Multi Media Classes use all modern medias & technologies to help improve your listening comprehension, vocabulary building, reading skills and are designed to help your practise speaking and using new words from the class.
Meta Data Network on Vimeo Information technology has become a ubiquitous presence. By visualizing the processes behind our interactions with this technology we can trace what happens to the information we send into the network. How do you pronounce meta? How do you pronounce data? Please discuss the following words from the video: […]
Mobile World Congress: Will this be the year for NFC? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/9701830.stm Mobile World Congress in Barcelona has been host to over 1,500 companies hoping to have the idea that will take the mobile industry by storm. Spencer Kelly takes a tour round the conference floor and reveals the show’s big themes. 1. NFC: Near […]
A Day Made of Glass 2
Upper Intermediate + : conversation and comprehension class
Vocab building: general, technology & educational.
Skills: using common / colloquial expressions & phrases
A Day made of Glass A class designed to help you use all the modern technology words, using video. Language level: Intermediate – advanced (B1 – C1) Learned type : All ages Time : 60 mins Activity : Descriptive everyday English with technology. Topic : Future technology with glass. Language : Phrasal verbs, technology […]
Erik Johansson: Impossible photography Erik Johansson creates realistic photos of impossible scenes — capturing ideas, not moments. In this witty how-to, the Photoshop wizard describes the principles he uses to make these fantastical scenarios come to life, while keeping them visually plausible. 1. Opening Questions: What do you think of Erik’s photography? Do you like […]
IMM Sound – It’s Immersive This is an article about 3D sound in the cinema. Before we start let me ask you some questions. When I went skiing last season I had to get kitted out with loads of new things. What did I buy? I bought a new computer last week and tomorrow […]
Toyota Camry 2012 Big Game : It’s Reinvented Toyota reinvents more than the Camry in this extended version of the blockbuster commercial that started it all. What would you like #reinvented? Toyota are trying to start a meme? What is a meme? How do you call the symbol # ? where is it […]
Christopher deCharms looks inside the brain You are going to view a presentation from Ted.com. Neuroscientist and inventor Christopher deCharms demonstrates a new way to use to show brain activity — thoughts, emotions, pain — while it is happening. In other words, you can actually see how you feel. 1. Questions: Just […]
Texting In how many ways can you / do you send messages?How often do you text?How much money do you spend each month texting?How much time per day?With whom do you text generally?What do you like about it?What do you dislike about it?Did you ever laugh out loud at a text in a public space? […]
NY Times – October 15 2011 Those Scan Results Are Just an App Away http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/16/business/medical-apps-to-assist-with-diagnoses-cleared-by-fda.html?_r=3 EVEN in the vast world of apps, Dr. Patrick J. Gagnon has one with an unusual distinction: it had to be cleared for use by the Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Gagnon, a radiation oncologist, uses the app when […]
