Google Earth Tour

Here is a short tour of places I would like to visit in my students' countries. I look forward visiting all of these countries someday. Until then, Google Earth will have to take me there.

Google Earth Tour

Diigo: An Online Collaborative Reading Tool

Diigo is a online tool that I am looking to integrate into my reading classes in order to encourage tech-savvy non-readers (students who show little enthusiasm for reading) to read more. Perhaps more importantly, I want these student to engage in the reading process.   In Diigo I see quite a bit of potential for text sharing, highlighting, and collaborative discussion. Because my learners may struggle with not just general comprehension but also new vocabulary and challenging sentence structure, Diigo could be an invaluable class resource in that it offers a reciprocal exchange of questions, comments, feedback, and discussion on any given article.  I also like that Diigo does not leave text selection exclusively in the hands of the teacher: students can also share articles of their choosing with their teacher and classmates.  Anyone who has not had the chance to use Diigo should find all the information they need to get started in this brief tutorial. 

Galapagos Story

This is a poorly edited story about a memorable experience on the island of Santa Cruz in the Galapagos.