minutes (per person), enthusiasts introduce us to their favourite app or web tool and tell us what’s so good about it. If you’re passionate about a tool, why don’t you tell the world? Fill in the form </span><a href="http://www.futureofeducation.com/page/tech-smackdown" style="text-decoration: none;" title="Yes! I'm passionate about a tool!"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span></div>
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320. <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For all other information, please visit </span><a href="http://www.futureofeducation.com/page/minicon-may" style="text-decoration: none;" title="All about MiniCon May"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Future of Education</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span></div>
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322. <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">See you there! </span></span></div>
323. </content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/feeds/7743762111422401701/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2014/04/rscon5-maxis-and-minis.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/7743762111422401701'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/7743762111422401701'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2014/04/rscon5-maxis-and-minis.html' title='RSCON5: Maxis and Minis'/><author><name>Chiew</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10186336034760631486</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFuLK7BmLFOr8o8Cf2ynaEX-XdiZL2As1k8cD6FJ96d-xpr4fyjzBhE4EGPkaeYr5nMMX52TOzg_StxN4-1xjYqtuabqoeD9DsuTbNDZCB0AcIq6enH0zOZwrW10Y1tveD7_U92k55Rk/s72-c/RSCON5+qr+blog+badge+Attendee+May+2014.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995632726098447833.post-9074308882645794589</id><published>2013-10-26T11:22:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2013-10-27T14:42:11.482+00:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="conference"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="CPD"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="PLN"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="RSCON"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="survey"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="TD"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="webinar"/><title type='text'>RSCON never sleeps...</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
324. For most people RSCON has come and gone. The weekend of 11-13th October 2013 might have been a mind-opener for some, a disappointment for others, but there can be no denying that it was a special event. It was completely online, completely free, and completely run by a group of dedicated unpaid volunteers. Unpaid in kind, but paid  in the knowledge that someone somewhere in the world would have been inspired enough to start the reform ball rolling in their community, their network.</div>
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328. I'd played a small part in helping the team in RSCON3, but as circumstances would have it, I found myself involved in a far greater scale than the previous event. Even while RSCON4 was still going on, we were already discussing the improvements we would like to see for the next event. Those who have continued to follow us in the social network would have noticed some of the groundwork being laid for RSCON5.</div>
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332. Here are some of the things that have been going on:<br />
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335. RSCON on Flipboard</b></span></div>
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340. <a href="http://flip.it/y7TqC" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="RSCON4 on Flipboard" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvoNPqnUy7PfPvgxpvzod35W5YpnFP8SP4oSud0BuV5U4Zh-oKkATC8KRf_3cO_HDctpsu5BhocrhLHjXlbGUNkfoWR10_mCEZqTQVgemE1UY4Rp8aWrWpob6DBeqNQWO2awVGmYjgvI/s1600/Welcome+to+Flipboard.png" title="RSCON4 Official Magazine" /></a></div>
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344. We have created a magazine on Flipboard to display posts that RSCONers have written regarding their experience of RSCON4.<br />
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346. If you wish to be included, fill in the form here: <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Vpo22avdeIbtQmues42D4aNDiRG0RteQkyAIW58iRZk/viewform" target="_blank">I want to be included!</a><br />
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352. When's the next RSCON?</b></span><br />
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354. The Reform Symposium has always been for the people, so we want to make that even truer by inviting everyone to have a say as to when they would like to have the next conference. Each day, it gets more complicated as more and more organizations (especially the professional ones with a significant budget as opposed to volunteer organizations such as ours with zero budget) jump into the bandwagon with the result that on any one day, you are bound to find a free webinar of one form or another.<br />
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356. Since a party is useless if no-one comes, we want the biggest audience possible, and we want to know which month gets the majority of votes. Have your say here: <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1TnvKltCE-DhM3lLjesykFGR6mofR7fF0WiNK8LQLgYU/viewform" target="_blank">I want to vote!</a><br />
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359. I want to help!</b></span><br />
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363. We have started collecting names of people who wish to be part of the Reform Symposium community. Experience is not necessary; passion is! That's our motto. There are many ways in which you can be of help: design, promotion, presenting, moderating, training, etc. So, if you can spare some time to help others help themselves, fill in this form: <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_TRnvU_U3O4VrZsQLejlDOLBGUNVpz1FgEK31ZOTRMA/viewform" target="_blank">I want to help!</a></div>
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367. RSCON on Facebook</b></span><br />
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371. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/reformsymposium" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="RSCON on Facebook" border="0" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRvDDs5ScgZEL8_NiK8H6RUyAwblgLgqUw9PuFMcEmazocv7IVrOVeBaKoGAGUResJemlFoBsrH12-skIFNyciLgQCXPepqc4GxOyamUT2E5HpsEs6JFGbRnODIV0Xth1dx5jadPSvokg/s400/Reform+Symposium+Worldwide.png" title="Follow us on Facebook! Read the latest news!" width="400" /></a></div>
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377. Since we want to reach the maximum number of people possible and even the most non-techie person is using Facebook, we decided that it is the best platform for us to use to keep our followers up to date. So, if you want the latest juiciest information, be sure to "like" us!</div>
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381. In addition, we have also created an RSCON group as groups seem to be more user-friendly than pages! Join us:</div>
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383. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/RSCON/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/RSCON/</a></div>
384. <div>
385. <br />
386. <span style="font-size: large;"><b>I would like to propose a presenter</b></span><br />
387. <span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span>
388. Now you can! Just fill in this form: <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ir5JT51dJTIw0KYivtAlakCLHuWy08XgL1dvDiWq5N8/viewform" target="_blank" title="Propose a presenter for RSCON">propose a presenter</a>. Remember passion is more important to experience for us!<br />
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392. Thanks for sharing our passion!</h3>
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397. </content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/feeds/9074308882645794589/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2013/10/rscon-never-sleeps.html#comment-form' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/9074308882645794589'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/9074308882645794589'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2013/10/rscon-never-sleeps.html' title='RSCON never sleeps...'/><author><name>Chiew</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10186336034760631486</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvoNPqnUy7PfPvgxpvzod35W5YpnFP8SP4oSud0BuV5U4Zh-oKkATC8KRf_3cO_HDctpsu5BhocrhLHjXlbGUNkfoWR10_mCEZqTQVgemE1UY4Rp8aWrWpob6DBeqNQWO2awVGmYjgvI/s72-c/Welcome+to+Flipboard.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995632726098447833.post-4812233344362643166</id><published>2013-09-28T20:02:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2013-10-03T08:56:38.268+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="conference"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="CPD"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="PLN"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="RSCON"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="TD"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="webinar"/><title type='text'>#RSCON4 Reform Symposium 11-13 Oct 2013: Useful links</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
398. I won't say much as I'm sure you must have read plenty about RSCON, the Reform Symposium. Instead, I'll place some useful links here because I know how, sometimes, it's difficult to find what you're looking for. If you are still in doubt regarding any aspect of this incredible e-conference, just get in touch with me.</div>
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406. Twitter Lists</h3>
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408. Apart from following the hashtag #RSCON4, you may like to follow the people who are making it all possible. Subscribing to the lists is best because names may be added from time to time.</div>
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412. <a href="https://twitter.com/aClilToClimb/lists/rscon4-keynotes-panelists" target="_blank">Keynotes & Panellists</a></div>
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414. <a href="https://twitter.com/aClilToClimb/lists/rscon4-presenters" target="_blank">Presenters</a></div>
415. <div>
416. <a href="https://twitter.com/aClilToClimb/lists/rscon4-edinspire-nominees" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EdInspire Nominees</a></div>
417. <div>
418. <a href="https://twitter.com/aClilToClimb/lists/rscon4-organisers" target="_blank">Organisers</a></div>
419. <div>
420. <br /></div>
421. <h3>
422. Spread the Word</h3>
423. <div style="text-align: justify;">
424. Write about it in your blog. Wear a badge. Tweet it. Tell everyone in the social media scene.</div>
425. <div style="text-align: justify;">
426. <br /></div>
427. <div style="text-align: justify;">
428. Attendee badge - <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fU2TbkAtdMw1QUjGbn0PWXU0H7Hpaq3oJwERzbtQ9Sw/edit" target="_blank">click here for instructions on how to embed it on your blog</a>.</div>
429. <div style="text-align: justify;">
430. <br /></div>
431. <div style="text-align: justify;">
432. If you've written a blog post, have it included here: <a href="http://goo.gl/KvplSP" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/KvplSP</a></div>
433. <div style="text-align: justify;">
434. <br /></div>
435. <div style="text-align: justify;">
436. If you're a presenter or an EdInspire nominee, you should have got a personal message about where to get the badge. Otherwise, get in touch with me.</div>
437. <div style="text-align: justify;">
438. <br /></div>
439. <div style="text-align: justify;">
440. If you know someone who deserves to be nominated for the EdInspire award, here's the <a href="http://www.futureofeducation.com/page/rscon2013edinspireawards" target="_blank">form</a>.</div>
441. <div style="text-align: justify;">
442. <br /></div>
443. <h3>
444. Main website: </h3>
445. <div>
446. <a href="http://www.reformsymposium.com/" target="_blank">www.reformsymposium.com</a></div>
447. <div>
448. <br /></div>
449. <h3>
450. Prezi (courtesy of Chris Smith @shamblesguru): </h3>
451. <div>
452. <br />
453. <iframe frameborder="0" height="400" src="http://prezi.com/embed/solquj8cijzj/?bgcolor=ffffff&lock_to_path=0&autoplay=0&autohide_ctrls=0&features=undefined&disabled_features=undefined" width="480"></iframe>
454.  
455. <br />
456. <h3>
457. <br /></h3>
458. <h3>
459. Pinterest:</h3>
460. <div>
461. <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/reformsymposium/" target="_blank">http://www.pinterest.com/reformsymposium/</a></div>
462. <div>
463. <br /></div>
464. <br />
465. <h3>
466. Volunteers</h3>
467. <div>
468. Join up as a volunteer. Help us moderate. To make sure everything runs as smoothly as possible, we need more MODERATORS from all the time zones! Go here for more details: <a href="http://www.futureofeducation.com/page/call-for-rscon4-volunteer-moderators" target="_blank">http://www.futureofeducation.com/page/call-for-rscon4-volunteer-moderators</a></div>
469. <div>
470. <br />
471. Remember that even though you're a presenter, you can still moderate the other sessions!<br />
472. <br /></div>
473. </div>
474. <h3>
475. Practice:</h3>
476. <div style="text-align: justify;">
477. You can practise by signing up for a free WeCollaborate room: <a href="http://try.bbcollaborate.com/trial/register.go" target="_blank">http://try.bbcollaborate.com/trial/register.go</a></div>
478. <div style="text-align: justify;">
479. <br /></div>
480. <h3>
481. Training sessions</h3>
482. <div>
483. Go here for details: <a href="http://www.futureofeducation.com/page/2013-rscon-training" target="_blank">http://www.futureofeducation.com/page/2013-rscon-training</a><br />
484. <br /></div>
485. <div>
486. The 2 official training sessions are over, but you can watch the recordings.</div>
487. <br />
488. <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">There are two - they are similar. The links are given at the end of this post.</span><br />
489. <br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" />
490. <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">When you click on either link, you'll be asked to save a file called nativeplayback.jnlp</span><br />
491. <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Save it where you can find it easily, on your desktop, for example.</span><br />
492. <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">When it's finished saving, open it.</span><br />
493. <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">This will start the recording. It may take a few minutes to load.</span><br />
494. <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Click on play to begin the playback.</span><br />
495. <br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" />
496. <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The whole recording lasts for 76 minutes although you can fast forward or rewind it.</span><br />
497. <br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" />
498. <a href="http://goo.gl/TSgd3I" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/TSgd3I</a><br />
499. <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2FfTv8zM&h=0AQHGmzNH&enc=AZPqmtCyGg6wSYoZVG6UszYC_yx6D5HiiM8xYyctE1c7ap2rOnHpynVjAEUdd-UiyerdvkQkPGXHs-bMACrk_HFtEHbCpggoG_89OahFe_tmf_E8peb8k8M1AFI-T-cqxAVOF7KShlDMlql29j-u_1rZ&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/fTv8zM</a><br />
500. <br />
501. If you're still unsure about participating in webinars and need extra training, feel free to contact me for a private session.<br />
502. <br />
503. <div>
504. Bookmark this page. If there's anything else that I think may be useful, I'll come back here and edit.</div>
505. <div>
506. <br /></div>
507. <div>
508. I look forward to meeting you all in a week's time!</div>
509. <div>
510. <br />
511. <h3>
512. Schedule</h3>
513. </div>
514. <div>
515. <a href="http://www.futureofeducation.com/page/attending-rscon-2013">http://www.futureofeducation.com/page/attending-rscon-2013</a></div>
516. <div>
517. <br /></div>
518. <div>
519. Scroll down and click on your time zone.</div>
520. <div>
521. <br /></div>
522. </content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/feeds/4812233344362643166/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2013/09/rscon4-reform-symposium-11-13-oct-2013.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/4812233344362643166'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/4812233344362643166'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2013/09/rscon4-reform-symposium-11-13-oct-2013.html' title='#RSCON4 Reform Symposium 11-13 Oct 2013: Useful links'/><author><name>Chiew</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10186336034760631486</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995632726098447833.post-4781591285274528492</id><published>2013-06-29T13:37:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2015-03-05T13:24:32.258+00:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="books"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="grammar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="punctuation"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="review"/><title type='text'>Punctuation..? A review</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
523. <a href="http://www.userdesignillustrationandtypesetting.com/books/punctuation/User_design_Books_Punctuation_p34_35.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A review of Thomas Bohm's Punctuation..?" border="0" src="http://www.userdesignillustrationandtypesetting.com/books/punctuation/User_design_Books_Punctuation_p34_35.jpg" height="302" target="_blank" title="Punctuation..? by Thomas Bohm" width="400" /></a></div>
524. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
525. <br /></div>
526. <h3 style="text-align: justify;">
527. Definition </h3>
528. <div>
529. <br /></div>
530. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
531. <a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/" target="_blank" title="ELT Free Resources Links">Macmillan</a> defines it
532. as “the use of marks such as full stops or commas in order to write in a clear
533. style”.<o:p></o:p></div>
534. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
535. <br /></div>
536. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
537. <a href="http://oxforddictionaries.com/" target="_blank" title="ELT Free Resources Links">Oxford</a>'s definition is slightly
538. wordier:  “the marks, such as full stop,
539. comma, and brackets, used in writing to separate sentences and their elements
540. and to clarify meaning”.<o:p></o:p></div>
541. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
542. <br /></div>
543. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
544. Edgar
545. Allan Poe, the 19<sup>th</sup> century American poet and writer has been quoted
546. as saying “The writer who neglects punctuation, or mispunctuates, is liable to
547. be misunderstood.... For the want of merely a comma, it often occurs that an
548. axiom appears a paradox, or that a sarcasm is converted into a sermonoid.”
549. (Source: <a href="http://quotes.dictionary.com/the_writer_who_neglects_punctuation_or_mispunctuates_is" target="_blank" title="ELT Free Resources Links">Dictionary.com</a>)<o:p></o:p></div>
550. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
551. <br /></div>
552. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
553. Yet,
554. punctuation has caused endless debates over the years, and one of the main
555. culprits is the apostrophe. <o:p></o:p><br />
556. <br /></div>
557. <h3 style="text-align: justify;">
558. Apostrophe </h3>
559. <div>
560. <br /></div>
561. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
562. Serious
563. “apostrophers” walk around with a marker, correcting signs and notices;
564. websites and organisations, such as <a href="http://www.apostrophe.org.uk/" target="_blank" title="ELT Free Resources Links">TheApostrophe Protection Society</a> and <a href="http://www.killtheapostrophe.com/" target="_blank" title="ELT Free Resources Links">Kill the apostrophe</a> have been created; and in 2009, Birmingham
565. City Council removed apostrophes from all its signs! (Source: <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/4388343/Apostrophes-abolished-by-council.html" target="_blank" title="ELT Free Resources Links">TheTelegraph</a>)<o:p></o:p></div>
566. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
567. <br /></div>
568. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
569. Do
570. you know that there is even an International Apostrophe Day (18<sup>th</sup>
571. Aug)?<o:p></o:p></div>
572. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
573. <br /></div>
574. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
575. So,
576. when I was asked to review a little book on punctuation, it didn't take much to convince me.<o:p></o:p></div>
577. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
578. <br /></div>
579. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
580. Simply
581. titled, “Punctuation..?”, it is written by Thomas Bohm, who also did the
582. childlike illustrations, adding a touch of wit to the otherwise dryish but
583. clear explanations. The book is available in Central Books, Waterstones and <a href="http://amzn.to/19IwsuG" target="_blank" title="ELT Free Resources Links">Amazon</a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
584. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
585. <br /></div>
586. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
587. “Punctuation..?” seeks to explain the functions and correct uses of 21 of the most used
588. punctuation marks in alphabetical order, starting from the controversial
589. apostrophe and ends with one of the most confusing for a lot of people – the
590. semicolon.<o:p></o:p></div>
591. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
592. <br /></div>
593. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
594. Why
595. does the apostrophe cause so much distress? Bohm says that the most common use
596. of an apostrophe is to indicate possession although he didn't cite his source
597. for such a conclusion. He's probably right but I can't help but think that it
598. might be a close call with its use to show omission, eg can't, doesn't, etc.<o:p></o:p></div>
599. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
600. <br /></div>
601. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
602. What
603. is more important, however, is Bohm's failure to mention what happens when the
604. name of the person ends with an s, such as Dickens or Frances, or when talking
605. about a singular noun which ends in s, eg class.<o:p></o:p></div>
606. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
607. On
608. the other hand, it is interesting that Bohm should mention “the apostrophe
609. has largely vanished from company names”. Waterstones, for example, removed
610. their apostrophe as recent as 2012!<o:p></o:p><br />
611. <br /></div>
612. <h3 style="text-align: justify;">
613. Brackets </h3>
614. <div>
615. <br /></div>
616. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
617. Bohm mentions the
618. round, curly and square brackets. Apparently, there are rules attached to them.
619. Most of us, me included, use only the round brackets, but I sometimes use a
620. different one if I need brackets within brackets and I also use the square
621. brackets to denote if a verb is transitive or intransitive, or if a noun is
622. countable or uncountable, as in the dictionaries. The curly
623. brackets are supposedly for showing “a series of equal choices” whatever that
624. means and square brackets are for showing a different tone or to clarify
625. information.<o:p></o:p><br />
626. <br /></div>
627. <h3 style="text-align: justify;">
628. The rest... </h3>
629. <div>
630. <br /></div>
631. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
632. Aside from the use
633. of brackets, Bohm insists that the dash, the em dash and hyphen are all
634. different. There is also something called interpunct, which is a small dot
635. vertically centred between words. I don't know where to find this on my keyboard.<o:p></o:p></div>
636. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
637. <br /></div>
638. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
639. Bohm also states
640. that the double quotation marks are reserved for quotes within quotes and the
641. single are now mainly used.<o:p></o:p></div>
642. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
643. <br /></div>
644. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
645. I'm not too sure
646. about this because I still see double quotes everywhere.<o:p></o:p></div>
647. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
648. <br /></div>
649. <h3>
650. Conclusion </h3>
651. <div>
652. <br /></div>
653. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
654. As you notice, there are bits of interesting information scattered about in this booklet; some, you may know while others may come as a surprise. Rules about the
655. usage of punctuation are readily available on the Net, but if you are one of
656. those who prefer a hard copy at hand, I can heartily recommend this book. It's
657. handy and small (35 pages) and does well what it sets out to do. I can't help but think, however, that<span style="text-indent: 0cm;"> an e-book version would serve as a better vehicle.</span></div>
658. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
659. <o:p></o:p></div>
660. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
661. <br /></div>
662. <br />
663. <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">
664. <div style="text-align: left;">
665. Thomas Bohm can be
666. contacted at: <a href="http://www.userdesignillustrationandtypesetting.com/books/" target="_blank" title="ELT Free Resources Links">http://www.userdesignillustrationandtypesetting.com/books/</a>
667. <o:p></o:p></div>
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674. <br />
675. &lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/feeds/3089521663414880167/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2013/04/how-do-you-teach-english.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/3089521663414880167'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/3089521663414880167'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2013/04/how-do-you-teach-english.html' title='How do you teach English?'/><author><name>Chiew</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10186336034760631486</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995632726098447833.post-4604474752886403734</id><published>2013-04-13T14:10:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2013-04-13T14:10:40.674+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="elementary"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="grammar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="intermediate"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Q+A"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="questions"/><title type='text'>Confusing words: Whether or if?</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
676. "Police are probing WHETHER the deaths of a woman, 107, and her daughter are a murder and suicide." (<a href="http://mirr.im/16TVghP" target="_blank">The Mirror</a>, 12 Apr 2013)</div>
677. <div style="text-align: justify;">
678. <br /></div>
679. <div style="text-align: justify;">
680. " 'I didn't know WHETHER to laugh or cry'- Twitter responds to Lindsay Lohan on Charlie Sheen's Anger Management." (<a href="http://ind.pn/YA8qzr" target="_blank">The Independent</a>, 12 Apr 2013)</div>
681. <div style="text-align: justify;">
682. <br /></div>
683. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
684. <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8477/8248517021_a6d40ecf35_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Image by Chiew Pang. Copyright 2012" border="0" height="240" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8477/8248517021_a6d40ecf35_b.jpg" title="Image by Chiew Pang. Copyright 2012" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
685. <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I don't know whether or not I should...</td></tr>
686. </tbody></table>
687. <div style="text-align: justify;">
688.   </div>
689. <div style="text-align: justify;">
690. There are often doubts regarding the use of "whether", especially among learners up to B1 level.</div>
691. <div style="text-align: justify;">
692. <br /></div>
693. <div style="text-align: justify;">
694. WHETHER  /ˈwɛðə/ is a conjunction used when we're expressing a doubt or choice between alternatives.</div>
695. <div style="text-align: justify;">
696. <br /></div>
697. <div style="text-align: justify;">
698. In indirect questions which expect a yes/no answer, we can either use <i>whether </i>or <i>if</i>.</div>
699. <div style="text-align: justify;">
700. <br /></div>
701. <div style="text-align: justify;">
702. <i>I asked them whether/if they were going to take the exams in June</i>.</div>
703. <div style="text-align: justify;">
704. <br /></div>
705. <div style="text-align: justify;">
706. <br /></div>
707. <div style="text-align: justify;">
708. If <i>or</i> appears later in the sentence, we generally prefer <i>whether</i>, although <i>if</i> is also possible.</div>
709. <div style="text-align: justify;">
710. <br /></div>
711. <div style="text-align: justify;">
712. <i>They weren't sure whether/if she was telling the truth <b>or</b> not.
713.  
714. </i> </div>
715. <div style="text-align: justify;">
716. <br /></div>
717. <div style="text-align: justify;">
718. <i>Whether</i> and not <i>if</i> is used in the following conditions:</div>
719. <div style="text-align: justify;">
720. <br /></div>
721. <div style="text-align: justify;">
722. <b>Before an infinitive 
723.  
724. </b><br /><br /><i>They can't decide whether to take the exams in June.</i></div>
725. <div style="text-align: justify;">
726. <br /></div>
727. <div style="text-align: justify;">
728. <b>After a preposition</b></div>
729. <div style="text-align: justify;">
730. <br /></div>
731. <div style="text-align: justify;">
732. <i>The students were unsure about whether the teacher's explanation was helpful. </i></div>
733. <div style="text-align: justify;">
734. <br /></div>
735. <div style="text-align: justify;">
736. <b>Immediately before "or not"</b></div>
737. <div style="text-align: justify;">
738. <br /></div>
739. <div style="text-align: justify;">
740. <i>I'm not sure whether <b>or not</b> the students are ready.
741.  
742. </i> </div>
743. <div style="text-align: justify;">
744. <br /></div>
745. <div style="text-align: justify;">
746. Contrast with:
747. <i>I'm not sure whether/if the students are ready <b>or not</b>.</i> </div>
748. <div style="text-align: justify;">
749. <br /></div>
750. <div style="text-align: justify;">
751. <b>Spelling</b> </div>
752. <div style="text-align: justify;">
753. <br /></div>
754. <div style="text-align: justify;">
755. Don't confuse the spelling of the conjunction <i>whether </i>with the noun <i>weather.</i> </div>
756. <div style="text-align: justify;">
757. <br /></div>
758. <div style="text-align: justify;">
759. Both are pronounced the same: /ˈwɛðə/</div>
760. <div style="text-align: justify;">
761. <br /></div>
762. <div style="text-align: justify;">
763. <br /></div>
764. </content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/feeds/4604474752886403734/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2013/04/confusing-words-whether-or-if.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/4604474752886403734'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/4604474752886403734'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2013/04/confusing-words-whether-or-if.html' title='Confusing words: Whether or if?'/><author><name>Chiew</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10186336034760631486</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995632726098447833.post-9089985508609775554</id><published>2013-03-10T08:23:00.001+00:00</published><updated>2013-03-10T08:30:06.230+00:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="art"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="grammar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="history"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="infographic"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="phrasal verbs"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="spelling"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vocabulary"/><title type='text'>The History of the English Language</title><content type='html'>This is simply astounding. My words aren&#39;t needed.&lt;br /&gt;
765. <br />
766. <div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;">
767. <a href="http://media-cache-ec6.pinterest.com/originals/b0/18/38/b01838e588e4136b9fd71268ca25754b.jpg" target="_blank" title="elt efl ell esl clil history of English language"><img alt="elt efl ell esl clil history of English language" border="0" height="3000" src="http://media-cache-ec6.pinterest.com/550x/b0/18/38/b01838e588e4136b9fd71268ca25754b.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
768. <div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
769. <div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">
770. Source: Source: <a href="http://pinterest.com/gregcoltman/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Greg</a></div></div>
771. </content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/feeds/9089985508609775554/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-history-of-english-language.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/9089985508609775554'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/9089985508609775554'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-history-of-english-language.html' title='The History of the English Language'/><author><name>Chiew</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10186336034760631486</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995632726098447833.post-9044801644379368597</id><published>2012-11-02T08:50:00.001+00:00</published><updated>2012-11-02T10:47:18.137+00:00</updated><title type='text'>Breaking rules with John Fanselow</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;
772. <br />
773.  
774. <div style="text-align: justify;">
775. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
776. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBYDjzlzoXKsbWPZ8Dm02ErVgmBdcLas2LZM9Ihra29wvvdYUHe-wql6HzTEM1H3sBuUv7EWZ5-xufPe8-7Df3eGrh9vB8v-L1SVqwmQjM2_Ft9aSg6A7p03j8K9li-VpClz0J8y7mIs/s1600/PicCollage.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBYDjzlzoXKsbWPZ8Dm02ErVgmBdcLas2LZM9Ihra29wvvdYUHe-wql6HzTEM1H3sBuUv7EWZ5-xufPe8-7Df3eGrh9vB8v-L1SVqwmQjM2_Ft9aSg6A7p03j8K9li-VpClz0J8y7mIs/s1600/PicCollage.jpeg" /></a></div>
777. <br />
778. <br />
779. iTDi
780. is a community of international teachers who work together to help
781. other teachers from all around the world. Membership is free, and they
782. offer regular free webinars (online conference), forum and courses.</div>
783. </div>
784. <div style="text-align: justify;">
785. Next
786. week they have a special course, as you can see from the above poster,
787. imparted by John F Fanselow, quite a character, I can tell you! If I
788. were you, I wouldn't miss it. You can read the details on the poster, so
789. there isn't any need for me to repeat it. The direct link for the
790. course is: <a href="http://itdi.pro/itdihome/breakRules.php" target="_blank" title="iTDi For Teachers by Teachers">http://itdi.pro/itdihome/breakRules.php</a><br />
791. <br clear="all" />
792. Now, the good news. If you register through the <a href="http://itdi.pro/itdihome/index.php" target="_blank" title="iTDi For Teachers by Teachers">iTDi</a>
793. site, the cost is US$99, approximately 80€. If you're based in Spain, I have a special offer for you (we all know about the crisis!). You'll have to register through me though. Payment can
794. be made via Paypal or bank transfer. Paypal is easier and quicker.
795. Paypal charges no fee to transfer money. If you don’t have a Paypal
796. account yet, you can set one up free at <a href="https://www.paypal.com/" target="_blank">https://www.paypal.com</a>. However, you don’t need to have a Paypal account to send money via Paypal. All you need is an international credit card.<br />
797. <br />
798. Do
799. hurry as I can only keep this offer open until 9th November! Spread the
800. news to your fellow teachers! Email me at acliltoclimb@gmail.com for further enquiries.</div>
801. </content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/feeds/9044801644379368597/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2012/11/breaking-rules-with-john-fanselow.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/9044801644379368597'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/9044801644379368597'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2012/11/breaking-rules-with-john-fanselow.html' title='Breaking rules with John Fanselow'/><author><name>Chiew</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10186336034760631486</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBYDjzlzoXKsbWPZ8Dm02ErVgmBdcLas2LZM9Ihra29wvvdYUHe-wql6HzTEM1H3sBuUv7EWZ5-xufPe8-7Df3eGrh9vB8v-L1SVqwmQjM2_Ft9aSg6A7p03j8K9li-VpClz0J8y7mIs/s72-c/PicCollage.jpeg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995632726098447833.post-4714401403978917985</id><published>2012-09-04T20:34:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-09-07T09:10:50.598+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="blogging"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="education"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="goals"/><title type='text'>Voice #237 on an edventure</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
802. Once in a while someone catches me off-guard and this is one of those times. Anthony Salcito, Vice President of Worldwide Education at Microsoft, runs a personal blog, <a href="http://www.dailyedventures.com/" target="_blank" title="Global heroes in education">www.dailyedventures.com</a>, where he speaks to "heroes in education worldwide".</div>
803. <div style="text-align: justify;">
804. <br /></div>
805. <div style="text-align: justify;">
806. Each day the blog features an interview with someone in the education sector: "teachers, school leaders, policy-makers, business leaders, celebrities, NGO leaders, researchers - people who have embraced enhancing education as a core facet in their lives." Anthony tries to find out who these people are, what inspires them, what frustrates them, and what hopes they hold for the future of education.</div>
807. <div style="text-align: justify;">
808. <br /></div>
809. <div style="text-align: justify;">
810. So, when I was contacted to participate, how can I possibly refuse, right?</div>
811. <div style="text-align: justify;">
812. <br /></div>
813. <div style="text-align: justify;">
814. You can read about the interview <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://dailyedventures.com/?p=7557" target="_blank" title="Anthony Salcito interviews Chiew Pang">here</a></span>.<br />
815. <br /></div>
816. <div style="text-align: justify;">
817. <br /></div>
818. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
819. <a href="http://dailyedventures.com/wp-content/themes/edventures/images/headers/logo.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://dailyedventures.com/wp-content/themes/edventures/images/headers/logo.gif" /></a></div>
820. <div style="text-align: justify;">
821. <br /></div>
822. </content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/feeds/4714401403978917985/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2012/09/voice-237-on-edventure.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/4714401403978917985'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/4714401403978917985'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2012/09/voice-237-on-edventure.html' title='Voice #237 on an edventure'/><author><name>Chiew</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10186336034760631486</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995632726098447833.post-5370423123328295148</id><published>2012-08-11T17:52:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-08-11T17:52:09.492+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Re-blog: #ELTchat: the loss of eltchat.com – Plan B</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;
823. <div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">
824. <i><span style="color: purple;">This post was originally posted by Marisa Constantinides on <a href="http://marisaconstantinides.edublogs.org/2012/08/10/eltchat-the-loss-of-eltchat-com-plan-b/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="ELTChat">TEFL Matters</a>. I may not be a frequent attendee in the regular <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CkUrFNr3ZThZXLh4kwk9rk-wQlwfcg8YL9zVx1R_C2s/edit" target="_blank" title="Know your Twitter hashtags">#ELTChat on Twitter</a>, but I do pop in from time to time and I greatly admire and respect the organisers, moderators and the participants. It is a blow what has happened with eltchat.com but it isn't the end of the world. If anything, eltchat.org will grow and dwarf its predecessor, of that I'm sure.</span></i></div>
825. <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">
826. <br /></div>
827. <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">
828. For the last – well, almost two years now, since September 15 2010, #ELTchat has kept us on our toes and forged hundreds of professional and personal relationships amongst its followers who turn up on Twitter every Wednesday to talk about topics they have suggested and voted on – a community of peers which was created by a small group of colleagues – which grew and grew some more and became something that counts as an important part of our continuous professional development.</div>
829. <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">
830. Like many great ideas, it didn’t hit just one person but several.<strong></strong><strong></strong></div>
831. <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">
832. And that is how #ELTchat was created.    <a href="http://marisaconstantinides.edublogs.org/files/2012/03/eltchat-2jyygoy.jpg" style="color: #2175bc; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="ELTChat for educators in English Language Teaching" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-3202" height="150" src="http://marisaconstantinides.edublogs.org/files/2012/03/eltchat-2jyygoy.jpg" style="border: 0px; float: left; margin: 0px 7px 2px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 4px;" title="eltchat" width="150" /></a></div>
833. <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">
834. The website to keep up the communication of its members, a base and repository of our ideas was one of the first things we all thought of creating – the wiki came later.<br /><strong></strong><strong><br /></strong>Andy Chaplin was keen to join the moderation team and help with podcasts and technical stuff; he was quick to buy eltchat.com and announced the good news to us after the fact.</div>
835. <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">
836. A few months later, right after TESOL France 2011,  he suddenly disappeared – some say for reasons of health.<strong></strong><strong></strong></div>
837. <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">
838. We never found out for sure.<br /><strong></strong><strong><br /></strong>We never received a single word of response to our emails.</div>
839. <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">
840. eltchat.com was and still is registered in his name.<br /><strong></strong><strong><br /></strong></div>
841. <h1 dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Georgia, Tahoma, serif; font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: -1px; margin: 0px;">
842. And yesterday we lost it</h1>
843. <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">
844. <strong></strong><strong><br /></strong>On August 8 the domain expired and we have no way of taking over unless it goes up for sale again; it was very sad that Andy Chaplin did not find it appropriate to renew.</div>
845. <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">
846. The news is really upsetting.</div>
847. <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">
848. The work we have put in on this website cannot be told in a few simple words – but it has been a labour of love and we have got so much out of it that we have never regretted one single moment</div>
849. <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">
850. We are pretty upset at the behaviour of this individual – disappointment is one big understatement.</div>
851. <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">
852. But we trust that our community of #ELTchatters, our PLN for short, will again gather round the new domain which we have purchased – eltchat.org<br /><strong></strong><strong><br /></strong>It will take us a few days to put the website back on its feet</div>
853. <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">
854. And all will be as it was before – all the posts in place all your thoughts and comments, all the polls and great summaries which got us on the shortlist of the ELTon Awards nominations</div>
855. <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">
856. We will be back with a vengeance</div>
857. <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">
858. We are not just a website – we did not get on the ELTon awards shortlist as just another website!!!<strong></strong><strong></strong></div>
859. <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">
860. <br /></div>
861. <h1 style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Georgia, Tahoma, serif; font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: -1px; margin: 0px;">
862. <strong></strong><strong>We are a great community of teachers and we have a Plan B!</strong></h1>
863. <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">
864. <br /></div>
865. <div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: center;">
866. See you all in September!!!</div>
867. <div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: center;">
868. Marisa Constantinides – Shaun Wilden</div>
869. <div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: center;">
870. Chiew Pang</div>
871. <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">
872. <br /></div>
873. <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">
874. <br /></div>
875. <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">
876. <strong id="internal-source-marker_0.047032606322318316">P.S. We would greatly appreciate it if any of you belonging to this great community of teachers,  teacher educators, bloggers, #ELTchat followers,  reposted this on your blog</strong></div>
877. <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">
878. If you decide to do this, please add your name to the post under ours.&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/feeds/5370423123328295148/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2012/08/re-blog-eltchat-loss-of-eltchatcom-plan.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/5370423123328295148'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/5370423123328295148'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2012/08/re-blog-eltchat-loss-of-eltchatcom-plan.html' title='Re-blog: #ELTchat: the loss of eltchat.com – Plan B'/><author><name>Chiew</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10186336034760631486</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995632726098447833.post-2089641775847694867</id><published>2012-07-18T11:53:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-07-18T11:53:21.828+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="food"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="recipes"/><title type='text'>Coconut carrot cake recipe, mmm... scrumptious!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
879. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
880. <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8004/7593814700_186d4302b0_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Coconut carrot cake recipe on A CLIL TO CLIMB" border="0" height="225" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8004/7593814700_186d4302b0_z.jpg" title="Coconut carrot cake by Chiew Pang" width="400" /></a></div>
881. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
882. <br /></div>
883. I had some almonds and hazelnuts leftover from the <a href="http://aclil2climb.blogspot.com.es/2010/07/dying-for-chocolate-here-one-cake-to.html" target="_blank" title="best moist chocolate cake recipe devil in disguise">chocolate cake</a> I made almost a month and a half ago so I'd been thinking of baking another since then. Those of you who are following this blog and <a href="https://twitter.com/aClilToClimb" target="_blank">my Twitter</a> account would probably have heard of (and seen) my healthy <a href="http://aclil2climb.blogspot.com.es/2012/04/healthy-carrot-cake-with-walnuts-and.html" target="_blank" title="moist healthy carrot cake recipe">carrot cake recipe</a>, so I thought I'd try to vary it a little and make it somewhat naughtier!</div>
884. <div style="text-align: justify;">
885. <br /></div>
886. <div style="text-align: justify;">
887. So, here goes.</div>
888. <div style="text-align: justify;">
889. <br /></div>
890. <div style="text-align: justify;">
891. <u><b>Ingredients</b></u>:</div>
892. <div style="text-align: justify;">
893. <br /></div>
894. <div style="text-align: justify;">
895. 200g corn oil (you can use any vegetable oil or if you can handle the cholesterol, butter)</div>
896. <div style="text-align: justify;">
897. 200g brown sugar (you can reduce this a little if you wish, to about 150-175g)</div>
898. <div style="text-align: justify;">
899. 1 teaspoon vanilla essence</div>
900. <div style="text-align: justify;">
901. 4 small eggs (approximately 55g each)</div>
902. <div style="text-align: justify;">
903. 200g wholemeal flour</div>
904. <div style="text-align: justify;">
905. 2 teaspoons (10g) baking powder</div>
906. <div style="text-align: justify;">
907. 1/4 teaspoon salt</div>
908. <div style="text-align: justify;">
909. 50g dessicated coconut</div>
910. <div style="text-align: justify;">
911. <br /></div>
912. <div style="text-align: justify;">
913. 200g carrots, grated</div>
914. <div style="text-align: justify;">
915. <span style="background-color: white;">1 tablespoon cinnamon</span><br />
916. 1 teaspoon nutmeg<br />
917. 1 teaspoon cloves</div>
918. <div style="text-align: justify;">
919. 150g almond-hazelnut mix, grounded<br />
920. <br />
921. <b><u>Procedure</u></b>:<br />
922. <br />
923. <ol>
924. <li>Heat the oven to 180ºC and grease a cake tin with butter or oil.</li>
925. <li>Pour the corn oil into a large bowl. If using butter, melt it gently and leave to cool before pouring it in.</li>
926. <li>Stir in the sugar, vanilla essence, eggs, flour, baking powder, salt and the dessicated coconut.</li>
927. <li>Mix it well.</li>
928. <li>Add in the grated carrots, spices and the nuts.</li>
929. <li>Blend it all thoroughly.</li>
930. <li>Pour the mixture into the greased cake tin.</li>
931. <li>Bake on a lower rack at 180ºC for about 40 minutes.</li>
932. <li>Turn off the oven and leave the cake in there for a further 10 minutes.</li>
933. <li>If an inserted skewer comes out clean, it's done.</li>
934. <li>Leave to cool.</li>
935. <li>When cool, slide a thin spatula along the edges to loosen the cake before attempting to remove it from the mould.</li>
936. </ol>
937. <div>
938. This turned out really good. My son thinks it's the best carrot cake I've done!</div>
939. <div>
940. <br /></div>
941. <div>
942. Enjoy!<br />
943. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
944. <a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7262/7593816762_9550338fe7_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Coconut carrot cake recipe on A CLIL TO CLIMB" border="0" height="300" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7262/7593816762_9550338fe7_z.jpg" title="Coconut carrot cake with vanilla ice cream by Chiew Pang" width="400" /></a></div>
945. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
946. <br /></div>
947. </div>
948. </div>
949. <div style="text-align: center;">
950. <iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=actc-20&o=1&p=8&l=as4&m=amazon&f=ifr&ref=ss_til&asins=0470906723" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe>  
951. &lt;iframe frameborder=&quot;0&quot; marginheight=&quot;0&quot; marginwidth=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot; src=&quot;http://rcm-es.amazon.es/e/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;amp;bc1=000000&amp;amp;IS2=1&amp;amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;amp;fc1=000000&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;amp;t=actc-21&amp;amp;o=30&amp;amp;p=8&amp;amp;l=as4&amp;amp;m=amazon&amp;amp;f=ifr&amp;amp;ref=ss_til&amp;amp;asins=0316083372&quot; style=&quot;height: 240px; width: 120px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/feeds/2089641775847694867/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2012/07/coconut-carrot-cake-recipe-mmm.html#comment-form' title='10 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/2089641775847694867'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/2089641775847694867'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2012/07/coconut-carrot-cake-recipe-mmm.html' title='Coconut carrot cake recipe, mmm... scrumptious!'/><author><name>Chiew</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10186336034760631486</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>10</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995632726098447833.post-8660503544190212975</id><published>2012-07-01T14:53:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-07-01T16:47:34.038+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="activities"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="basic"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="CLIL"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="elementary"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="games"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="health"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="intermediate"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sports"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="transport"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vocabulary"/><title type='text'>Basic parts of a bicycle</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
952. It's been a long time since I created a tagging game, so it's about time I rectify that. Here's one on the basic parts of a bicycle. These are the answers. To play the game, click on the image.</div>
953. <br />
954. <br />
955. <ol>
956. <li>bell</li>
957. <li>brake lever</li>
958. <li>stem</li>
959. <li>cable</li>
960. <li>top tube</li>
961. <li>brakes</li>
962. <li>spoke</li>
963. <li>fork</li>
964. <li>valve</li>
965. <li>flat tyre (puncture)</li>
966. <li>front reflector</li>
967. <li>down tube</li>
968. <li>saddle (seat)</li>
969. <li>seat post</li>
970. <li>seat post clamp</li>
971. <li>seat tube</li>
972. <li>tyre</li>
973. <li>chain</li>
974. <li>crank arm</li>
975. <li>pedal</li>
976. <li>rear reflector</li>
977. </ol>
978. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
979. <a href="http://www.purposegames.com/game/basic-parts-of-a-bicycle-game/info" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank" title="Click to play the game"><img alt="ELT CLIL EFL ESOL Bicycle parts game activity" border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_ngQj1ZBOehwkobTBNUW45ihxSDX7tgCb-qLNt_5FDlZCrZlFCKxdT2rgUcVIkcajo3suLmcdRmZjDQkAJ14JzzOskr7kHC4wGHrj0dmQ14IPm84ZtY6uAon0lfRPwoQctzySkPzf8Q/s320/Badge+for+game.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
980. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
981. <br /></div>
982. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
983. If you need higher-resolution images, click on the following images.</div>
984. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
985. <br /></div>
986. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
987. <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55955607@N02/7478988606/in/photostream/" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: white; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank" title="Parts of a bicycle"><img alt="ELT CLIL EFL ESOL Bicycle parts game activity" border="0" height="305" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8152/7478988606_9174316c64_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
988. <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55955607@N02/7478988606/in/photostream/" target="_blank">C. Pang</a></td></tr>
989. </tbody></table>
990. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
991. <br /></div>
992. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
993. <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55955607@N02/7478984932/in/photostream/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank" title="bicycle"><img alt="ELT CLIL EFL ESOL Bicycle parts game activity" border="0" height="310" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7270/7478984932_f5ab35514a_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
994. <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55955607@N02/7478984932/in/photostream/" target="_blank">C. Pang</a></td></tr>
995. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/feeds/8660503544190212975/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2012/07/basic-parts-of-bicycle.html#comment-form' title='14 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/8660503544190212975'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/8660503544190212975'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2012/07/basic-parts-of-bicycle.html' title='Basic parts of a bicycle'/><author><name>Chiew</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10186336034760631486</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_ngQj1ZBOehwkobTBNUW45ihxSDX7tgCb-qLNt_5FDlZCrZlFCKxdT2rgUcVIkcajo3suLmcdRmZjDQkAJ14JzzOskr7kHC4wGHrj0dmQ14IPm84ZtY6uAon0lfRPwoQctzySkPzf8Q/s72-c/Badge+for+game.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>14</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995632726098447833.post-1631545388993440034</id><published>2012-06-15T14:27:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-09-20T12:54:15.336+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="activities"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="advanced"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="basic"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="blogging"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="CLIL"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="conversation"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="education"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="elementary"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="goals"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="how to"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="intermediate"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="photos"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="speaking"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="survey"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="writing"/><title type='text'>A case for CPD and PLN...</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
996. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
997. <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7U-GQUptaXAjKHHxlrxAJWSFeZwl98r9t5EnVIl2bb8kIMs1HPqKRDuapqn79HReeggY9vvv5R-CMjrSvnJxbYYGpo7KL8mPtMEQTvIh0xP0ZvgJH14ROZqN85Gj-wJGy1H7E7QhieWk/s1600/PLN.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ELT EFL ESL CLIL PLN CPD Resources, images, ideas" border="0" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7U-GQUptaXAjKHHxlrxAJWSFeZwl98r9t5EnVIl2bb8kIMs1HPqKRDuapqn79HReeggY9vvv5R-CMjrSvnJxbYYGpo7KL8mPtMEQTvIh0xP0ZvgJH14ROZqN85Gj-wJGy1H7E7QhieWk/s400/PLN.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
998. <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photos by me. See more <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55955607@N02/" target="_blank">here</a>.</td></tr>
999. </tbody></table>
1000. <br />
1001. Here's an example of how a seed is taken and planted with care many miles away where it soon grows into a pretty flower. This flowering stem is again taken some distance away, where it grows and grows and we now have a lush beautiful garden...</div>
1002. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1003. <br /></div>
1004. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1005. It all started with a comment I made in <a href="http://itdi.pro/blog/2012/03/05/how-important-is-homework-scott-thornbury/" target="_blank">Scott Thornbury's post</a> on <a href="http://itdi.pro/blog/" target="_blank">iTDi's blog</a> "How important is homework?" I'd first talked about it in <a href="http://dogmediaries.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">The Dogme Diaries</a>, but I don't suppose many people read that ;-)</div>
1006. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1007. <br /></div>
1008. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1009. I mentioned that the homework I set a class of adult teachers was basically three questions:</div>
1010. <ul>
1011. <li>What have you learnt today?</li>
1012. <li>What part of the lesson did you like or dislike in the class today?</li>
1013. <li>What would you like to do in class next week?</li>
1014. </ul>
1015. <div>
1016. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1017. A couple of months later, Alexandra Chistyakova wrote to say that she'd used the questions with her class of university students, and how well that had gone down. You can read about how she moulded my homework to suit her personality and that of her class here:</div>
1018. </div>
1019. <div>
1020. <br /></div>
1021. <div>
1022. <a target="_blank" href="http://eltdiary.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/who-to-ask/">http://eltdiary.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/who-to-ask/</a>  and</div>
1023. <div>
1024. <a target="_blank" href="http://eltdiary.wordpress.com/2012/06/08/who-to-ask2-or-what-do-students-want/">http://eltdiary.wordpress.com/2012/06/08/who-to-ask2-or-what-do-students-want/</a>
1025. </div>
1026. <div>
1027. <br /></div>
1028. <div>
1029. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1030. Then, a little while later, Barbara Bujtás read Alexandra's posts and decided to adapt it to her class of 3-year-olds! You can read about it here:</div>
1031. </div>
1032. <div>
1033. <br /></div>
1034. <div>
1035. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=458868754141154&set=a.420855051275858.108546.100000541016537&type=1&theater">https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=458868754141154&set=a.420855051275858.108546.100000541016537&type=1&theater</a>
1036. </div>
1037. <div>
1038. <br /></div>
1039. <div>
1040. You can see the beauty of her work here:</div>
1041. <div>
1042. <br /></div>
1043. <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jv8-0oPZPFQ?rel=0" width="480"></iframe><br />
1044. <br />
1045. So, if you're not involved in a PLN (personal learning network) or have not been convinced of it, I hope this little episode will serve to change your mind!<br />
1046. <br />
1047. <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/AlyaAlexandra" target="_blank">Alexandra</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/barbarabujtas" target="_blank">Barbara</a>, you both rock!<br />
1048. <br />
1049. Learn about continuing professional development here: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.scoop.it/t/continuing-teacher-development">http://www.scoop.it/t/continuing-teacher-development</a><br />
1050. <br />
1051. Learn about the benefits of Twitter here: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.scoop.it/t/why-twitter-for-teachers">http://www.scoop.it/t/why-twitter-for-teachers</a><br />
1052. <br />
1053. <br />
1054. &lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/feeds/1631545388993440034/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2012/06/case-for-cpd-and-pln.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/1631545388993440034'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/1631545388993440034'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2012/06/case-for-cpd-and-pln.html' title='A case for CPD and PLN...'/><author><name>Chiew</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10186336034760631486</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7U-GQUptaXAjKHHxlrxAJWSFeZwl98r9t5EnVIl2bb8kIMs1HPqKRDuapqn79HReeggY9vvv5R-CMjrSvnJxbYYGpo7KL8mPtMEQTvIh0xP0ZvgJH14ROZqN85Gj-wJGy1H7E7QhieWk/s72-c/PLN.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995632726098447833.post-6548596225826968859</id><published>2012-05-19T19:49:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2012-05-19T19:49:31.439+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Twitter hashtags for educators: an index, at last!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
1055. If you're using Twitter, chances are that you are at least aware of hashtags, even if you don't use them. And if you do use them, no doubt, you've sometimes felt somewhat overwhelmed and confused. Part of the problem is it's a free-for-all concept. There's no official body to register hashtags and everyone can use any words as hashtags, and as many as they want.</div>
1056. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1057. <br /></div>
1058. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1059. Through time, nevertheless, regular tweeps (people who tweet) tend to stick to a few they use for their own interests but still feel at a lost to what unfamiliar ones mean. Worse, for me, is the duplication of tags and the long ones, especially when abbreviation is possible. Bear in mind that each tag eats up on the 140-character limit that Twitter has!</div>
1060. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1061. <br /></div>
1062. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1063. A recent confusion on a tag was the impetus I needed to create an index, unofficial as it may be. Whether it works depends on the will of others to keep it going. It's done on Google Doc, free for everyone to update. As long as it's not vandalised, I'll keep it public. My wish is that educators would start streamlining hashtags and mark unused ones as OBSOLETE or REPLACED BY... so that the community will grow even more.</div>
1064. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1065. <br />
1066. What's your opinion? Will you start using it and let others know, too?</div>
1067. <br />
1068. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
1069. <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CkUrFNr3ZThZXLh4kwk9rk-wQlwfcg8YL9zVx1R_C2s/edit" target="_blank" title="Click to go to the Google Doc"><img alt="Twitter education hashtags index" border="0" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhctjAQzPqokqaVp0yNF8iHHe2a0ukoBpRogd190zENUxX6kCJZi3PgUTkJePs4Y6LQuTbDWS_TJ-4AcM-bZSqRmV-IAh3M_2izKCoEHLRV-QYma5aui0tQKqARoVdEU_E2NlHYcU92tY/s400/Hashtag1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
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1071. <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CkUrFNr3ZThZXLh4kwk9rk-wQlwfcg8YL9zVx1R_C2s/edit" target="_blank" title="Click to go to the Google Doc"><img alt="Twitter education hashtags index" border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPFFkME4MiMkN52BUcalVYrVu8kdqy-whHSw0MVU5hFM7X1IE1ep-CwYQmimAXK7IDr6LSF-jjUoEnW3_oNW8eDu6GwWWW5u79oiRqxoAsEDoo2NMfFj8tgB_5BAPfYlGLq4mPKihBbE/s400/Hashtag2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
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1073. <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CkUrFNr3ZThZXLh4kwk9rk-wQlwfcg8YL9zVx1R_C2s/edit" target="_blank" title="Click to go to the Google Doc"><img alt="Twitter education hashtags index" border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWbMDhQjH_8vHjcTwSDLjuy-V7-n7vVP1tMDAxZPrwtiqnvNnGQ6v_3QfptAwI17wsn85el-Bej07pXwae5BEi4DP4J8q6xldNqU_94jkwhyphenhyphen64sQRPIHZl3HZIx_7gF6tm8znYimZuE0/s400/Hashtag3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
1074. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
1075. <br /></div>
1076. &lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/feeds/6548596225826968859/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2012/05/twitter-hashtags-for-educators-index-at.html#comment-form' title='18 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/6548596225826968859'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/6548596225826968859'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2012/05/twitter-hashtags-for-educators-index-at.html' title='Twitter hashtags for educators: an index, at last!'/><author><name>Chiew</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10186336034760631486</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhctjAQzPqokqaVp0yNF8iHHe2a0ukoBpRogd190zENUxX6kCJZi3PgUTkJePs4Y6LQuTbDWS_TJ-4AcM-bZSqRmV-IAh3M_2izKCoEHLRV-QYma5aui0tQKqARoVdEU_E2NlHYcU92tY/s72-c/Hashtag1.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>18</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995632726098447833.post-5587983080623129042</id><published>2012-05-16T13:02:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-05-16T13:02:51.959+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 100 Language Lovers 2012 - Who are you voting for?</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
1077. The Top 100 Language Lovers 2012 competition is on again! This year, there had been 935 nominations! A CLIL TO CLIMB has been included for voting in the language learning blogs category. There are four categories in all.</div>
1078. <br />
1079. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1080. 50% of the final score is based on user votes; the other 50% is based on Lexiophiles' judging team's criteria.<b><span style="color: magenta;"> If you have found this blog useful, your vote will be most appreciated!</span></b><br />
1081. <b><span style="color: magenta;"><br /></span></b><br />
1082. Each person can vote once in all four categories.</div>
1083. <br />
1084. <div style="text-align: center;">
1085.  
1086.  
1087. <a href="http://www.lexiophiles.com/language-lovers-toplist/vote-for-your-favorite-language-learning-blog-2012" target="_blank" title="Vote for me, please!"><img alt="Vote the Top 100 Language Learning Blogs 2012" border="0" height="60" src="http://www.lexiophiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/top100-vote-for-this-blog-2.gif" width="160" /></a></div>
1088. <br />
1089. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1090. The voting phase started on May 15th, and ends on May 28th, 23:59 German time. Read more about the voting phase <a href="http://www.lexiophiles.com/english/time-to-vote-%E2%80%93-top-100-language-lovers-2012" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
1091. <br />
1092. The results will be published on May 31st.<br />
1093. <br />
1094. <br />
1095. &lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/feeds/5587983080623129042/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2012/05/top-100-language-lovers-2012-who-are.html#comment-form' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/5587983080623129042'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/5587983080623129042'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2012/05/top-100-language-lovers-2012-who-are.html' title='Top 100 Language Lovers 2012 - Who are you voting for?'/><author><name>Chiew</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10186336034760631486</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995632726098447833.post-2156585228043305675</id><published>2012-05-12T23:26:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2012-05-12T23:26:33.821+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="activities"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="advanced"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="conditionals"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="conversation"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="daily routines"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dogme"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="elementary"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="grammar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="intermediate"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="lesson plans"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="make sentences"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="past simple"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="photos"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="speaking"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="tenses"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vocabulary"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="writing"/><title type='text'>What would you do if...?</title><content type='html'>&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
1096. <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5452/7184185328_2f053e153a_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ELT ESL EFL CLIL Lesson plans images conversation dogme photos" border="0" height="316" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5452/7184185328_2f053e153a_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
1097. <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55955607@N02/sets/72157629944171121/" target="_blank" title="see other images by Chiew Pang on Flickr">Chiew Pang</a></td></tr>
1098. </tbody></table>
1099. When I saw this...<br />
1100. <br />
1101. At first, I just walked past. Later I thought, what if...<br />
1102. <br />
1103. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1104. And I started fantasizing about the briefcase holding wads of crisp bills...</div>
1105. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1106. <br /></div>
1107. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1108. Then the language teacher ego took hold of me and said, hell, there's an awful lot of possibilities there for a conversation lesson, full of lexical challenges.</div>
1109. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1110. <br /></div>
1111. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1112. So, what would you do if you saw something like this? Ponder over it while I go back to my fantasies...</div>
1113. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1114. <br /></div>
1115. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1116. &lt;i&gt;This image is part of the Project 366 series. If you&#39;re involved in it, (and if not, why don&#39;t you start?) please let us know in this &lt;a href=&quot;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Pu2HMOETtEOu6_FiDXl8dCzjtXj4br18S78_Tj3Skxw/edit&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Project366 register on Google Docs&quot;&gt;Google Doc&lt;/a&gt;. My images are in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/55955607@N02/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;see other images by Chiew Pang on Flickr&quot;&gt;Flickr&lt;/a&gt;, free for non-commercial use as long as they are properly attributed.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/feeds/2156585228043305675/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2012/05/what-would-you-do-if.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/2156585228043305675'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/2156585228043305675'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2012/05/what-would-you-do-if.html' title='What would you do if...?'/><author><name>Chiew</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10186336034760631486</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995632726098447833.post-1682480903065961911</id><published>2012-05-06T00:46:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-05-12T23:28:12.690+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="activities"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="culture"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="daily routines"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="exercise"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="food"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="health"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="PE"/><title type='text'>How to stay healthy the cheap &amp; easy way</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
1117. Have you heard the quotation “A sound body makes for a sound mind”? Well, actually, I'm not sure if such a quote do exist, but the ancient Roman poet, Juvenal,
1118. did say</div>
1119. <br />
1120. <i>orandum est ut sit mens sana in corpore sano</i><br />
1121. <br />
1122. which can be <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mens_sana_in_corpore_sano" target="_blank" title="Source: Wikipedia">translated</a> as<br />
1123. <br />
1124. <i>It is to be prayed that the mind be sound in a sound body</i>.<br />
1125. <br />
1126. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1127. The latest topic in <a href="http://itdi.pro/blog/2012/04/30/staying-healthy-and-motivated/" target="_blank" title="by teachers for teachers">iTDi's blog</a> is "Staying healthy and motivated" - if you haven't seen it, I suggest you do it soon. However, most of the advice was centred on tips on how to stay motivated, so I thought I'd redress the balance ;-) and write about health here. After all, if the body isn't healthy, the mind struggles to remain sound.<br />
1128. <br />
1129. Inadvertently, when one talks about health, two topics come to mind - that of exercise and diet.</div>
1130. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1131. <br /></div>
1132. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1133. This article is written with those who are more in the physically inactive rather than the active camp. So, if you're already physically on the ball, what I'm about to say may not be all new to you.<br />
1134. <br />
1135. My ideas are very basic and can be started upon straightaway. No need to enrol in a sports club or gym, no need to seek an expert trainer. Just a slight change in your habits, that's all. However, I must say that these opinions are my own. If you haven't been active for a long time, I'd suggest going for a medical check-up first and make sure you're fit enough to do <i>some</i> physical activity.<br />
1136. <br />
1137. <b><u>Breathing</u></b><br />
1138. <br />
1139. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
1140. <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7199/6898923545_af7ae14a24_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ELT iTDi CLIL health and motivation" border="0" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7199/6898923545_af7ae14a24_o.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr>
1141. <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55955607@N02/6898923545/in/set-72157629131835231" target="_blank">Chiew Pang</a></td></tr>
1142. </tbody></table>
1143. This is primordial, so primordial that most have forgotten how to do it! Right, you're probably thinking I've gone bonkers.<br />
1144. <br />
1145. Many of us breathe too shallowly; and if I were to say, "Breathe deeply!" chances are that you'll inflate your chest to the maximum and struggle after a few seconds. Isn't that right?<br />
1146. <br />
1147. Well, it is your stomach that you should be inflating, not your chest. The proper way to breathe is to use your stomach muscles, not your chest. Put your hand on your stomach and breathe - is it moving? Or does your chest move first?<br />
1148. <br />
1149. Watch babies - they breathe the correct way. Naturally. In fact, there's one way to force yourself to breathe in the right manner. Lie face down and breathe. What do you notice? Your stomach moves, right? Now, stand up, and try to repeat it.<br />
1150. <br />
1151. Whenever you remember, notice your breathing. Correct it. Take long deep breaths (with your stomach) instead of short gulps. Do it often until it becomes second nature. Just like to a baby.<br />
1152. <br />
1153. <b><u>The morning</u></b><br />
1154. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
1155. <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Siberian_Tiger_by_Malene_Th.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Siberian_Tiger_by_Malene_Th.jpg" width="208" /></a></td></tr>
1156. <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image by <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Siberian_Tiger_by_Malene_Th.jpg" target="_blank">Malene Thyssen</a></td></tr>
1157. </tbody></table>
1158. <br />
1159. <div style="text-align: right;">
1160. </div>
1161. What's your morning routine?<br />
1162. <br />
1163. For as long as I can remember - and we're talking about 3 decades or so here - I follow a simple exercise routine. I must admit that the duration gets shorter and shorter as the muscles and the joints start complaining...<br />
1164. <br />
1165. The morning is important as it sets your body (and the mind) up for the rest of the day. You don't have to hump and pump; just do light stretching and rotational exercises. You don't need to dedicate a lot of time either. 5 minutes is better than nothing.<br />
1166. <br />
1167. Rotate all the joints: ankles, knees, hip, neck, shoulders, wrists...<br />
1168. Stretch gently - if you're too old to remember your PE classes ;-) try googling "stretching exercises".<br />
1169. <br />
1170. Later on, when you're in better shape, you can add simple free-hand exercises such as sit-ups, squats and push-ups. Or you can do isometric exercises.<br />
1171. <br />
1172. <b><u>Notch it up</u></b><br />
1173. <br />
1174. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
1175. <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6739056649_5861481dec_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ELT iTDi CLIL health and motivation" border="0" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6739056649_5861481dec_z.jpg" width="246" /></a></td></tr>
1176. <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55955607@N02/6739056649/in/set-72157628610058125" target="_blank">Chiew Pang</a></td></tr>
1177. </tbody></table>
1178. You've heard it, I'm sure - before jumping into your car, think "Can I walk instead?"<br />
1179. <br />
1180. When you walk, just quicken your pace slightly. Feel your legs stride, your back strong, your breathing deep and regular (stomach moving!).<br />
1181. <br />
1182. You've also heard this one before. Take the stairs. Do it! Start by walking down - it's often quicker than the lift anyway! Gradually, start walking up, too. If there are too many flights, do a few. Combine it with the lift.<br />
1183. <br />
1184. Move on the escalators and the travelators; don't just stand still.<br />
1185. <br />
1186. The premise is simple: move as much as you can, whenever you can. Your heart will be grateful to you for it.<br />
1187. <br />
1188. <b><u>Diet</u></b><br />
1189. <br />
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1191. <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZrUgqbpSPSnr6cWs93Wc5qz_x932CkO1E9ntMEQItJARw27xEfmnUaM-ZvoXTgCrmJxJ2JCeS3aBuSqq_QCDK78kWIYi35bn9sDEXkc0FOWiA3LO_HUpAdqFKZuwRsWSywL1-lausWpM/s1600/Breakfast.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ELT iTDi CLIL health and motivation" border="0" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZrUgqbpSPSnr6cWs93Wc5qz_x932CkO1E9ntMEQItJARw27xEfmnUaM-ZvoXTgCrmJxJ2JCeS3aBuSqq_QCDK78kWIYi35bn9sDEXkc0FOWiA3LO_HUpAdqFKZuwRsWSywL1-lausWpM/s400/Breakfast.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
1192. <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55955607@N02/sets/72157629825073047/" target="_blank">Chiew Pang</a></td></tr>
1193. </tbody></table>
1194. Again, I go back to the morning. It's the most important part of the day. To break your fast, have a glass of water (at room temperature).</div>
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1196. <br /></div>
1197. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1198. Then, you do your breathing and stretching exercises, and after that, you're ready for a nutritious breakfast! You need a high-energy, not a high-calorie, one. Carbohydrates, not fat; complex carbohydrate (like grains) not simple (like sugar). My breakfast usually consists of a steaming cup of tea and a bowl of muesli supplemented with a tablespoon of wheat bran, some yoghurt, a banana, some cornflakes, and soya milk.<br />
1199. <br />
1200. As far as food is concerned, I'm sure you know the drill: less fat, more protein; lots of fruit and vegetables; less frying, more grilling and steaming. Go easy on the sugar, but a treat once in a while doesn't do anyone any harm! ;-)<br />
1201. <br />
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1203. <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6606072377_1a8e592ac2_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ELT iTDi CLIL health and motivation" border="0" height="300" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6606072377_1a8e592ac2_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
1204. <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55955607@N02/sets/72157629825073047/" target="_blank">Chiew Pang</a></td></tr>
1205. </tbody></table>
1206. <h4>
1207.  
1208.  
1209.  
1210.  
1211.  
1212. Stay healthy! Stay motivated!</h4>
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1220. <br /></div>
1221. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1222. Today was a special day. Special for many reasons. Special because the world is full of dedicated teachers willing to give up their time to share their experience and expertise with others. Their willingness would not have come to anything if there wasn't anyone to give them a platform from which to shout. And all the shouting would not have come to any good if there wasn't anyone out there to listen.</div>
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1224. <br /></div>
1225. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1226. So, Saturday, 28th of April, morning for some, evening for others, was special. A hundred or so educators sacrificed part of their weekend to listen to five dedicated females, Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto, Özge Karaoglu, Ann Mayeda, Penny Ur and Kate Cory-Wright, discuss "What do we know about language teaching and learning?".</div>
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1228. <br /></div>
1229. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1230. I'm sure most, if not all, felt it was well worth their time. Were you there? What did you take away from the webinar? If you weren't, watch out for the next <a href="http://itdi.pro/webinar.html" target="_blank" title="iTDi for teachers by teachers, free webinar, online conference">iTDi event</a>!</div>
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1233. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1234. We were missing some fast tweeps (Twitter users); I tried my best, but I was moderating at the same time. Here is a collection of the back-channelling going on. Many thanks to these back-channellers, the participants, the speakers, and all the organising team, including the generous Heike Philp of The <a href="http://www.virtual-round-table.com/" target="_blank" title="Virtual Round Table free webinars, online conference">Virtual Round Table</a> fame.</div>
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1279. Teachers are human, too, right? We need to be fed and we need to feed our families. We need to feed our bodies before we can feed our minds, so, here's a healthy <b>and</b> tasty recipe of something to give us the energy and motivation we require to face a classroom full of anxious learners!</div>
1280. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
1281. <br /></div>
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1283. The last time I made a good carrot cake was decades ago and ever since we moved to where we are now, I don't think I've managed to get it right the few times I'd tried to make one - you know, different oven and all that... Anyway, I felt the urge to dust the cake tins and the spatulas about two weeks ago and although the result looked good, the taste and texture wasn't quite right. I circulated a photo of it on the net and it proved to be rather popular. I knew then that I had to do another sooner than later, so I made some adjustments and re-attempted.</div>
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1285. <br /></div>
1286. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
1287. I can tell you how wonderful it is, but who will believe me? Here's the recipe for you to try! You may need a couple of attempts to tweak the ingredients or the time of baking to suit your circumstances. Let me know!</div>
1288. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
1289. <br /></div>
1290. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
1291. <u style="font-weight: bold;">Ingredien</u><b><u>ts</u>:</b></div>
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1294. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
1295. 75g seedless raisins, soaked in hot water (or rum/brandy, if you prefer)</div>
1296. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
1297. 380g carrots, grated (2 large ones as seen in the image below)</div>
1298. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
1299. 150g honey (amount depends on how sweet you want the cake to be)</div>
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1301. 200g wholemeal flour</div>
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1303. 150g walnuts, coarsely grounded</div>
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1305. 200g olive oil (or any vegetable oil of your choice)</div>
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1307. 4 eggs (in the image, you see a set of twin yolks)</div>
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1309. 2 teaspoons baking powder</div>
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1311. 1 tablespoon cinnamon</div>
1312. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
1313. 1 teaspoon nutmeg</div>
1314. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
1315. 1 teaspoon cloves</div>
1316. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
1317. vanilla essence</div>
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1322. <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For these and more, click <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55955607@N02/" target="_blank" title="using images for ELT lessons">here</a>.</td></tr>
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1327. <b><u>Procedure</u>:</b></div>
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1330. <ol>
1331. <li>Heat the oven to 175ºC.</li>
1332. <li>Mix the wet ingredients (oil, honey, eggs)  in a large bowl.</li>
1333. <li>Mix the dry ingredients (flour, walnuts, baking powder, spices) in a separate bowl.</li>
1334. <li>Drain the raisins and add to the dry ingredients, little by little, mixing as you add them.</li>
1335. <li>Add this dry mix to the wet, again, mixing as you add.</li>
1336. <li>Add the grated carrots and a few drops of vanilla essence.</li>
1337. <li>Mix well.</li>
1338. <li>Pour into a greased and floured cake tin.</li>
1339. <li>Bake on a lower rack in the pre-heated oven for about 30 minutes.</li>
1340. <li>At this point, the cake will probably start to crack, but will also be sufficiently brown. In this case, place a sheet of aluminium foil over it. Don't burn your hands!</li>
1341. <li>Leave it in the oven for another 15 minutes.</li>
1342. <li>Turn the oven off, but leave the cake in there for a further 10 minutes or so before taking it out.</li>
1343. <li>Leave to cool.</li>
1344. <li>When cool, slide a thin spatula along the edges to loosen the cake before attempting to remove it from the mould.</li>
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1351. <li>Slice and serve. If you prefer, you can sprinkle some icing sugar, or accompany it with some honey or chocolate sauce.</li>
1352. <li>Enjoy!</li>
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1358. <br /></div>
1359. &lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/feeds/8059290128748924453/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2012/04/healthy-carrot-cake-with-walnuts-and.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/8059290128748924453'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/8059290128748924453'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2012/04/healthy-carrot-cake-with-walnuts-and.html' title='Healthy carrot cake with walnuts and raisins recipe'/><author><name>Chiew</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10186336034760631486</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTi6iy5bds07o2FP2L_r5bb0yFnsA0Pbpizho3c6XZ4o2g257VXRg_9uNrooeSSnTz66IM9qoHj_UVSODedBndF9ckfKax5ewuasPWa2iAtfiCVOv2Lqj7Bn_QrxBXlOMknDB4nmarwdw/s72-c/Carrot+Cake+Sequence+Mosaic.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995632726098447833.post-4387436077630923470</id><published>2012-04-08T10:42:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-04-08T10:44:22.663+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="conference"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="education"/><title type='text'>Opportunity keeps on knocking!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
1360. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAD3BhWQoZ0jwtjzhhD0R1Y5_MUGjR9Mue9NvpBJ3y6Kahyphenhyphent-02O1Joz0B_fhqFruaBY8YQHYooSvG18It2v_xXnZrR8YOGjldTCWjXanU0idIJ4aNYDj_xq-WgmFg-enS6jfUX6WU7Ac/s1600/iTDi+Global+Webinar+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="iTDi International Teacher Development Institute" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAD3BhWQoZ0jwtjzhhD0R1Y5_MUGjR9Mue9NvpBJ3y6Kahyphenhyphent-02O1Joz0B_fhqFruaBY8YQHYooSvG18It2v_xXnZrR8YOGjldTCWjXanU0idIJ4aNYDj_xq-WgmFg-enS6jfUX6WU7Ac/s400/iTDi+Global+Webinar+2.png" title="iTDi for teachers by teachers free webinar on learning and teaching" width="281" /></a></div>
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1362. <br /></div>
1363. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1364. Last month, <a href="http://itdi.pro/" target="_blank" title="iTDi International Teacher Development Institute">iTDi</a> (International Teacher Development Institute) held its first webinar and some of you might have been lucky to get in...or not. I myself had trouble obtaining entry because I had a class before and couldn't get back home early. I kept on trying and I eventually succeeded when some people had to leave the room early. By then, I'd missed the first half of it. Fortunately, there was a recording I could watch.</div>
1365. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1366. <br /></div>
1367. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1368. On 28th April, they are holding their second webinar entitled "What do we know about language teaching and learning?" Speakers are the glamorous five, six, if you include the omnipresent Shelly Terrell as the moderator. Barbara Sakamoto will start the session off with The Fashions of ELT. She's accompanied by Özge Karaoglu, Ann Mayeda, Penny Ur, and Kate Cory-Wright.</div>
1369. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1370. <br /></div>
1371. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1372. For more details and registration, visit <a href="http://itdi.pro/webinar.html" target="_blank" title="iTDi for teachers by teachers free webinar on learning and teaching">iTDi's webinar page</a>.</div>
1373. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1374. <br /></div>
1375. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1376. Please be aware that registration <i>does not</i> guarantee you an automatic entry; it will however, provide you with the "key" to the room <i>before</i> the doors are open to the general public. It's always advisable to be early, just in case there is software to be installed or updated, or you encounter audio-visual hiccups; in any case, it's good to be present before the start so you can soak up the atmosphere and chat with other attendees. Learning occurs before, during and after!</div>
1377. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1378. <br /></div>
1379. <div style="text-align: justify;">
1380. See you there!<br />
1381. <br />
1382. Other links you may be interested in:<br />
1383. <br />
1384. <a href="http://www.scoop.it/t/continuing-teacher-development" target="_blank" title="Chiew's Scoop for regular updates on free and paid teacher development programs">Continuing Teacher Development Scoop.It</a><br />
1385. &lt;a href=&quot;http://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2011/12/how-to-overcome-lonely-teacher-blues.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;how to overcome the lonely teacher blues&quot;&gt;Lonely Teacher Blues&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/feeds/4387436077630923470/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2012/04/opportunity-keeps-on-knocking.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/4387436077630923470'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/4387436077630923470'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2012/04/opportunity-keeps-on-knocking.html' title='Opportunity keeps on knocking!'/><author><name>Chiew</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10186336034760631486</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAD3BhWQoZ0jwtjzhhD0R1Y5_MUGjR9Mue9NvpBJ3y6Kahyphenhyphent-02O1Joz0B_fhqFruaBY8YQHYooSvG18It2v_xXnZrR8YOGjldTCWjXanU0idIJ4aNYDj_xq-WgmFg-enS6jfUX6WU7Ac/s72-c/iTDi+Global+Webinar+2.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995632726098447833.post-2215808515725994388</id><published>2012-03-23T19:16:00.002+00:00</published><updated>2012-03-30T22:38:03.774+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="conference"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="education"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="video"/><title type='text'>From Twitter to Glasgow (IATEFL 2012)</title><content type='html'>&lt;iframe src=&quot;//www.viddler.com/embed/969c49e1/?f=1&amp;amp;offset=0&amp;amp;autoplay=0&amp;amp;secret=53227925&amp;amp;disablebranding=0&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;314&quot; id=&quot;viddler-969c49e1&quot; width=&quot;495&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
1386. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2012/sessions/2012-03-22/interview-barbara-sakamoto" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank" title="IATEFL 2012 Interview with Barbara Sakamoto"><img border="0" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdDzgIiWFo9djzOCPmh8KPWb6DDoZgr7GCJ2baBGaJPhzxutHvvqCmZ0dGlY0lyyoXidkHXaTRzYPhwTiZg7WUWHzSAIhU7GPMczvHmgG6KInbMuu6tRL5mn-YXi0fietZklIMV0OXWJ8/s400/Interview+with+Barbara+Sakamoto.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
1387. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Barbara Sakamoto may be a familiar name in the international social media but she isn't usually present in the European conference circuit, so I was curious to hear what actually brought her over.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
1388. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Barbara, in her interview with Nik Peachey and Kirsteen Donaghy, recalls how Twitter had brought her to Glasgow and how she got into Twitter in the first place. She believes that it is important to do things that makes us feel really stupid just to remind us of the feeling so that we know how it is to feel lost in a language learning class. According to her, she knew doing anything related to technology will make her feel stupid! Who would have guessed, right?</div><br />
1389. So, she got into Second Life and learned to become a webhead, got into Twitter, and to cut a long story short, Glasgow here she is!<br />
1390. <br />
1391. You can watch her interview here:<br />
1392. <a href="http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2012/sessions/2012-03-22/interview-barbara-sakamoto" target="_blank" title="ELT EFL ESL CLIL Resources games activities lesson ideas online interactive">http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2012/sessions/2012-03-22/interview-barbara-sakamoto</a><br />
1393. <br />
1394. Also, don't miss her interview in iasku:<br />
1395. &lt;a href=&quot;http://iasku.wordpress.com/2011/06/16/barbara-hoskins-sakamoto&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;ELT EFL ESL CLIL Resources games activities lesson ideas online interactive&quot;&gt;http://iasku.wordpress.com/2011/06/16/barbara-hoskins-sakamoto&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/feeds/2215808515725994388/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2012/03/from-twitter-to-glasgow-iatefl-2012.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/2215808515725994388'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2995632726098447833/posts/default/2215808515725994388'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://aclil2climb.blogspot.com/2012/03/from-twitter-to-glasgow-iatefl-2012.html' title='From Twitter to Glasgow (IATEFL 2012)'/><author><name>Chiew</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10186336034760631486</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdDzgIiWFo9djzOCPmh8KPWb6DDoZgr7GCJ2baBGaJPhzxutHvvqCmZ0dGlY0lyyoXidkHXaTRzYPhwTiZg7WUWHzSAIhU7GPMczvHmgG6KInbMuu6tRL5mn-YXi0fietZklIMV0OXWJ8/s72-c/Interview+with+Barbara+Sakamoto.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995632726098447833.post-4841875119816262255</id><published>2012-03-23T09:54:00.002+00:00</published><updated>2012-03-30T22:39:08.428+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="conference"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="education"/><title type='text'>IATEFL 2012 Glasgow</title><content type='html'>&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
1396. <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7ors8xuWWNU2S7an4Em_TgHC35KG6OMefuNnSR2WIL0KLcZzNCzkSzHXGJjixz7Co4J-cUswpV4rndLsUunBSP6zLXSuCJiSaKswPG7-okwnaD90pQOAacc3oG9gsuJ4RMp34Y_l0p0/s1600/James+E+Zull.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank" title="ELT EFL ESL CLIL Resources videos games lesson ideas"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7ors8xuWWNU2S7an4Em_TgHC35KG6OMefuNnSR2WIL0KLcZzNCzkSzHXGJjixz7Co4J-cUswpV4rndLsUunBSP6zLXSuCJiSaKswPG7-okwnaD90pQOAacc3oG9gsuJ4RMp34Y_l0p0/s400/James+E+Zull.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
1397. <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">James E Zull on Friday morning's plenary</td></tr>
1398. </tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">It's been a fast week, and Glasgow is preparing to say goodbye to those fortunate enough to be there. I must admit that I haven't been able to follow much of what's been happening this year although I hope to go through some of the archives in the next few weeks. You can see the interviews <a href="http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2012/interviews/all" target="_blank" title="ELT EFL ESL CLIL Resources videos games lesson ideas">here</a> and the recorded sessions <a href="http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2012/sessions/videos" target="_blank" title="ELT EFL ESL CLIL Resources videos games lesson ideas">here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
1399. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">I did manage, however to watch (on and off, although I had my <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001FTVEK/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=actc-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0001FTVEK" target="_blank" title="ELT EFL ESL CLIL Resources videos games lesson ideas">wireless headphones</a> on) yesterday's opening plenary by Steven Thorne entitled "Awareness, appropriacy, and living language use". What I kept saying during his talk was "Hell, I can't even think this fast! How can this guy speak at this speed... and without notes, too?" You can watch it <a href="http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2012/sessions/2012-03-22/plenary-session-steven-l-thorne" target="_blank" title="ELT EFL ESL CLIL Resources videos games lesson ideas">here</a>. His presentation  examined out-of-school L2 digital engagement in environments such as social media, fan fiction communities, and online gaming.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
1400. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">The highlight of the evening was, undoubtedly, as it was last year, the <a href="http://www.pecha-kucha.org/" target="_blank" title="ELT EFL ESL CLIL Resources videos games lesson ideas">Pecha Kucha</a>. If you still haven't heard of it, it's basically a presentation of 20 slides of 20 seconds each. These evenings tend to be rather light-hearted, so a lot of us were waiting anxiously for it. The eight presenters, led by the always-funny Jeremy Harmer, including such PLN favourites as Shelly Terrell and Barbara Sakamoto, didn't disappoint us. You can watch it here:<br />
1401. <br />
1402. Part One:<br />
1403. <a href="http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2012/sessions/2012-03-22/pecha-kucha-part-1" target="_blank" title="ELT EFL ESL CLIL Resources videos games lesson ideas">http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2012/sessions/2012-03-22/pecha-kucha-part-1</a><br />
1404. Part Two:<br />
1405. <a href="http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2012/sessions/2012-03-22/pecha-kucha-part-2" target="_blank" title="ELT EFL ESL CLIL Resources videos games lesson ideas">http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2012/sessions/2012-03-22/pecha-kucha-part-2</a><br />
1406. <br />
1407. <div style="text-align: justify;">I won't say much so as not to ruin your fun!</div></div><iframe src="//www.viddler.com/embed/3a113b80/?f=1&offset=0&autoplay=0&secret=109895897&disablebranding=0" frameborder="0" height="314" id="viddler-3a113b80" width="495"></iframe><br />
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1409. <br />
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