Funny grammar rules!

As English teachers, it is difficult not to be a stickler about grammar. These rules, provided by the Creative Teaching website (which is cool in and of itself...check it out), are hilarious!

Humorous Grammar Rules

Give these rules as a list for students and when issues with one or more of these rules come up, refer students back to the list for some practice and to get a good laugh! Also, you can use these rules for a rule of the week type of thing. A bulletin board would also be a neat idea.

TEWT-A Site for the Fearless Technology Leader

I found this really great website called Teaching English with Technology (TEWT). This website is devoted to teachers who are committed to opening up their minds and classrooms to technology. Of course, technology is no panacea, but its such a helpful tool for educators and let's face it...its the way that the future is heading. This site directly links up technology with the curriculum and offers some really great ideas for integrating technology seamlessly into the classroom and adapting it to meet your objectives.

Useful stuff: The resource guides for a variety of commonly taught books, a special resource page for poetry and poets, a newsletter!, opportunities for professional development.

Technology in the Language Arts Classroom...Who'd have thunk it.

I chose my theme for this blog to be the incorporation of technology into the Language Arts classroom. So often, teachers and professors of English don't recognize the possibilities that technology can bring! No, this does not mean that I'm getting renouncing books...but I am arguing that there is a better way to teach English and that's through the help of technology.

I have been exploring some blogs concerning Language Arts and teaching and here are a few that I enjoyed and thought worth mentioning:

The English Teacher Blog

This blog's writer is focusing on sending out to English teacher's useful information. She has funny stories, new book releases updates, and a variety of other fun stuff for English teachers to know about. The website also provides information on new seminars and webinars for English teachers to attend. I selected this blog because it was from an English teacher's point of view and it really shows how effective collaboration can be. The comments tool is really effective in this one and it creates for an online community of people with a common purpose, which is really exciting.

Teaching with Technology

This blog is different from the previous blog because it focuses specifically on the integration of technology into the classroom. It provides information on new fun gadgets that teachers can explore to determine if they should use them in their classroom. As teachers, there is no possible way to keep up on the new technology or new methods that are pouring out at us, so blogs like this one give us a chance to catch up quickly. The goal of this blog really seems to be giving teachers ideas about technology integration and introducing new technologies. The blog features lots of videos, screen captures and links to create a much more interactive blog.


In the end, what I'm looking for is a combination of these two items. I want to look into new ways to include technology in the English classroom.