tool #5: Daily Lit (erature)
tokyokevinThere are TOOLS and there are tools. The last 4 tools I've brought to you have been BIG tools. They tend to do a lot and require some learning. Other…
Tool #4: RSS
Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary (RSS) （日本語） is like getting an online magazine subscription to a blog or news "feed". This means whenever a person updates their web site,…
Tool #3 Rikai Translator
I 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…
Tokyo: smelliest place on earth
According to the new Social Networking website that relies on Google Maps to point out smelly places in the world, Tokyo must be the smelliest place on earth. That is,…