Comments on: Twitter for English Language Learners (and Teachers) http://www.talktotheclouds.com/2010/04/27/twitter-for-ells-elts/ Teaching, speaking, reading, pondering English Sun, 30 Oct 2011 08:11:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Clarissa http://www.talktotheclouds.com/2010/04/27/twitter-for-ells-elts/comment-page-1/#comment-28527 Clarissa Fri, 07 May 2010 20:02:33 +0000 http://www.talktotheclouds.com/?p=760#comment-28527 Well, that's something (Wave). I know many Chinese people are very smart about evading restrictions on those tools, but it's a dicier position when you're in the country on a visa, and of course many citizens aren't willing to take those risks, either. I look at the hobbles the Chinese (and North Korean--to the extreme!) governments are putting on their citizens, and I wonder if they're thinking about the long-term repercussions. But then I look at what California is doing to its educational system, libraries, etc., and I know there's very little thought going into it. Some panic here, some greed there, some fear of change over there, some genuine lack of resources over there, and massive short-sightedness all over the place. I'm sorry for the delay on approving your comment, by the way! You should be automatically approved next time. Well, that’s something (Wave). I know many Chinese people are very smart about evading restrictions on those tools, but it’s a dicier position when you’re in the country on a visa, and of course many citizens aren’t willing to take those risks, either. I look at the hobbles the Chinese (and North Korean–to the extreme!) governments are putting on their citizens, and I wonder if they’re thinking about the long-term repercussions. But then I look at what California is doing to its educational system, libraries, etc., and I know there’s very little thought going into it. Some panic here, some greed there, some fear of change over there, some genuine lack of resources over there, and massive short-sightedness all over the place.

I’m sorry for the delay on approving your comment, by the way! You should be automatically approved next time.

]]> By: eslteachertim http://www.talktotheclouds.com/2010/04/27/twitter-for-ells-elts/comment-page-1/#comment-28367 eslteachertim Thu, 06 May 2010 11:05:34 +0000 http://www.talktotheclouds.com/?p=760#comment-28367 I do feel sorry for my students in China. This is the biggest tesl market, and they are missing out on the wonderful developments in online teaching (or 'language guidance'). ...plus, I feel sorry for myself as well, cos I can't use most web 2.0 functions either! I have managed to get the WAVE on my website tho ;0) Tim I do feel sorry for my students in China.
This is the biggest tesl market, and they are missing out on the wonderful developments in online teaching (or ‘language guidance’).
…plus, I feel sorry for myself as well, cos I can’t use most web 2.0 functions either!
I have managed to get the WAVE on my website tho ;0)
Tim

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