Join in the PostLearn Adventure

With PostLearn you can become part of an exciting new project aimed at the education sector.

PostLearn is a new kind of education job board which is currently growing a network of edubloggers to help provide more value to educators as they browse blogs and educational resources by also providing links to possible employment opportunities.

PostLearn makes use of different individual personal learning networks (PLNs) to suggest job opportunities and positions to edublog readers and social network members.

In the words of one affiliate "PostLearn is a new an education job board powered by bloggers."

Direct links to the job posting page (and individual jobs themselves) are spread out across the PostLearn affiliate network. One fifth of all revenue from paid postings will be shared back to bloggers and affiliates who've posted the badge/widget which tracks direct traffic and purchases.

PostLearn is currently inviting all bloggers or social networking administrators to join their affiliate network.

Additionally, any organization or individual with an education related job posting can post for free by sending an email to Joe@postlearn.com.

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Using MP3 Files in the Classroom

cc licensed flickr photo shared by Judy Baxter

Need to know more about using mp3 files in the classroom? Then, tune in for what promises to be a very interesting webinar this Tuesday 22nd September 2009 (5pm to 7pm GMT).

Sean Banville will be speaking on "The use of MP3 files in the classroom - as a management and pedagogical tool"

There is no doubt that the advent of mp3 technology has opened up a wealth of opportunities for teachers to create purposeful recordings and exploit listening in the classroom. During his presentation Sean will demonstrate how he uses mp3 files for a range of purposes, from classroom management and games to providing student feedback and school news.

Sean administers several very useful sites including:
* Breaking News English
* News English Lessons
* ESL Discussions

Webinar Details:
Date: Tuesday 22nd September 2009
Time: 5pm-7pm GMT
Link: Connect via: http://breeze.lpm.uni-sb.de/mp3/
All you need to participate is a headset (no standalone microphones, please and no loudspeakers)! Sound checks should to be made during the 30 minutes before the start of the meeting.

Feel free to join in on the day or confirm your participation by contacting the host Jürgen Wagner by sending an email to JWagnerATlpm.uni-sbDOTde

Update 23/9/09
Link to the full Webinar Recording

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20 Free Interactive Multimedia Resources for Educators

Finding interactive multimedia resources online is a great way for educators to enhance teaching and learning in their classroom. From web apps to interactive whiteboard activities, the Internet is loaded with high quality resources that students will enjoy. Here is a list of 20 free resources for educators to try out this year:

TeacherLED - TeacherLED provides teaching resources for use with interactive whiteboards. The interactive whiteboard resources contained on this site are for math, English, and geography. Teachers can also find information on how to create their own interactive whiteboard resources.

Crickweb.co.uk - This free site offers 169 educational resources that educators can use with interactive whiteboards. Educators will also find 15 free games for kids between the ages of 4 and 11. The site also links to more than 100 other free resources online.

What2Learn - What2Learn offers free game-based learning for students. Teachers can also use this site to track progress, access more than 1,000 interactive resources, and create original games.

Interactives - Interactives offers free interactive games and activities that can be used by educators to enhance learning in the classroom. Interactives cover math, science, language, history, and art.

SMARTboard - SMARTboard provides several free online activities that educators can use with or without interactive whiteboards. The activities cover elementary, middle, and high school education.

BrainPop - The BrainPop educational site offers animated and interactive games that students can play online. There are games for science, social studies, English, math, arts, music, health, and technology. * Small selection of free content. Majority of content requires paid subscription. PD

FunSchool - FunSchool offers free online games for K-6 students. Throughout this site, educators will find hundreds of entertaining yet educational games sorted by grade level.

Visuwords - The Visuwords site is a free online interactive graphical dictionary and thesaurus. To use this site, simply type in a word to find a neural network of word associations and meanings.

FunBrain - Within the FunBrain site, educators can find dozens of interactive educational games that younger students will enjoy. The games help with math, reading, and other subjects.

BGFL - The BGFL site offers free online activities and games that can be used with an interactive whiteboard. Throughout this site, educators will find resources for foundation, primary, and secondary education for English, science, mathematics, and other subjects.

SimplyBox - SimplyBox is a free web app that gives you the capability to capture and organize sections of web pages. The web sections you collect are organized into boxes that can be easily shared with students or colleagues.

Rader's Numbernut.com - This all inclusive math warehouse offers free online activities that students of all ages can use to improve math skills. The activities can be used on your computer and also work well with interactive whiteboards.

ScribLink - ScribLink is a free online whiteboard that can be used to collaborate in real time with students and colleagues. With this site, you can draw, upload images, chat, voice conference, and transfer files.

PrimaryGames - This fun learning site features games for language arts, math, social studies, science, and more. The site was launched by a science and technology teacher who originally created the games for his own classroom.

eField Trips - eField Trips allows students to take virtual tours of exciting monuments and attractions around the United States. Each tour features a virtual experience, field journal, and "ask the expert" question and answer opportunities. To access the tours, you must sign up for a free account.

Tramline - This site is loaded with virtual tours and field trips that students can take to explore the world of science. The tours explore everything from ecosystems to prehistoric life.

Mathsframe.co.uk - Mathsframe offers several free math resources that teachers can use with interactive whiteboards. The resources cover calculating, counting and partitioning.

BookBuilder - With this site, you can create, publish, share, and read digital books to your students. BookBuilder is perfect for teachers who want to customize learning through original books that will interest students.

Classtools.net - Classtools.net offers free tools that teachers can use to create their own interactive games to embed into blogs, wikis, websites, and more.

Earthtrips - Earthtrips allows students to take a virtual tour into the history of the earth. In this virtual tour, students are presented with raw information so that they can study earth science as professionals.

My thanks to education writer Karen Schweitzer for this quest post. Karen is the About.com: Guide to Business School and she also writes reviews for OnlineCourses.

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New e-Magazine for EFL Teachers

The Tunisian English Teaching Forum have just published the first issue of their new e-magazine, which is "for and by teachers in Tunisia and abroad".

Mohamed Salah Abidi and his team have produced an excellent product containing lots of useful information and links.

It is a very enjoyable, informative read and makes for a great practical resource, which can be referenced again and again. You can read it online or download it for offline viewing.

Feedback and contributions for the next issue are welcomed and can be emailed to Mohamed Salah Abidi at med.sahaATgmail.com

The Tunisian English Teaching Forum e-magazine will be publishing quarterly and I am already looking forward to the next issue!

Open publication - Free publishing - More call

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