Saturday, September 29, 2007

Guess-the-Google

guess-the-google

VERY fun game that takes results from Google images and makes you guess the word. The time limit to too short for English learners.

I only got a little over 200 my first time out. It's a tough game. Give it a try.

Saturday, September 22, 2007

Learn to Speak Korean videos

Learn to Speak Korean

Here are a collection of videos from a series called "Learn to Speak Korean". This site has what seems to be season 1. After working through these, I might have to look into seasons 2 & 3 as well.

I really like video language lessons. I just find them so much more memorable and easy to follow. I just wish that I could get these on my iPod (easily). They would be nice to watch on the road.

Here is an example. I have to warn you that you need the Divx plug in to see this. Lesson 1 is good for basic greetings.



Dan

Sunday, September 16, 2007

The REAL Superman suit

Photos: Tech visions of future from NextFest | CNET News.com

I thought that this was SOOO cool. There's a lot of neat tech at NextFest, but this is one that caught my eye. This suit by D30 Labs is made of a material that hardens on impact. Their market is now with motorcycle garb, but with a nod to police and the military.

Just think, though, in the near future children wearing coats made from this material. It would make playing king of the hill much more interesting.

Dan

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Vintage Sesame Street - Rubber Duckie (Ernie)

YouTube - Vintage Sesame Street - Rubber Duckie (Ernie)

An absolute classic. Who could ever forget Ernie singing the Rubber Ducky song?



Dan

Monday, September 3, 2007

American Experience | Chicago: City of the Century

American Experience | Chicago: City of the Century

I feel a little bad about adding non-tech, non-education materials here. I've been using this site as more of a repository for everything that I don't add to the IUCALL blog.

However, this could certainly be a good resource to use in the classroom, including the teacher resources that come with the site. I always like to point to materials about my hometown. As a teacher in a foreign land, I find that it helps learners to identify we me as more than just an American. As most of us, I can not just my nationality; I also have regional, religious, professional, and even familial aspects of my identity.

Dan

Saturday, September 1, 2007

Fan death - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Fan death - Wikipedia

I rallied against the belief in fan death for a long time, but, for the most part, I have stopped pushing the issue. However, I am constantly surprised that even doctors and medical researchers hold this belief.

Still, I try to listen to all reasonable explanations, of which the hypothermia hypothesis seems the most reasonable.

Here's quick video about fan death



Dan