Remote teaching – quick tips

With schools and other educational institutions facing closures and more and more students self-isolating,  flipping your classroom and blending your students’ learning experience seems the new normal in which the technology yet again has come to the rescue. While some of us will boldly embrace the new reality, those more Read More …

Christmas giveaway

Christmas is a period of giving and sharing. Below, a few “Christmas gifts” – time and effort saving ideas which will help to get your students more creative and your classes more engaging. Merry (and stress-free) Christmas!   MY FAVOURITE and FREE TOOLS PDF2GO  for editing, splitting, merging and coverting pdf Read More …

Save time with technology

It’s the end of the academic year. Time for summer holiday and time for evaluation and reflection. Have you used this precious commodity called TIME wisely? Let me talk about some strategies, tools and ideas that saved my time. Go paperless Going paperless – is it a dream or a Read More …

Technology or not technology – that is the question.

As Bill Gates said “technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important”. And, it is up to the teacher to decide what technology and which tools will enhance the process of learning and teaching. The padlet Read More …

Go paperless: Save time, money and … the trees

Going paperless – is it a dream or a real possibility? Paperless classroom saves not only paper and money but also time you spend on photocopying. It allows you to store materials and student evidence on online platforms  and makes them more accessible for students. It gives students an opportunity Read More …

Let students hear the text: TTS (text-to-speech) extensions

TTS  (text-to-speech) tools have proven beneficial not only for learners with diverse needs for support including dyslexia, visual, hearing or speech impairments, selective mutism or pronunciation difficulties.  TTS tools also support learners wanting to improve  their literacy skills engaging their auditory intelligence or those who describe themselves as auditory learners. Read More …