Thursday, November 7, 2013

Rewordify (free, online reading comprehension and vocabulary development software)



Rewordify lets users:

The site lets teachers:
  • begin using the site in the classroom right now with the help of ready-to-use lesson plans (aligned to Common Core standards): no purchase orders or technology approvals needed
  • guide and coordinate learning by saving any text passage with one click, allowing learners around the world to get to assemble their own collections of learning materials, individualized for their learners and differentiated by readiness and interest
  • quickly create vocabulary activities and quizzes from any high-interest reading passage or web page, for more engaging learning
  • instantly obtain a Rewordify.com Reading Level Analysis for any passage, for effective differentiation by readiness.
Surf to Rewordify blog.

    Friday, October 25, 2013

    The benefits of clear communications (“Global Brand Simplicity Index 2013” by Siegel+Gale)



    Based on interviews with 10,000+ consumers in 7 countries, the Simplicity Index evaluated the simplicity of 500+ brands. Conclusion: Simplicity pays. (Download PDF)

    [1] “Complicated processes + unclear communications = frustrated customers”

    [2] What is the impact of simplicity on businesses, on customer, and on employees?
    On businesses: Higher customer loyalty (75% will tell other people about the brand).

    On customers: Greater willingness to pay (for simpler experiences, people would pay up to 5.9% more)

    On employees: Increased employee motivation (companies that articulate a purpose simply and make it a central purpose for employees foster innovation.)

    Thursday, August 22, 2013

    Differences between American English and British English



    For a fuller understanding of the differences between American and British English, please read the following articles:
    American and British English differences from Wikipedia;
    Differences Between American and British English from About.com.

    Tuesday, August 13, 2013

    Free online books library for students, teachers, and the classic enthusiast

    Read Print offers over 8,000 absolutely free online books by 3,500 authors at your fingertips.

    Categories: Essays, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Plays, Poetry, Short Stories

    Top Authors: Agatha Christie, Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe, George Orwell, Jane Austen, Louisa May Alcott, Mark Twain, O Henry, Oscar Wilde, Robert Frost, William Shakespeare

    Top Books: 1984, Animal Farm, Hamlet, Jane Eyre, Paradise Lost, Peter Pan, Pride and Prejudice, The Canterbury Tales, The Great Gatsby, The Invisible Man

    Saturday, August 10, 2013

    Learn English Through Song

    Learn English Through Song helps young adults at high school to university levels learn to speak, practice listening, develop vocabulary or just sing along like karaoke and have fun as they study more than a hundred songs from John Denver, Loggins and Messina, James Taylor, Elton John, CSNY, Simon and Garfunkel, Abba, etc. (from Teacher Frank’s Learn to Speak English Here and Now, with free song lyrics and practice exercises)