Read and Release Me!

Just come across a book, from a member of Bookcrossing, thanks to a new book swapping initiative in my local Starbucks.

I think Bookcrossing is a great way to share books. Essentially, once you have read your favourite or even your not-so-favorite book, you 'release' it to travel the world and find new readers!

There are currenly 931,377 members from 132 countries.

You could become the 931,378!!

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Which is you Favourite Dynamic View?

Blogger currently offers five dynamic views for its public blogs.

# Flipcard: available at [blogURL]/view/flipcard
# Mosaic: available at [blogURL]/view/mosaic
# Sidebar: available at [blogURL]/view/sidebar
# Snapshot: available at [blogURL]/view/snapshot
# Timeslide: available at [blogURL]/view/timeslide

These views, however, are only accessible if the blog author allows them and modern browsers such as Internet Explorer 8+, Firefox 3.5+, Chrome or Safari are used.

I love the way Leonid Flegantov has included access to the views right at the top of his Web in Learning blog, so I have now done the same thing for this blog and my Free Resources for Education blog!!

The views are a great way of getting rid of the extra 'clutter' found in the sidebars of a blog but still enable you to access the content in an easy and structured way.

I think I like the sidebar view best. Which is your favourite?

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The Jigsaw Reading Technique

Just finished reading a great article, from the Tunisian English Teaching Forum, on Jigsaw Reading, by Tarak Brahmi. A number of class worksheets are also included.

Tarak explains

Jigsaw reading is a cooperative learning technique that aims at enhancing the learners’ reading comprehension skills by helping them to meaningfully interact with the reading material and to take responsibility in sharing what they have learnt with other learners.

I like the social aspect of this technique and although it is primarily aimed at enhancing reading, it could also be very useful in other subjects where memorising facts is required.

Tarak's article is just one of several excellent pieces included in the 5th edition of theTunisian English Teaching Forum magazine.

In light of the revolution that occurred in Tunisia in December 2010, this particular issue is "dedicated to the whole country and its martyrs for making a once-far-fetched dream become true".

The emphasis on raising awareness about Tunisia's "amazing beauty and it's boundless potential" is a wonderful addition in this poignant issue.

Open publication - Free publishing - More classroom

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