Digital posters

A cool tool to use in order to make digital posters is Glogster. The premium account I've had for this year (2109-20) allows me to create projects and assign them to my students. Here's a Glog I've recently updated and assigned to two of my EFL classes (https://edu.glogster.com/glog/the-three-billy-goats-gruff/1k7aapbi8sr) :

Scratch

I've been a bit addicted to Scratch after my second MOOC on Scratch.
Besides my participation in several tasks of this year's MOOC on scratch, I love spending time on experimenting with it! So today I've created this project just for fun: 

Animating your text

There are several free sites which allow you to animate your text.
Check out:
1. https://loading.io/animation/text/ to animate your text

2. https://www.fodey.com/generators/animated/ninjatext.asp

3. https://textanim.com/

4. https://flamingtext.com/logo/Design-Memories-Animation?_variations=true

How to install social media Icons on your Blogger sidebar

Photo by Tracy Le Blanc from Pexels

To install social media icons to your Blogger sidebar, you can follow the process below:

• Have your social media icons ready for use► Create your social media icons or download free creative commons ones from the web on your laptop.
• Host your social media icons on your blog►Create a new post on the blog you want to add the social icons to. You will just have to save the post and not publish it. Switch to 'HTML' and click on the image icon to upload your social media icons. Select the images and add them to your post. Swich to 'Compose', click on each image and link it to your corresponding personal sites. Tip: Always keep 'Open in a new window' clicked so that your readers can easily get back to your blog. Swich to 'HTML' and adjust the width and height of your icons if necessary. When ready, copy all the 'HTML' code.
• Go to Layout ► Find the gadgets on your sidebar, click on 'Add' a gadget. Choose the HTML/JavaScript gadget and click on the + button to add it. Paste the copied 'HTML' code inside the Content box. Provide a title if you wish to. Click on 'Save' and 'Save arrangement'. 
• Click on 'View blog' to see the result! 

P.S. Inspired by https://youtu.be/H4hI5WmqpBw

Travelling brochure template

Make a copy of the following tri-fold travelling brochure template and share it with your students to let them write about their favorite holiday destinations. The students enjoy adding pictures by searching on the web via 'Insert' and then 'image' - 'search the web'. They also enhance their writing skills by typing in their text after searching for information about the place of their interest. The final product can be printed and folded similarly to a real brochure.  
Use this LINK to make your own copy.

Drag and drop the summer words below the right picture.

Here's a drag-and-drop activity to enhance your students' vocabulary related to summer.

Cick HERE to make your own copy for your students.

Summer activity

Get your students complete the following summer worksheet using their imagination. Click on the image below to get a printable pdf version of the 1st and 2nd pages of the summer worksheet.

Click on the image below to get a printable pdf of the 3rd and 4th pages of the summer worksheet. Print on the back side of pages 1 and 2 and fold in half.