Interesting

Idioms

I've chosen the following videos:

The first one explains how important are the idioms and why.

 I like the following one because although it's very difficult to choose the most important idioms, it shows a list of top idiomatic expressions.

  

 And the last one it's a funny one, but only if you don't have the same experience visiting a doctor ;)

Extret de MAria González del article La clase del futuro.

http://mobileworldcapital.com/es/articulo/171

Some good videos

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Teaching

INTRODUCTION

First of all, three classics you can't miss, in case you haven't seen them!

Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?    

Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution, animated video  

Michael Wesch world acclaimed video  

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TECHNOLOGY AND 21ST CENTURY CLASSROOMS

Stuck in the past? 

 

How has technology transformed the role of the teacher?

Should students be allowed to use internet in the exams?

Is technology and the internet reducing pupils' attention spans?

Learning Theories for the digital (article & slides)

5 important elements of the digital classroom (infographic)

Learning in the cloud

5 levels of technology integration in the curriculum (matrix)

12 principles of mobile learning

la clase del futuro

Disrupting School: Learning in the 21st century by Alec Couros

Disrupting School: Learning in the 21st Century from Alec Couros

Image: The 12 must-have skills of Modern learners  (image source)

IDIOMS

Spanish idioms with their English equivalent

Here is a website where you can search for idioms in Spanish and see their English equivalent, very useful when a student asks for a translation in class.

http://expressions.ccdmd.qc.ca/index.html

Choose Spanish and then, either browse by key word or scroll up and down the bar. Then choose "mostrar equivalente en inglés". You will find French translations, too.

I hope you find this useful

• Idioms and proverbs illustrated

  On this website, you will find idioms listed in alphabetical order with examples and pictures.

  http://humanities.byu.edu/elc/student/idioms/idiomsmain.html