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		<title>Home Sweet Home</title>
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 small * friendly * UNESCO Word Heritage * historical
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<h3 align="center"> small * friendly * UNESCO Word Heritage * historical</h3>
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		<title>About RSS</title>
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		<dc:creator>patsoares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1st reflections on:

what I understood and didn&#8217;t grasp about RSS

 Rss is a technology that helps bloggers to select information they are interested in and to keep track of it on their database (reader or pageflakes). 

why it is important in the classroom 

RSS is a powerful and engaging tool to be used in the classroom: [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>1st reflections on:</h3>
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<li><strong>what I understood and didn&#8217;t grasp about RSS</strong></li>
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<p align="left"><strong> </strong><strong><font color="#0000ff">Rss is a technology that helps bloggers to select information<a href="http://pen08.edublogs.org/files/2008/02/computerimages3.gif" title="computerimages3.gif"></a> they are interested in and to keep track of it on their database (reader or pageflakes).</font> </strong></p>
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<li><strong>why it is important in the classroom </strong></li>
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<p><strong><font color="#0000ff">RSS is a powerful and engaging tool to be used in the classroom: it will allow students and teachers to select the information they want and then read, check and comment it more efficiently. Therefore, web communication will become a “continuous conversation”.</font></strong></p>
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<li><strong>how it could be helpful in your blogging experience </strong></li>
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<p><strong><font color="#0000ff">It will definitely help me to spare time since it takes me hours to see what’s new!</font> </strong></p>
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		<title>Top5Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patsoares</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[blogging4educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lesson]]></category>
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My
Top 5 Tips
for
 a successful young learner lesson: 

 


Fun Activities are excellent to motivate kids, so always aim at enjoyment.




 Short Activities are good to create a dynamic lesson; Kids’ concentration spans are very short so it’s always good to change the pace.




  Colorful Resources catch kids&#8217; attention and helps them to memorise.




  Songs and Rhymes help to memorise and to [...]]]></description>
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<h2 align="center"><font color="#000080">My</font></h2>
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<h2 align="center"><font color="#000080">for</font></h2>
<h2 align="center"><font color="#000080"> a successful young learner lesson: </font></h2>
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<p align="center"><strong><font color="#000080">F</font><font color="#3366ff">un</font> <font color="#000080">A</font><font color="#3366ff">ctivities</font></strong> are excellent to motivate kids, so always aim at enjoyment.</p>
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<p align="center"> <strong><font color="#000080">S</font><font color="#3366ff">hort </font><font color="#000080">A</font><font color="#3366ff">ctivities</font></strong> are good to create a dynamic lesson; Kids’ concentration spans are very short so it’s always good to change the pace.</p>
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<li>
<p align="center"> <strong> <font color="#000080">C</font></strong><font size="+0"><strong><font color="#3366ff">olorful</font></strong> <strong><font color="#000080">R</font><font color="#3366ff">esources</font></strong></font><font color="#3366ff"> </font>catch kids&#8217; attention and helps them to memorise.</p>
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<li>
<p align="center"> <strong> </strong><font size="+0"><strong><font color="#000080">S</font><font color="#3366ff">ongs</font></strong> and <strong><font color="#000080">R</font><font color="#3366ff">hymes</font></strong></font><strong><font color="#3366ff"> </font></strong>help to memorise and to establish a good classroom environment.</p>
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<li>
<p align="center"> <font color="#000080"> </font><font size="+0"><strong><font color="#000080">E</font><font color="#3366ff">ngage</font></strong> <strong><font color="#000080">C</font><font color="#3366ff">hildren</font></strong></font><font color="#3366ff"> </font>by making them<strong> do</strong> things. Kids learn by doing!</p>
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<h4 align="center"> What about you?</h4>
<h4 align="center">What are your <font color="#3366ff">T</font><font color="#3366ff">op 5 Tips</font>?</h4>
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		<title>Extra! Extra!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patsoares</dc:creator>
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P E N
a
space
for
(Primary) English Teachers
to
express their opinion
on
teaching techniques
learning strategies
and
to give practical suggestions.
&#160;
Would you care to be the first?
&#160;
 

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<h2 align="center"><font color="#000000">P E N</font></h2>
<h2 align="center"><font color="#999999">a</font></h2>
<h2 align="center"><strong><font color="#000000">space</font></strong></h2>
<h2 align="center"><font color="#999999">for</font></h2>
<h2 align="center"><strong><font color="#000000">(Primary) English Teachers</font></strong></h2>
<h2 align="center"><font color="#999999">to</font></h2>
<h2 align="center"><font color="#000000"><strong>express their opinion</strong></font></h2>
<h2 align="center"><font color="#999999">on</font></h2>
<h2 align="center"><strong><font color="#000000">teaching techniques</font></strong></h2>
<h2 align="center"><strong><font color="#000000">learning strategies</font></strong></h2>
<h2 align="center"><font color="#999999">and</font></h2>
<h2 align="center"><font color="#000000">to</font> <strong><font color="#000000">give </font></strong><strong><font color="#000000">practical suggestions.</font></strong></h2>
<p align="center">&nbsp;</p>
<h2 align="center"><font color="#808080"><strong>W</strong>ould you care to be the first?</font></h2>
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