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Not gone, just some growing pains

The good news is we aren’t going away. But the production schedule will be a little wonky. That’s what subscriptions are for!! lol Dig in and take a listen.

And before you go, don’t forget to leave us a message on MyChingo on the right there, or a comment below the show you listened to.

One last thing, tell all your friends!! Post about us on your blog or on other blogs related to ESL.

As always, the feed for the show is in the right side links or, if you want, you can catch them here.

Also, If you like our theme, stop by Mark Blasco’s site Podcast Themes. (Thanks Mark!)

Scott

Ah, vacation

But I’m back and ready to go! 83 has been up for a while, and 84 is up now. Big props to Anthony! You’ll have to listen to the show to find out why

Anthony, the Magnet is in the mail. It should arrive very soon.

It’s a shorter show this time round, but it’s up.

More soon!

Scott

So for those of you with facebook accounts, you can now log into the comment system with your facebook login. I had mixed feelings about putting this in, Facebook scares me a little (even though we have a page over there, go become a fan!!).

They are beginning to be everywhere, just kind of watching

But I think this will help for those out there with a facebook account. So, to comment, you can comment using your Disqus login, your facebook login or neither. I recommend logging in because it will give you more flexibility to moderate your own comments.

Off to class,

Scott

So, this post is very self indulgent.

In episode 81 I mentioned using Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog in one of my classes. That set of classes wrapped up today, it was pretty informal or I would give you pages with questions etc.  Anyway, I had decided to get a DVD copy of the show so I would have the subtitles etc.

If you haven’t seen it, go check it out on hulu.com if you are in the States or start here on YouTube if you aren’t. The show is about 40 minutes or so and well worth the  time.

Part of the story is about Dr. Horrible trying to get into the Evil League of Evil. Well, the producers solicited applications from the web, which is where my giggling starts. Do a quick search for ELE or Evil League of Evil on youtube to check out some of the videos that were submitted.

Now the surprising part. As you may know, our theme song was written and performed by Mark Blasco. (to see more of Mark’s work, clink on the Podcasts Themes button there on the right side). So, I was watching the DVD and saw the Special Features area, clicked on that and waded into the ELE applications on the DVD. To my surprise, the video below (showcasing Mr. Terrible) came up. Great audio on the track by the way. But there was something very familiar. I hadn’t paid much attention to the title or the creator of the first one. The song was really catchy and so I checked who the submitter was…. Lo and behold, our very own Mark Blasco held the First Position on the disk!!!!

Congratulations to Mark, both of his videos are pretty cool. (My favorite is still Mr. Terrible.) Check out both of his sites, PodcastThemes and MarkBlasco.com.

and a more serious entry by Mark below

Ah Yes, Yet another brilliant introduction. (You only have yourselves to blame) Hahaha. Feel free to give us a show opener through the MyChingo over on the side.

There are a couple of links to pass along. This one is for the EVO.

Here is a link for Net@Night. (Thank you again Amber and Leo)

I put up a new Facebook Page for the Show. Check it out here.

Subscribe now!

As always, the feed for the show is in the right side links or, if you want, you can catch them here.

Scott

Show 81 takes a look at using dictionaries in the classroom. When should students use them? what is the best way to use them? What kind of dictionary should you recommend?

All this and an incredibly cheesy opening! Wow, a deal at twice the price!

Subscribe now!

Happy holidays!

As always, the feed for the show is in the right side links or, if you want, you can catch them here.

Scott

**UPDATE**

I was thinking about dictionaries again and remembered this video I saw about a year ago. Erin McKean at the TED conference.

Good Evening all,

Show 80 takes a bit of a look in the mirror and asks “What kind of teacher are you?” To be clear, there can be no right answer for this one, so make sure you can support your answer with examples. Don’t forget to cite your sources

By the time you see this, the show should be in your iTunes queue already. What’s that? you aren’t subscribed? Shame on you! get over there and get that done right now. Remember, the first 50 shows now reside in the “EdgyArchive” feed.

And before you go, don’t forget to leave us a message on MyChingo on the right there, or a comment below the show you listened to.

One last thing, tell all your friends!! Post about us on your blog or on other blogs related to ESL.

As always, the feed for the show is in the right side links or, if you want, you can catch them here.

Also, If you like our theme, stop by Mark Blasco’s site Podcast Themes. (Thanks Mark!)

Scott

Hi all,

Thanks for stopping by. (And a huge thank you to Amber and Leo!!!)

If you are interested in teaching English, but are not sure what to expect…. I’d recommend a trip to the archives and catch the first couple of shows. We lay out some of the basics of getting into the field there. For those of you who are out and in the classroom already, subscribe and then hit any of the shows that look interesting.

Everything is stand alone, and there are only a couple of repeating themes.

Again,

Welcome to the site and tell your friends!

Scott

P.S. If you want to hear the net@night episode you can get there from here.

The conundrum that faces new folks in the field, should I try to fit all the newest research into my classroom?

Tune in to find out!! This week we ramble on about the new teacher vs. research. It also counts for those of us who have been around a while. I actually cite a paper in the episode only to realize that it was the wrong one!! the actual paper that I refer to is:

Rankin & Becker, Does Reading the Research Make a Difference? A Case Study of Teacher Growth in FL GermanThe Modern Language Journal, 90, iii, (2006)

A nice little case study about the topic at hand. I don’t want to spoil the ending so you’ll have to listen to the show!!

As always, the feed for the show is in the right side links or, if you want, you can catch them here.

Also, If you like our theme, stop by Mark Blasco’s site Podcast Themes. (Thanks Mark!)

Scott

I am behind two shows?

Say it ain’t so!!!

Well, the good news is 77 has been up for a while and 78 went up today.

Links at the bottom of this post as always. But here is a bit of a news update.  Between the election in the US and the time change also, the recording of the shows has been a bit on the precarious side. (hope I spelled that correctly, and YEAH New President soon!) We are still shooting for the weekly shows, but lately it has been tough to hit that mark. We are still striving to keep up that pace as much as possible, but we ask for your patience and support while we flounder around a bit.

Truely, Thank you for all your support over the last couple of years. We both really appreciate it. We do have a favor to ask though. We want to start getting a few more interviews, the have been a bit rare lately and we definitely miss doing them. Of course our format for them will probably be a bit different, but hey, progress right?  So, that favor…. Tell us who you want us to try to interview. Go crazy, anybody related to education is fair game. Also, what do you want us to ask?

We’re looking forward to hearing from you, leave us a note in the comments or a voicemail over at MyChingo there on the right or even a video comment! :)  Thanks for helping out!  Now on to the regular stuff at the bottom of the show posts -S