Cool Link: Prongo

Prongo makes learning fun, interactive, and educational with free games, e-cards, jokes, downloads, brain teasers, cool links, and a quiz station. Aimed at children aged 3-12, there's lots of fun activities to use in class or assign as quick homework assignments. So try using Prongo with your young learners or children next class.


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Quick Tip: Don't Work Illegally

I'll admit that in some countries around the world, it's pretty easy to teach EFL illegally. Border hopping is quite common or you can simply overstay your visa and pay a fine.  While this might be fine and well for some people, if you want to be respected as a teacher and make pave the way for future teachers, you really should be working legally.

Working illegally means that you're at your employer's mercy and you're breaking the law. To make things worse if you get caught there could be serious consequences. Border hopping might work, but what happens if you're not let back into the country? There are just too many issues with working illegally, so do the right thing and get a work visa and work permit.

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Cool Link: How Stuff Works

For curious teenagers and adults, How Stuff Works is great for trivia or science classes.They have lots of topics such as animals, autos, culture, science, and entertainment. You can read and comment on the articles, but that's not all they have available.

They also have shows and videos, such as the Coolest Stuff on the Plaet and Stuff You Should Know. Definitely worth checking out because you'll be sure to learn something new.


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Hot Topic: Recruiters

Rarely are people on the fence when it comes to recruiters: they either love them or hate them. Those who love them say that recruiters do all the work for them, find them a job and help take care of the paperwork.

Those who hate them say that they're only concerned about themselves and getting paid and couldn't care less about the type of job they place the teacher in.

What do you think?
Have you used a recruiter to get a job? What's your opinion of recruiters?

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Poll Results March 2012: How much longer are you planning on teaching abroad?

March's poll was "How much longer are you planning on teaching abroad?" Here are the results.

• 1 year or less: 33% with 4 votes
• 2-3 years: 8% with 1 vote
• 4-5 years 17% with 2 votes
• 6-9 years: 17% with 2 votes
• 10 or more years: 25% with 3 votes

It appears that most people are at opposite ends of the spectrum. They either are in TEFL for the short-term or the long haul. Be sure to vote in April's poll: "What's your highest qualification?"

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