ELT Practitoner's Guide

A word cloud on stormboard As teachers we all know how essential it is for students to brainstorm and generate ideas before they attempt to write any piece of writing. All we try to do, in a writing class, is to guide students to use mind-mapping or spider webs to plan their ideas! But have we ever thought we could engage our students in an online collaborative platform where they can freely construct and share their open thoughts and ideas through innovative 'sticky notes' ? Yes, Stormboard has made it possible for us! Let's find out how it can enrich our experience of teaching writing! Stormboard and its outstanding features Stormboard is a cost-effective virtual whiteboard that allows students and teachers to collaborate both in class and at home. Students can generate and share ideas either individually, pairs or groups and come up with conclusive points. What is the most attractive feature of this tool is the chance to post sticky notes or 'stick...

Dear fellow teachers! I know many of you always think how you can make your teaching more interesting and innovative. Sometimes you even struggle to find a suitable way of making that happen and frustratingly get back to your normal teaching practices. Well, unleash yourselves from now on with  this amazing online collaborative learning tool,  VoiceThread! With a variety of creative options, this tool promises you a wonderful online teaching experience. After you start using it, I won't be surprised if it eventually turns into your best buddy in teaching. What is VoiceThread? Voicethread  is a free online resource that can be used to make learning more interesting and motivating for your students. No matter in what levels your students are or what you plan to teach them, you can confidently rely on many different options that VoiceThread could offer you! In what ways can teachers use VoiceThread? Teachers can utilize this collaborative tool in numerous way...

About If you are an enthusiastic teacher who loves using games in classrooms to energise your students and improve their learning, well,without any second thought, sign up  for  Triptico Plus  ! In case you haven't heard of Triptico - i t is  an online interactive teaching tool  consisting of a v ariety of resources that can instantly make you creative in designing short quizzes or games for your students. I am sharing a s hort YouTube video which will give you an  idea on how Triptico can be used to create interesting games for classes: Triptico allows you to c reate and save games for future classroom use. The resources available in this tool are divided into four categories namely, timers, tools, selectors and quizzes. Some of the popular games under these categories include, bingo, text spinner, find ten, student group etc.  Click o nto any game you find  suitable and go to 'open resources' option...

Scott Thornbury's A-Z blog https://scottthornbury.wordpress.com/ provides a wealth of information on a range of ELT topics for interested readers of the field. As the title suggests, the blog is literally a one-stop forum covering nearly 200 concepts, all synchronized in an alphabetical order. Scott Thornbury's A-Z blog homepage User-friendliness Useful website links The blog is user-friendly particularly because of its unique dictionary-like index. Although the list can be tedious and overwhelming sometimes, a quick glance at it gives a clear idea of what topics the blog mainly covers. Readers can also open-up several browser pages of different topics at the same time using the hyperlinks. In addition, readers have been provided with a host of useful links at the right side section named 'Common Handy Websites'. This can be a very useful quadrant for practitioners who are interested in getting a detailed understanding of some areas of professional ...