I used to teach English as a foreign language in college back in China. I never taught anyone from K- 12. I think k-12 is relatively more important education since it’s about basic knowledge and it’s a stage of children shaping their characters and style of learning. Online education’s popularity definitely could be an important […]

After sharing my website with my classmates and colleagues, 12 of them took the survey. I got many positive responses and support from them, which I appreciate so much about. They not only showed great support, but also gave me constructive suggestions, which I’m sure will help my web site improve in the future for my teaching and […]

  I can’t imagine a week or even a day without using any digital device or away from the Internet. It becomes part of our life. Young people (born in the 90s and after) grow in the environment of technology and online communication. They use computer to do their homework and project, they text messages […]

The essential questions that I designed is for EFL (English as a Foreign Language) class at a intermediate level in secondary schools in China in the study of pronunciation of English.   Remembering question: How to pronounce all the vowels and the consonants in English?   Understanding question: Compare English and Chinese Pinyin system, find […]

When you open the window, fresh air will come inside, so will flies. The creation of internet and the web is like opening a big window in people’s lives. What one can experience on there could be positive and negative. It does make lives quicker in many areas including learning process, but the fact that […]

Click here to see Research Report by Nan Tong.doc in APA format   Use of Social Networking in Schools The use of social networking has already become more and more an important part of online educaiton in recent years. It changes the way of traditional teaching and learning, and brings about a revolution in education. […]

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The blog I’m going to follow is Free Technology for Teachers, and the link is as follows: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/search?updated-min=2011-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&updated-max=2012-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=50 It sometimes comments on new technologies, introduces some useful tools, and also discuss issues, events, and ethnics about online education. I think it’s a good source for teachers and students who take online classes.

About the blogger Richard Byrne: Richard Byrne is teaching US History and Civics to high school students at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in South Paris, ME. He has also taught courses in global studies and English/ Language Arts. In 2009 he was nominated for an Edublogs “Lifetime Achievement” Award. He is a Google Certified […]