Jamie Keddie on the new international currency

Jamie Keddie – English language teacher, trainer and writer tells a tale that highlights how clicks and likes on social media have become the new international currency http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSSOWWaHU_A
You can find innovative lesson plans for all levels and ages of students on Jamie’s LessonStream website http://lessonstream.org/browse-lessons/

Mobile and social media for language learning and teaching - INSETT

Last Friday (October 23) we had an INSETT on this. There weren't that many people there but that didn't matter because the discussion was good. We talked about:

• how we learn and how gaining insights from this can help us understand better what works with our students
• how far we can expect students to take the lead in their own learning
• practical ideas for motivating students and encouraging them to be more autonomous

If you missed the INSETT you can see the prezi presentation we used to guide the discussion and a google doc that has loads of links that go with the topics we tried (not always successfully) to cover. Hope you find them useful!