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  Mindmeister- Create Your Own Mind Map   Mindmeister is an online tool that is mainly focused on collaboration . It aims to connect each concepts, ideas, and information during group work. Users are able to brainstorm some ideas at the same time without any disruption and after discussion people could make connections between each idea. Furthermore, improve it or dismiss it. However, apart from collaborative function as mind mapping, it also includes personal usage, like to-do lists, note taking, project planning, lesson plan, time-lines making in different fields, from business to education. Here is the link to the Mindmeister. www.mindmeister.com How to use Mindmeister Here are some steps for making your own mind map. 1.   Go to www.mindmeister.com 2.   Click “Sign Up” and register for an account , then log in 3.   Click New Mind Map on the top left 1.   Click on the first template - “Blank” 2.   Type your topic in the middle 3.   Click on i...

  Magic School-The Best 'Teaching Assistant' Magic school is friendly-using for teachers to prepare for their class. There are sufficient choices of tools that can be classified as ‘planning’, ‘content’, ‘ questions’, ‘intellectual prep’, ‘student support’, ‘communication’ and ‘community tools’ due to teacher’s personal needs.   By the way, the most convenient function is that all of the orders and output will be recorded by time.  Planning As I used ‘magic school’ to prepare for a lesson which is focused on ‘present perfect tense in describing the cultural difference between spring festival and Christmas in China’. Then, I chose the ‘teaching plan’ tool, which gave me a standard lesson plan with every key parts available. However, the activity provided is not suitable for the 10th grade students, as talking about the similarity and difference between the two festivals. It is too vague to implement in classroom and it is not attractive and interesting enough to encourage...

Exploring English with the British Council  The ' British Council Learn English ' is a platform that focus on skills, grammar, vocabulary of English. We'll then explore the features and the unique charm that the British Council brings English learners to the journey of learning English.  Comprehensive Learning Resources 'The British Council Learn English' covers a range of learning resources , which caters to the IELTS. From online interactive lessons given by experts to learning hub providing topics to communicate with others. Apart from that, it is suitable for all levels from A1-C1, which offers different materials in grammar and vocabulary learning. Whether you're a beginner who wants to learn basic English or an advanced learner aiming to develop your language skills, there's something for you. In addition, it also caters for business workplace , including the communication in office or the writing skills such as the email writing in business environ...