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Nancy McKeand replied to Melissa's discussion 'Biggest obstacle to English learning?'

I remember those sessions. They were great! The danger with teaching languages like they do in Mexico and many other countries is that they turn people off to English The students think it is boring and not applicable to their lives. You cant lea...

July 24

Nancy McKeand replied to Melissa's discussion 'Optimas lab software'

I feel the same way. The university I am at just got a new lab the year before they hired me. I don't see anything that this nearly USD $500,000 lab can do that I couldn't do with open source software on a handful of computers. And even much of th...

June 10

Nancy McKeand replied to Melissa's discussion 'Optimas lab software'

Sorry; we have Sanako. Do they have community forums on their website? That may be a place to look for help - if it exists.

June 4

Nancy McKeand commented on Nellie Deutsch's blog post 'Share your teaching experiences with other educators'

Thanks for the notice, Nellie! I will try to get something up there in the next day or two!

May 27

Nancy McKeand joined META 2.0's group

WebQuest

Take advantage of the Web for inquiry-based learning. The WebQuest model is a constructivist lesson format used widely around the world.

May 25

Nancy McKeand replied to Carlos Melo's discussion 'Which is in your opinion the best class management software available?'

Thanks for the link to your wiki! There are some things there I had forgotten about and some that I had never seen. Very useful!

March 15

Nancy McKeand replied to Melissa's discussion 'Organizing a mini conference: pointers anyone?'

I like both ideas a lot. The one on the role of English in professional preparation seems a good one for your situation. I remember the students not being very interested in English -- some of them, at least. I think it is because they didn't real...

March 14

Nancy McKeand replied to Leigh Thelmadatter's discussion 'professional portfolio online'

Frank said:T Dr. Helen Barrett is supposed to be an expert on this, however I find the layout and design of her site somewhat unispiring, ironically, http://electronicportfolios.org/ This page has links to all the different formats of her e-port...

March 7

Nancy McKeand replied to Leigh Thelmadatter's discussion 'professional portfolio online'

I have mine on a WordPress blog. It is easy to use. I am not sure if it would do all you want, though.

March 6

Nancy McKeand is now a member of Mexico English Teachers' Alliance

Welcome Them!

March 6