TWITTER

There are many different ways in which we can use Twitter with our students:

• We can create polls for them.
• We can give them a visual and ask them to reply. 
• We can recommend them hashtags or people. 

INFOGRAPHICS

Infographics are graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge intended to present information quickly and clearly. They are a very good tool to use with students, because it helps them to understand and remember things better. Here you have an example that can be used to teach relative clauses:

There are some programs and apps that we can use to make infographics:

• Piktochart

Here you have a Youtube tutorial that you can use to learn how to create an infographic with Piktochart:

• Easel.ly

I have created my own infographic using Piktochart. Here you have it:

AUGMENTED REALITY

Augmented reality is another very good way to motivate and engage learners. Here you have an article and a video about it:

http://www.deltapublishing.co.uk/uncategorized/augmented-reality-and-web-3-0

As the video says, you just need three things to work with augmented reality in the classroom:

• A smart phone with a camera.
• Internet connection.
• The right software. 

What you need to do to start is download the software. Then you print the worksheets, scan them with the camera of your smart phone and enjoy an incredible interactive 4D experience.

There are different tools that you can use to work with augmented reality:

• Elements 4D

• Anatomy 4D

• Blippar

If you are brave enough to create your own augmented reality, you can try Aurasma.

BLOOM'S DIGITAL TAXONOMY VERBS

Do we make our students create things? It's a good idea to have this infographic in mind when planning our lessons.

BIT.LY AND GOO.GL

Bit.ly and Goo.gl are two different tools that we can use to simplify or shorten links. They are very useful resources for English teachers, because we often share links with students which are very long, and students sometimes have difficulties to copy them. If we make URLs shorter, it will be easier for students to copy them.

BITMOJI

Bitmoji is a funny tool that allows you to create an expressive cartoon avatar choosing from a huge library of stickers. As a teacher, you can use it, for example, to give feedback to your students or to motivate them.

Here you have my avatar:

10 ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A 21st CENTURY EDUCATOR

Good afternoon,

Here I am again, willing to continue sharing useful resources with you!

To start, I'd like to invite you to think a little bit about our job as teachers having a look at "10 essential characteristics of a 21st century educator", a very interesting article by George Couros.

For me, it is important to remember that "we do not have to change everything, but we need to continuously evaluate our practices and the impact on students to grow and get better. New resources and initiatives will always be part of education, and we need to critically think about them, and ask questions to move forward".

"If we create a culture where every teacher believes they need to improve, not because they are not good enough but because they can be even better, there is no limit to what we can achieve." -Dylan Wiliam.