Tool #3 Rikai Translator
tokyokevinI constantly tell my students they should use their dictionaries as little as possible. They are ultimately frustrating. Far better to find material that students feel is comfortable, where they…
Tool #2: MS Word: Track Changes
MS Word is kind of the standard for word processing (although I prefer a different one). Teachers correct a lot of papers. They are worried about errors. Even though the…
Tool #1: Cute PDF
I'm coming to hate paper more and more. You can't search it, you can't change it, and it gets lost so easily. I see teachers requiring students to print out…
100 days 100 tools
I just realized we have exactly 100 days before April 1, the start of the new school (and financial) year in Japan. Since my department is requiring every new fresh(wo)man…
Really Simple Collaborative Writing
adminCall up somebody, have them log on to your EtherPad page and you and friends can edit notes together in real time. Simpler than Google Docs, this is something to…