Let me know how it goes. I’d especially like to know if Glogster goes well, too. I had a couple of problems once with students doing loads of work, then it didn’t save. I’m sure it was an isolated incident though.

Seth

Thanks for being such a great inspiration

I thought I’d take a quick break off working (learning wikis at the moment and trying to sort one out for my new BL groups)… so drowning a fair bit so WHAT a huge pleasure to follow your link on to here and learn more about you!

Your wife and daughter are absolutely gorgeous and those pics of you snowboarding are great fun. Love the way you did the numbers too – much more exciting than my “type a number in a large font” … hmmm, I’m going to copy that idea.

Anyhoo, not to tell you how to teach this lesson… so take my suggestion with a pinch of salt, but as you know I’m really big on talking – I actually don’t get them to write anything until the stage where they’re going to ask each other questions and instead try to kick off the lesson with spontaneous questions rapidly fired at me from the get go.

If you like, you can try that as it gets them in the question mode quickly without being threatening, gives them plenty of practice and doesn’t make them feel like “I’m going to be tested on my ability to write a correct grammar sentence…”

But, like I said, play it the way it feels comfortable to you.

Sorry it took hours! All I can say is… once it’s made, it’s forever (with the odd adjustment for numbers etc) and honestly have lost track of how many classes I’ve used this/these in, meaning I never have to prepare another 1st day lesson again in my life!

K
p.s. I luv, luv, the name Gaia.