Stories
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A New Version of Google Maps Is Coming Soon to a Browser Near You
Found on Nik's Quick Shout on Thu 16th May 13
The annual Google I/O conference started today. This is the event at which Google announces a slew of updates and new offerings. One of the announcements that grabbed my attention was the launch of a new version of Google Maps. For students and teachers the
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Space Oddity/ Chris Hadfield
Found on The Island Weekly on Fri 17th May 13
Commander Chris Hadfield, the Canadian astronaut, returned home on 14 May. He rerecorded David Bowie’s Space Oddity in flight… and describes the landing.David Bowie (and Chris Hadfield’s changes)Ground control to Major Tom Ground control to
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Delta conversations: Lizzie
Found on Sandy Millin on Mon 20th May 13
This is part ofa series of postsshowing you all the different ways you can approach theCambridge Delta. They are designed to help you find out more about the course and what it involves, as well as helping you to choose the right way to do it for you, your
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The Sunshine Award
Found on Sharing Learning on Wed 22nd May 13
This morning I could hardly wake up, I felt exhausted, it was cloudy in the city of light and just when I switched on my computer to follow the latest news, I read that our "dear" Spanish Education Minister has finally decided to impose an education reform,
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Linguee on-line dictionary. Find words in context
Found on ESL no photocopies on Sun 19th May 13
Linguee is an on-line dictionary that contains a search engine that enables users to look for bilingual texts. The available languages are English to/from: Spanish, German, French and Portuguese. Click HERE to access Linguee How does it work?Capaz de
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Upload Your Own PDFs and EPUBs to Google Play Books
Found on Free Technology for Teachers on Mon 20th May 13
This evening Google announced a great update to Google Play Books. You can now upload your own PDFs and EPUB files to Google Play Books. Upload your files and you can read them on your iPad or Android device with the Google Play Books app (click here for iOS
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Changes to FCE in 2015
Found on Nik's Daily English Activities on Tue 21st May 13
Following on from the extensive revision of the Proficiency(CPE) exam in March this year, Cambridge have just released a revised handbook for the changes they’ll be making to the First exam (FCE) from the start of 2015. Similar changes are also likely
