This is just Peachy . . .

Three links I found useful on Nik Peachey's website are:

1. Create Your Own Social Network 7 Steps (collaborative learning) - a tutorial for setting up and controlling your own social networking site. This was helpful because it addressed the issue of privacy and safety (who has access to your site). It also provided think abouts - things to consider before stting up the network.


2. Adventure Narratives for EFL ESL Students (games, reading) - the games are very engaging, mentally challenging, beautifully designed, and based around strong narratives.
   
3. Using Word Clouds in EFL ESL (speaking) - word clouds are created by entering into a field. The site then generates a word cloud based on the frequency of key words. Three interesting ways to use word clouds are: revision of texts (vocabulary focus); prediction (pre-reading); short poem/Haiku creation.