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Saturday, September 6, 2014

Free Technology for Teachers: Engage Students in History With Fake Facebook and Fake SMS

Free Technology for Teachers: Engage Students in History With Fake Facebook and Fake SMS
What do you think about Fake FB and  Fake SMS?
Are you going to use it?
 Applications for Education
Creating a fake Facebook profile could be a fun way for students to organize information that they know and or find about a famous person. You could also have students create profiles for characters in a novel that they are reading for your literature course. Take a look at the Fakebook profile gallery for more ideas about using Fakebook in your classroom.
You could have students use the Classtools SMS Generator to create simple conversations between historical characters as way to get them to think about those peoples' lives and the conversations that they might have had.

Monday, September 1, 2014

Halina's Webinar August 30th 2014






Presentation is about my presence online and Sessions on WizIQ. Therefore, I would like to take advantage of VC’s tools and have a genuine contact with participants. I will try dynamically engage attendees in discussion. Consequently, they should be ready to use microphones and webcams because communication in the chat box is not authentic enough for me.


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Friday, August 29, 2014

HALINA'S LEARNING, TEACHING AND MUCH MORE....: Karaoke English... Why?

HALINA'S LEARNING, TEACHING AND MUCH MORE....: Karaoke English... Why?: What is Edupunk? Edupunk is a group of counter culture teachers and students that offer experimental classes centered around Fluent S...

Karaoke English... Why?



What is Edupunk?


Edupunk is a group of counter culture teachers and students that offer experimental classes centered around Fluent Spoken English on WizIQ. More topics will be added over a period of time. Right now, there are about 6 such classes every week (or 25 classes a month) and all focus on improving Spoken English of learners. Of these 6 classes, 2 of them are beginner level, 2 of them intermediate level and 2 of them advanced level. Each of these classes use non-traditional teaching methods like songs, plays, jokes, role plays etc.

Sunday, August 24, 2014

HALINA'S LEARNING, TEACHING AND MUCH MORE....: Living with Stargardt's Disease

HALINA'S LEARNING, TEACHING AND MUCH MORE....: Living with Stargardt's Disease: Stargardt disease is the most common form of inherited juvenile macular degeneration. The progressive vision loss associated with Sta...

Living with Stargardt's Disease




Stargardt disease is the most common form of inherited juvenile macular degeneration. The progressive vision loss associated with Stargardt disease is caused by the death of photoreceptor cells in the central portion of the retina called the macula.
The retina is the delicate light-sensing tissue lining the back inside wall of the eye. Photoreceptor cells in the retina provide vision by conveying information from the visual field to the brain. The macula is responsible for sharp central vision — for tasks like reading, watching television, and looking at faces.
Decreased central vision is a hallmark of Stargardt disease. Side vision is usually preserved. Stargardt disease typically develops during childhood and adolescence. Also involved in Stargardt disease is a region beneath the macula called the retinal pigment epithelium.
While there are currently no treatments for Stargardt disease, the Foundation is supporting several promising avenues of research, including gene, stem cell and drug therapies.
For the latest research advances for Stargardt disease treatments, refer to the Foundation publication Stargardt Disease: Research Advances.

UV blocking sunglasses are generally recommended for outdoors. For people who already have significant vision loss, low vision aides are available.