Posts Tagged ‘comedy’

Let Me Google That For You! (2011-8-19)


The other day, a tech friend of mine (Thanks Kevin!) told me about a hilarious website. If you are in a job where you get a lot of questions that people could simply look up themselves, you will absolutely love this site. The website is http://lmgtfy.com, which stands for Let Me Google That for You. [...]

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The Seven Words – YouTube (2011-6-5)


  ***********Warning************* The content in the video below includes cuss words, If you are offended by cuss words, DON’T WATCH THE VIDEO. As a linguist, I am intrigued by the power we give words. I have a lesson that gets students to think about what makes a word a cuss word. It makes for a [...]

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I Gotta Fever Parody (2011-6-5)


Sometimes I find great videos on YouTube; sometimes my students tell me about great videos on YouTube. Either way I have found that my students like the way I use videos to make writing prompts and discussion boards a little more interesting. In my classes, I like to use short videos paired with readings and [...]

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Bill Cosby, Understanding Southern (2011-6-5)


Sometimes I find great videos on YouTube; sometimes my students tell me about great videos on YouTube. Either way I have found that my students like the way I use videos to make writing prompts and discussion boards a little more interesting. In my classes, I like to use short videos paired with readings and [...]

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