• RT @dajbelshaw: The group calling for a Google Teacher Academy in the UK is up to 98 members - who will be number 100? (http://bit.ly/GTAUK) #

• Teachers: would you use Facebook for networking, professional development / sharing resources & ideas? Or is FB not for work? #
• Going into diary tailspin. iPhone / work exchange / paper teachers planner / busy brain. Want to sync everything. Not sure how! #
• Great responses coming in about using Facebook in professional capacity. Most keep FB for personal/ social use and Twitter for work. #

• Just got my facebook username(mrslwalker); have you got yours? http://www.facebook.com/username/ #

• Off to visit Herts and Essex High today to see their outstanding practice with ICT and their Frog VLE in action. #
• Great visit to Herts and Essex High school - buzzing with ideas about VLE implementation strategies. #

• RT @SchoolwideNews: Looking for new BLOGGERS for Schoolwide Blog. Great promotion for yourself and you’ll be helping others! Msg for details #
• What in your view is the impact on the *child* of seeing age inappropriate material online, eg racist/abusive YouTube comments? #

• Veey interesting: RT @Twitter_Tips: Understanding why Twitter has GenX written all over it http://cli.gs/a8QNUn via @drkent #
• Mr Walker (aka @TheUrsus) has bought me an enormous bunch of birthday flowers! Beautiful! http://twitpic.com/71v3h #
• Having a look at http://dweeber.com/ - kid-friendly collaboration site with pretty nice visualisations. #
• RT @amazingamanda: Yes! Lifehacker has condensed the 80 min google wave demo into eight 30-60 second clips. W00T! http://bit.ly/miHuV #
• RT @futurebehaviour: QSB- http://www.google.com/quicksearchbox/ searches googlemail and googledocs from the desktop. Gotta love that. #
• Quick poll: Not one student in my year 8 class today had *ever* paid to buy music online. I shouldn’t have been surprised, should I? #

One of the ESL teacher’s missions is working with students on active memorization. Students who are new to an English-speaking learning environment can be overwhelmed with language elements and enabling them to develop their productive skills can be difficult. ESL teachers can develop ways of improving… read more…

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• Undecided on how I feel about my 30th birthday on Thursday. Lurching from ‘pleased-with-progress-so-far’ to ‘is-it-all-downhill-from-here’! #
• Looking forward to going on Teachers TV next week in audience for their big debate on child safety. Cotton wool or essential precautions? #
• http://www.Schoolwideblog.com seeks teachers to talk about testing. Contact @schoolwidenews #
• RT @daibarnes Google Teacher Academy UK. If you’d like one, sign up! (http://bit.ly/GTAUK) #GTAUK #
• Can anyone point me towards research / data about impacts of VLEs and LPs in schools? #
• http://3.ly/Kt2 This social media T-shirt made me smile. #
• Forgot to say that the social media T-shirt was via @mrcoker - thanks! #

• Looking at IoE Masters courses - lots of exciting stuff. The MA in Media Culture and Communication has caught my eye! http://3.ly/Va #
• VLE folks: is ‘clunkiness’ the biggest complaint staff have about your VLE? Does it relate to speed/bandwidth or architecture? #etru #

• Well-deserved night out of comedy with lovely school people. Looking forward to a giggle! #