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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Martin Luther King - 47 years ago, on April 4th the civil rights leader was assassinated

Martin Luther King Jr. was the most important representative of the American Civil Rights Movement, which fought for equal rights for all. He used nonviolent resistanceagainst segregation laws. He truly believed  that "all men are created equal" as he said in the famous speech he delivered during the march on Washinghton on August, 28 1963. King received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. He was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, on April,...

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What can we do to save our planet?

To talk about the Environment to my students, this time I have created a simple Emaze online presentation. Emaze is a very interesting web tool, you can select a pre-designed template (or make your own slides from scratch) and easily create your presentation (slideshow, video and even a 3D presentation) by adding text, images, charts and videos. You can also save the presentation to view it offline.This work is just a starting...

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How to write a letter: formal or informal style?

Knowing how to write a letter is a very important skill (at school, in business, for general personal relationships).I have created two simple Glogster interactive posters to show  formal and informal letter layouts. By moving your cursor over the images, some links will appear. Click on them to get more information.You will learn:the structure of a letterthe difference between a formal and an informal stylethe conventions of formal letter...

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St. Patrick' s Day QR Webquest!

A different Webquest for St. Patrick' s Day!For this webquest I am going to use QR codes! My students will have to use their own device (smartphone or tablet) in the classroom (BYOD) to get all the information they need and answer the questions!Goals:Talking about cultural aspects of a festival in a fun wayFacilitating students' engagementEnsuring aesy access to selected information and materialAllowing students to aquire digital skillsAnticipatory...

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Carnival and Pancake Day in the UK: a webquest

It's carnival time!Surf the following websites and have your own (virtual) pancakes race! First of all let' s take a look at some Carnival glossary: http://www.carnivalarts.org.uk/Portals/0/Carnival%20Glossary.pdfNow let's see UK carnivals by region:http://www.carnivalarts.org.uk/Carnivals/UKCarnivalsbyregion.aspxCarnival festival culminates on Shrove Tuesday. Shrove Tuesday,  is the day before Ash Wednesday and the start...

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