Convert (almost) any file type to (almost) any other file type
One of the recent challenges I’ve had is viewing on my Mac the Microsoft Publisher files that many of my colleagues create. There actually aren’t many tools to complete that workflow. One, is that you can convert the Publisher files to a PDF...How to safely watch YouTube videos without ads and distractions
Last week I talked about using an ad-blocker to make web pages and YouTube videos a better visual experience in the classroom. Today I want to share another tool for making YouTube videos a safer, and more pleasurable viewing experience. ViewPure is a tool for...Top Tip: Buy resources as you travel
English is an international language. As I travel, both domestically and overseas, I like to keep my eyes open for things from around the world that I can use in the classroom. Practically speaking, what this means is that I often visit toy stores in cities I visit....Three (free) fonts every English teacher should have
Here are three fonts that every teacher of young learners should have: KG Dots Primary KG Dots Lined KG Dots No Space You can download them here. (Don’t forget though, most children don’t enjoy tracing endless lines of letters or words. Be mindful of that...Top Tip: Use an ad-blocker
One of the useful things about cover teaching, is that you get to see how different language centres handle the same situation or circumstances. You get to see how some ideas work really well, and other ways of doing things, don’t work so well. It’s kind...