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Nearpod: real-time help through amazing interactive activities!

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Think back to the time when you were a student. What was the most common problem you encountered in the classroom? For me, I really suffered from sitting at the back of the classroom sometimes and not being able to see the whiteboard clearly. Occasionally, even if I got the chance to sit in the front of the classroom, I might still be bothered by the reflection spot on the screen or the lack of clarity of the equipment. This is when Nearpod should show up and solve all the problems! Now let's get into the world of Nearpod and experience something new! (Click  here  to go to the official website of Nearpod.) images on the teacher device (left) and student device (right) 📑 What is Nearpod?                   Nearpod provides real-time image s on both the teachers' devices and the students' devices, so students can see the lesson slides on their own computers or cellphones rather than staring at the whiteboard in the classroom. T...

H5P: a strange name with amazing functions!

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H5P looks like a strange name to me, for according to its name I cannot dope out what this website is at all! However, after I deeply investigated this website, I was totally shocked at how many things it can do. I bet there is no other website that can satisfy almost all kinds of teaching purposes in one simple website. Now, I cannot wait to tell you more about this useful teaching assistant: H5P.                       (Click  here  to go to the official website!) 📑 What is H5P? H5P is short for HTML5 Package. You can view H5P as a platform where you have access to all kinds of interactive HTML5 content which can be edited by the teachers to adapt to their teaching materials and aims. Maybe some examples can help you understand its function.  The picture above presents some of the content types H5P can provide teachers with. There are actually 52 kinds pf content you can choose from. (You can click here to see...

YouGlish: let's create a new way to learn vocabulary and practice speaking!

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What is the first thing you will do when you begin to teach a new unit in the textbook? In terms of my personal education experience, all my English teachers choose to teach vocabulary at the beginning of each unit, trying to lay a foundation  for student' future learning. However, the standard vocabulary teaching model in China is to include meanings and example sentences in the teaching material directly. Teachers' role is to explain the meaning and ask some students make new sentences. It is more like a passive way for the students to learn. This blog is going to present an effective way for the teachers to teach vocabulary in a new way! Plus, this tool could also assist the students in practice speaking! Now let get into the world of YouGlish.  (Click here to go to the official website of YouGlish) 📑  What is YouGlish? YouGlish can be viewed as a bank full of vedio resources spoken with native languages. Why do I use the word "native languages" rather than ...