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Breaking Electronic Locks on DVDs
By thorgal on May 15, 2009 | In General | Send feedback »
A lot of teachers use DVDs in their classroom. And sometimes they might be tempted to break an electronic lock on a DVD in order to distribute several copies to their students. This is in most cases illegal. But the U.S. Law makes an exception for some c… more »
Fair Use of Copyright Material in a Classroom
By thorgal on May 14, 2009 | In General | Send feedback »
The U.S. Laws prohibit the unauthorized use of copyrighted material in Classrooms. However, there are some exceptions like for example "Fair Use".
Fair Use in Any Classroom Context
Section 107 of Title 17 contains a list of the various purposes f… more »
Writing Numbers - 1
By thorgal on May 14, 2009 | In General | Send feedback »
1. Spell out single-digit whole numbers. Use numerals for numbers greater than nine.
Examples:
I want five books.
I want 10 books.
2. Be consistent within a category. For example, if you choose numerals because one of the numbers is grea… more »
Using Movies in your Classroom - Copyright Laws
By thorgal on May 13, 2009 | In General, Games | Send feedback »
We all love to use movies in our ELT classroom. But what are the risk? Are we breaking the law when we show a DVD or BluRay that was copied? Or is it illegal to show a movie that we rented from our local Blockbuster video store?
The following article… more »
Story-telling Techniques - Part 1
By thorgal on May 8, 2009 | In Language Tips | Send feedback »
Here is a great technique I often use called "Sliding Doors". Based on the movie with the same name (starring Gwynneth Paltrow) it starts from the principle that every story can have multiple endings.
Here is how it works : First you tell a story. Jus… more »
