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Articles

Published August 31, 2009

Textbooks and Web 2.0: Collision or Collaboration?

Jane Petring Teacher, Cégep Édouard-Montpetit

As technology becomes cheaper and more accessible around the world, textbooks, whether digital or paper, will continue to play a prominent role in education, but we can expect them to be enhanced, enlivened and enriched with Web 2.0 applications.

Real Life Stories

Published June 5, 2011

From Character Blogs to VoiceThreads: Exploring Points of View

Jane Petring Teacher, Cégep Édouard-Montpetit

As the ancient art of weaving a good yarn is reinvented for the digital age, Jane Petring thought it would be interesting to find ways for students to explore literature and their own beliefs from different points of view. Two assignments that worked well to improve writing and pronunciation skills were character blogs and 'This I Believe' recordings.

English (Second Language)