Digital vocabulary

This morning I gave a puzzle to my upper-intermediate students. I want to check their computer-literacy. Kentucky Crosswords is great for ready-made puzzles. I asked ss to look up the words they don't know as homework assignment. I wonder how many words they can define.

Avatars in the classroom

After recycling appearance and clothes with my elementary students, I provided different sites for them to design their avatars.
I enjoyed designing mine! Isn't she lovely?

Here the sites I found at http://mashable.com/tag/turnyournameintoaface/
turnyournameintoaface
portraitillustratormaker
simpsons avatar
block head iconizer
buildyourwildself
bitstrips.com
On Monday I will see their avatars. I hope!

Redefining aims for blogging

When I first started blogging, I thought students would love the idea of publishing their production.
I openly invited them to post, but they didn't. I insisted...,but they didn't. They've sent by mail their writing tasks and a few have commented when requested.
So, this year I'll humbly post about applications that can be easily integrated to the traditional EFL classroom.
Here the first examples:
I usually ask my students to design banners with their names for the first lessons. This year I told them to go to www.whatalovelyname.com. There they can find their name or type it to design a logo. Some students designed beautiful logos, printed them and brought them to school. Success!
I highly recommend Larry Ferlazzo's blog for simple ideas.