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Nearpod       Last week at the university, we learned about applications that serve teaching and learning and can be used by the teachers and students. One of these apps is Nearpod, so I thought it would be great if I share with you information about it. Ø What is Nearpod? Nearpod is an educational cross-platform application that convert or transform the experiences of teaching and learning through technology with relevant 21st-century skills and content. It is also transforming the students’ devices into a powerful learning tool.   Ø   Why Teachers Use it? Because it allows them to create and share interactive lessons with their students.   It allows teachers to instantly collect and share answers submitted by the students. It allows them to track students’ comprehension in real time. Teachers can deliver their existing content through mobile (iOS or Android) devices and get instant feedback from students through interactive features like polls,

3 Simple Strategies to Teach Writing              As any trainee teacher of English, I was looking for new strategies to teach writing. It was very comfortable that many experienced teachers had share their experience with writing and the strategies they used. This article will benefit every teacher either new teacher or a veteran who is looking for strategies to teach writing .       First strategy is to use mentor text. Mentor texts are texts that are published pieces that serve as a good example of the type of writing you're helping your students to produce. It is simply as a modal for the students to help them understand the type of writing they want to do. For example, if you are teaching them how to write a short story, go to the school library with the students and make them find stories or if you do not have time to go with the students to the school library you can bring the stories to the class. Then you can read one or to stories to your students.

Talk 4 Writing       I had learnt a new concept in writing which is Talk 4 Writing, while I am doing my practicum at school. In this Post I will Talk about this new strategy which will be very useful for teachers to apply in their writing classes.       Talk for writing, developed by Pie Corbett and supported by Julia Strong. It is a new strategy for writing that gives the students the opportunity to imitate the language they need for a particular topic orally, before they start reading and analyzing it. This strategy can be used for students in any age. Corbett divided this strategy into 3 stages; the imitation stage, the innovation stage and the invention/independent application stage            In the imitation stage the teacher starts telling the story orally and this can be supported visually by a text map for the story, or physical movements that help students recall  the story. So, in this way the children will listen to the story, say it by th

The World  Mental Health Day       The first years of adulthood are very difficult for many people for the changes that occur and the turning from a child to an adult. The changes that occur could be a good or positive changes that we can get a great experience from it, but on the other side it could be negative changes that cause many stress and anxiety for the adults. Therefore, this stress and anxiety if they are not controlled can lead to a very serious mental illness. in this article I will talk about " The World  Mental Health Day" and I will list things/resources that can be used by teachers on this day.      The World Mental Health Day "WMHDAY" is a day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma . The purpose of this day  is to bring the attention of parents, teachers and the society as a whole to the problem and issues that adults face in today's world. Fortunately, there is a growing recognition of th

In the educational technology course we learnt about blogging. I was super excited to learn how to create  my own blog which I can post on it my articles about education, my experience with cooking, and what I am interested in. OMG I'm suuppperrrr excited