Hotel Transylvania

Hotel Transylvania is a 2012 American 3D computer animated fantasy comedy film.It tells the story of count Dracula, the owner of the Hotel Transylvania where only monsters can go. On the occasion of the 118th birthday of his daughter Mavis, Dracula invites some monsters for a party, but the hotel is unexpectedly visited by a “human” young boy, Jonathan. Dracula must protect Mavis from falling in love with him.Hotel Transylvania 2 was released...

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Using Google Versal to create an interactive (and flipped) lesson - An introduction to the UK

I have just tried Versal to prepare an interactive lesson about the UK.With Versal you can create interactive online learning experiences (from full courses to short lessons or homework assignments) to share with your students. It could be great for a flipped lesson. You can add text, links, images and videos; you can create slide shows, quizzes, diagrams, maps and timelines. This is my examp...

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Migration in Europe and multiculturalism in Britain

Europe is struggling to cope with a growing migrants flow. More and more migrants and asylum seekers are coming to Europe from Africa and the Middle East.First of all, we are going to try to understand what migration is and what it means today. Then, we are going to talk about multiculturalism and, of course, about multicultural society in Britain.Read the following articles, watch the video and answer the questions.READINGHISTORY OF MIGRATIONHistory...

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Blogging in the classroom - after two years I weigh the pros and cons of my "teacher blog" (...and create a "students blog")

I have been a blogger for nearly two years. I use my educational blog The Travelling Teachers  almost every day in my classes and my students are asked to use it at home.I have already written on this blog about the advantages of blogging in the classrom and  I propose again my Popplet mind-map about it below.Click on the image to open itAfter two years I can say that my students are more engaged than before, they are enthusiastic...

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