Recommended teaching resources from Russell

Hi folks

It has been a busy month. There is lots of stuff here that is relevant to all teachers. One set of videos is about using Audio Boo which I have began to use myself to make monthly podcasts. The training videos take you right through the tool. You can also click through to the links and listen to my own podcasts on "The Digital Divide" and also on "Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants." The other main content this month is completely new and quite detailed videos on using Blogger. These go into quite a lot of depth.

Many teachers have asked me about Animoto, so I have done a set of videos about it and shown you ways to make sure it is relevant to language teaching.

Take a look at the 10 great sites for January too. This is for all language teachers and I cam promise you there are some total gems in that set of videos.

I am recommending a blog that I am finding more and more useful and that I keep finding loads of great stuff on. Take a look at it.

Finally there is an interesting announcement.

So let's get to the videos.......

-For All Teachers

1) How to use Blogger. These two sets of videos to into real detail

http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/blogger/index.html

http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/blogger2/index.html

2) How to use the amazing Audio Book- Brilliant site for podcasting

http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/audioboo/index.html

Example Audio Boos

I have started to do my own series of short podcasts using Audio Boo. You can listen to them here.

http://audioboo.fm/boos/252757-the-digital-divide-is-growing

http://audioboo.fm/boos/244003-the-digital-native-and-the-digital-immigrant

3) Animoto is a simple Animation tool that allows you to load pictures and videos and add text. It is lots of fun

http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/animoto/index.html

4) Lino is a great ideas, brainstorming and suggestion wall

http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/lino/index.html

-For Language Teachers

5) A list of 10 great sites to get you started in 2011

http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/10jan/index.html

-Blog of the month

Really want to recommend Ozge's blog. It is on my list of blogs but it a blog I find myself using more and more and she also sends out some great tweets. I like the A-Z lists especially. Ozge finds some great websites

http://ozgekaraoglu.edublogs.org/

-Watch Out for free on-line training sessions

I will also be announcing some free on-line training sessions that I will be running using Adobe Connect. So keep an eye out as I will be sending information about them during the month. All you will need is a computer and a set of earphones and you will be able to connect up and listen to me and of course interact with me. Unfortunately I am limited to just 50 places.

Please spread the word about the site. Remember you can also follow me on Twitter.

http://twitter.com/#!/russell1955

Russell